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09-22-2015, 03:35 PM
It's a little-known fact that most hipster trends were actually started by Peace Corps Volunteers.
1. Have you read it? Because we have. By candlelight.
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2. We made "jorts" an international fashion trend.
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3. The best filter is*#nofilter.
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4.*Glasses are functional*and fashionable.
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5. My tiny house is tinier than your tiny house.
http://images.huffingtonpost.com/2015-09-22-1442933401-3280914-hipsters5-thumb.jpg (http://images.huffingtonpost.com/2015-09-22-1442933401-3280914-hipsters5.jpg)
6. "Art."
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7. Oh, you like the Peace Corps? Name 5 of their songs.
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8. We make ponchos look cool.
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9. Wearing a vintage T-shirt while sourcing a locally handcrafted item... done.
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10. Androgynous haircuts for everyone.
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11. We don't do beds. Comfort is so mainstream.
http://images.huffingtonpost.com/2015-09-22-1442933727-8592403-hipsters12-thumb.jpg (http://images.huffingtonpost.com/2015-09-22-1442933727-8592403-hipsters12.jpg)
12.*Yeah, we bike.
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13. We had goats before they screamed.
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14. Our meals are made from*local, free-range food sourced from a*workplace CSA program.
http://images.huffingtonpost.com/2015-09-22-1442933822-7576491-hipsters15-thumb.jpg (http://images.huffingtonpost.com/2015-09-22-1442933822-7576491-hipsters15.jpg)
15.*Dinner by lantern light*-*we've been doing that for years.
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1. Have you read it? Because we have. By candlelight.
http://images.huffingtonpost.com/2015-09-22-1442932187-6154540-hipsters1-thumb.jpg (http://images.huffingtonpost.com/2015-09-22-1442932187-6154540-hipsters1.jpg)
2. We made "jorts" an international fashion trend.
http://images.huffingtonpost.com/2015-09-22-1442933092-7247948-hipsters2-thumb.jpg (http://images.huffingtonpost.com/2015-09-22-1442933092-7247948-hipsters2.jpg)
3. The best filter is*#nofilter.
http://images.huffingtonpost.com/2015-09-22-1442933124-5508-hipsters3-thumb.jpg (http://images.huffingtonpost.com/2015-09-22-1442933124-5508-hipsters3.jpg)
4.*Glasses are functional*and fashionable.
http://images.huffingtonpost.com/2015-09-22-1442933331-6908778-hipsters4-thumb.jpg (http://images.huffingtonpost.com/2015-09-22-1442933331-6908778-hipsters4.jpg)
5. My tiny house is tinier than your tiny house.
http://images.huffingtonpost.com/2015-09-22-1442933401-3280914-hipsters5-thumb.jpg (http://images.huffingtonpost.com/2015-09-22-1442933401-3280914-hipsters5.jpg)
6. "Art."
http://images.huffingtonpost.com/2015-09-22-1442933544-4976071-hipsters6-thumb.jpg (http://images.huffingtonpost.com/2015-09-22-1442933544-4976071-hipsters6.jpg)
7. Oh, you like the Peace Corps? Name 5 of their songs.
http://images.huffingtonpost.com/2015-09-22-1442933569-9488014-hipsters7-thumb.jpg (http://images.huffingtonpost.com/2015-09-22-1442933569-9488014-hipsters7.jpg)
8. We make ponchos look cool.
http://images.huffingtonpost.com/2015-09-22-1442933595-3252193-hipsters9-thumb.jpg (http://images.huffingtonpost.com/2015-09-22-1442933595-3252193-hipsters9.jpg)
9. Wearing a vintage T-shirt while sourcing a locally handcrafted item... done.
http://images.huffingtonpost.com/2015-09-22-1442933672-3432364-hipsters10-thumb.jpg (http://images.huffingtonpost.com/2015-09-22-1442933672-3432364-hipsters10.jpg)
10. Androgynous haircuts for everyone.
http://images.huffingtonpost.com/2015-09-22-1442933703-5907733-hipsters11-thumb.jpg (http://images.huffingtonpost.com/2015-09-22-1442933703-5907733-hipsters11.jpg)
11. We don't do beds. Comfort is so mainstream.
http://images.huffingtonpost.com/2015-09-22-1442933727-8592403-hipsters12-thumb.jpg (http://images.huffingtonpost.com/2015-09-22-1442933727-8592403-hipsters12.jpg)
12.*Yeah, we bike.
http://images.huffingtonpost.com/2015-09-22-1442933749-3277512-hipsters13-thumb.jpg (http://images.huffingtonpost.com/2015-09-22-1442933749-3277512-hipsters13.jpg)
13. We had goats before they screamed.
http://images.huffingtonpost.com/2015-09-22-1442933778-9687901-hipsters14-thumb.jpg (http://images.huffingtonpost.com/2015-09-22-1442933778-9687901-hipsters14.jpg)
14. Our meals are made from*local, free-range food sourced from a*workplace CSA program.
http://images.huffingtonpost.com/2015-09-22-1442933822-7576491-hipsters15-thumb.jpg (http://images.huffingtonpost.com/2015-09-22-1442933822-7576491-hipsters15.jpg)
15.*Dinner by lantern light*-*we've been doing that for years.
http://images.huffingtonpost.com/2015-09-22-1442933933-502432-hipsters16-thumb.jpg (http://images.huffingtonpost.com/2015-09-22-1442933933-502432-hipsters16.jpg)
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