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Enough with the fake glasses already, OK?

Frayed Knot May 29 2012 07:00 AM

I'm just sayin'

HahnSolo May 29 2012 07:31 AM Re: Enough with the fake glasses already, OK?

Is there an epidemic of them that I have missed? I seem to remember that fake glasses were pretty big back in 90-91ish.

Ceetar May 29 2012 08:30 AM Re: Enough with the fake glasses already, OK?

yeah, i have no idea what you're talking about.

MFS62 May 29 2012 08:37 AM Re: Enough with the fake glasses already, OK?

Frayed Knot wrote: I'm just sayin' You may be getting your wish. I think this is the last year for CSI Miami. Later

Frayed Knot May 29 2012 01:36 PM Re: Enough with the fake glasses already, OK?

Mainly I'm talking about NBA post-game media sessions where nerdy-looking glasses without any glass in them seem to be the current rage. Seems to be some crossover to Hollywood types as well. I'm guessing they think it makes them look smarter. No, it makes you look needier.

LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr May 30 2012 11:44 AM Re: Enough with the fake glasses already, OK? Edited 2 time(s), most recently on May 30 2012 11:48 AM

Ah, yes. The "blipster." HahnSolo wrote: I seem to remember that fake glasses were pretty big back in 90-91ish. IIRC, this was more like the early-to-mid-'90s. Like, right around "Reality Bites" and Nirvana, just prior to the advent of Weezer and the very beginnings of "emo."

Benjamin Grimm May 30 2012 11:46 AM Re: Enough with the fake glasses already, OK?

You know what I've had enough of? Those stupid car decals that have Calvin (of Calvin and Hobbes) peeing on something that the driver doesn't like.

LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr May 30 2012 11:49 AM Re: Enough with the fake glasses already, OK?

FK wrote: Enough with the fake glasses already, OK?" Benjamin Grimm wrote: You know what I've had enough of? Those stupid car decals that have Calvin (of Calvin and Hobbes) peeing on something that the driver doesn't like. And THIS is the difference between north Jersey and south Jersey/the Shore.

Mets – Willets Point May 30 2012 11:52 AM Re: Enough with the fake glasses already, OK?

LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr wrote: Benjamin Grimm wrote: You know what I've had enough of? Those stupid car decals that have Calvin (of Calvin and Hobbes) peeing on something that the driver doesn't like. And THIS is the difference between north Jersey and south Jersey/the Shore. I always associate those with The South, as in far more southerly than south Jersey.

metirish May 30 2012 11:56 AM Re: Enough with the fake glasses already, OK?

LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr wrote: Ah, yes. The "blipster." HahnSolo wrote: I seem to remember that fake glasses were pretty big back in 90-91ish. IIRC, this was more like the early-to-mid-'90s. Like, right around "Reality Bites" and Nirvana, just prior to the advent of Weezer and the very beginnings of "emo." that article was pretty freaking funny.

LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr May 30 2012 11:58 AM Re: Enough with the fake glasses already, OK?

Mets – Willets Point wrote: LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr wrote: Benjamin Grimm wrote: You know what I've had enough of? Those stupid car decals that have Calvin (of Calvin and Hobbes) peeing on something that the driver doesn't like. And THIS is the difference between north Jersey and south Jersey/the Shore. I always associate those with The South, as in far more southerly than south Jersey. Oh, I don't mean that that sort of thing is exclusive to Down-the-Shore-Country-- only that it's particular to the trashier locals' car decor there (as compared to the hipster-y/trend-chasing north, he generalizes mightily).

Ceetar May 30 2012 12:03 PM Re: Enough with the fake glasses already, OK?

I prefer those to the "Don't let my car fool you, my treasure is in heaven" bumper stickers, particularly as affixed to gold-emblem'd Lexus'. Lexi?

LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr May 30 2012 12:09 PM Re: Enough with the fake glasses already, OK? Edited 1 time(s), most recently on May 30 2012 12:11 PM

Three-letter vacation badges. Those cartoon family stick-figures. Baby on Board. "My Child Is An Honor Student at..." "My Child Beat Up Your Honor Student Ha Ha." Really, ALL bumper stickers suck. At best, you get a chuckle you'll never hear. At worst-- and far more often-- you invite morons to damage your car because you have the wrong candidate/school/sporting franchise displayed. The black hipster thing, though? Kind of fascinating. And I gotta say-- the whole slightly-arch dress-up game that some hipsters-- black or otherwise-- have been playing for the last half-decade or so has been fun and a lot less aesthetically-painful than previous trendoid things from the last quarter-century (grunge, baggy pants-and-wallet-chains, skinny-AND-below-buttline jeans, e.g.).

metirish May 30 2012 12:11 PM Re: Enough with the fake glasses already, OK?

LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr wrote: T Those cartoon family stick-figures O h I hate them, did see a funny take on it recently, one featuring the guys' ho and bitches along with his regular family and pets.

Ceetar May 30 2012 12:12 PM Re: Enough with the fake glasses already, OK?

metirish wrote: LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr wrote: T Those cartoon family stick-figures O h I hate them, did see a funny take on it recently, one featuring the guys' ho and bitches along with his regular family and pets. My brother in law gave us a Zombie themed one recently that we have yet to put on the car.

Edgy MD May 30 2012 12:16 PM Re: Enough with the fake glasses already, OK?

The only thing that should be on a bumper sticker is the sunset and seagull of the 1970s WLIR logo.

LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr May 30 2012 12:25 PM Re: Enough with the fake glasses already, OK?

Ceetar wrote: My brother in law gave us a Zombie themed one recently that we have yet to put on the car. I presume you're waiting until you have undead kids?

Ceetar May 30 2012 12:36 PM Re: Enough with the fake glasses already, OK?

LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr wrote: Ceetar wrote: My brother in law gave us a Zombie themed one recently that we have yet to put on the car. I presume you're waiting until you have undead kids? I hope not. Have you ever tried to fit a brain into a bottle? I guess you'd have to puree it first right?

metsmarathon May 30 2012 01:47 PM Re: Enough with the fake glasses already, OK?

truckballs. enough is enough.

Frayed Knot May 30 2012 02:36 PM Re: Enough with the fake glasses already, OK?

Benjamin Grimm wrote: You know what I've had enough of? Those stupid car decals that have Calvin (of Calvin and Hobbes) peeing on something that the driver doesn't like. Now you made me want to get a sticker of Calvin peeing on some fake hipster-dude's glasses.

A Boy Named Seo May 30 2012 03:52 PM Re: Enough with the fake glasses already, OK?

I feel like Baron Davis is the Godfather of the modern NBA blipster movement, but he's since been eclipsed by more up-and-coming blipsters who probably (not coincidentally) have more relevant careers, too. Baron: He's the one wearing the... nevermind. Other notables go glasses sometimes (LeBron and Wade in Miami), but OKC goes full-court press with it, and have to be considered the Kings of NBA Alt. Harden has his zany mohawk and beard, Durant loves to wear dumb little backpacks to pressers, and Russell Westbrook is the unparalleled MVP of neo, Steve Urkell-wave fashion. #MVP #MVP #MVP

Rockin' Doc Jun 02 2012 10:57 AM Re: Enough with the fake glasses already, OK?

I would like to come out in support of athletes and celebrities, with more money than brains, spending their cash on glasses that they don't actually need. The more the merrier, I say. Now, if only the fad would catch on with the general masses.* *I am more accustomed to dealing with people that can't count the fingers on my hand at a distance of 5 feet arguing that they really don't need glasses, because they see "good enough to drive".

metsmarathon Jun 02 2012 12:10 PM Re: Enough with the fake glasses already, OK?

note that they never claim to see well enough to drive safely...