Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.1 6/24/83; site ttidcc.UUCP Path: utzoo!linus!philabs!ttidca!ttidcc!hollombe From: hollombe@ttidcc.UUCP (The Polymath) Newsgroups: net.singles Subject: Re: yuppies Message-ID: <13@ttidcc.UUCP> Date: Fri, 8-Nov-85 13:31:41 EST Article-I.D.: ttidcc.13 Posted: Fri Nov 8 13:31:41 1985 Date-Received: Sat, 9-Nov-85 06:14:14 EST References: <2079@reed.UUCP> <522@rti-sel.UUCP> Reply-To: hollombe@ttidcc.UUCP (The Polymath) Organization: The Cat Factory Lines: 32 Summary: In article <522@rti-sel.UUCP> wfi@rti-sel.UUCP (William Ingogly) writes: >So there is a class of people called 'yuppies.' They all eat brie and >drink Perrier after working out at the Spa three times a week. Yuppies >network instead of meeting people. They're all ultraconservative and >totally superficial people who are into displays of status. You see, >it's just like black folks; we all KNOW they all love to eat >watermelon and have great senses of natural rhythm... Blacks are defined by what they _are_. Yuppies are defined by what they _do_. (Blacks are born, yuppies are made. (-: ) I was somewhat amused at the reactions to my posting a description of what the word "yuppie" brought to my mind. Several people immediately flamed back to the effect of "how dare you say such things about me?". I displayed a general garment and they immediately claimed it was tailored for them. I didn't even say "this is a yuppie", only "this is my image of a yuppie". If you don't fit the image then you aren't what I think of as a yuppie. If you do, then you are. In either case, you have no justification for complaining. As to whether or not I'm a yuppie by my own definition, no one's even asked and, for now, I'm not saying. -_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_ The Polymath (aka: Jerry Hollombe) Citicorp(+)TTI Common Sense is what tells you that a ten 3100 Ocean Park Blvd. pound weight falls ten times as fast as a Santa Monica, CA 90405 one pound weight. (213) 450-9111, ext. 2483 {philabs,randvax,trwrb,vortex}!ttidca!ttidcc!hollombe