You see this? This is what happens when hipster techies in the Mission litter their vintage textbook covers. Pick up after yourselves, people!
Posts Tagged ‘hipsters’
Techie litter
December 4th, 2013Does Orange County have more hipsters than San Francisco?
January 18th, 2012It sounds like a question fit for a parallel universe: could Orange County have more hipsters than San Francisco?
According to Priceonomics Blog, based on the number of fixed-gear bicycles, Orange County is the hippest place in America. The “Fixie Index” ranks San Francisco 4th — losing out to retro-ironic meccas LA and San Jose.
Here’s the bar graph:
Portland is surprisingly low on the list. And what about New York? Perhaps there’s more to being hip than owning a fixie: perhaps one also needs an asymmetric hairstyle, vintage clothes, and a six pack of PBR.
Sheep are hipsters
January 23rd, 2011It occurred to me the other day that sheep are hipsters.
Look, I’m not saying that hipsters are sheep, that would be redundant. I’m saying that sheep — those cuddly wool and cheese producing mammals — are hipsters themselves.
Here’s a handy table explaining the similarities.
Maybe these are all coincidences, you say. Maybe there’s nothing to this.
Well then here’s one last piece of evidence, courtesy of MissionMission contributor Ariel Dovas:
Yes, sheep hang out in Dolores Park! I rest my case.