Blue States Lose
Just when you thought you were about to choke to death on the heat and humidity, Blue States Lose comes to the rescue with a refreshing blast of hipster haterade. You know how we do it: we look through fucktard photos on The Cobrasnake, Last Night’s Party, Misshapes, and Ambrel so you don't have to. After the jump, Joey Arak loans you his lucky legwarmers.
In honor of their backpack, and just because we haven't dealt with them in an official sense in a while, we thought we'd do a special Misshapes-only edition of BSL, focusing on the past two weeks' worth of tardtastic photos. Hope you enjoy! And while we're not surprised that the gang finally signed the dotted line on an endorsement deal, we are a little surprised that, wellbackpacks? C'mon dudes! At least give us American Apparel or, like, Trimspa or something.
10) Misshapes. June 17, 2006 photo #039: If a Misshapes rom-com ever results from all this, it's nice to know that at least Parker Posey is guaranteed some paying work, and she can stop doing those stupid Pepsi commercials with Jimmy Fallon. Now, for research sake, show us pensive! And surprised! Don't forget about surprised!
9) Misshapes. June 17, 2006 photo #155: "Nah, man. You do what you wanna do and wear the black and the bandana around your neck and the no sleeves and all that, but I'm just gonna throw on my shades and just be me, ya know? Just kick back and chill and say 'Eyyyyyyyyyyyy' a lot. That's just me. That's how I get down."
8) Misshapes. June 17, 2006 photo #129: Does anyone else get the feeling that when these dudes run a train on a girl that they pick up at Misshapes (which you know is at least twice month), that what they do is just play Unknown Pleasures really loud while they take turns jerking off on the poor girl's back and staring into each other's eyes? Or, you know, is that just us?
7) Misshapes. June 10, 2006 photo #088: How many times does this kid repeat "I'm tortured" while looking into the mirror every morning? The answer is FUCK YOU MOM AND DAD YOU JUST DON'T UNDERSTAND ME!
6) Misshapes. June 17, 2006 photo #051: In our never-ending quest to solve the riddle of why hipsters hate sleeves, we may have stumbled upon a breakthrough: it's because Donnie Darko wants to show off all he work he's done on his upper body. If there's one thing this guy knows, it's which way the gun show is.
5) Misshapes. June 10, 2006 photo #100: We're not really sure what the fuck is going on here, but we're 94% convinced that this dude murdered a jockey and is now revelling in his horrid crime by slamming back a PBR and playing air guitar on his leg. Pretty shameless.
4) Misshapes. June 10, 2006 photo #063: The bad news is that we can't decipher whether this get-up is more of a Paul-Rudd-at-prom-'88 or a I-just-got-fired-from-a-LES- Italian-joint-and-boy-are-my-nostrils-tired kind of look. The good news is that, unlike unicorns and a dog that doesn't look embarrassed while shitting, this magical beast exists.
3) Misshapes. June 17, 2006 photo #043: This is just one of the reasons we love The Other Guy so much. He's just a caring and gentle soul. Don't you understand? He's doing it all for world peace. Why can't everyone just get some extensions done and throw on some ripped-up jean shorts and just live their lives, you know? Oh wait. Is it because they're not all ghoulish freaks who justify their wasted existence by pressing play on a Mix CD and posing for the same camera week-in and week-out? Maybe that's it.
2) Misshapes. June 10, 2006 photo #148: "Shalom. I'm a scruffy Jew who works in advertising and loves my mom's kugel almost as much as I love her gentle chiding about the women I date. My boss told me that I have to figure out what the "kids are into nowadays" or get fired, so I decided to drive in from Teaneck once the sun went down and Shabbos was over. So far I'm having a great time, but I think that's because I seamlessly integrated myself as a result of my choices in attire and accessories. Ha, and he said I couldn't fit in! All it takes is a little research, just like anything else. I can't wait to get back to the office on Monday and tell him all about the emerging trends I spotted. I should really invest in bandanas!"
1) Misshapes. June 17, 2006 photo #103: "Mmm. Do you like buttons? Don't be coy with me. You love them, don't you? Oh, you're such a card. Such a card. You're bad. You're so bad. Mmmmmmmm, the fun I could have with you. But seriously, do you like buttons?"