| T O P I C R E V I E W |
| Cheeseman1000 |
Posted - 07/06/2005 : 10:30:28
They're truly back. I hate it.
On the tube home tonight I was sat opposite a gentleman clad in a white and brown checked flannel shirt, with a brown knitted tie, immaculate bootcut jeans and modishly retro brown trainers. No doubt heading into the wilds of North London suburbia under duress, undoubtedly he was later heading maybe for some tapas, or for a glass of red wine and some garden salad at his web-designer friends Pier's and Jools' loft conversion in Clerkenwell or Hoxton. Fortunately, his iPod (no doubt rocking to the sound of Morcheeba or other slightly out-of-date coffee table triphop) was there to keep him company until the train emerged from the tunnel, when he pulled out the thinnest phone in the world to check in with his meeting at the other end. Being in media sales is a full-time job, y'know. I left him there checking his hair (a mildly toned-down, smarter version of the look of 1996, when he was at every Ocean Colour Scene gig he could make), and consuming an entire packet of Munchies - not a problem, the gym's always there every morning.
You know what I thought? Damn yuppies, I thought.
How's that for a slice of fried gold? |
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| VoVat |
Posted - 07/08/2005 : 12:56:35
quote:
When being judgemental toward a group of fellow humans (which I do often), I don't mind yuppies as much as hippies.
Isn't a vegetarian hating hippies like someone on this forum hating nerds? :P
I was all out of luck, like a duck that died. I was all out of juice, like a moose denied. |
| mosleyk |
Posted - 07/06/2005 : 16:52:05
quote:
Originally posted by Cheeseman1000
Fortunately, his iPod (no doubt rocking to the sound of Morcheeba or other slightly out-of-date coffee table triphop) was there to keep him company
How's that for a slice of fried gold?
Oh man! that is the funniest thing I have read today!
My aunt (my mom's sister) is a yuppy to the core. I am fighting not saying some nasty things about her.
Yeah....yuppies suck! |
| tobafett |
Posted - 07/06/2005 : 16:00:33
Tattoo it on your forehead:
i don't like yuppies. |
| Cheeseman1000 |
Posted - 07/06/2005 : 15:35:21
White Russians? How modish. Been watching the Big Lebowski?
Hehehe, I'll stop. I'm running out of insults. Let's just focus the rage on the real enemy. Real yuppies.
How's that for a slice of fried gold? |
| tobafett |
Posted - 07/06/2005 : 15:27:27
no. honestly not.
i prefer white russians or straight vodka for drink of choice. drinkin' several bottles with ex-soviets after Russian class helped my language skills...and developed my taste for the stuff. perhaps it numbed my taste for everything else, not sure... |
| Cheeseman1000 |
Posted - 07/06/2005 : 15:20:56
Hehe, I bet I see more portfolios than you. To be fair, I work with Art & Design students...
OK, Toby, I'm sure you're not a yuppie. Tell me one thing - have you every had a drink with an umbrella in?
How's that for a slice of fried gold? |
| tobafett |
Posted - 07/06/2005 : 15:17:08
come on! i'm bein' nice Simon!
and waving my portfolio would not make much of a breeze, by the way.
:) |
| Cheeseman1000 |
Posted - 07/06/2005 : 15:13:34
Sure thing NigelToba. Just don't wave your portfolio so threatingly like that, it ain't cool.
How's that for a slice of fried gold? |
| tobafett |
Posted - 07/06/2005 : 15:07:54
that sate you cheeseman? |
| kathryn |
Posted - 07/06/2005 : 15:01:04
You can't be a true yuppie if you don't have a hedge fund manager. You need at least a cool mill to get in on that action.
Sometimes, no matter how shitty things get, you have to just do a little dance. - Frank
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| dayanara |
Posted - 07/06/2005 : 14:59:57
frank thinks he's a yuppy, or has at least jokingly claimed to be one several times in the past. maybe it ain't so bad afterall, toby.
i am sitting here observing my emotional discomfort. |
| tobafett |
Posted - 07/06/2005 : 14:58:53
never had one, K.
401K--yes. personal. because I don't want to work forever.
stock options. zero.
PAs. zero. (that would be nice though). and zero possibilities of them.
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| kathryn |
Posted - 07/06/2005 : 14:57:10
Toba answer my question about your hedge fund manager.
Sometimes, no matter how shitty things get, you have to just do a little dance. - Frank
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| tobafett |
Posted - 07/06/2005 : 14:52:08
i'm so gonna kick...
would a yuppie like frank black the way you would? would he travel hundreds of miles to see the guy or his old band? would he camp out on the cement for hours before a gig to get an opportunity to talk to The Man? NO. Hell no, he wouldn't. He (or she) would phone the guy who owns the bar to let him (or her) in early to meetngreet.
I've done those. I'm no yup.
grrrr..... |
| Cheeseman1000 |
Posted - 07/06/2005 : 14:49:25
No probs with me, yup.
Let's exchange business cards and go for a G&T sometimes.
Sorry, man, could never happen. I can't associate with your sort, it'd make me a class traitor.
How's that for a slice of fried gold? |
| tobafett |
Posted - 07/06/2005 : 14:45:05
possibly, yes I can see that...
how 'bout you an' me be friends, Cheeseman1000?
let's stop the fussin'. |
| Cheeseman1000 |
Posted - 07/06/2005 : 14:28:18
I don't know about America - here, you can qualify as a yuppy by being called Piers, or Nigel, or some girl's name based on a flower. Simon is a bit like that, only more estate agent-y.
How's that for a slice of fried gold? |
| tobafett |
Posted - 07/06/2005 : 14:18:21
DRESS SHOES...to wear with suits. I was on company per diem at the time and did not eat for nearly two days so i could purchase...
name thing? what name thing? |
| Cheeseman1000 |
Posted - 07/06/2005 : 14:14:18
I want to take the name's thing further, but I have a slightly yuppieish name myself...
I don't need to fear being labelled a yuppy though - I'm Sloppy Simone!
Hang on though $150 for a pair of shoes? Thats [does some maths] £100 ish? Good gravy. I've never spent more than about £30-40 on any footwear.
And Speedy! How dare you?! My hands are reserved.
How's that for a slice of fried gold? |
| Sir Rockabye |
Posted - 07/06/2005 : 13:56:56
Cheese, did you happen to get a look at his business card?
You run all kinds of red lights except the ones on the street.
When you run out of exits you can always count sheep. |
| tobafett |
Posted - 07/06/2005 : 13:48:16
and no, none of my shoes look cheap but were really expensive.
sigh. |
| kathryn |
Posted - 07/06/2005 : 13:47:55
Tell us about your
401k
stock options
number of personal assistants
hedge fund manager
Sometimes, no matter how shitty things get, you have to just do a little dance. - Frank
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| tobafett |
Posted - 07/06/2005 : 13:45:36
quote:
Originally posted by Cheeseman1000
You're looking pretty yuppie so far, toba - answer the shoe question. The clincher: do they look cheap but are actually really expensive?
shut up! am not!
shoe question. i have several pairs of leather shoes. none more than $150 US. actually all three pairs of leather shoes I wear regularly cost less than $300. i am currently wearing the soles off one one of them...they need replacing. The shoes i like to replace them cost $70 US. and they're not modish, not really stylish either. i just like 'em. i don't own any of those new in-style dressy sneakers either.
i'm not a yup. so there.
and none of my shoes have EVER had a professional shine. and they've not been shined by me in many many moons.
why am i feeling really defensive? let's not make this about me...let's yell about yuppies. |
| kathryn |
Posted - 07/06/2005 : 13:19:44
quote:
Originally posted by Cheeseman1000 the shoe question. The clincher: do they look cheap but are actually really expensive?
Now you're on the right track, Simon! Exactly!
Sometimes, no matter how shitty things get, you have to just do a little dance. - Frank
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| speedy_m |
Posted - 07/06/2005 : 13:17:32
Oh shucks, I didn't mean you LOOKED sloppy Simon, I meant you 'felt' some poor bird with the unfortunate name of 'Sloppy'. Keep your hands to yourself and down with yuppies.
PS I will forever call you Sloppy Simon. Be prepared.
watch me jumpstart as the old skin is peeled |
| Mass Pleeze |
Posted - 07/06/2005 : 13:11:06
If you buy your shoes at Nordstrom, Kennerth Cole or Gucci or several other establishments of that ilk, you may be a yup.
If you buy them at Sport Chalet, Macy's, etc. you are probably more like Sloppy Simon on the train or something like that.
Your original vague answers were entertaining.
Did you exchange?
Can you Mr. Grieves?
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| Cheeseman1000 |
Posted - 07/06/2005 : 13:04:40
quote:
Originally posted by tobafett
ok ok cheese...
work. i do some work with computers. I do some work on company inventory. i do some work on conferences.
friends. i answered that one twuthfully.
phone. it's a silver sanyo flip phone. my old one died (a beat-to-hell nokia 2000 series or something...i don't really pay attention to mobilephones anymore. when i first carried one, it was nerdy and people stared when i took calls but I traveled alot and it was a necessity. but since everyone has one now, why try to stand out?). this phone has horrible sound (can't hear a damned thing), has no alarm to wake me up and is, as i mentioned before, scratched from me dropping/tossing/kicking it.
You're looking pretty yuppie so far, toba - answer the shoe question. The clincher: do they look cheap but are actually really expensive?
How's that for a slice of fried gold? |
| kathryn |
Posted - 07/06/2005 : 13:02:38
Cheesey, if I may. A good way to judge whether someone's a yuppie is by shoes. Leather? Tassles? More than $300?
Start there.
Sometimes, no matter how shitty things get, you have to just do a little dance. - Frank
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| tobafett |
Posted - 07/06/2005 : 13:01:29
ok ok cheese...
work. i do some work with computers. I do some work on company inventory. i do some work on conferences.
friends. i answered that one twuthfully.
phone. it's a silver sanyo flip phone. my old one died (a beat-to-hell nokia 2000 series or something...i don't really pay attention to mobilephones anymore. when i first carried one, it was nerdy and people stared when i took calls but I traveled alot and it was a necessity. but since everyone has one now, why try to stand out?). this phone has horrible sound (can't hear a damned thing), has no alarm to wake me up and is, as i mentioned before, scratched from me dropping/tossing/kicking it.
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| Cheeseman1000 |
Posted - 07/06/2005 : 12:55:16
Not specific enough, Toba, how can we judge your yuppiness if you won't give us the details?
How's that for a slice of fried gold? |
| speedy_m |
Posted - 07/06/2005 : 12:52:45
I have to go return some video tapes.
watch me jumpstart as the old skin is peeled |
| tobafett |
Posted - 07/06/2005 : 12:50:45
quote:
Originally posted by Cheeseman1000
What job do you have?
What are the names of your friends?
What does your mobile phone look like?
How's that for a slice of fried gold?
* a cool one.
* i don't have any.
*silver. standard with no upgrades. a little scratched cause it's just a damned phone, not something i'm gonna spend any more dough on...
toba-notayuppie-fett |
| kathryn |
Posted - 07/06/2005 : 12:46:56
Shouldn't you be over in the "lyrics as poetry" thread, missie?
Sometimes, no matter how shitty things get, you have to just do a little dance. - Frank
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| starmekitten |
Posted - 07/06/2005 : 12:45:39
Flocking to the sea
Crowds of people wait for me
Sea gulls scavenge
Steal ice cream
Worries vanish
Within my dream
I left my soul there,
Down by the sea.....
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| Cheeseman1000 |
Posted - 07/06/2005 : 12:38:17
What job do you have?
What are the names of your friends?
What does your mobile phone look like?
How's that for a slice of fried gold? |
