(Posted in The Pit, because inevitably some grounp of Dopers will come along and whine about how this post is offensive to … well, we shouldn’t say the “y word” here, you know.)
When I lived in Denver (ground zero for yuppiedom in the Rocky Mountain region), the Labrador Retriever was the dog of choice for what seemed like a majority of the city’s affluent, outdoorsy residents. However, folks weren’t content to simply have a “black Lab” or “yellow Lab.” Whenever I was at the dog park, and got into a discussion with a Lab owner, they’d always mention that their dog was was either a “field Lab” – bred specifically as a working retriever – or a “show Lab” – bred to best conform to the physical breed standards of the AKC.
From what I noticed, so-called field Labs looked shorter and stockier than show Labs. Some folks with the field Labs bragged about sending their dogs away to some sort of advanced doggie summer camp. These are twentysomething yuppie Trixies with dot-com money living in a condo and running their dog at an illegal off-leash area; their mutt won’t be chasing after freshly downed ducks in the swamps.
…you consider $5 for a cup of coffee a standard price.
…you wear at least a collared shirt and slacks to the gas station.
…you have more than one ascot.
…argyle is more than a sock style.
…you have a car you drive to work and another car you drive on the weekend for off-roading (and you take it to the car wash ASAP) and another car you use for non-gasoline errands.
…you know how many cubic feet of cubist art are in your place of residence.
…you can spot the errors in Charles Emerson Winchester III’s character … most notably accent, music taste, etc.
…you don’t own a washing machine, because you take everything to be dry-cleaned.
…your television is thinner than your walls.
…you vacation in a home you own with a maid you pay to clean even when you aren’t vacationing there.
…your animal companion of choice can fit within the briefcase/purse you carry to work.
How interesting this thread is. It’s fascinating how carefree and blase some SDMB members are about using the term “yuppie” as a code word for rich, sophisticated, urban white people in order to poke fun at them and mock them.
The level of aggressive and naked contempt shown in this thread is not that far distant from how French peasants might might have viewed royalty, but I guess it’s alright to make fun of them because they’re rich and annoying. Why don’t we just send all Hummer owners to the guillotine? Or storm all the fish taco restaurants and burn them to the ground?
Well, maybe that last one wouldn’t be so bad, but still…
on a more serious note, friedo, “show lab” refers to an American Kennel Club registered Labrador. Elmwood was poking fun at people who are seriously concerned that there dog has the “correct” bloodlines
Yes, but you must meet at least 7 of these qualifications:
Be attending one of the elite schools depending on your major (which must be something where you sit at a desk all day).
Be either a graduate assistant/student, TA or the first or last child of extremely prominent parents. Alternately, if you are an orphan you must already have at least $150 in the bank from your own business ventures.
The bunny must have a lastname for a firstname OR an initial for a firstname and a middle name that is an ethnic lastname.
It must be dressed accordingly.
There must be a separate compartment in your backpack for it. You can count this one twice if the compartment is custom-built for the specific size and shape of the bunny.
It should have wheels.
At least one book in said backpack must be at least 6 inches thick. At least one book in said backpack must be by a minor author from at least 150 years ago. If your course of study is non-mathsci, it must be at least 1500 years old.
The bunny must have an established pedigree.
The bunny must have a set of monogrammed, monochrome eating dishes. At least one food and one water dish must be in that backpack and at least one must be in your place of residence.
You must have your bunny profesionally groomed at least once a month.
The bunny eats what you do (but a miniature version made specifically for it) with the exception that it has its own specific beverage preference.
While I agree with you 100%, and I qualify (in general terms, perhaps not in specifics) as a ‘yuppie’, I certainly take no offense.
It is immeasurably better to be a yuppie and have some 30k/year schmuck (of the ‘Red Lobster’ is fine dining variety) snicker at you, than it is to be that schmuck.
