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MAY 28, 2008 10:05AM

Resident Tastemaker: Worldwide Rooster

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Did you ever wish that you had your finger on the pulse of hip, young America? Remember when suddenly everything was chipotle-flavoured a few years ago and you had no idea what that meant? Do you have trouble distinguishing between the passé and ironic revivals of the passé? Well Painfully Suburban's new feature, Resident Tastemaker, is here to help you appropriate the trends before they're even trends at all. Resident Tastemaker will lay it on the line, predicting what's up and coming in the world of culture.

Today's installment: Worldwide Rooster. Worldwide Rooster is still so underground that no one can say for sure exactly what it is yet. With no internet presence whatsoever, Worldwide Rooster relies on an armada of glamorous customised Cadillacs to build up buzz before eventually achieving market dominance in the very near future. Despite all the mystery surrounding Worldwide Rooster, it won't stop society's cutting-edge trendsetters from acting like they're in-the-know, leading to some vague conversations chock full o' scorn and superiority:

"I'm gonna go check out Worldwide Rooster next week. You have heard of it, right?"

"Yeah, they totally have a hot new sound."

"Well I heard that there's a new Worldwide Rooster store opening in Chelsea. I'm so into their designs."

"For sure. And I'm totally going to watch Worldwide Rooster on TV tonight, while eating a big plate of Worldwide Rooster."

Resident Tastemaker recently spotted the Worldwide Rooster 7 Cadillac on a local motorway, so there are presumably at least six others out there spreading the good word. It is safe to assume that their oversized antennae are being used to broadcast important information...if only mankind could create technology advanced enough to receive those signals today! For now, we'll just have to wait, but when the Worldwide Rooster craze breaks, remember to act nonchalant...you knew it was coming all along.

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Thanks for the heads-up, oh Tastemaker. I have two local roosters out in the farmyard. Pale imitation, I realize, but can I get any cred points for them? They produce a wall of sound.
maybe it's a division of the equally inane Letterman's nameplate Worldwide Pants...which reminds me of an old (I live here, but I never say I'm from here) Texas aphorism "That looks like socks on a rooster." I've never understood if that was a compliment or an insult.

On another note of supposed trendy geekiness, I've noticed that on your OS blog pages, in the left hand column where it lists your most recent comments, your time stamp is 12 31 69. Is this deliberate or is your ROM battery fried?
I bought a Worldwide Rooster belt buckle on eBay last year. Man, is it sweet!
I hit "post" too soon in my excitement! I meant to add that the belt buckle is the old logo, from back when Worldwide Rooster was just putting out singles and hadn't been signed yet. So it's really ultra rare! My brother is soooo jealous, I know he's gonna try and steal it.
Le Coq Français, the French division of Worldwide Rooster, has utterly decimated Parisian Culture. To the Guillotine with the damned thing I say!
All the blog page comments are dated to December 31, 1969 at 7:00 pm, hence my Klaatu Barata Nickto - The Day the Comments Stood Still post. Does no one else remember that movie? Patricia Neal? Did my dad enjoy sci-fi way too much?
PF-local roosters count on a cred ratio of 8.5 locals : 1 worldwide, so you are well on your way (unless, as BBD postulates, Worldwide Rooster turns out to be affiliated with Worldwide Pants, which would decimate any and all credibility associated with it).

Blake-I hear that the black market for those buckles is red hot. The only insurance is to wear it 'round the clock and be prepared to pepper spray your brother.

Monsieur C.-Perhaps Le Coq Français could take a lesson from its UK counterpart, Worldwide Cornish Hen, and allow for free-range fowl, so they could leave the confines of central Paris for the wide open French Riviera.
oh! thanks Ms Farmer for clarifying the blog post date bug...shows how observant I am. I thought Dan was being a nonchalant retro antigeek.
December 1969. Seems like yesterday.
Retro-Daddy, I noticed your thumbnail from "The Day the Earth Stood Still" after writing this post. It was nice to realizze that soneone besides me wasted a lot of valuable time watching old Sci-Fi movies.
Do you think WWRooster will franchise? Is this a possible investment opportunity or will that lessen the superiority quotient? Dan- you have a remarkable eye. You are truly the trendologist extraordinaire.
Mmmmmm Rooster!
It's got a good beat...
You can dance to eat...
and and tasty?
Oh Mama bar the door!
AJ-Independently owned and operated branches would be preferable to Worldwide Rooster Conglomerate, Inc. Ltd. The Indiana branch (Hoosier Rooster) and the Oklahoma branch (Sooner Rooster) will be especially successful.
What about my Arizona "Rancho Laurena Rooster?"
Sure, but you do realise that you've just obligated yourself to spearhead the initiative to establish WWR in the Arizona market :)
Please keep us apprised--this is good stuff.

Of course, it's all a shuck. Worldwide Rooster makes its money by selling distributorships, like Noni-Noni Juice, not by providing actual goods or services. The smart money is waiting for open-source WWR 2.0.
I hear Worldwide Rooster has a celebrity spokesperson... his name is Rooster McConaughey, the brother of actor Matthew McConaughey. He's doing a reality show, and it's gonig to blow Worldwide Rooster WIDE OPEN.