The Adventures of Accordion Guy in the 21st Century

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Funny because it’s true.

This article also appears in the Shopify Technology Blog.

…have no idea who Paul McCartney is. Yes, his post-Wings stuff has been pretty dreadful, but I think it’s reasonable to expect to at least have a vague idea of who the Beatles are if you’re to be considered functional in First World popular culture.

(And really kids, if you can tweet your ignorance, you can fix it with a quick search.)

On the other hand, not knowing who Bon Iver are (they’re the indie rock band who won Best New Artist at the Grammys) is perfectly forgivable:

“Bonny Bear” – love it!

I have both albums and they’re just okay as background music. The odds are pretty good that five years from now, even the most hardcore fixie-riding hipsters will be asking “Who wereBon Iver?”

The Golden Girls Valentine’s Day graphics I posted back in 2008 are still a big hit today, and if you haven’t seen them yet, go check them out! (No, I didn’t make them; I found them while randomly surfing.)

For the benefit of those of you who grew up in the 1990s, I present to you another random internet Valentine’s find: Sailor Moon / Sailor Scouts cards. Enjoy!

The author of the Tumblr known as Ghetto Hikes simply describes it this way:

I’m 28. I have a full-time job leading urban kids on nature hikes. I simply write down shit they say.

Some of that shit:

• “Them sheeps is funny lookin’, homie, wearin’ a snuggie full time.”
• “Rocks, sticks, rivers…needa come out here with my fuckin’ art supplies, paint allll this beautiful shit.”
• “Mr. Cody, this cool, but next time I get my cousin Dwayne to deliver us Papa Johns. Dwayne turn these woods into a pizza party forest.”
• “Jamarcus mad cuz I change his facebook to say he like men and he can’t change it cuz this forest ain’t got no wifi.”

and my personal fave:

• “Hey, Imma leave this cologne out for the animals. Help a brother get some pussy in the matin’ seasons.”

Ghetto Hikes, yo. Check it.