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[Razek]

hate to break it to you all, but i'm responsible for patriotpony1986. i made it after my first (and, in my opinion, funnier) troll account was deleted. every week or so some dumb net community or another "discovers" the account and i get to enjoy interactions like this:

Message:
Your profile is a hot topic on tumblr right now. Just curious, can you clarify several things for me? Specifically:
a. What is the "war on men's rights"?
b. Why Ayn Rand, who's Objectivist philosophy was rejected by academia during her own lifetime for lack of rigor and limited understanding of philosophical subject matter?
c. Who is your ideal candidate, and why?

Thanks for your time. I'm genuinely looking for some insight into your personal philosophy, not trying to be a dick.

Reply:
a.) For instance, this morning I was creep-shamed out of my hiding spot behind the fern near the women's restroom at the Orange Julius by some self-righteous feminists. What is the world coming to when I can't take tasteful photos of people's feet without being harangued by lunatics?

b.) I think you'll find that "academia" is prone to knee-jerk denouncements of anything they don't fully understand. I do my own research; I don't need intellectual elites to tell me how to live. This is why I drink unpasteurized milk, ingest colloidal silver, and only evacuate my bowels once a month.

c.) Dr. Congressman Ron Paul, MD. OB/GYN.

You spelled Pinkie Pie wrong.

 

[Ken Masters]

Attractive people can make anything look good



Hence.... Models

 

[Neato_Jinkins]

You spelled Pinkie Pie wrong.

trap sprung

 

[megamerican]

To me the people who wear fedoras are usually the nerds that take themselves far too seriously and are kind of arrogant. Pretty much the worst kind of nerds.

 

[scar tissue]

At this point the NERDS IN FEDORAS HURR HURR HATS ARE STUPID GUYS DON'T YOU KNOW thing is about as obnoxious as the people they rip on.

Pretty much this.

Nerds bashing other nerds has to be one of the most annoying things about the subculture.

 

[goldsoundz]

There's this dude I see at my old college's library often that wears a fedora AND some slick looking jean shorts. I always overhear him talking to his friends about travelling four hours away every weekend to play Yugi Oh, or whatever it's called, tournaments.

 

[Razek]

trap sprung

Actually, that's what made the joke obvious.

(Unless you mean something else, in which case yeah I'm fishooked)

 

[Neato_Jinkins]

Pretty much this.

Nerds bashing other nerds has to be one of the most annoying things about the subculture.

people mistaking consumption for culture is worse, though

 

[Ken Masters]

Pretty much this.

Nerds bashing other nerds has to be one of the most annoying things about the subculture.

It's just obvious insecurity, I've walked into local gaming stores just browsing classic SNES games and the nerd workers were ripping some other nerds who had just walked out the store for the way they looked


Insecurity is a self poison

 

[lethial]

Pretty much this.

Nerds bashing other nerds has to be one of the most annoying things about the subculture.

Simmer down nerdlinger.

 

[NinjaFridge]

There's this dude I see at my old college's library often that wears a fedora AND some slick looking jean shorts. I always overhear him talking to his friends about travelling four hours away every weekend to play Yugi Oh, or whatever it's called, tournaments.

 

[Hot Coldman]

There's this dude I see at my old college's library often that wears a fedora AND some slick looking jean shorts. I always overhear him talking to his friends about travelling four hours away every weekend to play Yugi Oh, or whatever it's called, tournaments.

Go up to him and shout "LIES ARE A PART OF YOUR GAME"

 

[adamsappel]

I found that I could pull off a wider variety of hats when I shaved my head. So many of these hats are ruined by too-long, unkempt hair. Plus, then the hat is serving a purpose.

Sigh. I miss being bald.

 

[snack]

It's a stupid look on anybody.

Justin Timberlake.

/peaceout

 

[Ken Masters]

I found that I could pull off a wider variety of hats when I shaved my head. So many of these hats are ruined by too-long, unkempt hair. Plus, then the hat is serving a purpose.

Sigh. I miss being bald.

Unless perfectly executed long hair, it looks ridiculous with long hair let alone unkempt hair

 

[Rad-]

Can't believe no one posted this guy yet.

Now remove the hat and he looks twice as handsome.

 

[Trojita]

Can't believe no one posted this guy yet.

I don't think the Fedora works for him.

 

[Ken Masters]

Now remove the hat and he looks twice as handsome.

Agreed, but good looking guy looks good in hat, news at 11

 

[jdogmoney]

I wear a trilby occasionally. It works for me. I like it.

 

[Watch Da Birdie]

Fuck you gaf! I'm sexy as hell wearing a hat!

You look like that Ace dude from One Piece.

Is that what you're going for, or am I the nerd here lol.

 

[Buzzati]

hate to break it to you all, but i'm responsible for patriotpony1986. i made it after my first (and, in my opinion, funnier) troll account was deleted. every week or so some dumb net community or another "discovers" the account and i get to enjoy interactions like this:

Message:
Your profile is a hot topic on tumblr right now. Just curious, can you clarify several things for me? Specifically:
a. What is the "war on men's rights"?
b. Why Ayn Rand, who's Objectivist philosophy was rejected by academia during her own lifetime for lack of rigor and limited understanding of philosophical subject matter?
c. Who is your ideal candidate, and why?

Thanks for your time. I'm genuinely looking for some insight into your personal philosophy, not trying to be a dick.

Reply:
a.) For instance, this morning I was creep-shamed out of my hiding spot behind the fern near the women's restroom at the Orange Julius by some self-righteous feminists. What is the world coming to when I can't take tasteful photos of people's feet without being harangued by lunatics?

b.) I think you'll find that "academia" is prone to knee-jerk denouncements of anything they don't fully understand. I do my own research; I don't need intellectual elites to tell me how to live. This is why I drink unpasteurized milk, ingest colloidal silver, and only evacuate my bowels once a month.

c.) Dr. Congressman Ron Paul, MD. OB/GYN.

Fucking hilarious.

 

[Seth C]

I won't have you badmouthing Seth C like that!

Oh, you guys. Haha

 

[Rayis]

Fuck you gaf! I'm sexy as hell wearing a hat!

You're just as sexy without it =D

 

[Deified Data]

Anyone who wears a Fedora in 2012 should be mocked mercilessly.

Yep - it's a terrible look for anyone.

Never really thought of fedoras as nerd fare...

 

[freenudemacusers]

Yep - it's a terrible look for anyone.
.

This is nonsense... And I don't wear hats.

 

[Curufinwe]

I'm a big fan of Jeremy Parish's articles and podcasts but... not such a big fan of his hats.

 

[GDGF]

That's a fine hat

 

[FO-totality]

hate to break it to you all, but i'm responsible for patriotpony1986. i made it after my first (and, in my opinion, funnier) troll account was deleted. every week or so some dumb net community or another "discovers" the account and i get to enjoy interactions like this:

Message:
Your profile is a hot topic on tumblr right now. Just curious, can you clarify several things for me? Specifically:
a. What is the "war on men's rights"?
b. Why Ayn Rand, who's Objectivist philosophy was rejected by academia during her own lifetime for lack of rigor and limited understanding of philosophical subject matter?
c. Who is your ideal candidate, and why?

Thanks for your time. I'm genuinely looking for some insight into your personal philosophy, not trying to be a dick.

Reply:
a.) For instance, this morning I was creep-shamed out of my hiding spot behind the fern near the women's restroom at the Orange Julius by some self-righteous feminists. What is the world coming to when I can't take tasteful photos of people's feet without being harangued by lunatics?

b.) I think you'll find that "academia" is prone to knee-jerk denouncements of anything they don't fully understand. I do my own research; I don't need intellectual elites to tell me how to live. This is why I drink unpasteurized milk, ingest colloidal silver, and only evacuate my bowels once a month.

c.) Dr. Congressman Ron Paul, MD. OB/GYN.

Ever get a date from it?

 

[Hours Left]

I have two fedoras that look excellent on me. The trick (for any hat) is finding the right one.

 

[Chris Murphy]

You need to be older or balding to work a fedora.

 

[Blair]

Details magazine says there’s no cooler look then an opened up, button down, hemp sandals, and a fedodo- or was Jason Mraz in ‘02 not styling?

 

[Exterminieren]

I'm a big fan of Jeremy Parish's articles and podcasts but... not such a big fan of his hats.

Iwata silently judging him.

 

[Ra\/en]

I thought I was the only one!

Jon Hamm is the shit, but yeah, I never thought he pulled off the Fedora well.

I thought I would get endless hell for that comment!

Agreed. He looks amazing in all the other stuff Draper wears.

 

[someday]

People calling Humphrey Bogart "the guy in the middle" in this thread is worse than any of the nerdora pictures.

Agreed.

On topic, I think the commonality in the pics of actors looking good in fedoras isn't just handsomeness but manliness. The gruffer looking guys look better in a fedora than the baby-faced guys. I don't even think it matters what clothes they wear. The pic of the t-shirt guy in the fedora a few pages back worked (he had facial hair and I think he was smoking). I think the gruffer or manlier guys wear the hat and the others look like the hat is wearing them.

And ultimately, if you want to wear a fedora, go right ahead. But realize that most of you look ridiculous and that is what people are thinking of you. Stock up though. It's totally your prerogative.

 

[SCULLIBUNDO]

hate to break it to you all, but i'm responsible for patriotpony1986. i made it after my first (and, in my opinion, funnier) troll account was deleted. every week or so some dumb net community or another "discovers" the account and i get to enjoy interactions like this:

Message:
Your profile is a hot topic on tumblr right now. Just curious, can you clarify several things for me? Specifically:
a. What is the "war on men's rights"?
b. Why Ayn Rand, who's Objectivist philosophy was rejected by academia during her own lifetime for lack of rigor and limited understanding of philosophical subject matter?
c. Who is your ideal candidate, and why?

Thanks for your time. I'm genuinely looking for some insight into your personal philosophy, not trying to be a dick.

Reply:
a.) For instance, this morning I was creep-shamed out of my hiding spot behind the fern near the women's restroom at the Orange Julius by some self-righteous feminists. What is the world coming to when I can't take tasteful photos of people's feet without being harangued by lunatics?

b.) I think you'll find that "academia" is prone to knee-jerk denouncements of anything they don't fully understand. I do my own research; I don't need intellectual elites to tell me how to live. This is why I drink unpasteurized milk, ingest colloidal silver, and only evacuate my bowels once a month.

c.) Dr. Congressman Ron Paul, MD. OB/GYN.

Bravo, sir.

 

[maxxpower]

Don't forget that GAF posters are all male models

And have 8+ inch cocks.

 

[Ninja Scooter]

It's a little bit of two things. One, is that the "cool" guys that have been posted wearing the fedoras are going all out and wearing the full ensemble outfit. Don Draper or Ryan Gosling probably wouldn't look quite as cool if they were wearing a fedora with an Old Navy fleece pullover and some ugly rat fuzz on their chin.

Two, is that they are also famous, and famous people have a little more freedom in getting away with certain looks. Brad Pitt can pull this off:

in part because he's Brad Pitt (and really good looking). If most of us tried people would assume we were homeless and smelled like piss and jizz.

 

[maxxpower]

I didn't know homeless people smelled like jizz.

 

[The Boat]

Some people pull it off, most don't. Some people wear it because they think it's hip, others for fun or because they like it. I say: who gives a fuck, wear what you want.

 

[CHEEZMO™]

I didn't know homeless people smelled like jizz.

You're hanging out with the wrong hobos.

 

[Valnen]

Some people pull it off, most don't. Some people wear it because they think it's hip, others for fun or because they like it. I say: who gives a fuck, wear what you want.

Yup.

 

[Ala Alba]

Two, is that they are also famous, and famous people have a little more freedom in getting away with certain looks. Brad Pitt can pull this off:

in part because he's Brad Pitt (and really good looking). If most of us tried people would assume we were homeless and smelled like piss and jizz.

Yeah, I think he looks like a homeless bum in that picture. I definitely do not think he pulled it off.

 

[Vulcano's assistant]

Imo, pulling off a fedora is all about how your shoulders look, hence the need of a suit.

 

[freenudemacusers]

I didn't know homeless people smelled like jizz.

The best ones do.

 

[h1nch]

I wear a fedora sometimes. I dunno, I like it. I'd much rather wear a fedora than a flat-billed baseball cap or trucker hat turned 45 degrees.

I absolutely 100% subscribe to the 'One Fedora per group' policy though.

 

[Ninja Scooter]

Yeah, I think he looks like a homeless bum in that picture. I definitely do not think he pulled it off.

Brad Pitt looks cool in anything.

 

[TemplaerDude]

Yeah, I think he looks like a homeless bum in that picture. I definitely do not think he pulled it off.

He had a lot more sex with Angelina Jolie with that look than you ever will.

 

[Machine]

I used to wear my grandpa's fedora when I was in college. I wish I could remember what happened to it. I didn't really care how I looked in it, it was more about honoring gramps. Same reason I started drinking Manhattans (which I still do).

 

[Vermillion]

I like my fedora

But then again, I wear them with my nicer shirts.

Or with cardigans for the whole hipster look. Rarely.

 

[Ken Masters]

I'm a big fan of Jeremy Parish's articles and podcasts but... not such a big fan of his hats.

Holy crap the wii u controller is huge

It's a little bit of two things. One, is that the "cool" guys that have been posted wearing the fedoras are going all out and wearing the full ensemble outfit. Don Draper or Ryan Gosling probably wouldn't look quite as cool if they were wearing a fedora with an Old Navy fleece pullover and some ugly rat fuzz on their chin.

Two, is that they are also famous, and famous people have a little more freedom in getting away with certain looks. Brad Pitt can pull this off:

in part because he's Brad Pitt (and really good looking). If most of us tried people would assume we were homeless and smelled like piss and jizz.

Brad Pitt can pull off anything