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**Frownland** · 09-27-2017, 06:37 PM

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Originally Posted by Trollheart

By no coincidence it was in the early 1980s that the term "yuppie" was coined. That word is not much used now, because the phenomenon it describes is so taken for granted, but at the time it was a label for something novel. Yuppies were young professionals who made lots of money. To someone in their twenties today, this wouldn't seem worth naming. Why wouldn't young professionals make lots of money? But until the 1980s being underpaid early in your career was part of what it meant to be a professional. Young professionals were paying their dues, working their way up the ladder. The rewards would come later. What was novel about yuppies was that they wanted market price for the work they were doing now.[5]

So yuppies are so common that they're indistinguishable from anyone else. Yep, yuppies are dead.

Trollheart · 09-27-2017, 06:48 PM

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Originally Posted by Frownland

So yuppies are so common that they're indistinguishable from anyone else. Yep, yuppies are dead.

Point is, nobody calls them yuppies anymore. Doesn't matter; I'm not making a federal case out of it, but you're the first one I've heard use the word since I watched an episode of Only Fools and Horses. Over here, and in all of Europe, we've forgotten all about them.

**Frownland** · 09-27-2017, 06:50 PM

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Originally Posted by Trollheart

Point is, nobody calls them yuppies anymore.

I do. My friends do. My parents do. My neighbours do. Many members here have. My dog does. Learn to America, we do Irish better too.

djchameleon · 09-27-2017, 07:11 PM

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Originally Posted by Trollheart

Point is, nobody calls them yuppies anymore.

Seems like Cali folk still uses it. Whatever Dude uses it all the time too. I first heard it from him and now Frown is saying it too. I don't hear it on the east coast.

Trollheart · 09-27-2017, 08:33 PM

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Originally Posted by Frownland

I do. My friends do. My parents do. My neighbours do. Many members here have. My dog does. Learn to America, we do Irish better too.

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Originally Posted by djchameleon

Seems like Cali folk still uses it. Whatever Dude uses it all the time too. I first heard it from him and now Frown is saying it too. I don't hear it on the east coast.

Yeah you're all American. Which is my point. No other country refers to yuppies anymore. Come on into the 21st century with us. It's cool.

**Frownland** · 09-27-2017, 08:36 PM

TH is cool as **** I'm in

The Batlord · 09-27-2017, 09:24 PM

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Originally Posted by djchameleon

Seems like Cali folk still uses it. Whatever Dude uses it all the time too. I first heard it from him and now Frown is saying it too. I don't hear it on the east coast.

Same.

**Goofle** · 09-28-2017, 10:17 AM

Had my appraisal today for the main security company I work for and it went really well. Becoming a permanent member of staff at one venue and the students union. Will be working many gigs including Slowdive, Godspeed You Black Emperor, DJ Shadow, Grizzly Bear and Joey Bada$$ in the next few months alone.

Good thing is that all the work is from about 7/8pm, so I can easily fit in another part/full time job during the days, or at least do something more useful with my time.

Ol’ Qwerty Bastard · 09-28-2017, 10:20 AM

'grats mate.

**Goofle** · 09-28-2017, 10:23 AM

Cheers bro. I'll try and turn my experiences into a journal or something. Really should have done it during the events season.

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Frownland SOPHIE FOREVER Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: East of the Southern North American West Posts: 35,541	TH is cool as **** I'm in __________________ Studies show that when a given norm is changed in the face of the unchanging, the remaining contradictions will parallel the truth. d e a f b o x