Latte Sipping, YOP Gobbling Urban Planning Megathread

[Canehdianman]

Originally Posted by Bigtime

I'm getting some pushback from my suburbanite friends that don't understand that Yop-Gobbler is a badge of pride for them to wear.

If they are wearing it, then they aren't swallowing fast enough.

[Hack&Lube]

Originally Posted by MarchHare

The only problem with that is that then you'd get people who live 3KM East of Inglewood (e.g. Forest Lawn, Erinwoods, etc.) added to the latte sipping crowd, which doesn't seem right.

What we need is a good landmark on the East end of downtown that would include Inglewood within its radius but exclude those other communities. Maybe the library or Olympic Plaza?

I don't think you can set a radius from a single point as the central area is too diverse. You need to set outer bounds such as the transitional DMZ between where Inglewood goes from lattes to Blackfoot Diner coffee.

[Mazrim]

I think I'm gonna visit the Peace Bridge on Saturday with a Tim Hortons Latte in hand and see what happens.

Originally Posted by Bigtime

I'm getting some pushback from my suburbanite friends that don't understand that Yop-Gobbler is a badge of pride for them to wear.

Perhaps an Urban Dictionary page for this term would be informative for the masses.

[V]

Originally Posted by _Q_

Wait a minute... is Yop-Gobbling a term for suburbanites? I thought they were just known as parasites.

I thought those were the Airdrie or Chestermere dwellers.

You could go with tax dodgers as well.

[Muta]

Originally Posted by Mazrim

I think I'm gonna visit the Peace Bridge on Saturday with a Tim Hortons Latte in hand and see what happens.



Perhaps an Urban Dictionary page for this term would be informative for the masses.

Agreed. An Urban Dictionary submission is needed.

[Hack&Lube]

Originally Posted by Mazrim

I think I'm gonna visit the Peace Bridge on Saturday with a Tim Hortons Latte in hand and see what happens.

I think the fabric of the universe would collapse if you collide those worlds together. That's the real reason the Peace Bridge was so expensive and looks like it's from the future. It's Calgary's Latte Hadron Collider.

[_Q_]

OK so I submit this:

Latte-Sipper - A resident of Calgary living within 5 km of the Santiago Calatrava designed Peace Bridge.

Yop-Gobbler - A resident of Calgary living outside the 5 km radius detailed above.

Tax Dodger - A resident of the city of Airdrie, or Rocky View, Wheatland and Foothills counties that regularly commutes into the City of Calgary in order to avoid paying property taxes. Also known as parasite, or scum of the earth.

[bizaro86]

Originally Posted by GGG

No idea what the sourcing is I just through it out there as at least a baseline point for discussion. Are the census area for west hilhurst and the calgaryarea link for west hillhurst using the same boundarys?

Not sure, I got both of those links from Wikipedia. I did look for census boundaries but couldn't find them.

[MarchHare]

Originally Posted by Hack&Lube

I don't think you can set a radius from a single point as the central area is too diverse. You need to set outer bounds such as the transitional DMZ between where Inglewood goes from lattes to Blackfoot Diner coffee.

How about some kind of point system then? If your total score is >0, you're a Latte Sipper; if your total score is <0, you're a Yop Gobbler.

Is your usual method of commuting to work either walking or cycling? (+1)
Does your commute involve travel on Deerfoot Trail, Crowchild Trail, Glenmore Trail, or 16th Ave? (-1)
Do you have two or more children. (-1)
Have you ever cast a ballot for Druh Farrell or Kent Hehr? (+1)
Have you ever cast a ballot for Ric McIvor? (-1)
Do you believe that the Peace Bridge is a beautiful piece of architecture that enhances the city? (+1)
Do you believe that your property taxes went up to pay for the Peace Bridge? (-1)
Have you ever purchased a full pass to either the Calgary Folk Music Festival or Sled Island Music and Arts Festival? (+1)
Do you normally buy groceries from either Costco or Superstore? (-1)
Are you a regular reader of FFWD? (+1)
Do you subscribe to the Calgary Sun? (-1) Specifically to read Rick Bell's column? (-5)
Have you ever completed the New York Times Sunday Crossword? (+1)
Does your family own more than one vehicle? (-1) Is at least one of them an SUV or minivan? (-1)
Have you ever said the phrase "good fences make great neighbours"? (-1)
On average, do you use the Tim Hortons drivethrough at least once per week? (-1)
Is your preferred caffeinated beverage made with steamed milk? (+1) Do you avoid Starbucks because you only want to support local businesses? (+1)
Do you own an item of clothing, accessory, or household decoration with a bird on it? (+1)
Is your favourite watering hole the Ship & Anchor, National, Wurst, District, or Molly Malones? (+1) Is your home within drunken stumbling distance of any of these establishments? (+1)
Have you ever purchased a case of Molson, Labatts, Coors, or Budweiser? (-1)

I'm sure we can use our combined brain power to add to this list and make it more precise.

[nik-]

Originally Posted by MarchHare

How about some kind of point system then? If your total score is >0, you're a Latte Sipper; if your total score is <0, you're a Yop Gobbler.

Is your usual method of commuting to work either walking or cycling? (+1)
Does your commute involve travel on Deerfoot Trail, Crowchild Trail, Glenmore Trail, or 16th Ave? (-1)
Do you have two or more children. (-1)
Have you ever cast a ballot for Druh Farrell or Kent Hehr? (+1)
Have you ever cast a ballot for Ric McIvor? (-1)
Do you believe that the Peace Bridge is a beautiful piece of architecture that enhances the city? (+1)
Do you believe that your property taxes went up to pay for the Peace Bridge? (-1)
Have you ever purchased a full pass to either the Calgary Folk Music Festival or Sled Island Music and Arts Festival? (+1)
Do you normally buy groceries from either Costco or Superstore? (-1)
Are you a regular reader of FFWD? (+1)
Do you subscribe to the Calgary Sun? (-1) Specifically to read Rick Bell's column? (-5)
Have you ever completed the New York Times Sunday Crossword? (+1)
Does your family own more than one vehicle? (-1) Is at least one of them an SUV or minivan? (-1)
Have you ever said the phrase "good fences make great neighbours"? (-1)
On average, do you use the Tim Hortons drivethrough at least once per week? (-1)
Is your preferred caffeinated beverage made with steamed milk? (+1) Do you avoid Starbucks because you only want to support local businesses? (+1)
Do you own an item of clothing, accessory, or household decoration with a bird on it? (+1)
Is your favourite watering hole the Ship & Anchor, National, Wurst, District, or Molly Malones? (+1) Is your home within drunken stumbling distance of any of these establishments? (+1)
Have you ever purchased a case of Molson, Labatts, Coors, or Budweiser? (-1)

I'm sure we can use our combined brain power to add to this list and make it more precise.

My score is massive ... but I don't have anything with a bird on it.

[Mazrim]

Well crap, my score is 0. What would be the term for someone in between Latte-Sipper and Yop-Gobbler?

[MarchHare]

Originally Posted by Mazrim

Well crap, my score is 0. What would be the term for someone in between Latte-Sipper and Yop-Gobbler?

Then we need to refine the quiz by adding more questions to eliminate edge cases like you!

[19Yzerman19]

There has to be a question on there that essentially adds to or subtracts from your score based on whether the jeans you're wearing have a hem width of more or less than 9".

Also, add a point for every tall boy of PBR you've had in the last calendar year as well as each trip to the 10th avenue MEC in the past 30 days.

+1 (for each) for having ever made a purchase at Silk Road, Tea Trader, Roasterie, Broken City, Una Pizza, Kensington Wine Market, Gravity Pope, Leo, or Vine Arts.

[nik-]

Do the PBR's have to be Tall Boys? What if I just kill a 15 pack every now and then?

[DownInFlames]

I'd suggest you're a Yop-gobbler if you drive to pick up your mail.

[19Yzerman19]

Originally Posted by nik-

Do the PBR's have to be Tall Boys? What if I just kill a 15 pack every now and then?

The concept of buying beer in a 15 pack should itself be anathema to the latte sipper. The whole point is that you have to pay a lot of money for the PBR, despite it being ####ty beer. Ideally $6 a can at Broken City.

If buying beer at a liquor store, you should be doing it in single serving increments and buying a selection of things, ideally featuring the word "trappiste", "porter", "dubbel", "imperial" or advertising its unreasonably and preferably undrinkably large hops content.

PS this has actually just evolved into an exercise in describing the things I do myself.

[nik-]

What if I use the PBR's to make micheladas?

[CaptainYooh]

Originally Posted by MarchHare

How about some kind of point system then? ...

A few more points and this could be a sexuality test for men...

[calgaryrocks]

-2 - guess I'm a yop gobbler

[_Q_]

Hold up... this looks more like a hipster test than a latte sipping test. Being a hipster definitely doesn't equal being a latte sipping yuppie.