Hippies are naturally drawn to anything and everything that can be described as epic. It is important to note, however, that hippies' usage of the term, while rooted in the classic definition, is decidedly looser in its contemporary hippie application. Aside from it's literary roots, the term epic, in normal parlance, is used to refer to something either "heroic; majestic; impressively great" or "of unusually great size or extent." Whereas, this standard usage is mostly reserved for truly exemplary subject matter, hippies will throw it around like a frisbee on lot. Anything, from a comparatively lackluster performance by a hippie band to a lukewarm post-blunt burrito qualifies as epic under the watered-down hippie definition, given the appropriate circumstances. Last night's show was EPIC! Breakfast this morning was EPIC! Dry socks are EPIC! Pretty much anything that isn't downright disagreeable can be considered EPIC! As you might surmise, hippies are therefore prone to hyperbole in critical analysis of nearly any given area.
