Re: [Culture] [Editorial] The Real World...

[Benseraglio2]

smarmy legion. heh.   In a message dated 3/17/2004 5:07:09 PM Eastern Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: On Wed, 17 Mar 2004 [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > In a message dated 3/17/2004 4:29:58 PM Eastern Standard Time, > [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: > ...is for (loser) people who go to Abbraccio's and spend good money on > slop you can get at any of the take-out slop-houses that pepper West > Philadelphia for pennies to practice their political correctness skills on > their ne'er-do-well mediocrity driven peers while espousing the liberal > side of the UnivCity list topic of the day.  As they force the poorly > prepared food (either over or under spiced and cooked) between their lips > they extol one another for their similarly held viewpoints that they > gleaned off of NPR or out of the NY Times that day. > > They pretend to hold what they guess to be popular views from the left > wing but really are scheming to be the first on the block to procure a > pair of ugg boots. > harsh! > > what I really wanna know is who are these "YIP"s?? They seem to be some > yuppie front organization which has ripped off the good name and acronym of the > YIPPIE party I am thoroughly confused as well and a little afraid. Apparently, this Josh Sevin ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) is their leader. Here is a picture of one of the co-founders Andrew Hohns (second from the right): http://www.philly.com/images/philly/dailynews/8077/65245859614.jpg Here's a member from 2002 - O. Scott Barber: http://www.shsl.com/NEWEST_4_02/site%20Files/attorneys/attorneyBio.asp?attyID=36 Here's a not so favorable mention of the "smarmy legion": http://www.philadelphiaweekly.com/archives/article.asp?ArtID=1579 The rest of the article is like Richard Lewis on ecstasy at a rave. Here's the resume of one their ilk: http://www.law.upenn.edu/cpp/employer/resumes/gbabcock.pdf Melani Lamond seems to on some level associate with them: http://www.mail-archive.com/[EMAIL PROTECTED]/msg00050.html Maybe they are republican moles trying to infiltrate the left with plans of world domination! Whatever they are or purport to be - they must like MTV's TRW a lot and are not afraid to discredit their whole organization over it. -- Sam Nicolary