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Utah from Fort Worth, TX is reading Lonesome Dove by Larry McMurtry May 14, 2013 - 7:11am

The hipster label on anything makes no sense to me, because the thought process behind it seems to be, "Oh, you think it sucks?  Well I love it!  Eat it, square."

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avery of the dead from Kentucky is reading Cipher Sisters May 14, 2013 - 8:05am

I just posted this on FB.  But I thought it was interesting enough to put here as well...

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sean of the dead from Madisonville, KY is reading Peckerwood, by Jed Ayres May 14, 2013 - 8:26am

Um, sorry Averydoll...it seemed like a good idea until I saw the examples of causes. I only donate my hard-earned money to established actors and musicians who want to record a new record or movie.

That being said, would it still show where the money goes to established actors & musicians? If so, I'm in. I don't honestly care how they use the money I had to work for five hours to make, as long as I get to see it. Did Zach Braff use my $50 for hair-styling products to get that "I don't even care" look? SWEET! Will Veronica Mars wear a t-shirt that has my favorite color on it in one frame of the movie I help to fund? AWESOME! Will Amanda Palmer allow me to hit a snare drum for two beats behind a curtain at her next sold-out show? TOTALLY BODACIOUS!!!

(Also, so as not to be Missundaztood, I think that Catapult group seems pretty awesome, and I hope people look into it. Everyone can spend their money as they deem fit, but I wish more people looked out for one another. I wish I had more money so that I could help people in need. And there is nothing wrong with wishing for things, so don't hurt me.)

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ReneeAPickup from Southern California is reading Wanderers by Chuck Wendig May 14, 2013 - 9:40am

I think Sean called me pretentious....

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avery of the dead from Kentucky is reading Cipher Sisters May 14, 2013 - 9:51am

Did you donate money to Veronica Mars?

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ReneeAPickup from Southern California is reading Wanderers by Chuck Wendig May 14, 2013 - 12:26pm

HAHA, no. I was referring to his comments about what beers are pretentious.

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avery of the dead from Kentucky is reading Cipher Sisters May 14, 2013 - 12:38pm

Oh. 

wait

Do you deny that?

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ReneeAPickup from Southern California is reading Wanderers by Chuck Wendig May 15, 2013 - 4:19pm

I'm hurt.

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jyh from VA is reading whatever he feels like May 15, 2013 - 7:22pm

Inanimate objects (such as beers) cannot be pretentious.  Only thinking beings capable of abstract thought and awareness of self and others can be pretentious.  [buzzkill]

 

I blame music videos for the brokeback ass-centrism. 

No, I blame genes: genes coupled with the diminishing place that modesty holds in the so-called "American psyche's" inventory of ... eh-hrm ... "virtues."

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Cath Murphy from UK is reading Find out on the Unpr!ntable podcast May 16, 2013 - 2:57am

I'm going to start a Catapult to have Michelle Bachman sent to Mars.

Although that probably means I am a quinoa-eating check-shirted micro-beer-drinking hipster*

@Sean - $5 would definitely only get you a micro-beer here in 'state-controlled-alcohol' Norway.

 

 

 

 

 

*disclaimer: as a vegetarian, I would never dream of eating a helpless, fluffy quinoa.

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Dwayne from Cincinnati, Ohio (suburbs) is reading books that rotate to often to keep this updated May 17, 2013 - 8:02pm

You got me all disappointed, I thought there was a type of meat to try I'd never even heard of.