# So...there's this. I guess.

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-theres-this-i-guess/849134>\
**Category:** Cafe Society\
**Created:** [March 9, 2020, 3:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-theres-this-i-guess/849134 "2020-03-09T03:33:47Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 17\
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**Author:** ![River\_Hippie](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/river_hippie/32/26_2.png) [@River\_Hippie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/River_Hippie)\
**Post date:** [March 9, 2020, 3:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-theres-this-i-guess/849134/1 "2020-03-09T03:33:47Z")

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[Swing-y](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sPumNU1iI_E&list=RD_vjU-EqwMSo&index=2)

This is what I imagine the lifestyle of most Dopers to be.

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**Author:** ![Snowboarder\_Bo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/snowboarder_bo/32/229_2.png) [@Snowboarder\_Bo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Snowboarder_Bo)\
**Post date:** [March 9, 2020, 3:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-theres-this-i-guess/849134/2 "2020-03-09T03:37:48Z")

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Great OP! Really made me want to click on that link!

:rolleyes:

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**Author:** ![River\_Hippie](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/river_hippie/32/26_2.png) [@River\_Hippie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/River_Hippie)\
**Post date:** [March 9, 2020, 3:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-theres-this-i-guess/849134/3 "2020-03-09T03:42:10Z")

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[Another Video from the same group.](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9Jy8pK7tTzg&list=PL1fIU72-EgAxK2QEJrTm4nnYZMrO-0o8t)

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**Author:** ![River\_Hippie](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/river_hippie/32/26_2.png) [@River\_Hippie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/River_Hippie)\
**Post date:** [March 9, 2020, 3:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-theres-this-i-guess/849134/4 "2020-03-09T03:43:12Z")

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> [@Snowboarder\_Bo](#):
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> Great OP! Really made me want to click on that link!
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> :rolleyes:

Did you click on it?

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**Author:** ![River\_Hippie](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/river_hippie/32/26_2.png) [@River\_Hippie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/River_Hippie)\
**Post date:** [March 9, 2020, 3:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-theres-this-i-guess/849134/5 "2020-03-09T03:53:40Z")

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If you called Winston Wolf at 8AM he would be at a party like that. But it would be light, not dark.

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**Author:** ![River\_Hippie](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/river_hippie/32/26_2.png) [@River\_Hippie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/River_Hippie)\
**Post date:** [March 9, 2020, 4:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-theres-this-i-guess/849134/6 "2020-03-09T04:09:45Z")

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[Shit, There’s more!](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mb19Z9nphQI&list=PL71E419A06875A682&index=2)

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**Author:** ![zoid](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/zoid/32/336_2.png) [@zoid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/zoid)\
**Post date:** [March 9, 2020, 4:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-theres-this-i-guess/849134/7 "2020-03-09T04:31:42Z")

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Not clicking without a little info

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**Author:** ![River\_Hippie](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/river_hippie/32/26_2.png) [@River\_Hippie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/River_Hippie)\
**Post date:** [March 9, 2020, 4:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-theres-this-i-guess/849134/8 "2020-03-09T04:36:28Z")

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> [@zoid](#):
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> Not clicking without a little info

Buncha people partying, apparently in Rome, to a swing-jazz soundtrack. Kinda kills the vibe to describe it.

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**Author:** ![Saturn\_Dreams](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/dc4da7/32.png) [@Saturn\_Dreams](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Saturn_Dreams)\
**Post date:** [March 9, 2020, 6:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-theres-this-i-guess/849134/9 "2020-03-09T06:11:36Z")

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> [@River\_Hippie](#):
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> Buncha people partying, apparently in Rome, to a swing-jazz soundtrack. Kinda kills the vibe to describe it.

It’s a promotional video for an Italian electroswing group called Swingrowers. The video is taken from a movie called [The Great Beauty](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dyt430YkQn0)

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**Author:** ![Novelty\_Bobble](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/a3d4f5/32.png) [@Novelty\_Bobble](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Novelty_Bobble)\
**Post date:** [March 9, 2020, 7:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-theres-this-i-guess/849134/10 "2020-03-09T07:58:59Z")

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I think that qualifies as a war crime. I managed 10 seconds when the music started.

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**Author:** ![Tibby](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tibby/32/17030_2.png) [@Tibby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tibby)\
**Post date:** [March 9, 2020, 8:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-theres-this-i-guess/849134/11 "2020-03-09T08:13:35Z")

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Huh!? I never knew it had a name, but that’s exactly how I move. Not on the dance floor, but through everyday life.

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**Author:** ![Chronos](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chronos/32/134_2.png) [@Chronos](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chronos)\
**Post date:** [March 9, 2020, 2:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-theres-this-i-guess/849134/12 "2020-03-09T14:10:49Z")

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[Moderating]

It’s resolved now, but yes, **River Hippie** , it is in fact an expectation around here that you put more into a post, especially an OP, than just a link with instructions to click it.

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**Author:** ![mbh](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/a6a055/32.png) [@mbh](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mbh)\
**Post date:** [March 9, 2020, 2:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-theres-this-i-guess/849134/13 "2020-03-09T14:40:20Z")

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Did the mariachis know that they would be performing in a video for someone else’s music?

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**Author:** ![River\_Hippie](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/river_hippie/32/26_2.png) [@River\_Hippie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/River_Hippie)\
**Post date:** [March 10, 2020, 11:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-theres-this-i-guess/849134/14 "2020-03-10T23:26:03Z")

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Yes, I’ve been here long enough I should have known better. Alcohol may have been involved. I sometimes forget that not everyone is enjoying a good buzz and exploring new music on YT just because I am. Apologies.

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**Author:** ![Beckdawrek](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/beckdawrek/32/3647_2.png) [@Beckdawrek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beckdawrek)\
**Post date:** [March 10, 2020, 11:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-theres-this-i-guess/849134/15 "2020-03-10T23:37:36Z")

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> [@Tibby](#):
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> Huh!? I never knew it had a name, but that’s exactly how I move. Not on the dance floor, but through everyday life.

Me too, me too.  
(;))

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**Author:** ![pulykamell](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pulykamell/32/3166_2.png) [@pulykamell](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pulykamell)\
**Post date:** [March 10, 2020, 11:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-theres-this-i-guess/849134/16 "2020-03-10T23:49:08Z")

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Oh, no, is there another swing revival? (Don’t get me wrong – I like swing – just wasn’t fond of the 90s swing revival.)

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**Author:** ![carrps](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/carrps/32/2957_2.png) [@carrps](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/carrps)\
**Post date:** [March 11, 2020, 2:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-theres-this-i-guess/849134/17 "2020-03-11T02:03:53Z")

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Looked like a beer commerical.
