It All Started with "Yuppie"

This item, titled "It All Started with 'Yuppie'," appeared in the March/April 2004 issue of Across the Board, the Conference Board's bi-monthly magazine. The item is by Ben Schott, a British-based author of several books on miscellany. It is attributed to Schott's Original Miscellany, published by Bloomsbury in 2002. I talked about it on the July 6th edition of Inside Associations.

It All Started with "Yuppie"
by Ben Schott

BOBO--Burnt Out But Opulent
BUPPIE--Black Urban Professional
DINK--Dual Income, No Kids
DINKY--Double Income, No Kids (Yet)
DUMP--Destitute Unemployed Mature Professional
GOLDIE--Golden Oldie, Lives Dangerously
GUPPIE--Gay Urban Professional
LOMBARD--Lots of Money but a Real Dickhead
OINK--One Income, No Kids
PIPPIE--Person Inheriting Parents' Property
PUPPIE--Poncy Urban Professional
SCUM--Self-Centered Urban Male
SILKY--Single Income, Loads of Kids
SINBAD--Single Income, No Boyfriend, Absolutely Desperate
SINK--Single, Independent, No Kids
SITCOM--Single Income, Two Children, Outrageous Mortgage
WOOPIE--Well-Off Older Person
YAPPIE--Young Affluent Parent

Obviously, some of these are definitely tongue-in-cheek, but it may be worth asking how many of each of these types of people (or other types) you have in your association. You may be able to gain some powerful insights!

Comments

[Peter Hutchins]

I guess I'm definately a SINK, but hopeing to become a WOOPIE, trying to avoid becoming a DUMP

What about you Jeff which of the above describe you