Hipster Zombies

Originally posted by uzless
oh hush palynka. You haven't made a correct argument in about 6 months. Come back after you've taken some lessons in rhetoric. Start with the greeks and then move onto the romans.

Just keep patting yourself on the back and everything will be fine.

Man, great article... now I have one more insult to use profusely in these forums! Yeah!

Originally posted by Palynka
Just keep patting yourself on the back and everything will be fine.

I'll give that one a C-

Next time, back it up with some thought.

Originally posted by darvlay
I am reminded of this article:

http://www.theonion.com/content/news/pitchfork_gives_music_6_8

Ha!

"In the end, though music can be brilliant at times, the whole medium comes off as derivative of Pavement." 😀

Originally posted by Palynka
Just keep patting yourself on the back and everything will be fine.

One day you might catch on palynka...until then, keep reading.


rhet·o·ric

–noun 1. (in writing or speech) the undue use of exaggeration or display; bombast.
2. the art or science of all specialized literary uses of language in prose or verse, including the figures of speech.
3. the study of the effective use of language.
4. the ability to use language effectively.
5. the art of prose in general as opposed to verse.
6. the art of making persuasive speeches; oratory.
7. (in classical oratory) the art of influencing the thought and conduct of an audience.

Originally posted by darvlay
Indeed. It makes me wonder what kids ever dreamt about before the days of advertising and marketing.

Are you kidding? In the fifties, every American kid wanted to be Gene Autry or Dale Evans. They used to play cowboys and Indians or sandlot football and pick-up baseball games. They read Mad Magazine or crazy EC horror comics where people got their eyes stabbed or the heads cut off! They had dogs and ponies, bb-guns or .22 rifles, and they rode bikes. It was the greatest time to be a kid. Now, lawyers and do-gooder activist types have sucked all the fun out of being a kid. All they have now is X-box.

Originally posted by uzless
rhet·o·ric

–noun 1. (in writing or speech) the undue use of exaggeration or display; bombast.

Congratulations, you've got that one down pat.

Originally posted by der schwarze Ritter
Now, lawyers and do-gooder activist types have sucked all the fun out of being a kid. All they have now is X-box.

Hannah Montana confusion aside, your willingness to summarise complicated, nuanced facts about the world in terms of impressions and pitch the result as a serious discussion makes you an excellent candidate for hipsterdom.

Originally posted by Bosse de Nage
Congratulations, you've got that one down pat.

Way to state the obvious

Originally posted by ChronicLeaky
Hannah Montana confusion aside, your willingness to summarise complicated, nuanced facts about the world in terms of impressions and pitch the result as a serious discussion makes you an excellent candidate for hipsterdom.

Except that I'm far too old and far too conservative to be hip.

Originally posted by der schwarze Ritter
Except that I'm far too old and far too conservative to be hip.

Time for a hip replacement ...

Originally posted by Bosse de Nage
"We’ve reached a point in our civilization where counterculture has mutated into a self-obsessed aesthetic vacuum. So while hipsterdom is the end product of all prior countercultures, it’s been stripped of its subversion and originality."
http://www.adbusters.org/magazine/79/hipster.html

Well?

Hipster?
I thought that term went out of fashion with large moustaches, hairy vaginas and the Eagles.

Originally posted by shavixmir
Hipster?
I thought that term went out of fashion with large moustaches, hairy vaginas and the Eagles.

It's been recycled, along with large moustaches, hairy vaginas and the Eagles.

Originally posted by Bosse de Nage
It's been recycled, along with large moustaches, hairy vaginas and the Eagles.

I'll have to grow me one of the three then.

Originally posted by shavixmir
I'll have to grow me one of the three then.

You could combine them!