Narcissist, metrosexual, call us what you like, we're out and proud

Sydney Morning Herald ^ | August 29, 2003 | Matt Martyn-Jones

[Argh]

I prefer the expression "pretentious fop".

[OpusatFR]

I think they were called ~Dandies~ in the last centuries.

They were also great fodder for satire and comedy. Didn't Thackery write some stories about the Dandified culture?

Love it when the new generations happen upon something so old, it is new again.

It's all rather boringly familiar....!

[egarvue]

We called 'em "Preppies" in the 80's...they got beat up then, too.

[Argh]

Good!:^)

[Spruce]

A p*ssy by any other name is still a p*ssy!

[headsonpikes]

"dandies'

'macaronis' is another name, recalled from Yankee Doodle.

;^)

[the gillman@blacklagoon.com]

I'll stick with calling them faggots.

[solon_where_r_u]

Or "maricones" as we Cubans say in Miami....

[martin_fierro]

I had what would now be called a "metrosexual" roommate in the early 80s.

He collected teddy bears, but only those of a particular manufacturer (and the tag HAD to be left on).

He knew the price of everything, but the value of nothing.

I suspect that a big part of his problem was due to having been abandoned by his father for a time.

The apartment itself was great, but I was ready to kill him by the end of the lease.

[weegee]

Australian, eh? His name's not Bruce.

I have one question for him: "Are you a poofter?"

[pogo101]

I know this writer is Aussie, but still it reminds me of the Monty Python skits involving "Upper Class Twits" and the "Ministry of Silly Walks."

[Dan from Michigan]

WEAK!

[O.C. - Old Cracker]

Three poofy gits to add to your list.

[freedomlover]

I think we should call him Bruce to to keep things clear.

[weegee]

Bruce: G'day, Bruce!

Bruce: Oh, Hello Bruce!

Bruce: How are you Bruce?

Bruce: A bit crooked, Bruce.

Bruce: Where's Bruce?

Bruce: He's not 'ere, Bruce.

Bruce: Blimey, it's hot in here, Bruce.

Bruce: Hot enough to boil a monkey's bum!

Bruce: That's a strange expression, Bruce.

Bruce: Well Bruce, I heard the Prime Minister use it. "It's hot enough to
boil a monkey's bum in here, your Majesty," he said and she smiled quietly
to herself.

Bruce: She's a good Sheila Bruce, and not at all stuck up.

Bruce: Here! Here's the boss-fellow now!

Bruce: 'Ow are you, Bruce?

Bruce: G'day Bruce!

Bruce: Bruce.

Bruce: Hello Bruce.

Bruce: Bruce.

Bruce: How are you, Bruce?

Bruce: G'day Bruce.

Bruce: Gentleman, I'd like to introduce man from Pommeyland who is joinin'
us this year in the philosophy department at the University of
Wooloomooloo.

Everybruce: G'day!

Michael Baldwin: Hello. My name is Michael Baldwin.

Bruce: Michael Baldwin ?

Bruce. Michael Baldwin ?

Bruce: Is your name not Bruce?

Michael: No, it's Michael.

Bruce: That's going to cause a little confusion.

Bruce: Mind if we call you "Bruce" to keep it clear?

Bruce: Gentlemen, I think we better start the faculty meeting.
Before we start, though, I'd like to ask the padre for a prayer.

Bruce: Oh Lord, we beseech Thee, Amen!!

Everybruce: Amen!

Bruce: Crack tube! (Bottles opening)

Bruce: Now I call upon Bruce to officially welcome Mr. Baldwin to the
philosophy faculty.

Bruce: I'd like to welcome the pommey bastard to God's own Earth, and remind
him that we don't like stuck-up sticky-bates here.

Everybruce: Hear, hear! Well spoken, Bruce!

Bruce: Bruce here teaches classical philosophy, Bruce there teaches
Haegelian philosophy, and Bruce here teaches logical positivism. And is also
in charge of the sheep dip.

Bruce: What's New-Bruce going to teach?

Bruce: New-Bruce will be teaching political science, Machiavelli, Benton,
Lockholm, Sackly, Millbo, Hasset, and Bernerd.

Bruce: Those are all cricketers!

Bruce: Aww, spit!

Bruce: Hails of derisive laughter, Bruce!

Everybruce: Australia, Australia, Australia, Australia, we love you amen!
Bruce: Another two! (Bottles opening)

Bruce: Any questions?

Bruce: New-Bruce, are you a Poofter?

Bruce: Are you a Poofter?

New-Bruce: No!

Bruce: No. Right, I just want to remind you of the faculty rules:
Rule One! (Everybruce) No Poofters!
Rule Two, no member of the faculty is to maltreat the Abbos in any
way at all -- if there's anybody watching.
Rule Three? (Everybruce) No Poofters!!
Rule Four, now this term, I don't want to catch anybody not drinking.
Rule Five, (Everybruce) No Poofters!
Rule Six, there is NO ... Rule Six.
Rule Seven, (Everybruce) No Poofters!!
Right, that concludes the readin' of the rules, Bruce.

Bruce: This here's the wattle, the emblem of our land. You can stick it in a
bottle, you can hold it in your hand.

Everybruce: Amen!

[azhenfud]

You've misspelled "pansy" ;-)

[Bernard Marx]

Or as W.S. Gilbert wrote in the lyric to "Patience,"

"A most intense young man,

A soulful-eyed young man,

An ultrapoetical

Superesthetical

Out of the way young man!"

I think he had Oscar Wilde in mind when he penned it.

[presidio9]

A Preppy is something different from a "metrosexual." Preppies still exist today, and I know plenty who never bought hair conditioner in their lives.

[weegee]

An older story from Australia:

Making a clean breast of fashion [Boobs for men as a fashion accessory]

Ladies beware. Some men may just be dating you for your wardrobe.