– go to live music shows
– eat gourmet burgers
– eat fast food burgers
– like doughnuts
– sit in parks
– play a musical instrument
– drink microbrewed beer
– buy “local”
– are an art school graduate
– are a journalism graduate
– have a beard
– wear fitted clothing
– are interested in fashion
– ride a bike
– hang out in coffee shops
– go to the farmers’ market
– live in the north end
– buy organic foods
– are a vegan
– are an artist
– do anything ironic
– sit on your porch on nice days
– garden
– listen to vinyls
– like anything retro
– wear glasses with thick frames
– wear scarves inside
– hate hipsters
– use the word hipster
-NormalPerson
This article appears in Apr 10-16, 2014.
Another hipster bitch?? Give it a fucking rest already… I’m not even going to read these driveling hipster bitches anymore. Oh and OB – Blow it out your arse, okay!!!
What is with this hipster crap? Who gives a shit what someone else does, like or dress. My toddler wants to pull down peoples pants who wear them half way down there ass. Not sure what you call that look lol.
so basically, if you breathe you’re this “hipster” ???
way, way too broad.
I think the OB was trying to make a point.
But really, hipsters do exist.
Soon I will have a T-shirt made, saying in two sentences, what will settle all of this. All I’ll have to do is sit in the coffee shop with it on. I won’t post what the shirt says until i become famous from it.
So if you breathe, you’re a hipster? Some point.
Hipsters in “nerd glasses” are hawt.
You’re not a “Normal Person”, you’re a Hipster, since you used the word ‘hipster’ and using the word ‘hipster’ was part of your criteria for being a hipster………
Was Jesus a hipster?
Are there gay hipsters – what’s on their list?
A police officer also fits this profile
So in my logic, hipsters are narcs
OMG LTWWB MOD HAVEN’T WE ALL SUFFERED ENOUGH?
STOP POSTING THIS CRAP PLEASE!
I dunno…
I didn’t see too many hipsters at the slayer/mega death concert.
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Hipster bitches are getting more prevalent than bus bitches… Personally, I’d take bus bitches over this shit any day.
OB you are making it sound so lame to be a hipster. That’s just going to make them do it even more. If we all start making it cool to be a hipster then none of them will want to be a hipster. Hipster. Hipster. Hipster, hipster, hipster. Hipster. Hitler?
gardening makes me a hipster …are you nuts ! I’ve been gardening since my nana & gramps would take me out in the springtime & show me how to plant seeds & transplants …. more than 50 years ago !
Now I’ve been doing the same with my grandkids & I have several family members who still operate farms & woodlots !
Gardening makes you a Hipster …OB you need to go get a reality check, cause yer whacked .
Jhey, i thought you wrote this post, senor non-hipster hipster (hipster squared?) Lol
Here you go, Cranky
http://girlsthatlooklikeskrillex.tumblr.com/
You thought I wrote this post? haha. No. WAY too much effort involved. Besides, I get the feeling the OB is trying to make a point, and not bitching about hipsters – something which seems to have been overlooked in a lot of the responses.
And I pretty much have a “check” for every item in that list. I’m uberhipster. But I did all of that before it was cool. lol.
But maybe I’m wrong?
Quite obviously written by a hipster in denial
Ya jhey, i guess i am uberhipster too…..lots of checks on that list for me…..except for the beard, of course….and a couple of other items…and i refuse to give up my love affair with plaid flannel shirts!
….and i wear wild cats-eye specs–meow!!
I also collect vintage tools, but I use them so I’m not a hipster. lol.
Or, as I’m starting to realize, I’m the ultimate hipster.
lol jhey–i like vintage too, and tools are really cool (it really bummed me out that i wasn’t allowed to take Shop in HS, because i am a girl)….i’m going to make fixing up my dad’s old workbench (that he made from pieces of wood left over from building my family’s home) a summer project–it even has a supercool vice grip (loved that thing when i was a kid)….the workbench may end up in the kitchen (cool counter/table beside a wall i want to open up down to wainscot level), but the vice grip will be staying, regardless–i feel soooooo hip!! lol….we seem to be in the same boat:D
SheSang,
The old vices are the best – high quality iron/steel, hefty construction, and worth lots of money.
I was also fortunate to have my Grandfather’s tools. I restored his Lathe and turning chisels – all worth a lot of money on the tool market, but I use them. Don’t even get me started on my vintage carbon steel tools and knives…
Hipsters wouldn’t even know what hit them if they met us.
i have knives
jhey,
i agree, the hipsters would probably be too stunned to even take a ‘stunned’ selfie–lol ;P
So cool that you have your Grandfather’s tools, and that he had a Lathe and turning chisels–that type of work is a bitch to maintain (i hate dusting), but worth it!! it would be cool to see a pic of something you made, if you could somehow do that and remain anon.
My bro has most of my Dad’s old tools, but i get to have his workbench and vice (very hefty–i forget the brand, tho!!)…as well as an antique chair my bro and i used to call ‘The King’s Chair’–not because it was left to me, but because my bro’s wife won’t let him bring it in the house–lol…it has some nice work on the arms, back, and feet–you’d probably like it….feelin’ those hipster vibes through all that old stuff i love so much ;P
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@painy: cool!! i love knives too–going to look for a sturdy little hunting knife soon (getting stocked in good camping and hiking gear), maybe i could get some advice when i decide to make the purchase!
Hope Sunday is treating you guys well 🙂
I’m sure Tom’s Army and Navy on Agricola St. sell vintage hunting knives.
They certainly don’t make things like they used to.
If you really want to get into good tools, investing in a good sharpening system (Japanese water stones) is a must – once you feel carbon steel, there’s not turning back. Sure, I use Stainless, but when I really need a tool, or a knife, it’s carbon, and it’s old. They are collectibles, but there’s a pragmatic reason behind this; all steel makers introduced recycled materials in 1987 (?). Vintage steel is actually better – pure – steel.
Carbon sharpens like nothing else. My Grandfather’s James Swan chisels are a sight to behold, and they take an edge like nothing else. I’m looking for some chisels online to add to my collection.
I have not used the lathe yet – it took me a while to get it set up. My brother took off the rust and painted, and I brought the chisels back to life (while keeping the patina!) Currently building a small cabinet design of mine, and trying to build a guitar but that’s a multi-year project.
You’re lucky to have the workbench. It’s the starting point for any great work.
Take that hipsters.
That all sounds supercool jhey! I bet the cabinet is lovely….but a guitar–wow, that’s a whole other beast!! Sounds like a lot of fun though 🙂 btw, i have a friend who is in the antique biz–i bought a small dirk from him a few years back for a friend…i’ll ask him to let me know if he comes across any vintage steel tools next time i see him…will let you know on here if i have any luck:)…bt, nice bro!!……boy, those hipsters are really getting a Sunday beating!
Yeah, wait till I take out my Hasselblad and shoot these tools with 120 Tri-X. Hipsters beware!
*btw…lol
Want a good knife? Get one of theses…
http://www.militaryknivessale.com/wp-conte…
I bought my second (lost the first one) about 25 years ago, still use it.
Thanks for the tip Hugo….now i want to call you ‘Uncle Buck’…:D
http://20poorandfabulous.files.wordpress.c…
Tools are only as good as they can be sharpened. But that buck knife looks good!
i will remember your advice,jhey and Hugo, when i go to buy my knife…..and i will also be remembering Uncle Buck, per Hugo’s link…lol…..hope i don’t arrive home with just another power drill!
Speaking of knives… I’m looking for suggestions on a good set of kitchen knives…. I know nothing about knife brands and what’s good/not good (weird, since I’m a cooking superstar, but I just never got into knives. I’m more into small kitchen appliances and cookware. but I DO appreciate a good knife — it’s like the gods are singing when I chop and slice with a solid sharp knife).
I also need someone (*hint* *hint* painey) to teach me how to chop properly. 😉
Here’s my take, and I know knives;
1. Carbon steel vs Stainless. If you don’t want to maintain too often, go stainless. If you plan to sharpen and get razor edges, carbon (hard to find carbon steel knives around here). Unless you have water stones – good water stones – go stainless.
2. Western vs Japanese style. Try them. The balance is different and also the cutting mechanics. The European knifes have a bolster, and heavier heel. Japanese knives tend to be lighter, and don’t have a bolster. I prefer European knives for “chopping”; the weight of the heel gives a better rocking motion, and you can use it to cleave heavy pieces.
3. Do you really need a set? Chef knife, paring knife, slicing knife. They love selling sets, but most people won’t use them all. I use my chef and paring knife for everything – once in a while the cleaver comes out.
If you’re going with any of the big brands, Wusthof, Henkel, Shun, etc, look on Amazon – sorry local stores but you’re overpriced by almost twice the online market. You can usually find a set of Wusthof for 40% less online.
Check the Cucina Moderna, they usually have sales on select pieces.
If you want to save money, buy the best chef knife you can, then cheaper set for the other pieces. A good chef knife can get you through most tasks if you know how to use it.
If you’re a hipster, ignore everything I just wrote.
I am, most definitely, NOT a hipster, Jhey.
Thanks for this! You are awesome 🙂
I imagine hipsters liked knives before they were cool?
In “Hannibal”, Thomas Harris’ sequel to “Silence of the Lambs” Dr. Lecter waxes rhapsodic about the superiority of carbon to stainless steel. Also, about the proper way to tune a theremin, the necessity of properly trimming goose quills for crossbow quarrels and the delightful stock that can be made from the carcass of a young crow that has spent the summer filling up on juniper berries.
I imagine hanging out with Montrealman would be something similar, but I doubt he sets as sumptuous a table.
Isn’t that buck knife the same one that was used by the killer in the ‘scream’ series?
How very murderous of you…
good advice from jhey, pk. i have collected my knives over the years, i have a knife for every use. make sure the knife goes into the handle
I’d rather be Hip than Square
Which means the new hipster will be square.
okay.. is this even a bitch?? I could check off lots of those but I’m not a “hipster” but I also don’t lump myself into a group that defines who I am.. I would rather just be honest to myself.
If you are honest with yourself, then you are not a hipster. That’s the definition of Hipster.