What Is It With Green and Ann Arbor?
Eston Bond from Hyaline Skies and the Daily is the latest topic of discussion at Metafilter as the alleged owner of the domain greenlighter.org, a discussion site for people who wear green polo shirts with the collar turned up as a sexual invitation. (There’s speculation that the site could be a hoax.) But that’s nothing — wait until you hear what it means to wear a green ribbon to an Ann Arbor City Council meeting.
Fine, fine. I’ll admit it. I own greenlighter.org. I did their logo and bought the domain thinking they’d like the concept.
What’s the big deal? You guys pick up on my sketchiest client. Where were you when I was writing Palm OS apps for local companies and the US Government? Heck, I’d at least think you’d pick up that I was behind a video about dancing in an Apple Store. That’s more interesting than some teenage site.
posted by eston on July 3rd, 2005 at 6:41 pmYou’re an SA goon? Or am I mistaken and the video and idea originated elsewhere…
posted by Chris on July 3rd, 2005 at 6:55 pmthat could explain the kid i’ve seen around campus (he’s with the Debate camp at the UGLi) who always has on a polo shirt with collar issues. . .
posted by [libcat] on July 3rd, 2005 at 7:06 pmHoax.
posted by Anonymous on July 4th, 2005 at 12:39 amSo how rich is this Eston kid? According to his web site, he’s got quite the collection of guns, cars, and other expensive stuff.
And enough time on his hands to be as pretentious as all hell.
Typical Michigan undergrad.
posted by Dan on July 4th, 2005 at 11:57 amThe greenlighting idea is gay, but i’ve seen people doing it in local nightclubs at lot lately. This new trend has picked up pretty fast in my area. Sounds like a good way to transfer STD’s if you ask me.
posted by Mark on July 5th, 2005 at 4:09 am*pops collar*
posted by Real Big on July 5th, 2005 at 11:01 ammy thoughts too mark, rather jolly. way to perpetuate the old stigma.
posted by imbecile on July 5th, 2005 at 11:04 amI actually noticed some people round town last night, all green shirts, all collars up. Made me think of this blog. I don’t really get it, is it just free sex for the person who puts down your collar?
posted by Dominic on July 5th, 2005 at 12:02 pmHey, I like Eston’s blog. At least his political views are pretty far from most Michigan undergrads.
As for the iPod dancers, well, no accounting for the tastes of Metafilter. But besides, it wouldn’t have left me an opening for a cheap city council joke.
posted by ann arbor is overrated on July 5th, 2005 at 12:13 pmSo is this true or not then? i’ve seen people more and more wearing green polos, but I figured it was just fashion and nothing else
posted by Dave on July 5th, 2005 at 12:47 pmWhen I want sex, it works for me.
posted by Michael on July 5th, 2005 at 12:53 pmsee them all over, surprised it took this long for the knuckleheads to get a web presence. i dont mess or hang with any of them though, most are just closet fags and social losers hoping any female will greenlight them
posted by Sara on July 5th, 2005 at 12:56 pmMan, what’s with all the gay-bashing? (Also, Sara’s site looks like a link farm entrance.)
posted by Ben on July 5th, 2005 at 3:26 pmso, what happens if someone wearing a green polo offers you green M&Ms?
posted by ex-patriot on July 5th, 2005 at 6:05 pmEx-pat: They want you to come in their hair. I totally saw it on this other website, and we all know that if it’s on the internet, it must be true.
posted by js on July 5th, 2005 at 7:07 pmso what does it mean to wear a green ribbon to the council meetings
posted by homeless planter person on July 6th, 2005 at 2:11 amWhats a green ribbon mean? Did a quick google search
posted by mike on July 6th, 2005 at 3:05 amhttp://www.gargaro.com/ribbons.html
though this site certainly isn’t the best source. The link to the Latin American Unity site is a broken link to a geocities site. I’d imagine somewhere these must be a list of what thing you’re supposed to be aware of when you see each color
Game’s up, kids.
posted by eston on July 6th, 2005 at 4:33 amhttp://www.greenlighter.org/
mike - the green ribbon thing was a reference to the Friends of the Ann Arbor Greenway wearing them to council meetings. Basically it means you’re open to any park, no matter how risky or irresponsible.
posted by ann arbor is overrated on July 6th, 2005 at 9:53 amI thought it meant you wanted to have sex in a park. No wonder I got slapped so often at the last meeting.
posted by Dave on July 6th, 2005 at 10:31 amHa, one of the few times a joke’s had to have been explained and its still been funn
posted by mike on July 6th, 2005 at 5:57 pmfunny that is
posted by mike on July 6th, 2005 at 5:58 pmWhat kind of Republican gets two million hits on his site in 3 days and shuts it down? At this point it would be interesiting (profitable) , to open it back up again and just say “Oops, we hit a nerve.”
I mean, look at:
krumping: http://www.krumpkings.com/
or urban freeflow: http://www.urbanfreeflow.com/
Would you think that was real?
posted by A Different Jon on July 9th, 2005 at 6:24 pmYeah, right, like I would have sex with somebody who wears a polo shirt *with the collar turned up* like some preppie from the 80s. “Gag me with a spoon”–
posted by Buzz on July 22nd, 2005 at 1:48 pmI forgot to post at the end of July that I saw somebody on my last day in DC with a green polo and popped collar. I wish I had had my camera with me. I was sitting outside at a pub near Union Station and the dude walked by on the sidewalk. I stared, dumbfounded.
posted by Dale on September 2nd, 2005 at 11:34 amThree phrases should be among the most common in our daily usage. They are; Thank you, I am grateful and I appreciate.
posted by size genetics on November 15th, 2005 at 8:51 amIndeed.
posted by Brandon on November 15th, 2005 at 9:19 amAAIO! BRANDON’S COMMENT SPAMMING AGAIN!
posted by js on November 15th, 2005 at 11:09 am