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Yuppies: New Name, Same Sense Of Entitlement

raincoaster — Sat, 19 Apr 2008 02:18:27 EDT

@Nick Douglas: My personal favorite (couples only) is DINKS: double income, no kids. A friend of mine went around introducing herself and her husband that way, until I finally snapped and said that if she insisted on calling herself a dink, people would tend to believe her.

raincoaster

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famousauthor — Fri, 18 Apr 2008 19:43:01 EDT

Don't forget that when the question of naming the current obnoxious generation came up in the 1980s, George Will, with his perfect ear for the language, suggested "Yumpies."
That's what you get for having a Princeton PhD, like Dr. Julia Allison.

famousauthor

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Saxon 212 — Fri, 18 Apr 2008 17:03:33 EDT

Ha ha ha!

Saxon 212

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Gayyker — Fri, 18 Apr 2008 16:02:58 EDT

Oh wow! It's like I'm reading about the exact same de-evoloutionary path I've witnessed my parents take. Except stateside.

Gayyker

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miss_msry — Fri, 18 Apr 2008 15:59:43 EDT

@fuzzymuffins:

I graduated college in 1977 and believe me, I faced the same shitty job market you did. Followed closely by the the 1984-89 piece of shit economy where my house lost 3/4 of its value.

Life sucks, but it sucks for all of us and pretty much evens out in the end.

Except for the poors and the super riches.

miss_msry

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miss_msry — Fri, 18 Apr 2008 15:55:44 EDT

Shit, I got screwed out the 20 years of fabulous lifestyle and went directly to middle-aged and standing still.

miss_msry

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Goober_Pea — Fri, 18 Apr 2008 15:52:56 EDT

I'm a Gen-X/Gen-Y splitter. What am I? Do I have no overlyexaggerated, diminutive nickname? Must I be accountable for my own behavior instead of being able to lump it into the mindless sociatial void? Who am I!?!? Define me??!!?! Save me from this decending oblivion before I vanish into the night, merely a whisper in the air, a tree in the vacant forest, a single soundless hand. Nothing.

Goober_Pea

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Smitros — Fri, 18 Apr 2008 15:34:44 EDT

But at least we Arppies are optimists and know things can only get better. Well, they couldn't get much worse.

That last sentence represents an invitation and a challenge.

Smitros

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BettyCrocker — Fri, 18 Apr 2008 15:34:37 EDT

@Nick Douglas: Spendtards.

BettyCrocker

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rosaluxembourgeoise — Fri, 18 Apr 2008 15:34:33 EDT

ARPPie hunger bashed in the front gates of Harrod's Boxing Day Sale. ARPPies' children poured onto the streets, burning the tires of their Maclaren prams, hungrily taking on the police and armed forces. Hunger was the wail heard as far as Tuscany, lupine and desperate.

There would be no tartufo bianco this year, only rage and despair.

rosaluxembourgeoise

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fuzzymuffins — Fri, 18 Apr 2008 15:30:55 EDT

i am a 'post' yuppie, pre 'gen-x'. i graduated the tail end of the 80's, during the recession caused by yuppies.

now they get to deal with the recession caused by the all their own ilk that never got off the coke...

fuzzymuffins

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Sarcastro — Fri, 18 Apr 2008 15:17:24 EDT

@Nick Douglas: LOLoser.

Sarcastro

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brechtgirl — Fri, 18 Apr 2008 15:16:08 EDT

@Nick Douglas: Grup?

or do I still not understand that word

brechtgirl

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Conbon — Fri, 18 Apr 2008 15:14:50 EDT

@Nick Douglas: Casualty of the Revolution?

Conbon

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hamburgerhotdog — Fri, 18 Apr 2008 15:13:00 EDT

@Nick Douglas: Neal Pollack?

hamburgerhotdog

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depardoo — Fri, 18 Apr 2008 15:11:55 EDT

Oh, now I see why one must choose between those pricey frappacinos and the Segway.

depardoo

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depardoo — Fri, 18 Apr 2008 15:11:18 EDT

What's this "thrusting" business of which she speaks?

depardoo

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VirusWithShoes — Fri, 18 Apr 2008 15:06:59 EDT

@Nick Douglas: Homeless?

VirusWithShoes

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Sarcastro — Fri, 18 Apr 2008 15:03:39 EDT

@Nick Douglas: Sexkitten?

Sarcastro

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Sarcastro — Fri, 18 Apr 2008 15:03:14 EDT

I'm a grubby. It's not an acronym.

Sarcastro

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flossy — Fri, 18 Apr 2008 15:02:48 EDT

Skiing is apparently a grave necessity, judging by the number of people on craigslist willing to exchange sexual favors in order to do it.

Jeez, people! It's mid-April! Try a more seasonably-appropriate leisure sport, like sailing. And no, for the last time, your friend Tina is not invited.

flossy

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Nick Douglas — Fri, 18 Apr 2008 15:01:46 EDT

I sincerely want a new word for yuppie by the time I graduate from hipster.

Nick Douglas

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KarenUhOh — Fri, 18 Apr 2008 14:59:37 EDT

Well good for fucking you. Give me those keys and don't trip over the mirror on the way up to your fucking treehouse.

KarenUhOh

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Sarcastro — Fri, 18 Apr 2008 14:58:22 EDT

When the somewhat wealthy are inconvenienced, there must be revolution!

Sarcastro

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VirusWithShoes — Fri, 18 Apr 2008 14:56:48 EDT

I pride myself on being a DGAFAAATMACCLATF.

Don't Give A Fuck About Anything At The Moment And Couldn't Care Less About The Future.

VirusWithShoes

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FitnessMadeSimple — Fri, 18 Apr 2008 14:55:04 EDT

Hey, at least 80s yuppies gave us the literary gem that is American Psycho.

FitnessMadeSimple

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misssgolightly — Fri, 18 Apr 2008 14:52:09 EDT

The fact that that he/she can unironically use the term "Arppie" in a conversation says a whole lot.
Canceling vacations?!?! Worrying about the cost of food!?! Stop acting like a poor, Carol!

misssgolightly

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saltwatertaffy — Fri, 18 Apr 2008 14:50:34 EDT

I know those are just models and not real arppies, but i had a strong urge to enlarge that photo and slap my monitor just now anyway.

saltwatertaffy

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StabbyFerosh — Fri, 18 Apr 2008 14:50:24 EDT

The faux posh accent is inferred I take it?

StabbyFerosh

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hamburgerhotdog — Fri, 18 Apr 2008 14:50:18 EDT

I think you meant AARP.

hamburgerhotdog

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BalknChain — Fri, 18 Apr 2008 14:49:44 EDT

It's HARRPY when they argue.

BalknChain

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mathnet — Fri, 18 Apr 2008 14:48:20 EDT

I'd rather be an Arby.

mathnet