{"id":886,"date":"2011-01-23T10:05:09","date_gmt":"2011-01-23T10:05:09","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.mrericsir.com\/blog\/?p=886"},"modified":"2023-07-14T16:41:33","modified_gmt":"2023-07-14T16:41:33","slug":"sheep-are-hipsters","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.mrericsir.com\/blog\/misc\/sheep-are-hipsters\/","title":{"rendered":"Sheep are hipsters"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">It occurred to me the other day that sheep are hipsters.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Look, I&#8217;m not saying that hipsters are sheep, that would be redundant.  I&#8217;m saying that sheep &#8212; those cuddly wool and cheese producing mammals &#8212; are hipsters themselves.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Here&#8217;s a handy table explaining the similarities.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table><tbody><tr><th>Sheep<\/th><th>Hipsters<\/th><\/tr><tr><td>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/80849230@N00\/3060552560\/\" title=\"Sheep by ASPatrick, on Flickr\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/farm4.static.flickr.com\/3162\/3060552560_7d6e42e159_m.jpg\" alt=\"Sheep\" width=\"240\" height=\"180\"><\/a><\/td><td><a href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/11273631@N08\/3658397751\/\" title=\"More hipster action by chrishusein, on Flickr\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/farm4.static.flickr.com\/3298\/3658397751_7d69449a2b_m.jpg\" alt=\"More hipster action\" width=\"240\" height=\"180\"><\/a><\/td><\/tr><tr><td>\n<strong>Sheep<\/strong> wear wool sweaters naturally<\/td><td>\n<strong>Hipsters<\/strong> wear wool sweaters ironically<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>\n<strong>Sheep<\/strong> follow each other<\/td><td>\n<strong>Hipsters<\/strong> follow each other<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>\n<strong>Sheep<\/strong> have sheep dogs<\/td><td>\n<strong>Hipsters<\/strong> have trendy dogs<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>\n<strong>Sheep<\/strong> eat a vegan, gluten-free diet<\/td><td>\n<strong>Hipsters<\/strong> eat a vegan, gluten-free diet<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Maybe these are all coincidences, you say.  Maybe there&#8217;s nothing to this.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Well then here&#8217;s one last piece of evidence, courtesy of <a href=\"http:\/\/missionmission.wordpress.com\">MissionMission<\/a> contributor <a href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/eviloars\">Ariel Dovas<\/a>:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/eviloars\/4550039400\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/farm5.static.flickr.com\/4034\/4550039400_7a07183bbc.jpg\" alt=\"The People In Dolores Park Are Sheep\"\/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Yes, sheep hang out in Dolores Park! I rest my case.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>It occurred to me the other day that sheep are hipsters. Look, I&#8217;m not saying that hipsters are sheep, that would be redundant. 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