Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.3 4.3bsd-beta 6/6/85; site lll-crg.ARpA Path: utzoo!watmath!clyde!burl!ulysses!ucbvax!ucdavis!lll-crg!booter From: booter@lll-crg.ARpA (Elaine Richards) Newsgroups: net.singles Subject: Re: what is a yuppie Message-ID: <970@lll-crg.ARpA> Date: Tue, 5-Nov-85 22:09:43 EST Article-I.D.: lll-crg.970 Posted: Tue Nov 5 22:09:43 1985 Date-Received: Thu, 7-Nov-85 05:38:41 EST References: <1454@hound.UUCP> <2017@pyuxd.UUCP> Reply-To: booter@lll-crg.UUCP (Elaine Richards) Organization: Chocoholics Non-Anonymous Lines: 50 Keywords: Yet Another Movement Toward Socioentropy In article <2017@pyuxd.UUCP> rlr@pyuxd.UUCP (Rich Rosen) writes: >At this time, it seems appropriate to re-post an article about a NEW >classification. Not yuppies (not even guppies). Gruppies. (Especially >in light of Rich Ganns' words: > >Which leads into yet another new classification: the GRUPPIES. > >What are gruppies, you ask? Well, if a large percentage of the yuppie >population consists of slightly overaged ex-hippies who have discarded >the college days hippie value system in favor of a more middle-class >variety, then the gruppies are the ones who want both the middle-class >life AND the old days of their misspent youth. Right. Like the millionares who own Celestial Seasonings and such longhairs as the wealthy hippie hackers who got in on the ground floor. >Examples of contrasts: > >Yuppies own BMWs, Volvos, etc. >Gruppies still own the same beat-up VW Bug. HEY! Beetles are NEAT CARS! When I park mine in a lot, and some ding-dong puts another dent in the fender, I take out a hammer and bang it back. Can't do that with a pretty new car. >Yuppies listen to Fleetwood Mac, Lionel Ritchie, Kenny Rogers, etc. >Gruppies still listen to the Grateful Dead. WHOA! What about those of us who like Phil Glass, Beethoven, and Gilbert and Sullivan (all in one sitting)? >Yuppies do cocaine. >Gruppies are still doing whatever it was they were doing 15 years ago. I cant afford either. *SIGH* Hey, we need a new category for those of us too young to be hippies and too poor (or practical) to be yuppies. How about nippies. For Nothing In Particulars! Anyone care to found the Nippie movement? Great fun. We can have parties on the beach with no drugs or gourmet food (peanut butter sandwiches a must). We can chat about our ancient vehicles and how we fix them ourselves as well as discuss non trendy stuff like Sherlock Holmes novels and non-brie cheese. (Ever try gjetost?yum!) Cheers! E ***** Spokesbooter for the proles