Thursday, September 13, 2012

Time For A Tragedy

Over a year ago, one of my friends posed a question to me (and other friends of his), "What is the group noun for hipsters?"

Ok, full disclosure, I had no idea what the question even meant - I wasn't familiar with the term 'group noun' so I asked him to explain.  He gave me several examples, there's a pod of whales, a pack of wolves, a murder of crows, a school of fish, etc.  So what is it for hipsters?


I have the answer.  The only answer.  Introducing...

A Tragedy of Hipsters

When I first came up with this a while ago, I was content to just let it be something that a couple of us laughed at.  But now, I want everyone to start using this.  So please do me a favor, every time you see hipsters walking or gathering somewhere in a group, point them out and say, "hey, check out that tragedy."  I've done it a couple times now, it's remarkable how good it feels.

But wait, there's more...

I need help opening a bar here in the Mission in SF.  The bar will be called The Tragedies.  It'll be a very ironic place.  But we WILL set it up so that every night, people dressed in bright colors walk in and put some Sheryl Crow on the jukebox or like "I'm Walking On Sunshine" just so that everyone can turn and look and judge the people who are totally out of place.

The theme song for the joint will be "Tragedy" by the Bee Gees.  Can someone help me purchase the rights to the song from the Bee Gees?

Imagine being the bartender at this bar.  A hipster comes to the bar by himself and orders a pint of PBR.  The bartender hands him the beer and says, "How's your tragedy?"  The hipster rolls his eyes and sighs an annoyed sigh. 

Help me turn this dream into a reality!



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