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Cheeseman1000
>> Denizen of the Citizens Band <<
Iceland
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 Posted - 07/06/2005 : 10:30:28
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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 Fortunately, his iPod (no doubt rocking to the sound of Morcheeba or other slightly out-of-date coffee table triphop) was there to keep him company until the train emerged from the tunnel, when he pulled out the thinnest phone in the world to check in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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kathryn
~ Selkie Bride ~
Belgium
15320 Posts |
Posted - 07/06/2005 : 10:33:43
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So you're saying you prefer the Chavs?
: )
Sometimes, no matter how shitty things get, you have to just do a little dance. - Frank
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Cheeseman1000
>> Denizen of the Citizens Band <<
Iceland
8201 Posts |
Posted - 07/06/2005 : 10:39:21
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I'm saying I probably haven't been sufficiently judgemental today, and it's overflowing onto random strangers.
How's that for a slice of fried gold? |
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Carl
- A 'Fifth' Catholic -
Ireland
11546 Posts |
Posted - 07/06/2005 : 10:41:08
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kathryn
~ Selkie Bride ~
Belgium
15320 Posts |
Posted - 07/06/2005 : 10:43:10
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When being judgemental toward a group of fellow humans (which I do often), I don't mind yuppies as much as hippies.
But it's all the same thing; either way it's artifice, self-anointed specialness, a donning of a uniform and the espousing of trendy values.
The yuppies probably smell better.
Sometimes, no matter how shitty things get, you have to just do a little dance. - Frank
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speedy_m
= Frankofile =
Canada
3581 Posts |
Posted - 07/06/2005 : 10:44:03
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Alternate Thread Title: Simon Felt Sloppy on a Train.
watch me jumpstart as the old skin is peeled |
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starmekitten
-= Forum Pistolera =-
United Kingdom
6370 Posts |
Posted - 07/06/2005 : 12:07:01
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The annoying thing about true yuppies is they are all style over substance. Validated by other such nonettes suited and booted with gadgets and gizmos to get jealous over.
Yuk.
Simon? Sloppy? say it isn't so!! |
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Cheeseman1000
>> Denizen of the Citizens Band <<
Iceland
8201 Posts |
Posted - 07/06/2005 : 12:09:46
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I'd say scruffy rather than sloppy.
No, thats not true actually.
Well, maybe a little.
I had my smart red t-shirt on and my cool trainers, but my jeans have got a bunch of unsightly holes at unstrategic points. I don't know if thats hep these days or not.
Cooler than yuppie boy anyway.
How's that for a slice of fried gold? |
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tobafett
* Dog in the Sand *
USA
1713 Posts |
Posted - 07/06/2005 : 12:34:10
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hey now...
i have and ipod and it has morcheeba on it. what are you trying to say? I don't like any new music (except frank and very very very few new or modern-day artists) so I tend to have lots of early 90s stuff on aforementioned iPod...
you sayin' i'm a yup?
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Cheeseman1000
>> Denizen of the Citizens Band <<
Iceland
8201 Posts |
Posted - 07/06/2005 : 12:38:17
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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? |
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starmekitten
-= Forum Pistolera =-
United Kingdom
6370 Posts |
Posted - 07/06/2005 : 12:45:39
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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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kathryn
~ Selkie Bride ~
Belgium
15320 Posts |
Posted - 07/06/2005 : 12:46:56
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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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tobafett
* Dog in the Sand *
USA
1713 Posts |
Posted - 07/06/2005 : 12:50:45
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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 |
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speedy_m
= Frankofile =
Canada
3581 Posts |
Posted - 07/06/2005 : 12:52:45
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I have to go return some video tapes.
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Cheeseman1000
>> Denizen of the Citizens Band <<
Iceland
8201 Posts |
Posted - 07/06/2005 : 12:55:16
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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? |
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tobafett
* Dog in the Sand *
USA
1713 Posts |
Posted - 07/06/2005 : 13:01:29
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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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kathryn
~ Selkie Bride ~
Belgium
15320 Posts |
Posted - 07/06/2005 : 13:02:38
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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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Cheeseman1000
>> Denizen of the Citizens Band <<
Iceland
8201 Posts |
Posted - 07/06/2005 : 13:04:40
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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?
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Mass Pleeze
- FB Fan -
USA
153 Posts |
Posted - 07/06/2005 : 13:11:06
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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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speedy_m
= Frankofile =
Canada
3581 Posts |
Posted - 07/06/2005 : 13:17:32
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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.
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kathryn
~ Selkie Bride ~
Belgium
15320 Posts |
Posted - 07/06/2005 : 13:19:44
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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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tobafett
* Dog in the Sand *
USA
1713 Posts |
Posted - 07/06/2005 : 13:45:36
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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. |
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kathryn
~ Selkie Bride ~
Belgium
15320 Posts |
Posted - 07/06/2005 : 13:47:55
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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
* Dog in the Sand *
USA
1713 Posts |
Posted - 07/06/2005 : 13:48:16
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and no, none of my shoes look cheap but were really expensive.
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Sir Rockabye
* Dog in the Sand *
USA
1158 Posts |
Posted - 07/06/2005 : 13:56:56
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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. |
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Cheeseman1000
>> Denizen of the Citizens Band <<
Iceland
8201 Posts |
Posted - 07/06/2005 : 14:14:18
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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? |
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tobafett
* Dog in the Sand *
USA
1713 Posts |
Posted - 07/06/2005 : 14:18:21
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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? |
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Cheeseman1000
>> Denizen of the Citizens Band <<
Iceland
8201 Posts |
Posted - 07/06/2005 : 14:28:18
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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? |
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tobafett
* Dog in the Sand *
USA
1713 Posts |
Posted - 07/06/2005 : 14:45:05
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possibly, yes I can see that...
how 'bout you an' me be friends, Cheeseman1000?
let's stop the fussin'. |
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Cheeseman1000
>> Denizen of the Citizens Band <<
Iceland
8201 Posts |
Posted - 07/06/2005 : 14:49:25
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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? |
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tobafett
* Dog in the Sand *
USA
1713 Posts |
Posted - 07/06/2005 : 14:52:08
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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.
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kathryn
~ Selkie Bride ~
Belgium
15320 Posts |
Posted - 07/06/2005 : 14:57:10
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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
* Dog in the Sand *
USA
1713 Posts |
Posted - 07/06/2005 : 14:58:53
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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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dayanara
* Dog in the Sand *
Australia
1811 Posts |
Posted - 07/06/2005 : 14:59:57
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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. |
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kathryn
~ Selkie Bride ~
Belgium
15320 Posts |
Posted - 07/06/2005 : 15:01:04
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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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tobafett
* Dog in the Sand *
USA
1713 Posts |
Posted - 07/06/2005 : 15:07:54
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| that sate you cheeseman? |
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