Hip cool hipster lifestyle

Steve Hayes

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Mar 4, 2008, 10:47:36 PM3/4/08

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When you read about the hip cool hipster lifestyle, what image comes to mind?

I saw a blog post the other day that used the words in completely opposite
senses to those in which I use them.

I forgot where I saw it, and went searching for it, though I haven't found it
again, but I did find an interesting explanation here:

http://somechildrenleftbehind.blogspot.com/2008/01/revolution-will-be-televised-and.html

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CyberCypher

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Mar 5, 2008, 12:09:46 AM3/5/08

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Steve Hayes wrote:

> When you read about the hip cool hipster lifestyle, what image comes
> to mind?

Beatniks ca. 1940s-1960s.

> I saw a blog post the other day that used the words in completely
> opposite senses to those in which I use them.
>
> I forgot where I saw it, and went searching for it, though I haven't
> found it again, but I did find an interesting explanation here:
>
> http://somechildrenleftbehind.blogspot.com/2008/01/revolution-will-be-
> televised-and.html

This has nothing to do with the "hip cool hipster lifestyle". Being
"hip" is an old expression that means being aware of what's going on,
but the "hip cool hipster lifestyle" is strictly beatnikism.

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shared; ergo, they are not in the public domain." Anymouse.

Steve Hayes

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Mar 5, 2008, 12:22:01 AM3/5/08

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On Wed, 5 Mar 2008 05:09:46 +0000 (UTC), "CyberCypher"
<dontb...@easypeasy.com> wrote:

>Steve Hayes wrote:
>
>> When you read about the hip cool hipster lifestyle, what image comes
>> to mind?
>
>Beatniks ca. 1940s-1960s.
>
>> I saw a blog post the other day that used the words in completely
>> opposite senses to those in which I use them.
>>
>> I forgot where I saw it, and went searching for it, though I haven't
>> found it again, but I did find an interesting explanation here:
>>
>> http://somechildrenleftbehind.blogspot.com/2008/01/revolution-will-be-
>> televised-and.html
>
>This has nothing to do with the "hip cool hipster lifestyle". Being
>"hip" is an old expression that means being aware of what's going on,
>but the "hip cool hipster lifestyle" is strictly beatnikism.

Hipsters became hippies in the late 1960s, but according to Wikipedia
"hipster" was revived by an ad agency in the 1990s.

Oleg Lego

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Mar 5, 2008, 12:51:00 AM3/5/08

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On Wed, 05 Mar 2008 05:47:36 +0200, Steve Hayes posted:

>When you read about the hip cool hipster lifestyle, what image comes to mind?

The image of someone attempting to write in English, and failing.

>I saw a blog post the other day that used the words in completely opposite
>senses to those in which I use them.
>
>I forgot where I saw it, and went searching for it, though I haven't found it
>again, but I did find an interesting explanation here:
>
>http://somechildrenleftbehind.blogspot.com/2008/01/revolution-will-be-televised-and.html

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WCdnE

R H Draney

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Mar 5, 2008, 1:27:02 AM3/5/08

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Steve Hayes filted:

>
>When you read about the hip cool hipster lifestyle, what image comes to mind?

Someone who's reet, voot and zorch....r

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Nasti J

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Mar 5, 2008, 12:41:49 PM3/5/08

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On Mar 4, 8:47 pm, Steve Hayes <hayesm...@hotmail.com> wrote:
> When you read about the hip cool hipster lifestyle, what image comes to mind?
>

The Festrunk brothers

J. Lee

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Mar 9, 2008, 2:50:26 PM3/9/08

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"Steve Hayes" <haye...@hotmail.com> wrote in message news:4n5ss3t7eisp1280a...@4ax.com...

This has been removed. Any idea why?

R H Draney

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Mar 9, 2008, 4:34:31 PM3/9/08

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J. Lee filted:

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>"Steve Hayes" <haye...@hotmail.com> wrote in message
>news:4n5ss3t7eisp1280a...@4ax.com...
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>| I forgot where I saw it, and went searching for it, though I haven't found it
>| again, but I did find an interesting explanation here:
>|
>|
>http://somechildrenleftbehind.blogspot.com/2008/01/revolution-will-be-televised-and.html

>

>This has been removed. Any idea why?

It was cluttering the place up....r

Steve Hayes

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Mar 10, 2008, 12:29:16 AM3/10/08

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On Sun, 09 Mar 2008 18:50:26 GMT, "J. Lee" <JL...@BrainPolice.net> wrote:

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>"Steve Hayes" <haye...@hotmail.com> wrote in message news:4n5ss3t7eisp1280a...@4ax.com...

http://somechildrenleftbehind.blogspot.com/2008/01/revolution-will-be-televised-and.html

>This has been removed. Any idea why?

None at all.