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The term is fluid and can change with time, but right now some of the most prominent traits of a hipster are indie music or dubstep, and overuse of cellphone technology and social media (especially those goddamn hashtags!)
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Bushy beards. Thick rimmed glasses (black plastic). Vitamin D deficiency. Goddamn fedoras.
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Trailers for sequels of movies that weren't all that great or just plain downright horrible in the first movie, I.e, The Smurfs 2, as it was ripped apart by movie critics and got a low rating on Rotten Tomatoes, and was considered one of the worst movies of that year.....
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Originally posted by tass tass wrote:

Bushy beards. Thick rimmed glasses (black plastic). Vitamin D deficiency. Goddamn fedoras.
I love fedoras....

unless you mean those recent ones with the hideous tiny brim...
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Originally posted by Thor Thor wrote:

 

It might've started back then, but it wasn't a term people used (either as a compliment or as a pejorative) when I was younger.  Didn't hear it much in the 60s or 70s or 80s.  It only started reappearing in maybe the late 90s.  Prior to that, if I used the word, I used it in reference to guys in the 40s wearing zoot suits, and maybe to 50s beatniks.

 

 


In the 20s the females were flappers. About the only thing in the 30s I can think of is gangsters. Very early 40s zoot suitors. Beatniks for the 50s. Hippies for the 60s and 70s. Disco for the 80s. Goth for the 90s. Hipsters for the 00s. All of them were trying to be different. When these different people become recognized by the mainstream in hundreds, thousands, tens of thousands, hundreds of thousands, even millions (hippies). They were no longer different. I really don't know first hand but have had friends in these alternate lifestyles since the mid 60s.     
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Hipsters were the 40's. Jazz boys. Also called "Hepcats" Source
And then there were Bobbysoxers, and in 1910 you had the Dadaists.
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Originally posted by Codtaro Codtaro wrote:

Hipsters were the 40's. Jazz boys. Also called "Hepcats" Source
And then there were Bobbysoxers, and in 1910 you had the Dadaists.

Yeah "Hepcats" I forgot that one. Bobbysoxers were the flappers of the 50s their sex appeal was appearing very young and innocent!
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"If you or a loved one died from mesothelioma (or fill in whatever the ambulance chasers are going after)"...Really? If YOU or a loved one died....Well, sh*t, chuckles, if I'm dead, I am certainly not calling you for legal advice!!

Smartass kids with milquetoasty parents who don't have a frigging clue about raising kids, ie Ikea's 'Little Leo'...I would kick that kid into the middle of next week.

Any product relating to any vaginal malady. I am female, and when I need those products, I know where to find them...I don't need yeast meds/tampons/etc shoved in my face.
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Where do I start? Well, I have noticed a trend of early 70's looking hippies are getting popular. And also, sometimes combined, actors that don't blink. Make them quit staring at me to sell a Dariry Queen combo meal!! Blink you zombie hippie!!! Blink! Also the dried up actors trying to sell me reverse mortgages, gold or diabetes supplies!
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I agree with Whitedog about the vaginal ads.  They're unnecessary.  We have been familiar with tampons and pads since a young age, and know what brands we like.  The medication is also well known.  If we have a question, we have doctors or the pharmacist.  Quit putting this crap on tv.  Same for you, Depends and Tena.

A complaint my husband and I both have is OVERLY LOUD piano music on commercials.  Please don't ask me for an example, because I couldn't tell you.  We're too busy diving for the remote to mute the commercial.  Wasn't there a law passed about the volume of commercials?  I see some companies are ignoring it.

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Any medication/pills/whatever that one needs a prescription from a doctor to buy. Why would I even "ask my doctor if .... is right for you" after hearing those 2 dozen side effects on their TV commercial? 
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- People swiping other people's food. No, it isn't funny. Buy your own damn food you pig.
 
- Smart ass bratty kids who deserve a good boot in the ass. When I was a kid and I pulled that sh*t I got the taste slapped outta my mouth.
 
- Commercials that try too hard to be funny. there is nothing more painful to watch than something that is trying too hard and failing to be funny.  
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DUBSTEP
What started off was a few commercials here and there has now become an epidemic. Now it's basically every other commercial. Carl's Jr. has committed a lot of offenses in their newest commercial. Slow-motion eating, hash tags, and loud obnoxious dubstep. Not going there anytime soon.
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Originally posted by Tiz Tiz wrote:

Any medication/pills/whatever that one needs a prescription from a doctor to buy. Why would I even "ask my doctor if .... is right for you" after hearing those 2 dozen side effects on their TV commercial? 


Especially with medications where the side effects seem to defeat the whole purpose of taking the medication in the first place.  Did I hear that correctly, this anti-depression med could cause thoughts of suicide?  Isn't that what I'm talking the meds to get rid of?
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Talking babies. The super-imposing of people's mouths onto babies to make them have smart@$$ remarks stopped being funny about 15 years ago. Actually, it was NEVER funny. Also the CGI dancing babies. They've done this to death. It's not funny anymore and it's not cute. Get some new ideas, this one needs to banned.

Finally wasn't there a law passed on the volume of commercials? Why am I still jumping for my remote to turn down obnoxiously loud commercials?
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Originally posted by Frankcastle006 Frankcastle006 wrote:

Talking babies. The super-imposing of people's mouths onto babies to make them have smart@$$ remarks stopped being funny about 15 years ago. Actually, it was NEVER funny. Also the CGI dancing babies. They've done this to death. It's not funny anymore and it's not cute. Get some new ideas, this one needs to banned.

Finally wasn't there a law passed on the volume of commercials? Why am I still jumping for my remote to turn down obnoxiously loud commercials?

Because there is a law in place with no punishment for disobeying the law. Unfortunately this is not uncommon. It's called politics! Or smoke and mirrors. "We solved this problem" Let's move on to the next problem not really solved!!!
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Those weird commercials that are supposed to be funny but you're not really laughing. Like the R-A-C "Are you checking me out" ones that seem like forced humor.
"If we don't watch the commercials it's like were stealing tv"- Homer Simpson
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There seems to be a trend in car ads where they have young female salespeople in sensible skirts and cardigans.  I don't have a problem with it, but it seems like it was some corporate ad decision that says that's who car buyers want to see....  There are just too many for it to be a coincidence.
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One trend that I loathe is when stop-motion animation is used on humans. It just looks annoying.
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Crunching of course, but whispering also makes my skin crawl.
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Originally posted by Madawee Madawee wrote:

Originally posted by lkl005 lkl005 wrote:

You could save 15% on your boner drugs if you have a reverse mortgage then call peachtree providing you don't have a hole in your thoat when you take shower in your walk in tube. Period. Dirty butts. Fake hair color. That is alll.

I literally blew a snot onto my screen when I read this! LMAO... crying here...LOLLOLLOL
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Single commercial pushing (sometimes not directly related) products.
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Originally posted by Frankcastle006 Frankcastle006 wrote:

Talking babies. The super-imposing of people's mouths onto babies to make them have smart@$$ remarks stopped being funny about 15 years ago. Actually, it was NEVER funny. Also the CGI dancing babies. They've done this to death. It's not funny anymore and it's not cute. Get some new ideas, this one needs to banned.

Finally wasn't there a law passed on the volume of commercials? Why am I still jumping for my remote to turn down obnoxiously loud commercials?


Speaking of talking things that aren't supposed to talk...
- Talking food items.  Exhibit A: Babybel ad with the Babybel sphere "speaking" in that horrid allegedly "French" accent, or any of the recent M&M's commercials.  In light of the M&M's commercial featuring Meat Loaf's "I'd Do Anything For Love," perhaps I should set aside special hatred for commercials featuring SINGING food items!
- Talking household items.  Exhibit B: The Gas-X ad with the talking perfume and antacid bottles.
- Talking body parts, or worse yet, talking AILMENTS!  Exhibit C, the below commercial for Dr. Scholl's Freeze Away, which airs during virtually every episode of Judge Judy.



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Originally posted by Brad Brad wrote:

There seems to be a trend in car ads where they have young female salespeople in sensible skirts and cardigans.  I don't have a problem with it, but it seems like it was some corporate ad decision that says that's who car buyers want to see....  There are just too many for it to be a coincidence.

Are you talking about the Honda commercial. She looks like a "Preppy/Yuppie" then turns into a wannabe gangsta! Hot women in short skirts and skimpy tops would probably work better on me. Actually I research a handful of cars then buy the one I think is the best car for the best price.
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Originally posted by ChrisInMI ChrisInMI wrote:


Originally posted by Frankcastle006 Frankcastle006 wrote:

Talking babies. The super-imposing of people's mouths onto babies to make them have smart@$$ remarks stopped being funny about 15 years ago. Actually, it was NEVER funny. Also the CGI dancing babies. They've done this to death. It's not funny anymore and it's not cute. Get some new ideas, this one needs to banned.

Finally wasn't there a law passed on the volume of commercials? Why am I still jumping for my remote to turn down obnoxiously loud commercials?


Speaking of talking things that aren't supposed to talk...
- Talking food items.  Exhibit A: Babybel ad with the Babybel sphere "speaking" in that horrid allegedly "French" accent, or any of the recent M&M's commercials.  In light of the M&M's commercial featuring Meat Loaf's "I'd Do Anything For Love," perhaps I should set aside special hatred for commercials featuring SINGING food items!
- Talking household items.  Exhibit B: The Gas-X ad with the talking perfume and antacid bottles.
- Talking body parts, or worse yet, talking AILMENTS!  Exhibit C, the below commercial for Dr. Scholl's Freeze Away, which airs during virtually every episode of Judge Judy.





Oh, how I HATE that ad!
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Besides talking babies, talking dogs and cats.  They're all better just being babies and dogs and cats.  I especially hate when they work their computer graphics magic to make their mouths move as if they're talking.
 
 
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