What is a hipster? - Page 2 - London Fixed-gear and Single-speed

Mary Chain · 27th June 2008

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Originally Posted by jonhings

that bird on the rights nice.

Glasses aint gonna fix that left eye. His optometrist should refer him to a doctor.

Mary Chain · 27th June 2008

Hipster trap.....

nimhbus · 27th June 2008

hey mary chain, where's jesus?

Mary Chain · 27th June 2008

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Originally Posted by nimhbus

hey mary chain, where's jesus?

Retired. Hence the shortened version.

pajamas · 27th June 2008

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Originally Posted by Mary Chain

Glasses aint gonna fix that left eye. His optometrist should refer him to a doctor.

consulting my hipsterpedia, I surmise there are no lenses in those frames anyway.

btw - talk about consistency. In bike, a love for weird and trendy frames. In glasses..

atk · 27th June 2008

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Originally Posted by livingasleep

i cant figure it oWT! what does it mean?!?! GAH!

To be quite fucking honest, I would assume? ;)

asm · 3rd July 2008

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Originally Posted by pajamas

consulting my hipsterpedia, I surmise there are no lenses in those frames anyway.

btw - talk about consistency. In bike, a love for weird and trendy frames. In glasses..

Correct. Having lenses that are fake is ironic, but having no lenses at all is making an ironic comment about the initial irony.

That semi-smirk most be worn at all times with those frames on.

miro_o · 3rd July 2008

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Originally Posted by pj (pj)

hipsters are essentially phonies; bogus, intellectually bankrupt whores.

hipsters are pj but having fun.

Superprecise · 3rd July 2008

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Originally Posted by asm

Correct. Having lenses that are fake is ironic, but having no lenses at all is making an ironic comment about the initial irony.

That semi-smirk most be worn at all times with those frames on.

there is much i could learn from you.

teenslain · 3rd July 2008

We need a King and Queen of the Hipsters poll...

nimhbus · 3rd July 2008

Pearly king and queen?

teenslain · 3rd July 2008

King and Queen pearled-up hoodies for the winners...

teenslain · 3rd July 2008

Actually, that's not a bad idea... Possibly... I may've had too much wine...

adoubletap · 3rd July 2008

A Bathing Cockney

I likes ;)

Superprecise · 3rd July 2008

miro_o · 4th July 2008

Yep the 'is-it-or-isn't-it' mustache is pretty Hipster™

asm · 4th July 2008

Not to mention the chanel wifebeater.

Those guys are so hipster they've not just moved to brick lane, they've moved to brick lane. I'd love to see them there in winter.

RPM · 4th July 2008

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Originally Posted by miro_o

Yep the 'is-it-or-isn't-it' mustache is pretty Hipster™

in my day it was just called bumfluff

your dad or teachers would take the piss and say things like "go stand outside and let the wind blow it off" or "get the cat to lick it off" and the girls giggled whilst the stricken pubescent boy cringed with embarrassment.

except in my case, I was "lucky" enough to grow a full beard when I was 15, enabling me to buy booze in any pub and offie. I imagine that situation is similar with todays yoot.

asm · 4th July 2008

That might just be a stain from whatever hipster concoction is in that cat he's holding.

Superprecise · 4th July 2008

cat?!

i once heard a song that described that kind of 'tache as 'dirtlip', which i think is really funny. womb-broom is another favourite.

EM · 4th July 2008

I wake up every morning and pray that i am hip enough to be a hipster ???? : )
+ i now have a pink arowspok on the back

pete · 4th July 2008

Big D and the Kids Table (Boston ska-punk band) did a whole song about it!

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shave it off! well i see too many of them walking
around dirt on their face no hair to be found well
they walk in malls and they walk in packs dirt on
their lip and we can't have that, smoke look
rough, look bad, look mean this media-tough kid
only about 13 where the hell is mom, where the
hell is pop get a razor blade this has gotta stop
(dirt lip shave it off dirt lip it's gotta stop
dirt lip just wait five years it's not a mustache,
it's not a beard) when i was a headbanger i got
[SIZE=2][ Find more Lyrics at www.mp3lyrics.org/utk ][/SIZE]
beat up five dirt lips yeah that was enough well i
guess by now my mind's gone wack my friends say
man you just gotta relax, soap helps dirt helps
you keep clean to end dirt lips is now my dream if
you see one walk by well just give 'em a smack
i'll shave their lips and i'll shave their back
[ chorus ] well i always wonder if they see it at
all if they comb or groom it or just think it's
bald, cause the hair on your lip is like the hair
on my arm it's like the hair on a mole, so don't
act so alarmed dirt lips taken all size and shape
they can start at 9 and cover any age burn it,
bleach it, nair it or just masking tape, just get
rid of it all it's not too late [ chorus ]

Superprecise · 4th July 2008

oh god, that's it. a blast from the past indeed.

eyebrows · 4th July 2008

agreeeed.

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see them everywhere, wondering what's next
and i think it's kind of fun seein' them walk around downtown
and they got the new band records
and they want everyone to check 'em

want everyone to see that they did it first
want everyone to know
want everyone to care
but it's fun when we don't care, so i tell them like this

oh no, oh no, here we go again
it's the life of the perfect scenester

and now they listen to emotional music
when they used to like punk rock
or maybe now they like junk rock
and swore they never liked punk
and they always talk about shows
but i never see 'em
and when i do they're just bummin'
still haven't figured out that

and we just can't wait for what they got next

and they do it for the girls
yes they do it for the girls
but it's all the wrong girls in control of them
don't worry about anyone else
the best people are themselves
and we don't think you know yourself

more fitting though.

asm · 5th July 2008

can. What can i say, i like cats.

badtmy · 4th August 2008

This guy has solved it: http://www.adbusters.org/magazine/79/hipster.html

"An artificial appropriation of different styles from different eras, the hipster represents... a culture lost in the superficiality of its past and unable to create any new meaning. Not only is it unsustainable, it is suicidal."

"The hipster represents the end of Western civilization – a culture so detached and disconnected that it has stopped giving birth to anything new."

adoubletap · 4th August 2008

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Originally Posted by badtmy

This guy has solved it: http://www.adbusters.org/magazine/79/hipster.html

"An artificial appropriation of different styles from different eras, the hipster represents... a culture lost in the superficiality of its past and unable to create any new meaning. Not only is it unsustainable, it is suicidal."

"The hipster represents the end of Western civilization – a culture so detached and disconnected that it has stopped giving birth to anything new."

The Gavin Mcinnes quote in there rings truer than the rest of it.

teddy · 4th August 2008

yawn. what, a whole generation that seems a bit vacant and lost and style-obsessed? young people wanting to dress differently than their parents but the same as each other? with a bit of distain for the society that they live in? that's never happened before. gosh, the world is coming to an end!

snowy_again · 4th August 2008

Indeed, a massive lack of perspective and self obsession in the McGinnes quote.

Conan · 4th August 2008

Haha, what a load of crap, that could be one of the worst articles ive ever read.

Greasy Slag · 4th August 2008

I had a night out in Old st this weekend, dressed from a jumble sale with nothing to really uprise against. a very comfortable generation dressing up as lower/working classes.

Bless

nick · 4th August 2008

Needing to create categories (hipster) so you can quantify is a sign of age

chris crash · 4th August 2008

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Originally Posted by badtmy

This guy has solved it: http://www.adbusters.org/magazine/79/hipster.html

"An artificial appropriation of different styles from different eras, the hipster represents... a culture lost in the superficiality of its past and unable to create any new meaning. Not only is it unsustainable, it is suicidal."

"The hipster represents the end of Western civilization – a culture so detached and disconnected that it has stopped giving birth to anything new."

Adbusters is worse then the london paper, the lite, the sun, and the mail combined. true story

Superprecise · 4th August 2008

whoa, that is bad...

27th June 2008	#53
nimhbus	hey mary chain, where's jesus?
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3rd July 2008	#60
teenslain	We need a King and Queen of the Hipsters poll...
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3rd July 2008	#64
adoubletap	A Bathing Cockney I likes ;)
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4th July 2008	#66
miro_o	Yep the 'is-it-or-isn't-it' mustache is pretty Hipster™
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4th July 2008	#70
Superprecise	cat?! i once heard a song that described that kind of 'tache as 'dirtlip', which i think is really funny. womb-broom is another favourite.
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5th July 2008	#75
asm	can. What can i say, i like cats.
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4th August 2008	#76
badtmy	This guy has solved it: http://www.adbusters.org/magazine/79/hipster.html "An artificial appropriation of different styles from different eras, the hipster represents... a culture lost in the superficiality of its past and unable to create any new meaning. Not only is it unsustainable, it is suicidal." "The hipster represents the end of Western civilization – a culture so detached and disconnected that it has stopped giving birth to anything new."
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4th August 2008	#78
teddy	yawn. what, a whole generation that seems a bit vacant and lost and style-obsessed? young people wanting to dress differently than their parents but the same as each other? with a bit of distain for the society that they live in? that's never happened before. gosh, the world is coming to an end!
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4th August 2008	#79
snowy_again	Indeed, a massive lack of perspective and self obsession in the McGinnes quote.
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4th August 2008	#80
Conan	Haha, what a load of crap, that could be one of the worst articles ive ever read.
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4th August 2008	#81
Greasy Slag	I had a night out in Old st this weekend, dressed from a jumble sale with nothing to really uprise against. a very comfortable generation dressing up as lower/working classes. Bless
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4th August 2008	#82
nick	Needing to create categories (hipster) so you can quantify is a sign of age
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