Austinist: A Girl's Guide to Snaggin' an Austin Hipster

ducknutz

Fri, 18 Jul 2008 07:44:57 -0600

Youth is a really confusing and pitiful illness.

madtown

Wed, 27 Jul 2005 15:56:47 -0600

My friends write misprint. How I love them.

rhm

Tue, 26 Jul 2005 19:07:17 -0600

yep, i first saw that article when it was published in bitch magazine. i was still bitter from my wimpster experience and my best friend gave it to me. a friend of mine then started dating said wimpster (i prefer to leave out the "h") and i had to pass it along to her.

lebruce

Tue, 26 Jul 2005 13:52:34 -0600

Hey, have you seen this? http://www.misprintmagazine.com I bet you have!

em

Tue, 26 Jul 2005 12:55:00 -0600

thanks, rhm! i'm assuming you've seen this, but if not, you should definitely check it out: http://www.blacktable.com/elder040212.htm. one of the funniest things on the interweb.

rhm

Tue, 26 Jul 2005 12:44:48 -0600

you forgot the most insidious type of hipster, the wimpster, aka "the sensitive type." Where to find him: moping in his room, reading pseudo-intellectual novels and feminist treatises; hanging around women's groups What he wears: glasses, a combo of #1 & #2 with a little seth cohen mixed in What he listens to: le tigre, ani difranco, amy mann and other assorted "vagina music" What he eats: usually vegetarian and usually very little; wimpsters are semi-anorexic What he drinks: strawberry margaritas Who he likes: women who are way out of his league, but reeling from a recent breakup and think they need to date someone different for a change, like a "nice guy" Pros: pretends to listen better than other guys, will give you an initial sense of comfort, his many female hipster friend will tell you that he's a quality guy Cons: the initial sense of comfort quickly gives way to the realization that his sensitive-guy routine was just an act to help him get laid and he's really just another selfish a-hole who can't commit, except now you wonder how you could possibly be treated this way by someone who should really be worshipping you and thanking the gods that he could get an attractive woman!

JAMster

Tue, 26 Jul 2005 08:11:50 -0600

Wazzzup friendster! A hipsterz a gwan' down, kno? Like, aaaaah yea-ah. SPLAdow n' shizzz, m'man. BooYAH.

friendster

Mon, 25 Jul 2005 23:47:29 -0600

guyz,whatz a hipsterz?!?!?!?

Kat

Mon, 25 Jul 2005 18:34:05 -0600

Nothing breaks the ice of bumping into a recent hipster one night stand quite like him telling you what his doctor told you he had to tell you. Sigh...young love.

Natalia

Mon, 25 Jul 2005 17:23:04 -0600

Oh, and don't EVEN act like you might want a committed relationship from one of these dudes--it ruins the std-spreading fun!

em

Mon, 25 Jul 2005 17:22:17 -0600

sean, you're right. i should have named this "a girl's guide to spotting an austin hipster." i am lazy. thanks for doing the work for me.

sean

Mon, 25 Jul 2005 17:14:37 -0600

I find it funny that the title is "A Girl's Guide to Snaggin' an Austin Hipster" yet none of these descriptions include the specific method of seduction. The previous article included sections titled "Step-by-step instructions on getting her attention" yet there are no headings in this article for "Step-by-step instructions on getting his attention" I don't know if this ommission was intentional (perhaps it's obvious, duh) or perhaps an editorial goof, but I think I can sum it up: Step-by-step instructions on getting his attention (all four types): 1) be hot

dsfsa

Mon, 25 Jul 2005 17:04:22 -0600

...character on the OC.

odam

Mon, 25 Jul 2005 16:16:41 -0600

IF you have a leather-cuffed watchand listen to bands with one name...you might be a ...

am

Mon, 25 Jul 2005 16:05:42 -0600

You are the Jeff Foxworthy of hipsters.

Ginger Rogers

Mon, 25 Jul 2005 16:01:19 -0600

I don't think "hipster" is something any smart person would want to be. Be proud of your non-member status! It sounds like the whole point of the hipster genre is to take something serious (like good authors, art, or whatever may be precious to those who care) and use it for vanity's sake only...oh, and to look "individual" but strangely like your peers. At least, that's all I've been able to gather. Y-A-W-N.

em

Mon, 25 Jul 2005 15:44:00 -0600

matty o, i heart you, too...and you're not that old!

kss

Mon, 25 Jul 2005 15:40:06 -0600

i am glad to report that i am not a hipster boy. modam, you're no hipster! you're just straight up coolster. or official afternoon fruit bearer. fruity?

odam

Mon, 25 Jul 2005 15:28:30 -0600

i have no idea where i fit in on this hipster continuum, maybe caus ei am old and un-hip, but i do know that I HEART Emily