# Am I in a clique? Who's in it with me? **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [August 11, 2000, 10:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/am-i-in-a-clique-whos-in-it-with-me/29034 "2000-08-11T22:15:34Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![dropzone](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dropzone/32/7515_2.png) [@dropzone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dropzone)\ **Post date:** [August 11, 2000, 10:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/am-i-in-a-clique-whos-in-it-with-me/29034/1 "2000-08-11T22:15:34Z")
**Concrete/Jebus** accused me of being in a clique on the SDMB. This was news to me, since I didn’t know there were any cliques over here. Yeah, that probably shows that I’m completely unaware of my surroundings, but what else is new? And it got me wondering: Am I in a clique? Who’s in it with me? ---
**Author:** ![jb\_farley](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/9d8465/32.png) [@jb\_farley](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jb_farley)\ **Post date:** [August 11, 2000, 10:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/am-i-in-a-clique-whos-in-it-with-me/29034/2 "2000-08-11T22:39:07Z")
Dude, did you see what gaudere was wearing today? Ohmahgod, it’s the same thing I’m wearing. What-a-bitch! Oooh, did you see Chief Scott just walk by our table? I think he was staring at you! Ohmahgod! No, no, don’t look. I think he’s still looking. Oh, no, he’s not… So, what did Marcia say to you yesterday? Was it about her and jeffrey last week at the party? Oh… MY… GOD!!! ---
**Author:** ![CanadianSue](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/71e660/32.png) [@CanadianSue](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CanadianSue)\ **Post date:** [August 11, 2000, 10:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/am-i-in-a-clique-whos-in-it-with-me/29034/3 "2000-08-11T22:44:26Z")
Will somebody please give concrete his meds! ---
**Author:** ![Ayesha](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/c0e974/32.png) [@Ayesha](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ayesha)\ **Post date:** [August 11, 2000, 10:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/am-i-in-a-clique-whos-in-it-with-me/29034/4 "2000-08-11T22:59:57Z")
dropzone, Don’t worry about what concrete says. He/she/it is an idiot. Concrete came here and did something that to me, is unforgivable. He lied about his wife dying of breast cancer and leaving him alone with two small children. There are just somethings a person should never do, and lying about something like that is one of them. I just don’t bother with him anymore, he isn’t worth my time. Besides he admits to sock puppeting and even said there were some names he wouldn’t admit to yet, so I assume he is still using other names here. Just write him off as a waste of time. It will help your blood pressure. ---
**Author:** ![Smeghead](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/f1d935/32.png) [@Smeghead](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Smeghead)\ **Post date:** [August 12, 2000, 12:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/am-i-in-a-clique-whos-in-it-with-me/29034/5 "2000-08-12T00:09:40Z")
::Sitting at the unpopular table, gazing wistfully at **dropzone** ‘n’ pals.:: Sigh. I guess I’ll just finish my sloppy joe and wait for English to start. ---
**Author:** ![PunditLisa](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/4af34b/32.png) [@PunditLisa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PunditLisa)\ **Post date:** [August 12, 2000, 12:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/am-i-in-a-clique-whos-in-it-with-me/29034/6 "2000-08-12T00:39:39Z")
I’ve been looking for a Clique for Clueless Wonders for awhile. I don’t attend chat sessions so I’m completely out of the proverbial loop. People bring up “stuff” that they pick up from these chat sessions all the time and I just scratch my head wondering what the hell they’re talking about. I considered joining in a chat session once just to acquaint myself better, but then I got preoccupied with The West Wing and there went all my free time! So now that we’re all cliqued, do you want to be the popular one, the smart one, the athlete, or the nerd? ---
**Author:** ![dropzone](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dropzone/32/7515_2.png) [@dropzone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dropzone)\ **Post date:** [August 12, 2000, 12:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/am-i-in-a-clique-whos-in-it-with-me/29034/7 "2000-08-12T00:48:56Z")
But **Ayesha** , I _want_ to be in a clique! :: dropzone wipes back a single tear :: I never got to be in one before. Is it like a gang, except you use bitchy words and spiteful looks instead of guns? **PunditLisa** , I’d normally be the nerd, but that doesn’t narrow things down on the ol’ SDMB. (Love ya all!) And you are missing NOTHING in chat. It’s just like lunch at school except the conversations take forever because they are typed. (Love all my chat buddies!) **Smeghead** , get over here. You’re in just because you posted. And all, _of course_ this is just another of my hare-brained schemes to get attention. ---
**Author:** ![Monster104](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/c6cbf5/32.png) [@Monster104](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Monster104)\ **Post date:** [August 12, 2000, 12:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/am-i-in-a-clique-whos-in-it-with-me/29034/8 "2000-08-12T00:52:02Z")
::Sitting in the corner alone, looking rather gloomy:: What? Clique?? Where?!? I want to be in a clique and have friends!! …I mean…uh…I’m fine over here, by myself, thank you very much…I don’t ::sniffle:: need friends… ::sobs:: ---
**Author:** ![dropzone](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dropzone/32/7515_2.png) [@dropzone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dropzone)\ **Post date:** [August 12, 2000, 12:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/am-i-in-a-clique-whos-in-it-with-me/29034/9 "2000-08-12T00:56:44Z")
Actually, Monster, I think you, Ayesha, and CanadianSue have been in it all along. Or would have, if it existed. ---
**Author:** ![dropzone](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dropzone/32/7515_2.png) [@dropzone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dropzone)\ **Post date:** [August 12, 2000, 12:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/am-i-in-a-clique-whos-in-it-with-me/29034/10 "2000-08-12T00:58:45Z")
Should I say “Monster104”? But Monster is welcome to join (heheheh!). ---
**Author:** ![nashiitashii](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/7c8e57/32.png) [@nashiitashii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nashiitashii)\ **Post date:** [August 12, 2000, 1:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/am-i-in-a-clique-whos-in-it-with-me/29034/11 "2000-08-12T01:00:10Z")
I don’t think being cliquey is kewl. I mean, I float around and am friends with people in different groups, yet have my closer circle of friends. We don’t exclude people; that’s what cliques are for. ---
**Author:** ![Smeghead](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/f1d935/32.png) [@Smeghead](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Smeghead)\ **Post date:** [August 12, 2000, 1:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/am-i-in-a-clique-whos-in-it-with-me/29034/12 "2000-08-12T01:15:51Z")
Wah-hoo!! I’m in! So now what do we do? I should have mentioned before, I’ve done my fair share of smacking **jally** around. Does that make me cooler? ---
**Author:** ![Geek\_Mecha](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/ecae2f/32.png) [@Geek\_Mecha](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Geek_Mecha)\ **Post date:** [August 12, 2000, 1:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/am-i-in-a-clique-whos-in-it-with-me/29034/13 "2000-08-12T01:44:59Z")
Uh oh. We’re not gonna have a clique war, are we? How many cliques can MPSIMS handle? ---
**Author:** ![Byzantine](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/dfb087/32.png) [@Byzantine](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Byzantine)\ **Post date:** [August 12, 2000, 3:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/am-i-in-a-clique-whos-in-it-with-me/29034/14 "2000-08-12T03:51:25Z")
Well, you might be in a clique but you are not one of the “fantastic four” [http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?threadid=32144](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?threadid=32144) I’m not sure but I think I’m one of the four that he considers fantastic. I honestly don’t think that’s anything to brag about… And I have to point out that you are NEVER at the meetings and if you do come could you bring something besides a vegetable platter? Those things are getting really annoying and the gas pains are plaguing me as much as shit-for-brains did. ---
**Author:** ![Geek\_Mecha](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/ecae2f/32.png) [@Geek\_Mecha](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Geek_Mecha)\ **Post date:** [August 12, 2000, 3:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/am-i-in-a-clique-whos-in-it-with-me/29034/15 "2000-08-12T03:58:49Z")
Whoops, I sorta signed up in iampunha’s clique. Of course, dropzone’s a buddy (right, buddy oh pal oh buddy? :D) so there’s nothing wrong with me being here, is there? I, um, brought some fondue for you guys… ---
**Author:** ![Byzantine](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/dfb087/32.png) [@Byzantine](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Byzantine)\ **Post date:** [August 12, 2000, 4:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/am-i-in-a-clique-whos-in-it-with-me/29034/16 "2000-08-12T04:10:23Z")
Is that cheese fondue? Mmmm, little hunks of bread… dunno about him but you can join me… ---
**Author:** ![Geek\_Mecha](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/ecae2f/32.png) [@Geek\_Mecha](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Geek_Mecha)\ **Post date:** [August 12, 2000, 4:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/am-i-in-a-clique-whos-in-it-with-me/29034/17 "2000-08-12T04:17:19Z")
I got some chocolate too… ---
**Author:** ![Byzantine](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/dfb087/32.png) [@Byzantine](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Byzantine)\ **Post date:** [August 12, 2000, 4:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/am-i-in-a-clique-whos-in-it-with-me/29034/18 "2000-08-12T04:23:51Z")
Chocolate? Okay, you wanna be my bitch? The pay is really bad but man, let me tell you about the fringe benefits… 😉 ---
**Author:** ![TVeblen](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/4bbf92/32.png) [@TVeblen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TVeblen)\ **Post date:** [August 12, 2000, 4:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/am-i-in-a-clique-whos-in-it-with-me/29034/19 "2000-08-12T04:32:48Z")
Huh? A clique? Whad’s it take to be in one? This is from someone who was obscure in high school she not only got left out of the senior “bequests” edition of the newspaper, she got left off the list at an awards dinner–where she was to receive an award and handled the arrangements for the dinner. We’re talking obscurity as an art form, folks. If I promise to bring the killer spinach dip and NOT do the accordian solo, can I join? After all, a group loathed by crunched-rock-and-silicate in slurry and Jebus just may accept me! Veb ---
**Author:** ![Geek\_Mecha](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/ecae2f/32.png) [@Geek\_Mecha](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Geek_Mecha)\ **Post date:** [August 12, 2000, 4:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/am-i-in-a-clique-whos-in-it-with-me/29034/20 "2000-08-12T04:36:22Z")
Ohhh Byzantine, only if I can moonlight as your bitch. See, Myrr and I have this shameless flirting thing going on in another thread, and I love it! I can’t possibly let go of it. ☹ I’m honored you asked, though! Strawberry? [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/am-i-in-a-clique-whos-in-it-with-me/29034.md?page=2)