That's not funny; he's an alcoholic.
Living in a college town (Athens, GA to be precise), I deal with my fair share of hipsters. Not a day goes by that I don’t see someone walking a duck on a leash or some dude with a rat tail wearing a shirt that says “World’s Best Grandma,” you know, for irony. Maybe that’s why this article from the intrepid purveyors of comedy jokes at College Humor struck me… See for yourself.
If you happen to live in a fly-over state, I can assure you that these are very accurate.
September 21st, 2010 at 8:06 am
I checked my charts, and I don’t think you get to be condescending about living in a “fly-over state” if you live in Georgia (even in Athens).
September 21st, 2010 at 8:25 am
Athens GA representing! I could see someone downtown wearing that suit for Halloween
September 21st, 2010 at 9:06 am
That Guy, I simply assumed that most of the jerkwads in Indiana are probably Juggalos and not hipsters.
September 21st, 2010 at 9:07 am
Also, missing from this article is Wolverine rolling his own cigars from a can of American Spirit.
September 21st, 2010 at 9:12 am
@George
There are populations of hipsters in larger metro areas like Indy and the larger college towns. Everywhere else is Juggalos. It’s kind of like the current situation in Walking Dead.
September 21st, 2010 at 9:18 am
I’ve actually never read Walking Dead. I think zombies are played out.
September 21st, 2010 at 10:15 am
“If you happen to live in a fly-over state, I can assure you that these are very accurate.”
Go to hell.
September 21st, 2010 at 10:44 am
Why go to hell?
September 21st, 2010 at 10:48 am
I guess I didn’t realize that there was such a militant hipster population in the midwest, Chicago notwithstanding.
I assumed it was an infestation that hadn’t quite made it that far inland from Europe.
September 21st, 2010 at 11:22 am
Wow. Just… wow.
September 21st, 2010 at 11:51 am
George: Usually, I think zombies are played out, too — other than Night of the Living Dead (the original), they’re almost always boring to me. But Walking Dead is absolutely fantastic. Try it (or the TV show, maybe) sometime; you may be pleasantly surprised.
September 21st, 2010 at 11:55 am
You seem unaware that the term “fly-over state” is seen as an insult by most of us in the Midwest (and other areas you might designate by that term).
A term like that seems to impress the idea that there is little of value in those areas — something I would strongly contest.
September 21st, 2010 at 12:17 pm
Well, I come from what most people call the Bible Belt, so I sympathize.
I just thought you were really jealous of the cultural touchstone that is a healthy hipster population.
September 21st, 2010 at 12:27 pm
Not to mention the term is usually reserved for use by people from large East Coast cities such as New York or Washington DC or people from California. So… Georgia doesn’t get to claim non-flyover-space status.
September 21st, 2010 at 12:36 pm
Well, Atlanta is one of the ten largest cities in the country, none of which are in the midwest, save Chicago…
It’s also got the largest international airport in the country, which is also the busiest airport in the world, so if you want to get really technical, it should avoid “fly-over” status by default…
September 21st, 2010 at 12:56 pm
Sadly, you don’t get to determine how the term is used. Georgia may rock and have a busy airport, but its also not NYC or LA, and those are the folks who coined the term.
Also, there’s a lot of the country that is considered “flyover-space” that isn’t just the Midwest. I’m in Texas, and we’ve got several major cities and large airports. We’re still not in NYC or LA.
The phrase is just a pejorative for the rubes who don’t live in places like LA, SF, NYC or, possibly, Washington DC.
Its generally not used by people from, say, Orlando, to discuss people in San Antonio.
September 21st, 2010 at 1:17 pm
I hope I didn’t actually offend anyone by joking that people in places not known for their bohemian arts communities wouldn’t get jokes about hipsters, and I certainly don’t consider any city in Georgia to be a worthwhile destination via airplane or any other method of travel.
My statement was meant (forgive me here…) ironically, as the kind of thing a hipster would say.
I also didn’t realize that “fly-over state” was apparently derogatory, or mean to imply that anyone who lives there is a “rube.” I live in what most of the country considers “the Bible Belt,” and I doubt the veracity of that term to describe me in any way, but I’ve never told someone to go to hell for saying it.
September 21st, 2010 at 1:26 pm
I think. George, that DR took exception to “If you happen to live in a fly-over state, I can assure you that these are very accurate” which reads as “By the way, rubes… living in Ohio you probably don’t even know what a hipster is (or sushi or Pavement), but if you were from a happening place, you would totally get this.” May not be what you meant, but its pretty much exactly what it sounded like.
In which case, “go to hell” is a fair response.
September 21st, 2010 at 1:27 pm
and, by the way, assuming that everywhere outside of Georgia is full of Juggalos…
anyway, just dial it back.
September 21st, 2010 at 1:32 pm
Hey man, sorry you didn’t get my jokes.
I hope you don’t think that we don’t have Juggalos where I live, or that I think that’s all that’s west of the Mississippi.
You getting mad that I jokingly implied that people in your geographic climate might not get the jokes I made isn’t making a great case for you though.
Incidentally, my sister was recently drive-by Faygoed by Juggalos in full on face paint while visiting a friend in Toledo, so you might want to tell your friends to “dial it back.”
September 21st, 2010 at 3:56 pm
Wow. You are just really bad at this.
September 21st, 2010 at 4:37 pm
No, I’m really, really good at it.
So good in fact, that I’ve completely bypassed your sarcasm detector.
I definitely didn’t intend to insult anyone, especially from anyone Texas (which includes Austin, the Hipster Capital of the Southwest) with my tongue in cheek hipsterism in a funny article about being funny about hipsters. If I offended you, I’m sorry. I didn’t realize you were the sensitive type.
September 21st, 2010 at 5:16 pm
As a Hoosier, I can say that, Actually, the appropriate thing to say would have been: “and for those of you in the flyover states, these jokes will all make sense in about 3 or 4 years…” 8P
September 23rd, 2010 at 1:04 pm
“Bypassed my sarcasm detector?” “sensitive type”
Oh, man. I really, really look forward to your future posts. You do not disappoint.