Tag Archives: hipster

Blessed Are the Weird People!

Posted on February 19, 2025 by mitchteemley

It was 1999 (as in “party like it’s…”). I was wearing khakis and a polo shirt, and was about to do a reading of my autobiographical poem Fool’s Odyssey for a room full of clove cigarette-smoking hipsters, identically clad in … Continue reading →

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The Hipster is Dead — Long Live the Hipster!

Posted on December 9, 2021 by mitchteemley

To paraphrase the quintessential 19th Century hipster, Mark Twain, “Reports of the death of the hipster have been greatly exaggerated.” They’ve always been with us, they’re just “evolving” (how hip is that?), from Babel to Bauhaus, Beatnik to Hippie, Grunge … Continue reading →

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How to be Cool

Posted on July 6, 2018 by mitchteemley

I’m not cool And neither are you How do I know? Because you’re reading this Which proves you want to be cool And cool people don’t care if they’re cool Which is what makes them cool No, wait come to … Continue reading →

Posted in Humor, Poetry, Popular Culture & Entertainment, Quips and Quotes | Tagged , , , , , | 42 Comments

You’re Peculiar!

Posted on June 15, 2017 by mitchteemley

I was wearing khakis and a polo shirt, and was about to do a poetry reading for a room full of clove cigarette-smoking hipsters, identically clad in tight black clothes. I stepped up to the microphone and mumbled, “I feel … Continue reading →

Posted in For Pastors and Teachers, Humor, Memoir, Poetry, Quips and Quotes, Religion/Faith | Tagged , , , | 16 Comments

Too Hip for Tuesday

Posted on September 27, 2016 by mitchteemley
Posted in Culture, Humor, Mitchellaneous, Popular Culture & Entertainment | Tagged , , , , , | 9 Comments