Geek Factor
So I’m surfing the web, reading this and that and I come across Andrew Sullivan’s like to this funny post over at Joe. My. God….
Birthday Party, Upper West Side, Monday, 8PM
Momentarily abandoned by the two people at the party that I know well, I am engaged in conversation by a yellow Crocs-wearing, pop-collared, fauxhawked angertwink:
Angertwink: So, Rob said you are a writer?
JMG: Depends on your definition. I have a blog.
AT: A what? A blog? Wait, is that on the internet?
JMG: What, you seriously don’t know about blogs?
AT: Um, I don’t know, I guess I do. Like, name one.
JMG: Well, I guess one of the most famous ones is Andrew Sullivan’s…
AT: Andrew…. who? Oh, right! That guy who killed Gianni Versace!
…and I have to open a Google Image page and first I Google "Crocs clothing" because I figure it’s an article of clothing he’s talking about.
Oh Sweet Jesus…
No! No! No! Please dear God keep those goddamned things off of cute guys! Next I have to Google "faux hawked" Ugh. Those… Then I Google "popped collar" Meh… Then I Google "angertwink" and I’m back at Joe. My. God…
Angertwink (noun):
A young urban gay male who goes through his life very angry because:
1) The rest of the gay world does not recognize his incredible hotness.
2) The rest of the gay world is not incredibly hot, like he is.
Identifying characteristics: Angertwinks can often be spotted wearing fauxhawks, popped collars, and expressions of disgust.
Angertwink was coined by my friend Dagon, on his blog At The Mountains Of Madness. (Example: here). After a few beers last night, I told him that he had to get this word into UrbanDictionary.com or Wikipedia or something,
I dunno… How angry can you be when you’re wearing goddamned Yellow Crocs?
Google is my pop culture crutch.
June 8th, 2007 at 11:02 am
Don’t feel too bad. I had to look all those up as well. Those rubber shoes look bad on anyone though, who the hell decided THAT was a good idea? It’s even more moronic than that lanyard thing we had a couple years back, that made everyone look like roadies. How dumb was that?
Or maybe that didn’t happen on your side of the Atlantic.
Fauxhawks though, eh, on the right guy (or girl) I can live with em.
June 8th, 2007 at 12:06 pm
On the right guy yes, I suppose. I just didn’t see any of those on the first page of my Google image search, and I seldom do in life. At least in my part of the world it’s pretty much a dumb frat boy style. But I guess I could see it on the right guy.
Not sure about the lanyard thing. I get offered them all the time but I go to these software conferences and I just figured they were for those IT types who always have to have their secure access cards with them. Since I keep mine in my wallet I just toss them into the "Conference Stuff" box. I had no idea they might be a fashion statement. I see people wearing them over here occasionally, but not all that frequently.
The bandanna draped out the back pocket thing back in the 70s was nice for a while, until it got turned it into a rigid color code. It was especially frustrating for a graphic artist. Just because I think a touch of really bright red goes really well with these jeans that doesn’t mean I’m into S&M thank you. These little things people do that draw your eyes to the body and the way it moves are always sexy until they become a widespread fashion.