What is hipster?

[firecat]

There is a company that sells printed magnetic sheets the size of your whole refrigerator*. This one depicts 35mm cameras, Converse basketball shoes, round glasses, something that looks like a cassette tape, and something else I can't parse. This particular magnet is called "hipsters set."

http://www.kudumagnets.com/hipsters-set

I thought I had an idea of what hipster is. But this makes me think that hipster is nostalgia for the 70s, and that's not what I thought it was.

*If you ask me, that takes all the fun out of refrigerator magnets.

Comments

Re: I hope this isn't unwelcome Geek Answer Syndrome?

[kshandra]

And the cassette tape with the cord may be an adapter to run a Sony Discman through your car tape player.

It's not a cord - it's a loop of tape that's escaped the cassette. Someone hand me a Bic pen, will you?

Re: I hope this isn't unwelcome Geek Answer Syndrome?

[firecat]

Only it looks like it's not going back in the other end, so the Bic pen trick might not work.

Re: I hope this isn't unwelcome Geek Answer Syndrome?

[kshandra]

If the tape got creased, it could just be curling back in on itself (I certainly saw that happen a time or three), but it'll definitely be a weak point and at risk for breakage. Time to pick up a new copy. ;-)

Re: I hope this isn't unwelcome Geek Answer Syndrome?

[firecat]

But try to play it one more time for kicks and giggles, because it might have weird backward or wah-wah effects.

Re: I hope this isn't unwelcome Geek Answer Syndrome?

[klwalton.livejournal.com]

A #2 pencil works better :).