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Brad Getty has been compiling pics of fathers on his blog Dads Are the Original Hipsters. Each entry features a photograph of a man from a bygone era and wry caption

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Your dad wore tight shirts before you did and he has the stretched-out fibres to prove it. Caption courtesy of: Dads are the Original HipstersDads are the Original Hipsters

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Your dad kept it crisp in bow ties before you did and he can still tie a knot so fresh that it would choke the smoke out of your throat to prove it. Caption courtesy of: Dads are the Original HipstersDads are the Original Hipsters

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Your dad travelled the world before you did and there's a jar of Egyptian sand in your house to prove it. Caption courtesy of: Dads are the Original HipstersDads are the Original Hipsters

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Your dad knew how to rage before you did and his friends are still afraid to give him whiskey because of it. Caption courtesy of: Dads are the Original HipstersDads are the Original Hipsters

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Your dad was into tennis before you were and he has the balls to prove it. Caption courtesy of: Dads are the Original HipstersDads are the Original Hipsters

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Your dad was into shooting stuff before you were and he has the gunpowder residue on his hands to prove it. Caption courtesy of: Dads are the Original HipstersDads are the Original Hipsters

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Your dad made you a hipster before you could become one and his hand-selected infant outfits were proof of it. Caption courtesy of: Dads are the Original HipstersDads are the Original Hipsters

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My dad is awesome and he inspired this blog as proof of it. So, thank you dad, I take off my cycling cap and raise a High Life to you. Thanks for being the original hipster. Caption courtesy of: Dads are the Original HipstersDads are the Original Hipsters

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