the funniest expression i've heard in awhile...

comes in a restaurant review. Frank Bruni takes on Florent, the
bistro i've never been and need to visit, and in the midst of it all
drops this line to describe accessories i'm sure he does not own:

bulky black eyewear, the training wheels of hipness.

nice. and i suppose my clear frames would be the water wings of
jackassery. yeah, that's about right.