Tuesday, August 11, 2009

bukowski, shmukowski.

today i saw a bumper sticker that said "i'd rather be reading bukowski."

look, i know i'm not a hipster because i don't even know who charles bukowski is. and unlike a nonhipster hipster, i don't pretend to know who charles bukowski is. i just don't give a shit. and i was an english major, goddamnit. and i'm not embarrassed to say so.

even if the driver of that car knows who bukowski is, i'm pretty sure he's never read one of his poems. and if he, lord help us, has read a bukowski poem, i'm sure he can't actually relate to it. at all. ever.

and the irony of it is, an actual hipster who reads bukowski would never advertise it on his bumper. with a sticker. a bumper sticker. not just because an actual hipster probably doesn't have a car, but because actual hipsters don't advertise. and don't spend $4.99 on stickers.

just saying.
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7 comments:

  1. AnonymousSeptember 10, 2009 at 3:59 PM

    I want a bumper sticker that says "I am not a hipster"

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  2. AnonymousOctober 23, 2009 at 2:41 AM

    what are you 13 years old? Stop trying to define whats a hipster and whats not. Thats like being some kind of head cheerleader trying to define who's cool and whos not. Just live your life, and stop trying to be part of something. This is the stupidest blog I've ever seen

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  3. karyneNovember 16, 2009 at 2:03 PM

    dear anonymous number 2,

    you are clearly a hipster. hope you're happy. you can stop reading this blog now. it doesn't pertain to you.

    -levi

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  4. cadetcactusFebruary 7, 2011 at 11:28 PM

    I'm not a hipster, but Bukowski is an amazing writer. You're not not a hipster because you've never heard of him, but because you're obviously a very poor example of an English major. You can go ahead and defend yourself all you want, I'm just sayin'.

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  5. UnknownFebruary 19, 2011 at 10:03 PM

    Bukowski is an incredible poet, whether the reader is a 'hipster' or not. I not ONLY happen to read Bukowski regularly, but I also own this bumper sticker, and it's on my car presently. Thanks for the insult. You might want to use a little tact when blogging next time. Consider your audience.

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  6. AnonymousAugust 13, 2011 at 2:43 PM

    hipster and bukowski should never be used in the same sentence.

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  7. AnonymousJuly 8, 2012 at 4:24 PM

    While reading this, I thought to myself 'I'd rather be reading bukowski'.

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