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Brett the hipster

Brett is a hipster who disowns any band that licenses a song, and Greg‘s roommate. He spent a year avoiding “You’re Beautiful.”

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Popularity rank 11 #242. Optimized date schedule

July 30, 2009

BRETT: What're you and "THE CLOUD" doing tonight?
THE CLOUD: 6:04 - We will eat gnocchi and listen to ELO. 6:51 - I'll console her about a conflict at work.

THE CLOUD: 7:02 - I'll brush the hair from her face... and smile. 7:37 - We'll begin FOREPLAY.
SMITA: I thought we were watching FIREFLY tonight.

THE CLOUD: Yes, welll... the intercourse I have planned will be very... WHEDONESQUE.

BRETT: So you'll have witty dirty talk, sing when you orgasm and overanalyze it all later on Internet forums?
SMITA: OOO!! No spoilers!

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Popularity rank 12 #241. Contextual boyfriend

July 29, 2009

SMITA: THE CLOUD is a manifestation of all my Internet purchases, searches, Tweets and emails. He's a CONTEXTUAL BOYFRIEND. He's what I want before I want it.

THE CLOUD: I'm constantly absorbing information and refining my personality to better suit Smita. Right, honeybun?
SMITA: "Honeybun"? Blech... BURY!

THE CLOUD: PLEASE WAIT... 68%... Interpreting data... Processing results... Reticulating splines...

THE CLOUD: Right, SWEETIE PIE?
SMITA: Aw, I AM your sweetie pie!! LIKE! LIKE!
BRETT: "Reticulating splines"?

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Popularity rank 13 #240. Dating the Cloud

July 28, 2009

SMITA: It's like you don't even know me anymore. You used to keep up with what music I liked and RECOMMEND things to me.

SMITA: I bet PANDORA knows me better than YOU these days. Or the iTunes GENIUS BUTTON! And AMAZON.COM knows me MUCH better than you!

SMITA: So I'm leaving you, Brett. I'm leaving you for the Internet.
BRETT: WHAT?

SMITA: Meet my new boyfriend, THE CLOUD.
BRETT: My... my God...
THE CLOUD: Just got DUMPED? Try Match.com!

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Popularity rank 14 #239. Birthday mix

July 10, 2009

SMITA: This mix you made for my birthday has "BLUEBERRY BOAT" on it.
BRETT: Oh, of course, sweetie! I'll never forget when we met at that concert.

BRETT: You were checking Brooklyn Vegan on your Treo. Well... TRYING to! Ha! Wow... remember TREOS?
SMITA: Brett! I HATE the Fiery Furnaces now!

SMITA: I'm totally out of my Bush-era "ESCAPIST WHIMSY" phase. Do you... do you even FOLLOW my FriendFeed?
BRETT: No, I... follow your TUMBLR.

BRETT: Isn't it... pretty much... the SAME?
SMITA: Uh... WOW. I... I think we need to talk...

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Popularity rank 15 #237. Hannah Montana – “The Climb”

June 11, 2009

MILEY CYRUS: Ain't about how fast I get there...
BRETT: My friend sent me this song from the HANNAH MONTANA movie as a JOKE...

MILEY CYRUS: Ain't about what's waitin' on the other siiiiiide...
BRETT: But I've been secretly listening to it for days. I can't STOP...

BRETT: Eventually some INDIE BAND will ironically cover it and I... I can switch to THAT... but until then I... I... I... gotta be STRONG!

MILEY CYRUS: It's the cliiiiiiiiimb!!!!
BRETT: Yes! YES!! God DAMMIT, Miley, why nust your words ring so TRUE!!

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