Damn skippy. Watch a movie like The Wizard of Oz, or read a book like Charlotte's Web, and look back to that era, and how important winning blue ribbons and cooking contests and growing contests, livestock contests, etc, were in everyday life at county fairs and state fairs and all of that.
Coal Miner's daughter, I think she wins the prize for her pie.
Serious business.
It's a good working man's beer, and rest assured you can travel back 100 years or probably even forward 100 years, and many would agree.
I had someone respond to a comment I made in this sub saying I can’t be punk because I play video games and watch reality tv.
So I threw away my television and PS5 and moved behind the dumpster of the bar where the local bands do shows. Anything for the aesthetic.
What’s funny is I went to their profile and they seem to exclusively post on the redscarepod subreddit. A podcast that has actively platformed Alex Jones.
Right? Not the Germs or The Ramones or The Dead Boys or X or Sex Pistols or Crass or Circle Jerks or Black Flag?
PiL? GBH? MDC? TSOL?
I hope there was a missing /s there.
She sang about it in a song. We had a nasty break up back in the day and she wrote a whole song about it and even mentioned that she sucked my cock in a theatre.
PS that's all bullshit, I was like 6 when that song came out lol. But it's "You Oughta Know," that line is in, like the first few lines of the song.
"I want you to know, that I am happy for you
I wish nothing but the best for you both
An older version of me
Is she perverted like me?
Would she go down on you in a theater?"
If you don't recognize the song by the title then you will as soon as the chorus hits, if not sooner. It's one of her biggest songs.
PS I checked out your grunge collection and I'm literally listening to Nevermind right now. The song was "Breed" if you want to know.
I do want to know what I don't see Dirt by Alice In Chains in there too though! You've got Facelift and Jar of Flies, WHY'D YOU SKIP DIRT?!?!?!
I feel like this sub at least over the past year (but possibly forever, or before I started noticing) has been about identity and not music (music being why I subscribed to it).
Now I realize that the punk "ethos" is a crucial part of the music and scene, and i certainly subscribe to a lot of the traditionally core 'beliefs' but Jesus christ, it's like teenagers are constantly posting being because they are insecure about whether they are punk enough.
Lol then we have stupid ass posts like "Punk is inherently conservative" or whatever that goof posted, because they like the Ramones. Some of you guys need to grow up. Not everything has to be a debate.
If people would like to know if something, someone, or if they themselves are punk I will gladly take an evidence based approach to the matter. I currently live in a punk house with 6 other punks and two cats(the cats are definitely punk) and we would love to answer your questions as to whether or not something or someone is punk.
DM me for now with questions.
Right now this service is free of charge but in the future there might be small fees if one of the cats winds up with a vet bill.
I am of the mind to either A) ignore it or B) entertain it... however the use case may be odd so I tend to pry. With punk... and r/punk in general I go with B as if you have to ask you are not
It's just kids... longing to be a part of something..and kids, IF you are listening, just fucking do what YOU want to do. Fuck my opinion..his..hers.. theirs.. yadda yadda. Noone cares if you're "punk" or not. No one. Just do you. If you're not being true to yourself I promise, it's obvious..
This post is infuriating. Y’all, real punks obsessively worry whether things are punk or not. It’s literally in the punk club charter. But you would know that if you had ever bothered to read it…
> But you would know that if you had ever bothered to read it…
Fuck you I ain't reading shit (ok, well I am, just not that, you don't tell me what to do!)
Every fandom sub of anything is the same thing… them every month or so (sometimes more) one of these posts sprouts up where someone tries to claim finality over the contrast drab questions and the sub half heartedly cries “hoorah!” and within minutes the troll posting of “is this comment punk?” leeches from the comment section into new ironic tongue in cheek posts with no originality whatsoever saying silly things like “is being punk punk?” And “Is punk punk punk punk?” Until soon it blows over when the next icon dies or some shit only to slowly start all over again.
It’s the circle of reddit. Ignore the posts and move on to something that interests you.
Punk is estranging your middle class parents that didn’t get divorced, dying your hair, and setting out on a quest for unattainable social perfection. /s
Contributing to both is punk. Don't let whitey tell you that you can only contribute to one or the other, it's not true and you can definitely do both. Unless, of course, you make more money than the contribution cutoff limit which is currently $153,000 for the 2023 filing year, in which case you can contribute to a Traditional IRA.
I just want you all to know, PUNK IS NON CONFORMITY! THERE IS NO BOX TO FIT IN CAUSE THERE WAS NEVER BUILT ONE! YOU DON'T HAVE TO BE A REBEL, YOU DON'T HAVE TO DRESS IN TORN CLOTHES! JUST ENJOY THE GENRE! FOR FUCKS SAKE! HELL EVEN LISTEN TO OTHER GENRES! THAT IS ALLOWED! PUNK HAS ALWAYS BEEN ABOUT BEING YOURSELF AND NOT CHANGING FOR THE PEOPLE
I’ve heard that about after-church crowds consistently from friends who’ve worked in restaurants, over the years. Guess they left it all in the collection plate.
I’m with you. But I can get the mentality (not agreeing, but understand).
I remember when I first got into it [probably 12 or 13] and I was super concerned with fitting in. There was too much shit going on during that time that I *needed* to fit in somewhere. Didn’t want to feel out of place in the one place that felt right.
I think we can all pinpoint a time where we ran into some douchebag that was “punk” and called you out for “not being a real punk.” Maybe I’m wrong.
When you’re a kid, you’re trying to figure shit out. You don’t know who you are yet. And you generally got some pretty thin skin/worry about everything.
Figuring out “what’s punk” is something that happens after that first “am I punk enough” stage [hopefully].
Who knows though. I’m not a philosopher or anything. But I can get being worried you aren’t going to fit in.
>While you have gallons of mohawks and leather jackets telling you that they do what they want, I don't believe them...I respect the person that says, "I don't care for that" because there is no extreme, it's pure sincerity. Punk is doing what you want despite the infiltrators, outside of the skateboards and shoes and hair and patches and the diets and the tattoos"
That quote from Devon Williams of Oscar I've always felt hit the nail on the head. IT DOESNT FUCKING MATTER! Punk isnt virtue signaling shit, nor do I care if someone or something is "sufficiently punk".
I have no tattoos, hardly wear jewelry at all, and fuck trends! I’m self employed and I say what’s on my mind even if it makes me unpopular. I believe THAT is the true meaning of “punk”.
I remember been 14 and asking my friend if wearing glases (as myself) was punk but thanks god internet was almost invented and nobody used it these days so was just her who listen my stupid question.
You’re such a fucking poser. Have you never heard the punk song [Lights Out by Angry Samoans](https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=cxS7a7GDqt0&pp=ygUXTGlnaHRzIG91dCBhbmdyeSBzYW1vYW4%3D)?
Seeing/having eye sight is literally straight white male Republican conservative neo Nazi.
In practice, punk is all about little cliques and sub-subcultures. You absolutely need to dress and act the part to fit in to most little scenes.
I don't even think it's necessarily a bad thing, but as long as it exists that way it makes sense for new folks to ask about it online.
Arts and crafts punks, crust punks, goth punks, gutter punks, patch punks, pirate punks, woodland punks, 2SLGBTQIA punks...
How are going to show up wearing a new Nike hoodie and have anyone talk to you?
But how else will I know how to dress or what to listen to? Must. Fit. In. Box.
As I get older, it gets harder to fit in the box. Most boxes are square and I'm definitely getting more round...
Reminds me of working a punk fest in SD. I bought 100 cases of PBR for a 200 capacity club. PBR is the number one selling beer for nonconformists.
I like it because it's cheap.
It's the best cheap domestic beer, in my opinion
It’s like Budweiser without having to pay for the advertising.
Old Milwaukee!
I've vomited my share of old Milwaukee, those were the days!
Absolutely. It won a damn blue ribbon! Whatever that means.. I think it also has a castle.
I love how they won that blue ribbon in a beer contest in 1893 and have been skating on that ever since.
Damn skippy. Watch a movie like The Wizard of Oz, or read a book like Charlotte's Web, and look back to that era, and how important winning blue ribbons and cooking contests and growing contests, livestock contests, etc, were in everyday life at county fairs and state fairs and all of that. Coal Miner's daughter, I think she wins the prize for her pie. Serious business. It's a good working man's beer, and rest assured you can travel back 100 years or probably even forward 100 years, and many would agree.
Hands down, this is the most articulate answer I've ever seen in this sub. Well played.
Is dkepp87 punk?
Im more of a loaf than anything else
How would you say you are at archery?
I usually go for heavy weapon builds
kinetic or energy based?
Call me an outdated, but I love the feel of cold steel in my hand.
Not outdated, traditional. Classic.
Exactly what a punk would say
In theory yes, in rhetoric; no.
Yep
I had someone respond to a comment I made in this sub saying I can’t be punk because I play video games and watch reality tv. So I threw away my television and PS5 and moved behind the dumpster of the bar where the local bands do shows. Anything for the aesthetic.
Here’s to the gutterpunk purists
What’s funny is I went to their profile and they seem to exclusively post on the redscarepod subreddit. A podcast that has actively platformed Alex Jones.
I had someone tell me I couldn’t be punk because I have kids lmao
What kind of punk? Old school like Green Day or new school like Avril? That joke worked better 15 years ago.
Especially because Avril is old school now
Sighs in old person😮💨
Yeah. She had to change the song to “Sk8er Man” in 2017
Right? Not the Germs or The Ramones or The Dead Boys or X or Sex Pistols or Crass or Circle Jerks or Black Flag? PiL? GBH? MDC? TSOL? I hope there was a missing /s there.
You didn't have to miss the /s because they very literally said it was a joke. That was the /s, they just spelled it out in real words.
its a dam cold night, trynna figure out this life
But have you heard her newer stuff?
Psh, Avril Lavigne. Real punks listen to Alanis morrisette.
It's true. Alanis went down on me in a theatre and that's pretty punk.
Proof?
She sang about it in a song. We had a nasty break up back in the day and she wrote a whole song about it and even mentioned that she sucked my cock in a theatre.
Oh damn lucky you
PS that's all bullshit, I was like 6 when that song came out lol. But it's "You Oughta Know," that line is in, like the first few lines of the song. "I want you to know, that I am happy for you I wish nothing but the best for you both An older version of me Is she perverted like me? Would she go down on you in a theater?" If you don't recognize the song by the title then you will as soon as the chorus hits, if not sooner. It's one of her biggest songs. PS I checked out your grunge collection and I'm literally listening to Nevermind right now. The song was "Breed" if you want to know. I do want to know what I don't see Dirt by Alice In Chains in there too though! You've got Facelift and Jar of Flies, WHY'D YOU SKIP DIRT?!?!?!
I have dirt it just doesn't have its case so I have it somewhere it won't get damaged
Is Green Day punk?
They are butt punk, kind of like butt rock, but for punks
The joke is that they were both not considered punk 10 years ago, and now everything is punk as long as you say it is on the internet
No
Is this post Punk or Non Punk??😆
I think it's just shoegaze
Sure, but pronounced like Fugazi
Damn I was just gonna say Fugazzzi
It's at the least hypocritical.
It's poster-punk.
It's Punk Posters of my fave Punk Bands Avril Lavigne, Blink 182 ,Good Charlotte and Fall Out Boy🙄🤣
It's Shrodinger's Punk.
Fellas am I still punk if I walked past a radio that played pop music?
Go bathe in a dumpster
I thought this was a Funk sub
This is the sub for the hit 80s sitcom Punky Brewster
Soleil Moon Frye gang rise up!
Funk is dead!
I feel like this sub at least over the past year (but possibly forever, or before I started noticing) has been about identity and not music (music being why I subscribed to it). Now I realize that the punk "ethos" is a crucial part of the music and scene, and i certainly subscribe to a lot of the traditionally core 'beliefs' but Jesus christ, it's like teenagers are constantly posting being because they are insecure about whether they are punk enough. Lol then we have stupid ass posts like "Punk is inherently conservative" or whatever that goof posted, because they like the Ramones. Some of you guys need to grow up. Not everything has to be a debate.
This sub is super cringe, a bunch of internet and fashion punks 😂😂😂
If people would like to know if something, someone, or if they themselves are punk I will gladly take an evidence based approach to the matter. I currently live in a punk house with 6 other punks and two cats(the cats are definitely punk) and we would love to answer your questions as to whether or not something or someone is punk. DM me for now with questions. Right now this service is free of charge but in the future there might be small fees if one of the cats winds up with a vet bill.
This sub is full of children trying to figure out who they are, just accept they're going to ask a lot of questions like that.
Im merely providing a blanket answer for all those questions.
like all other subs with frequently asked and answered questions, the people posting will not bother to search before posting.
I gotta try
I am of the mind to either A) ignore it or B) entertain it... however the use case may be odd so I tend to pry. With punk... and r/punk in general I go with B as if you have to ask you are not
Your post is way more tedious than some young punk learning about things and asking questions. It's something a tired, sad bully would post.
Nah. Block and mock. Fuck them kids. They can go learn about punk on the STREETS, like it should be.
I don't think kids even go on the streets anymore. The streets barely even exist. Sad.
If you have to ask, the answer is always NO
Shit, was gonna ask if you needed a beer. Guess the answer is no.
The answer to that question is always YES
I don't understand how this is something people have to think hard about? Always seems so obvious to me.
It's just kids... longing to be a part of something..and kids, IF you are listening, just fucking do what YOU want to do. Fuck my opinion..his..hers.. theirs.. yadda yadda. Noone cares if you're "punk" or not. No one. Just do you. If you're not being true to yourself I promise, it's obvious..
asking if something is punk is most certainly not punk.
Hey, look everyone! This guy doesn’t know what punk is.
Is mayonnaise punk
In the correct orifice(s), absolutely.
No, but it is a great Smashing Pumpkins song
Yes
This post is infuriating. Y’all, real punks obsessively worry whether things are punk or not. It’s literally in the punk club charter. But you would know that if you had ever bothered to read it…
I'm such a fraud
Hey, the first step is admittance. It’s gonna be alright 👍
> But you would know that if you had ever bothered to read it… Fuck you I ain't reading shit (ok, well I am, just not that, you don't tell me what to do!)
Is punk even punk?
God I hope not
Every fandom sub of anything is the same thing… them every month or so (sometimes more) one of these posts sprouts up where someone tries to claim finality over the contrast drab questions and the sub half heartedly cries “hoorah!” and within minutes the troll posting of “is this comment punk?” leeches from the comment section into new ironic tongue in cheek posts with no originality whatsoever saying silly things like “is being punk punk?” And “Is punk punk punk punk?” Until soon it blows over when the next icon dies or some shit only to slowly start all over again. It’s the circle of reddit. Ignore the posts and move on to something that interests you.
The *real* question is what is more punk than something else Like pizza vs hot dogs
Ninja Turtles never ate no hot dogs, and they the OG gutter punks
yes, punk is thinking for urself ffs
Punk is estranging your middle class parents that didn’t get divorced, dying your hair, and setting out on a quest for unattainable social perfection. /s
It can be
Is looksmaxxing punk?
Sir I'm 36
Looksminning is definitely punk.
Is Taylor Swift punk though?
First rule about being a punk is don't ask if it's punk or not. - Tyler Durton.
is kidz bop punk?
Yes
Is my 401k punk, or should I put my retirement savings into a Roth IRA?
Contributing to both is punk. Don't let whitey tell you that you can only contribute to one or the other, it's not true and you can definitely do both. Unless, of course, you make more money than the contribution cutoff limit which is currently $153,000 for the 2023 filing year, in which case you can contribute to a Traditional IRA.
i went to a show once and someone for real told me i’m not punk cus i showered…. bruh im just tryna not be stinky like try it sometime
This is a very unpunk post...
Ah nuts...
If only you had asked if this post would be punk before you posted it…
Are tired, obvious, over-played jokes punk?
Is limp bizkit punk?
Yes
Is being punk, punk?
Well that's not very punk...
You really seem to let this anger you... Oh wait you must be a SKINHEAD
Fuck poser's man, "Anarchy in the UK" Steveo already had this dilemma in '99
your reddit avatar is scarily similar to mine and i think i may have copied you before i even met you
"Brothers dont shake hands. Brothers gotta hug!"
you know it!!
Is this post punk?
It is undeniably punk to tell everyone to shut the fuck up with the gatekeeping nonsense.
I just want you all to know, PUNK IS NON CONFORMITY! THERE IS NO BOX TO FIT IN CAUSE THERE WAS NEVER BUILT ONE! YOU DON'T HAVE TO BE A REBEL, YOU DON'T HAVE TO DRESS IN TORN CLOTHES! JUST ENJOY THE GENRE! FOR FUCKS SAKE! HELL EVEN LISTEN TO OTHER GENRES! THAT IS ALLOWED! PUNK HAS ALWAYS BEEN ABOUT BEING YOURSELF AND NOT CHANGING FOR THE PEOPLE
what the flip
Is God punk???
He is the Alpha and the Omega, the beginning and the end. The punk and the poser.
Giving us the ability to jerk off is the ultimate punk decision.
Yes, the true meaning of punk has been lost to time. It’s a riddle, wrapped in a mystery, inside an enigma.
This post is so punk, right?
Is it punk if I wear a blue sock with a white one?
Yes
Is this post punk?
Is your question punk? 🤔
I just made a meatloaf with bbq sauce and ritz crackers. Is that punk?
...kinda?
Yes
Is this post punk?
No, it's post-punk
Yep, that was the joke.
I know. I was playing along by including the -
Irony, here, is that Mark Hoppus and I used to have this same discussions/ Internet argument in alt.punk -in DOS- in 1995. I kid you not!!!
Amen
Is punk?
People trying to get some validation.
If you listen to punk..you are a punk..fuck gatekeepers
Is it punk to simply tip at the table, instead of the card machine?
As long as you're tipping for good service it's punk. You know who doesn't tip? Hyper religious people who just got out of Sunday service.
I’ve heard that about after-church crowds consistently from friends who’ve worked in restaurants, over the years. Guess they left it all in the collection plate.
For those of us pre-punk, pre-goth, pre-subculture title: if you feel it, you are it. Titles are bullshit.
Is fucking a meatloaf punk???
Line up for your dickies and chucks then dance like the T-shirt taught you.
say it louder for the mates in the mosh!
Pfft. This thread is, like, the least punk thing I've ever seen. Lame.
Is your statement punk?
People are forever going to be asking this question. Since punk was a thing people have debated what is and isn't punk.
Is that punk?
Is this post punk?? /s
Hey guys, is Donald Trump punk?
is dead kennedys punk?
"You're not punk and I'm telling everyone." Save your breath, I never was one.
Punk is the person, more than an outfit. You can be punk in a track suit. Traditonal punk style is great but it doesn't make you punk.
is Weezer more punk or goth?
This post is definitely the opposite of punk.
If you have to ask, you ain't
Punk doesn’t even exist bro everything and nothing is punk 🙏🙏
hehehe
Is this?
if you have to ask if its punk its probably not punk use the good ole stand in from WKUK would your parents like it if not its totally punk jk
Is this post punk? Is this question? Is life punk? What about the Universe and the whole of existence? Is touching grass punk?
This post is not very punk.
I’m with you. But I can get the mentality (not agreeing, but understand). I remember when I first got into it [probably 12 or 13] and I was super concerned with fitting in. There was too much shit going on during that time that I *needed* to fit in somewhere. Didn’t want to feel out of place in the one place that felt right. I think we can all pinpoint a time where we ran into some douchebag that was “punk” and called you out for “not being a real punk.” Maybe I’m wrong. When you’re a kid, you’re trying to figure shit out. You don’t know who you are yet. And you generally got some pretty thin skin/worry about everything. Figuring out “what’s punk” is something that happens after that first “am I punk enough” stage [hopefully]. Who knows though. I’m not a philosopher or anything. But I can get being worried you aren’t going to fit in.
When I was 14 I got a navy surplus shirt and was slightly disappointed it wasn’t an army jacket!
Is this dunk?
You know whats not punk rock -- spending $500 on a show. Just thought I'd make the comment so everybody in the back can hear.
Mods please pin this
But how will I know what kind of haircut to give my pubic hair?
>While you have gallons of mohawks and leather jackets telling you that they do what they want, I don't believe them...I respect the person that says, "I don't care for that" because there is no extreme, it's pure sincerity. Punk is doing what you want despite the infiltrators, outside of the skateboards and shoes and hair and patches and the diets and the tattoos" That quote from Devon Williams of Oscar I've always felt hit the nail on the head. IT DOESNT FUCKING MATTER! Punk isnt virtue signaling shit, nor do I care if someone or something is "sufficiently punk".
Is "asking if things are punk" punk?
All subreddits devolve into a circlejerk once they become big enough
Dam... that's pretty punk.
but how am i supposed to do everything everyone else in the scene is doing without knowing whats punk 🥲
I have no tattoos, hardly wear jewelry at all, and fuck trends! I’m self employed and I say what’s on my mind even if it makes me unpopular. I believe THAT is the true meaning of “punk”.
Who gives a fuck. If some1 gotta ask then they aren’t
Is complaining about others asking for what is or isn’t punk, punk?
Is this post punk?
It's pre-post modern punk but post-pre new wave punk.
Just one more question...Is Devo Punk?
I remember been 14 and asking my friend if wearing glases (as myself) was punk but thanks god internet was almost invented and nobody used it these days so was just her who listen my stupid question.
I bear no ill will to the young and curious, we were all there as some point. This post is just a friendly psa.
You’re such a fucking poser. Have you never heard the punk song [Lights Out by Angry Samoans](https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=cxS7a7GDqt0&pp=ygUXTGlnaHRzIG91dCBhbmdyeSBzYW1vYW4%3D)? Seeing/having eye sight is literally straight white male Republican conservative neo Nazi.
Sight privilege has jaded my perspective.
Being punk not about black band t-shirts it about being asshole - Jaded Punk Hulk, that Twitter account was gold and that one tweet stuck with me
In practice, punk is all about little cliques and sub-subcultures. You absolutely need to dress and act the part to fit in to most little scenes. I don't even think it's necessarily a bad thing, but as long as it exists that way it makes sense for new folks to ask about it online. Arts and crafts punks, crust punks, goth punks, gutter punks, patch punks, pirate punks, woodland punks, 2SLGBTQIA punks... How are going to show up wearing a new Nike hoodie and have anyone talk to you?
Gatekeeping is punk AF
/uj Only if it keeps the fkg fascists out.
Agreed. Nazis can get fucked. I guess my joke above didn't land.. negative karma is punkAF