white elephant: how the hipster killed the tacky christmas party

"does this sweater make me look fat?" she asked as she examined her one hundred and five pound frame in the mirror. an inflatable sumo suit couldn't make this girl look fat.

"no, it doesn't." i responded. "and what does it matter anyway? you are wearing a giant ugly christmas sweater."

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"i know, but i want to look cute." she walked over to her desk chair and slipped into her black suede booties.

"doesn't that kind of defeat the purpose of a tacky christmas party?" i asked, "i mean, it's simple, you go to the thrift store, buy the ugliest christmas sweater possible.  then go to target, buy a shake weight or pair of pajama jeans for a white elephant gift and you are set."

"oh no," she replied shaking her head...."i didn't buy this sweater at a thrift store, i got it at urban outfitters."

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and there you have it. another way in which the hipster culture has managed to take something perfectly normal (and dorky) and capitalize on it. I am amazed.

ironic holiday ornaments and zooey deschanel

meh felt ornament, yellow bug boutique: wtf scrabble ornament, pop culture rehab:  Mustache, fred flare:  

felt mistltoe, orange and pear: she and him christmas album, urban outfitters: social networking ornaments, live & kern

if you would like to learn more about becoming a hipster, visit wikihow for a full tutorial on the lifestyle.

also, this entire post was written in lowercase in my attempt to "stick it to the man." screw you capital letters.

it's quite liberating, actually.