Miss Universe competition on tv last nite took place in Vietnam.
And no I didn't watch it. Not the whole thing anyway. Just
the swimsuit bit.
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Doug Henwood
> Sent: 07/14/08 09:49 am
> To: lbo-talk
> Subject: [lbo-talk] cultural quiz
>
> [via Mike Allen]
>
> A quiz from the August issue of DETAILS -- 'Are you THAT GUY?'
>
> --You initiate fist bumps.
> --You order foreign dishes in an accent.
> --You shave your head at the first sign of balding.
> --You use any word Stephen Colbert invented.
> --You have an elaborate bedtime ritual on planes-with neck pillow,
> sleep mask, and noise-canceling headphones.
> --You have a downloaded ring tone.
> --You wave someone along even though they have the right of way.
> --You say the name of the town where your Ivy League alma mater is
> located instead of the name of the school.
> --You own a Manchester United jersey.
> --You quote Borat, Zoolander, or Anchorman, or reference 'TPS
> reports' and 'pieces of flair.'
> --You put your BlackBerry on the table when you sit down at a
> restaurant.
> --You talk baby talk to your girlfriend on your office phone.
> --You offer to buy a cigarette from people outside bars.
> --You order 'off-menu.'
> --You own a reptile.
> --You say 'My bad.'
> --You describe your relationship status by saying 'It's complicated.'
> --You say 'We're pregnant.'
> --You have destination-related car stickers like MV, NTK, PVT, HMP,
> or NPT.
> --You make a show out of tasting wine.
> --You preface statements with 'spoiler alert.'
> --You don't wash last night's admission stamp off your hand.
> --You use abbreviations like TBD, ASAP, and BFD in conversation and
> sign off e-mails with 'thx' or 'cheers.'
> --You wear flip-flops, Croakies, Crocs, or board shorts in the city.
> --You have a nighttime wardrobe that includes a going-out shirt,
> concert merchandise, or limited-edition sneakers you bought in Tokyo.
> --You say 'I need my Starbucks.'
> --You pretend not to know who Spencer Pratt is.
> --You offer advice to women on their 'form' at the gym.
> --You call friends and colleagues by their last names.
> --You describe anything good as 'sick.'
> --You refer to your wife as 'the ol' ball and chain' and say 'I'll
> take the request to management.'
> --You refer to a trip to the gym as a 'legs day.'
> --You go to a show to see the opening band.
> --You think Hayden Panettiere is hot.
> --You put your kid in a Che Guevara T-shirt.
> --You include the names of your kids and pets in your home outgoing
> message.
> --You refer to money as 'Benjamins,' 'dead presidents,' 'ducats,' or
> 'coin.'
> --You bitch about your contractor at parties.
> --You talk about a record 'dropping.'
> --You half-tuck your shirt.
> --You have a goatee.
> --You refer to anything as 'small-batch' or 'artisanal.'
> --You refer to any last-stop bar as 'the 19th hole.'
> --You're a Caucasian with a tattoo in Asian lettering.
> --You Evite.
> --You own a wine Rabbit.
> --You proselytize about carbon footprints.
> --You name your kid after a character in 'To Kill a Mockingbird.'
> --You use the phrase 'flyover states.'
> --You use the word 'bicoastal.'
> --You pretend to like country music.
> --You wear DJ headphones.
> --You use a Bluetooth headset.
> --You call muscle groups by shortened versions of their technical
> names, like 'lats,' 'traps,' and 'pecs
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