Moot Thoughts & Musings

You know, there's a lot of hipster talk. It kind of cracks me up, therefore intrigues me, but not to the point of actually reading about it, except on blogs, of course. So I have a vague idea about what it means to be a hipster and some of the cultural features of hipsterdom.

In a moment of karma (while reading blogs and watching quality children's programming), I had a point of revelation. Who is the ultimate hipster?

Spud, from Bob the Builder.

Bob the Builder is all about the team. "Can we fix it?" and the Team replies "Yes, we can." And everyone harmoniously works together to get the job done. The Glorification of the Team. Except for one problem that occasionally causes things to go awry. Spud is not a team player. He is counter-culture. Not only that, often he intentionally interferes with the team's efforts, especially if they cross his own desires.

Interestingly, in the Americanized Bob the Builder, Spud is the only one whose accent is left in his original British dialect, further highlight the cultural differences between Spud and the Team.

And Spud dresses like a hipster. Skinny. Close-fitting clothes. Spare yet unique. A scarf for extra flair. In stark contrast to his counterparts who are in fit shape and wear sensible work clothing (except for the machinery, that is). And Spud has an inflated head. heh, heh.

I haven't seen enough Bob the Builder to really get a handle on Spud's character, since our tv channel reception tends to be a bit wobbly. But these are some observations so far.