A Brooklyn Culture Mafia

[sus]

@shakahislop Linebaugh dyed his hair bright orange, got stick n poke tattoos of ghouls and skeletons all over his body, and keeps subway rats as pets

Literally everything this man does says "fuck your rules" to society

And yet here he is, pleading that you tip your barista or else

 

[linebaugh]

Its all a show Im of good upper middle class breeding

 

[shakahislop]

i just tipped for coffee on my way to the office

 

[yyaldrin]

i don't tip baristas either. they are the worst of the worst kindof people

 

[shakahislop]

a fancy coffee now costs me $6, which is £5.43. Thanks a lot.

 

[shakahislop]

Yeah they'll fuck up your order Shaka, tip the lady or gent. Especially if you're a regular or you spend time sitting there. If you're getting an espresso to go, at some random Midtown joint, sure, whatever. If it's your neighborhood spot and you're gonna hang out reading you better break out that billfold baby

this hasn't happened to me, except that one place i talked about earlier. i've had plenty of good relationships with neighborhood baristas not tipping. it doesn't seem to be a problem.

 

[sus]

The man playing Russian roulette speaks confidently of his experiences: "I haven't been killed once!"

 

[shakahislop]

i'm going to start tipping the people in the subway token booths $1 every time i get on the train

 

[shakahislop]

since we're on the subject, I paid to get into a gig tonight - ambient, which is so popular right now as has been discussed - and the screen swung round with a 20% tip pre-selected, for the ticket, i stared at it for five seconds wondering if this is also something you're apparently supposed to tip for, but in the end wisdom prevailed and I changed it to 'no tip'. brooklyn POS mafia

 

[linebaugh]

since we're on the subject, I paid to get into a gig tonight - ambient, which is so popular right now as has been discussed - and the screen swung round with a 20% tip pre-selected, for the ticket, i stared at it for five seconds wondering if this is also something you're apparently supposed to tip for, but in the end wisdom prevailed and I changed it to 'no tip'. brooklyn POS mafia

How old are you shaka? And are you originally from the island?

 

[sus]

He's a foreigner an invader staining our soils with his unconscious imperial ideology

 

[sus]

He came over to my house last week for supper and brought along a picture of the Queen in a little gold frame, propped it up on the table while we ate like a little altar

 

[sus]

Actually I think he might originally be French is that right? Even worse

 

[linebaugh]

But how old?

 

[Mr. Naga Pickle]

CONDENSED MILK CONDENSED MILK MY SUPM SWEET LIKE CONDENSED MILK

 

[luka]

But how old?

32. old enough to have lost his edge.

 

[luka]

time moves more slowly when you're young. you'reattuned to the micro-alterations of fashion. you know precisely how wide a trouser leg is supposed to be. that phase is over before you hit your mid-20s. 32 you're shopping for duvet covers and fabric softener.

 

[shakahislop]

i'm in my mid-30s and i'm extremely, extremely, beautiful, like moonlight shining on a lake

 

[IdleRich]

Shaka has a kind of all things to all people appeal, I have it in my head that he grew up near me, in or at least close to Didcot. I can't really remember where that idea came from, but I do know that if it turns out not to be true I will feel angry, hurt and misled.

 

[Leo]

Shaka has a kind of all things to all people appeal

adept at international diplomacy yet also comfortable and accepted in hip Brooklyn clubs and Manhattan art galleries.

renaissance man, or chameleon?