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Reviews
1 imaginary stella said on April 21, 2008
That's the funniest thing I've read in a long time! Thanks for sharing, Erik!
(And P.S. I like that old Rage record. I wonder if said clerk would be so smarmy if the writer were buying Inside Out instead? He'd probably have wholeheartedly endorsed it because it's not as popular of a seller. Sigh.)
2 Erik Gonzalez said on April 21, 2008
The funny thing is I think I know exactly who they're talking about ...
Ah, San Francisco...
3 imaginary dana said on April 21, 2008
Oh Craigslist.
4 ChrisB said on April 21, 2008
I'm just glad that the record store clerk(s) who used to work at Orpheum are able to find work in this economy.
5 The Grim said on April 21, 2008
That pretty much sums up why I didn't partake in Record Store Day celebrations of any sort. Had there been a "publically flog asshole clerks," I'd have been all in.
I know all record-store employees aren't dickheads. Some are quite cool. I also know there are record store clerks on here -- what's it like to work with one of these people? As horrible as shopping from them?
6 Imaginary Kiku said on April 21, 2008
This is hilarious. And you can take out "record store clerk" and replace it with just about anything!
Dear Hipster Art Gallery Curator
Dear Hipster Art Deco Furniture Salesman
Dear Hipster Thrift Store Clerk
7 The Sad Truth said on April 21, 2008
Unfortunately, said clerk never saw the listing, because he was at the Vampire Weekend show! (Doh!)
Or was it MGMT? (I'm sorry, really, I am... I'll stop.)
8 The Sad Truth said on April 21, 2008
Unfortunately, said clerk never saw the listing, because he was at the Vampire Weekend show! (Doh!)
Or was it MGMT? (I'm sorry, really, I am... I'll stop.)
9 Diana Salier said on April 21, 2008
not all hipsters are like that, i just have to say.
10 Cory Banks said on April 21, 2008
But just enough of them are to make this kind of thing hilarious.
11 Diana Salier said on April 21, 2008
i guess what i meant to say is that if people are going to make fun of hipsters, they should make fun of the holier-than-thou attitude (which not all of them have) or the musical elitist attitude, whichever you want to call it -- not the way they dress.
oh fine, i'll just admit it, i'm guilty of the elitist attitude sometimes. that's why i always jump to the defense of hipsters. :)
12 bob said on April 22, 2008
damn...the yuppie craigslist posts are impenetrable...
how are they so witty in print....they know all of our hipster weaknesses...listing our qualities....how do they always figure it out.....ouuuch
hipster power is useless against them....becoming weak...can't stand up.....
13 Matty Worth said on April 22, 2008
I would imagine that the dig on the clothing was a dig on the holier-than-thou attitude as well - basically bringing up the whole "hipsters don't want anyone to conform but they all dress the same" argument.
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