Author Topic: Simon Rich's Sell Out - Mustachian Story in the New Yorker  (Read 5635 times)

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Re: Simon Rich's Sell Out - Mustachian Story in the New Yorker
« Reply #1 on: March 27, 2014, 08:37:05 PM »
Thanks for sharing this! I thought it was really good.

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Re: Simon Rich's Sell Out - Mustachian Story in the New Yorker
« Reply #2 on: March 27, 2014, 10:56:00 PM »
Loved it!

If anyone sees the second part whenever it comes out, please come post it here.  :)
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Re: Simon Rich's Sell Out - Mustachian Story in the New Yorker
« Reply #4 on: March 27, 2014, 11:12:53 PM »
Just read all four parts. Good story, but considering how it ends I am not sure if it qualifies as mustachian.

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Re: Simon Rich's Sell Out - Mustachian Story in the New Yorker
« Reply #5 on: March 28, 2014, 08:07:57 AM »
The ending could be seen as a warning! I think the panic attacks spoke to that.

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Re: Simon Rich's Sell Out - Mustachian Story in the New Yorker
« Reply #6 on: March 28, 2014, 12:33:21 PM »
I loved the first 3 parts, I liked the 4th part but wish it was different.

So basically, it was just like the movie 28 days later for me.

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Re: Simon Rich's Sell Out - Mustachian Story in the New Yorker
« Reply #7 on: March 28, 2014, 02:24:36 PM »
I loved the first 3 parts, I liked the 4th part but wish it was different.

So basically, it was just like the movie 28 days later for me.

Yeah part 4 was not my fave. But meh... awesome writing! Made me laugh out loud a whole bunch of times!

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Re: Simon Rich's Sell Out - Mustachian Story in the New Yorker
« Reply #8 on: March 28, 2014, 02:34:19 PM »
Great read, but agree that part 4 could have ended a little better.

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Re: Simon Rich's Sell Out - Mustachian Story in the New Yorker
« Reply #9 on: March 28, 2014, 02:44:46 PM »
I thought it was even funnier through the lens of mustachianism. Hope MMM never sells out!


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Re: Simon Rich's Sell Out - Mustachian Story in the New Yorker
« Reply #11 on: March 28, 2014, 08:02:09 PM »
I enjoyed that a lot.  I laughed out loud multiple times. Dramatic irony is awesome.
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Re: Simon Rich's Sell Out - Mustachian Story in the New Yorker
« Reply #12 on: March 28, 2014, 08:11:50 PM »
The first part made me laugh out loud so many times. Way better than a tv show!

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Re: Simon Rich's Sell Out - Mustachian Story in the New Yorker
« Reply #13 on: March 28, 2014, 09:34:22 PM »
Thanks for posting this, it was a great read!

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Re: Simon Rich's Sell Out - Mustachian Story in the New Yorker
« Reply #14 on: March 29, 2014, 10:44:05 AM »
Thanks for posting this, it was a great read!
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