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Hipster monocles?
« on: March 07, 2014, 07:23:36 am »
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Re: Hipster monocles?
« Reply #1 on: March 07, 2014, 07:27:13 am »
"The owner, James Berry, said that his customers include many men in their 40s and 50s who are finding that no amount of squinting with the naked eye enables them to decide if an iPhone emoticon is a nurse or a grinning devil. These wearers can’t bear the thought of soiling their noses with those banners of middle age, drugstore reading glasses."

I can see this, but only because I have to dig through my desk clutter looking for the drugstore reading glasses.
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Re: Hipster monocles?
« Reply #2 on: March 07, 2014, 07:27:34 am »
I just threw up all over my purple skinny jeans.
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Re: Hipster monocles?
« Reply #3 on: March 07, 2014, 07:54:44 am »
The only person they have documented actually wearing a monocle in a non-dress-up party situation is the rap mastermind in the picture.
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Re: Hipster monocles?
« Reply #4 on: March 07, 2014, 08:03:58 am »
"On a recent trip to Cape Town, Mr. Raymond said, he saw such a group carrying monocles along with tiny brass telescopes kept in satchels. "

For some reason  the first thing I thought of after reading that was Lawrence from Office Space's reaction to it.

"No. No, man. Shit, no, man. I believe you'd get your ass kicked, wearin' somethin' like that, man."

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Re: Hipster monocles?
« Reply #5 on: March 07, 2014, 08:12:02 am »
I can't wait for this to be revealed as viral marketing for the next season of Portlandia.
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Re: Hipster monocles?
« Reply #6 on: March 07, 2014, 08:43:11 am »
Quote from: GreatBagwellsBeard on March 07, 2014, 08:12:02 am
I can't wait for this to be revealed as viral marketing for the next season of Portlandia.

Don't deny you want one.  Hipster.


If you go to the website the article mentions, they have lots of monocles.  In fact that's all they have.  They even have one or two in which you can put a prescription.  Prescription eyewear...what *will* they think of next.  Amazing ( <---favorite hipster word).


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Re: Hipster monocles?
« Reply #7 on: March 07, 2014, 11:31:33 am »
Quote from: GreatBagwellsBeard on March 07, 2014, 08:12:02 am
I can't wait for this to be revealed as viral marketing for the next season of Portlandia.

Or a Hogan's Heroes revival.
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Re: Hipster monocles?
« Reply #8 on: March 07, 2014, 11:51:15 am »
Quote from: GreatBagwellsBeard on March 07, 2014, 08:12:02 am
I can't wait for this to be revealed as viral marketing for the next season of Portlandia.

You know? This can't possibly be real.

I'd like to see someone slap that guy so hard his monocle goes flying right into his organic espresso. That would be aMAYzing.
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Re: Hipster monocles?
« Reply #9 on: March 07, 2014, 12:13:23 pm »
I ate at the Nomad last week and no one offered me a monocle.
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Re: Hipster monocles?
« Reply #10 on: March 07, 2014, 12:45:49 pm »
Quote from: BizidyDizidy on March 07, 2014, 12:13:23 pm
I ate at the Nomad last week and no one offered me a monocle.

That's odd. I would have thought that a monocle would be very helpful in actually being able to see your entree at that place.
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« Reply #11 on: March 07, 2014, 12:46:33 pm »
Quote from: chuck on March 07, 2014, 12:45:49 pm
That's odd. I would have thought that a monocle would be very helpful in actually being able to see your entree at that place.

The wife and I split this:

http://dinersjournal.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/06/19/one-dish-at-the-nomad/
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