Hell, hipster might not even be an adjective, but the intention of the word is to act as a descriptive of a certain demographic. The issue is that the ideal hipster has become so watered down, and the title can be used in so many instances, it’s lost all its punch. The same thing happened to the word nerd. Now, everyone is a nerd, or “nerds out” about something. Even testosterone activities have nerd worshippers. My point — its getting really hard to stereotype people these days.
Luckily, a certain subset of hipster branched off into what Esquire magazine terms as “young fogies.” No more words needed, we can all picture the young fogie in our minds. Envision grandpa emerging from the Fountain of Youth but only his body has Benjamin Button’ed. His Members Only jacket with a turtleneck underneath still as old as his balls once were.
Young fogies are leading the shuffleboard resurgence.
“But somewhere between Miami and oblivion, shuffleboard has begun making a comeback. In Florida, America’s shuffleboard homeland, parks like St. Petersburg’s Mirror Lake Shuffleboard Club are drawing a fresh — or at least non-septuagenarian – crowd. And further north, in Brooklyn, the Royal Palms Shuffleboard Parlor is getting ready to introduce the game to a new generation of young fogies.”
So be it. Pass the tang.
[via Esquire]
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