Topic: Hipster Move-in Checklist. (Read 21569 times)

ModernRonin · « **on:** 17 Feb 2009, 14:29 »

http://www.divinecaroline.com/article/50616/67240-checklist--hipsters-move

Christophe · « **Reply #1 on:** 17 Feb 2009, 14:34 »

Oh, ha ha ha! Is so good! Is so funny because you are posting on board full of hipsters! Ha ha ha!

Emaline · « **Reply #2 on:** 17 Feb 2009, 14:50 »

But for serious, click on that link at the bottom about Ukranian women fighters. Its awesome as hell and the photos are great.

est · « **Reply #3 on:** 17 Feb 2009, 15:12 »

I thought it was pretty funny. A good example of smart marketing rather than the usual bullshit. OP could have said more in the first post, but other than that I can't see why any aggro is warranted.

ModernRonin · « **Reply #4 on:** 17 Feb 2009, 15:40 »

Meh, whatever. I thought it was funny. If other people don't, that's cool. Figured we all had a sense of humor about ourselves around here, but if I'm wrong, that's fine.

Next up I'll post some obscure humor poking fun at programmers, just to show that I have a sense of humor about myself. ;]

Emaline · « **Reply #5 on:** 17 Feb 2009, 15:42 »

But seriously, guys. Click on this link. Its so awesome.

ModernRonin · « **Reply #6 on:** 17 Feb 2009, 15:43 »

All right, here we go:

Q: How can you tell when a programmer has had sex?
A: When he’s washing the pepper spray out of his eyes.

Ohhhhhh, straight to hell! Hahhaa.

Wolf · « **Reply #7 on:** 17 Feb 2009, 15:52 »

Don't these go in the pointless thread?

Emaline · « **Reply #8 on:** 17 Feb 2009, 16:01 »

ModernRonin · « **Reply #9 on:** 17 Feb 2009, 16:05 »

Whoops. Should I delete this and repost in the other thread?

Inlander · « **Reply #10 on:** 17 Feb 2009, 16:10 »

Nah, don't worry about it. We can't have every amusing tidbit ever displayed on the internet go automatically into the Pointless Thread, there'd be nothing left to make other threads out of!

est · « **Reply #11 on:** 17 Feb 2009, 16:15 »

Yeah, I really don't understand the negativity here. I'd rather delete all the bitching than the original post.

StaedlerMars · « **Reply #12 on:** 17 Feb 2009, 16:17 »

I remember seeing these in New York and being like 'eh?'. It's pretty amusing on one hand, but I don't really get why you would do it on the other?

Dazed · « **Reply #13 on:** 17 Feb 2009, 16:20 »

Well I FOR ONE think it is high time somebody made a thread to defend all the new people from you old people who are such jerks to the new people.

Christophe · « **Reply #14 on:** 17 Feb 2009, 16:21 »

Sorry about that.

I actually read the accompanying text it and got a slight chuckle after I stopped assuming it was stupid.

Liz · « **Reply #15 on:** 17 Feb 2009, 16:21 »

Eh, fuck off.

est · « **Reply #16 on:** 17 Feb 2009, 16:22 »

Staedler, it's just marketing for FlatRate movers. Doesn't really need to be much more of a "why" behind it, I guess.

Dazed, you are not helping.

Inlander · « **Reply #17 on:** 17 Feb 2009, 16:24 »

(Actually thread dramatics aside I think the FlatRates thing was pretty lame. Not because you shouldn't make jokes about hipsters, just - dudes, don't make the obvious jokes.)

est · « **Reply #18 on:** 17 Feb 2009, 16:30 »

Yeah they are kind of obvious jokes, but I think they got the balance right. You can't make the jokes too obscure or too many people won't get it, thus nullifying the point of marketing.

As an aside, I've been seeing the perfect indicator of mainstream co-option of the Hipster ideal in the latest incarnation of "So you think you can Dance." Basically they are just taking whatever stereotype they can think of grinding every last bit of juice out of it on air in Prime Time without much of an indication of an appreciation of the thing they are basically murdering. I see it as extremely ironic.

tania · « **Reply #19 on:** 17 Feb 2009, 16:49 »

i thought it was a pretty funny ad. anytime i think of moving from now on i'll probably think about flatrates and this ad and how it was pretty clever. same thing probably if i thought the jokes were lame. so i guess it worked for them too.

the fact that people were hostile to this guy who basically just wanted to share something he thought was funny makes me sort of bummed and not really want to post sometimes for fear of breaking hidden forum rules i won't be made aware of until people start yelling at me too.

Christophe · « **Reply #20 on:** 17 Feb 2009, 16:59 »

Yeah it was pretty much me who made a jackass assumption. And now I have bad flashbacks to when I started out on this forum and thought people were being dicks to me or that I was doing a terrible job of fitting in.

ModernRonin, if you felt ostracized by my post, I really really really am sorry.

Chesire Cat · « **Reply #21 on:** 17 Feb 2009, 17:00 »

The hippest people on this forum thought it was funny.

Boro_Bandito · « **Reply #22 on:** 17 Feb 2009, 17:01 »

Quote from: Christophe on 17 Feb 2009, 14:34

Oh, ha ha ha! Is so good! Is so funny because you are posting on board full of hipsters! Ha ha ha!

I realize this has all already been resolved and I'm not trying to add fuel to any arguments, but I would like to make the point that I'm not a hipster, and it's is not because I won't admit to being one... Seriously someone back me up here.

Emaline the Ukranian Fighting Women are awesome, and also kind of ~~hot~~ intimidating

clockworkjames · « **Reply #23 on:** 17 Feb 2009, 17:03 »

Quote from: est on 17 Feb 2009, 15:12

I can't see why any aggro is warranted.

BECAUSE HYPER LINKS WITH NO TEXT IS LIKE MOCKING BLOW! Or perhaps Chall Shout since it's AoE...

WoW talks outside of WoW... for shame.

est · « **Reply #24 on:** 17 Feb 2009, 17:07 »

Duly noted (puff puff)

Chesire Cat · « **Reply #25 on:** 17 Feb 2009, 17:09 »

Also was there more aggro than just:

Quote from: Christophe on 17 Feb 2009, 14:34

Oh, ha ha ha! Is so good! Is so funny because you are posting on board full of hipsters! Ha ha ha!

Because really, I am having a lot of trouble figuring out why everyone is losing their shit? I mean, maybe this could come off as snotty, I guess. But thats reaching, it just seems to flex the same muscles the original article did.

Unless there was some deleted hate posts, then thats a different beast altogether.

Hat · « **Reply #26 on:** 17 Feb 2009, 17:10 »

I don't really "get" jokes, so it might just be me but the only one that got a guffaw out of me was "don't pay hidden fees, explore hidden emotions"

And if we are being hecka antagonistic, OP, pro-tip, don't just post a link unless you can come up with at least a few sentences saying why you think something is worth posting. I am a busy man and I cannot really afford to take time off from my schedule of looking out the window at the rain drops to just click on ANY link.

Inlander · « **Reply #27 on:** 17 Feb 2009, 17:20 »

Is he a gigolo?

Wait, I guess I'm going to find out in a few days anyway.

Inlander · « **Reply #28 on:** 17 Feb 2009, 17:26 »

For some reason "prostitute" was the only profession that I could think of for which the phrase "time is money" would be applicable.

It's probably because I'm distracted by thoughts of the delicious Devonshire Tea I'm going to have as soon as I can tear myself away from the internet.

Inlander · « **Reply #29 on:** 17 Feb 2009, 17:31 »

Brettstitution.

Emaline · « **Reply #30 on:** 17 Feb 2009, 17:31 »

Quote from: Boro_Bandito on 17 Feb 2009, 17:01

Emaline the Ukranian Fighting Women are awesome, and also kind of ~~hot~~ intimidating

See guys? You should visit that link. It's awesome. Those women are great and I wish I could do something like that.

ModernRonin · « **Reply #31 on:** 17 Feb 2009, 17:36 »

Quote from: Hat on 17 Feb 2009, 17:10

And if we are being hecka antagonistic, OP, pro-tip, don't just post a link unless you can come up with at least a few sentences saying why you think something is worth posting. I am a busy man and I cannot really afford to take time off from my schedule of looking out the window at the rain drops to just click on ANY link.

Meaning no offense, but if you're really that busy then why are you reading QC Forums? Especially a forum named "I like HURRRRRR"?? Correct me if I'm wrong, but isn't this whole subsection of the forums here explicitly to be a big waste of time?

Also, honestly, I'd be at a loss to know what to say about the link that the title of the thread doesn't already. It's a pretty one-shot joke.

Man, I'm glad I didn't post Freeman's Mind to the C&VG section, I bet everyone would hate that too...

Boro_Bandito · « **Reply #32 on:** 17 Feb 2009, 17:44 »

I believe he wasn't being serious there.

Emaline · « **Reply #33 on:** 17 Feb 2009, 17:47 »

Yeah, I'm pretty sure the "I can't take time out of my busy schedule of watching rain drops out my window" was not serious, and was meant as a joke.

ModernRonin · « **Reply #34 on:** 17 Feb 2009, 17:49 »

Oh, my bad, sorry. My sarcasm meter is obviously broken.

I think I should stop posting for the day, I'm just digging myself in deeper.

Boro_Bandito · « **Reply #35 on:** 17 Feb 2009, 17:51 »

Probably, but to be fair sarcasm can be harder to detect when you're trying to read it rather than hearing someone actually speak to you.

Emaline · « **Reply #36 on:** 17 Feb 2009, 17:59 »

Take a chill pill, get your sarcasm meter fixed, and maybe take a break from this thread. Just relax a bit.

Chesire Cat · « **Reply #37 on:** 17 Feb 2009, 18:00 »

NO FUUUUUUCKKKKKKK YOOOOUUUUUUUU

Inlander · « **Reply #38 on:** 17 Feb 2009, 18:35 »

Oh man that Devonshire Tea sure was tasty! The scones were so light and fluffy. So light and fluffy.

mooface · « **Reply #39 on:** 17 Feb 2009, 18:39 »

oh shit man... scones. i want some scones so bad now!

imapiratearg · « **Reply #40 on:** 17 Feb 2009, 18:49 »

Guys, does anyone remember when I posted a link to a video called the Hipster Olympics? This is much of the same. Why the shitstorm this time?

On topic: I thought it was amusing! Though they ran out of steam when they got to "Resolve daddy issues."

Hat · « **Reply #41 on:** 17 Feb 2009, 19:31 »

Quote from: Ptommydski on 17 Feb 2009, 17:30

He's Brett.

It's an occupation which is way, way more complicated than mere prostitution.

12pm: wake up, talk about my dick on the internet
1pm: play video games
2pm: lunch and a few beers down at the pub
4pm: meet up with girl I slept with on Saturday night
6pm: meet jodie
8pm: put jodie to bed
9pm: shirtless on the dance floor of the Regretta trying not to throw up on some skank.

Come to think of it this is a pretty gruelling lifestyle I've chosen.

ModernRonin · « **Reply #42 on:** 17 Feb 2009, 22:04 »

Quote from: imapiratearg on 17 Feb 2009, 18:49

Guys, does anyone remember when I posted a link to a video called the Hipster Olympics?

I thought that one was great, also. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kAO4EVMlpwM

MrBlu · « **Reply #43 on:** 17 Feb 2009, 22:28 »

I don't get it.

Ballard · « **Reply #44 on:** 17 Feb 2009, 23:05 »

Out of curiosity, how funny is this stuff to people who've never heard of Williamsburg or Greenpoint? All this internet hipster mockery stuff targets a very specific stereotype that thrives in my town, but isn't a widespread thing.

For me it's funny cause it hits the nail completely on the head. I see and meet people like this daily and the gentrification and artsy neighborhood shit is affecting the price of my house like woah.

David_Dovey · « **Reply #45 on:** 18 Feb 2009, 00:36 »

It isn't a widespread thing? I know people exactly like this, the only thing different is the place names. How on Earth could Vice Magazine and MGMT make any money at all if this wasn't a widespread thing?

On another note, does anybody here (except for myself) positively self-identify as a hipster? I know it's a fairly common thing to say that "Hipsterism is Other People" but- if forced to put myself within some sub-cultural category- I would have to say I fit the hipster stereotype. I wear flannel, ironic t-shirts, tight jeans, expensive and impractical sneakers, black-rimmed glasses. I am interested in the independent/DIY aesthetic. I go to "hipster" nightclubs. I post here. Am I the only one who actually owns up to it?

Ballard · « **Reply #46 on:** 18 Feb 2009, 00:45 »

Man I am so glad someone said that.

I tend to walk the line between self-mockery and shamed acknowledgement.

clockworkjames · « **Reply #47 on:** 18 Feb 2009, 00:54 »

I need a massive piss.

Tom · « **Reply #48 on:** 18 Feb 2009, 01:30 »

OH, MY GOD!

YES, I AM.

ViolentDove · « **Reply #49 on:** 18 Feb 2009, 02:29 »

A tribe of hot Ukrainian fighting women is now my preferred anti-zombie weapon.

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mooface