Can Halifax get over it’s washed out cliches this year? The scene is tired;
Drunk coked out bar types pretending to be happy drinking their lives away with inflated scenester egos, hipster beards playing in shitty hipster bands, “lifestyle” drinking, shitty wages/jobs, etc.
Most importantly, purple/red/green pants – they suck, have always sucked, and will always suck.
Lets get over ourselves and grow the fuck up. We have to potential to be AWESOME. So why only pretend? It’s a great city. Lets make it greater.
—purple pants
This article appears in Feb 13-19, 2014.
The “scene” doesn’t change. You just get older and realize how unimportant such things are.
WASHED-OUT CLICHÉS
“Can Halifax get over it’s (sic) washed out (sic) cliches (sic) this year?” purple pants
Well, let’s watch purple pants getting over the washed-out clichés this year. “We have to (sic) potential to be AWESOME,” he proclaims. “So why only pretend? It’s a great city. Let’s make it greater.”
Now class, what do you make of purple pant’s bitch? That’s right! It’s composed entirely of washed-out clichés! Get out the barf bags!
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Ivan,
Perhaps you are on to something!
I’ve been here 12 years, scene remains the same. Pretentious drunks. Wonder what it’s like in other cities (for those who have lived there for longer periods).
However, I agree with the OP – too many drunks, too many colored pants – all pretending to be so awesome. What worries me more is the 30+ year olds still stuck in that scene pretending to be so awesome. They should be a pretty lot in 5 years.
They must be some bored and lack imagination if “lifestyle” drinking is a priority. It tends to sit on the bottom of my “to do” list. But then again, I have other things to do.
Yeah, Halifax is like a teenager. It would be interesting if it grew up to be a young adult.
Montrealman,
It seems to me that the OP is quite aware of the cliche, given the purple pants signature. Or did you miss that?
Who ever lives up to their potential anyways?
two words….
GIVE UP.
I can all but guarantee that every year is always going to be worse than the last as every ‘resilient’ person here gets older and every generation is following the last to the prosperous wasteland of mother nature rapeage that comprises the west.
zZz,
Although I tend to agree with you, I would think that the “scene” – whatever that really means – would change as generations pass through.
In fact, I would argue that the “scene” in Halifax is quite older, and not the standard youth culture. More like the left behind – by their own doing – culture. They chose the party life because it was easy, got stuck there, lack of good jobs, lots to be depressed about, etc.
It’s too easy to always say give up, can’t live up to our potential, etc. Probably what got us here in the first place.
I would add to the list of cliches that are due for a change in 2014;
– Bad urban/suburban developments in the interest of developers, and not the city.
– A city council that caters to said developments and developers.
– By-laws that prohibit proper development and progressive urban solutions.
– Lack of confidence in our own resources.
And just where can ya’ get some coke around here?
most corner stores.
As a university city, we’ll always have the young n fresh to ruin the aging scene from those here that refuse to move away.
pretty soon our choices are solely going to be hitting the bar with the youf…
or playing bingo at the hall with the other bitties.
zZz – well that’s one way to see it.
But some people actually grow up and do cool shit, even in Halifax! You know, interesting people that don’t need a daily dose of denial? Yup. I know a few.
Personally, I don’t care. I’ve been down that road (when I was in my young 20s, not 30s), got bored with it, thought of other things to do, got dragged down by friends ruining their own lives, mistakenly tried to help them, learned my lessons, got burned again, learned more lessons, and now hopefully I’m in the clear…
I still have a hard time listening to them pretend they’re happy while seeing their emotional breakdowns…but that’s their problem. There’s more denial down the road.
I expect people in their 20s to get caught up in that. But in your 30s…that’s just a lack of effort.
GASP.
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: jhey (02/18, 10:09AM)
No jhey, I didn’t miss anything. On the contrary, I think it was you who missed the fact that “purple pants” didn’t even understand what a cliché was to say nothing about his sub-literate grammar, spelling and syntax. I wonder if you understand that, jhey.
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ODG the grammar police…
The fact that you care about “sub-literate grammar” in LTWWB says more about you than anything you ever write – your writing is contrived, bloated and “academic” – that’s not a compliment.
Now I feel pretentious using the word contrived. Nobody cares about academic writing on LTWWB (sorry if some of you do…I sure don’t).
Aren’t you the one going on and on about philosophy in most posts? I think I get it now.
PLEASE indulge us in your wisdom. Oh wait, is it wrong to write a word all in caps? What are the rules again?
Pffffft.
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: jhey (02/18, 3:32PM)
Oh here’s an easy one!
Of course the fact that I care about “sub-literate grammar” says more about me (but not everything I write) but the fact that you don’t care about sub-literate grammar says even more about you. I know you will never understand that.
You mustn’t be afraid of the word “contrived” since, of course, your entire post was contrived. How was it contrived? It was contrived in the sense that you wanted to suck up to the sub-literates who proliferate on this site among which you are to be numbered. I know that you will never understand that.
There’s no need to indulge in capitals but your point is well taken. By writing this reply I have in fact indulged you in my wisdom but I know that you will never understand that.
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Yes yes, we will never understand, and you, lost in your academic nonsense (I studied for 8 years – it then took me 5 to realize all the bullshit I once believed), will enlighten us mindless drones.
Please, keep posting! There’s so much I don’t understand!
“ACADEMIC BULLSHIT”
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: jhey (02/18, 8:12PM)
“I studied for 8 years – it then took me 5 to realize all the bullshit I once believed.”
I didn’t realize that it took 8 years to become a plumber jhey, but I do admire your tenacity. However, it might point to the major reasons it took you so long to realize all the all the “academic nonsense” you studied was “academic bullshit.” That major reason, of course, is your stupidity.
You know what’s coming next, don’t you jhey? Is there any chance you could define – give specific content to – your concept of “academic bullshit”? What does it mean? Does it mean anything or is it just a bit of your hot blow? If you’ve managed to give some reply to the question of definition jhey, could you tell us if the concept of “academic bullshit” covers everything in academia, or are there exceptions? If so, on what basis is the distinction to be made?
I won’t press you further jhey, at least not just now. I just want to hear your “mind” at work. I will score you based on a mark of 1 to 10. Good luck, jhey.
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A pleasure as always.
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The fact that you belittle plumbers is quite indicative of the punch you’ve been drinking.
You should wear purple pants.
Ok, who really cares about the “scene”, drinking, dancing, one night stands, same shit as any other place.
The real bitch here is the colored pants! I HATE them! They look horrible on everyone! Who really goes into a store and says, “Yes! Just what I need, purple pants. They will look so awesome with my green sweater and brown shoes!”
Maybe if they were getting them for free or something, but to spend money on purple, red, green, or the absolute worst – orange – pants! Yuck!
“ACADEMIC BULLSHIT” (II)
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: jhey (02/19, 10:08AM)
As I suspected jhey, there’s not too much going on upstairs. You were unable to give any specific content to your claim that what you called “academic nonsense” was little more than “academic bullshit” to say nothing about whether such “bullshit” extended over all academia or was restricted to certain subjects.
In standard mindless fashion you resorted to charging me with belittling plumbers and accusing me of drinking punch. But it won’t wash, jhey, it just won’t wash.
The best I can do is a 2/10 and I’m being damned generous.
A pleasure as always.
Cheerio!
Philosophy is the art of bullshit and is considered by some to be academic. Therefore, philosophy IS bullshit.
Lol, ya assclown!!!
You have to go out and make your scene. It involves networking and finding other people who are into the same things that you are and then getting all those people together to go enjoy something. Show that there is in fact a “scene” or a demand for whatever you’re into and things will come. Easier said than done, but you really can make your own scene.
TO Girl – agreed.
SH – agreed
MM – again, convoluted crap
TJ – Yeah, would be nice if there was more variety of “scenes” in Halifax. I would say we’re due for some kind of “renewal”, to quote the OP.
Definitely, Jhey, it’s frutrated me my whole life, but I think it’s slowly starting to change. Social media and local blog sites like this one have made it easier to connect with local like minded people, and be in the loop about what’s going on. For example I went to an awesome concert the other week and got to reconnect with my scene of choice and the only reason I knew it was happening was a facebook invite. Made my whole month.
Well then my peeps, make it happen. Call it The Society Against Purple Pants or whatever. Then all go and drink somewhere.
As for me, I own several purple shirts, 2 sweaters, many socks even purple shoes but NO purple pants.
Xeno,
Purple everything but pants is ok.
J
i had purple and orange bellbottoms, i thought they were cool
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: Xenophilia (02/19, 6:45PM)
Xeno, don’t worry about your purple pants. I have them right here when I took them off you that night. I must say that I found you to be sexually very aggressive but, at length, I fell in with your voracious desires. I always knew you had designs on my body.
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paingirl,
Your assumption was correct.
Jeez HFX really that bad?? or are we all gettin older?
swordfish,
Nah, just lots of people in their 30s still caught in the “wasting your life away” trap. Probably all depressed, low self-esteem – the usual suspects. It’s just easier to pretend to be happy with boozing/snorting. They surround themselves with others of the same persuasions, and voila;
Scenesters.
Oh good GOD get over it, Jhey. You’re the only one I know of in their 30s who drone on and on about how all those single in their 30s are drunks. Just because YOU have had experiences with these people doesn’t mean that’s the general vibe around here.
Perhaps you need to take responsibility for the shit company you’ve kept and perhaps reevaluate how YOU ended up surrounded by these people.
I know not one single person in their 30s who’s a drunk. And I’m in my 30s and my social circle is 90% 30s with at a good 2/3s of them being single.
MONSTER,
I did keep shitty company for a few years. 30 year old, depressed drunks – like I posted above, and you probably didn’t read, I learned my lesson, moved on, etc.
But don’t kid yourself. Halifax is LITTERED with 30 year old lifestyle drinkers (or what I assume the OP means by “scenesters”). I find it shocking that you would argue against that – Halifax is known for this.
Although I don’t spend time with them anymore, it’s easy to see them all around. In fact, many old friends are still caught in that trap (and some are pushing 40). It’s unfortunate, but not my responsibility.
So nice try, but fail. “Perhaps you need to take responsibility” – I did, and moved on. I hang out with interesting people that try to live interesting and meaningful lives, including myself.
But I can still point out the obvious, as did the OP.
and the purple pants…I’d rather purple than the green ones.
pants that aren’t acceptable colors seem to really infuriate people in this city. I can think of nothing more loathesome . blah blah change blah blah I don’t understand blah blah it all makes me so annoyed blah blah the scene blah blah I secretly wear purple pants and jack off looking at myself in the mirror blah blah I’m boring and hate my life blah blah when did Zellers close???
Try making an intelligent argument instead of relying on childish forum gimmicks. It’s usually more interesting. Besides, you’re trying too hard not to care, just like a Hipster.
Just saying.
“Try making an intelligent argument instead of relying on childish forum gimmicks. It’s usually more interesting. “
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