# Bloods or Crips

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bloods-or-crips/515607>\
**Category:** In My Humble Opinion\
**Created:** [October 29, 2009, 2:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bloods-or-crips/515607 "2009-10-29T14:38:49Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 20\
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**Author:** ![kayaker](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kayaker/32/441_2.png) [@kayaker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kayaker)\
**Post date:** [October 29, 2009, 2:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bloods-or-crips/515607/1 "2009-10-29T14:38:49Z")

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For safety reason, this poll is not public.

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**Author:** ![JFLuvly](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/ac91a4/32.png) [@JFLuvly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JFLuvly)\
**Post date:** [October 29, 2009, 3:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bloods-or-crips/515607/2 "2009-10-29T15:53:45Z")

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I don’t get it.

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**Author:** ![kopek](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kopek/32/337_2.png) [@kopek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kopek)\
**Post date:** [October 29, 2009, 3:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bloods-or-crips/515607/3 "2009-10-29T15:59:26Z")

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1%ers --------- vintage ones preferred.

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**Author:** ![Nzinga\_Seated](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/b5ac83/32.png) [@Nzinga\_Seated](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nzinga_Seated)\
**Post date:** [October 29, 2009, 4:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bloods-or-crips/515607/4 "2009-10-29T16:04:42Z")

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> [@kopek](#):
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> 1%ers --------- vintage ones preferred.

What’s a 1%er?

ETA: Nevermind. Google is my homeboy.

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**Author:** ![kayaker](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kayaker/32/441_2.png) [@kayaker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kayaker)\
**Post date:** [October 29, 2009, 4:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bloods-or-crips/515607/5 "2009-10-29T16:08:55Z")

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> [@JFLuvly](#):
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> I don’t get it.

F’n Latin Kings.☹

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**Author:** ![friedo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/8edcca/32.png) [@friedo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/friedo)\
**Post date:** [October 29, 2009, 4:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bloods-or-crips/515607/6 "2009-10-29T16:34:03Z")

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Sharks.

/oldsk00l

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**Author:** ![pbbth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/f9ae1b/32.png) [@pbbth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pbbth)\
**Post date:** [October 29, 2009, 4:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bloods-or-crips/515607/7 "2009-10-29T16:37:14Z")

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I don’t understand. Are you asking us to declare our loyalty to one of two street gangs? Are you asking which one we’ve heard more about? Are you asking which word we would have prefered if we were naming our own gang?

Personally I pick The Pink Ladies.

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**Author:** ![50million](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/5/9fc348/32.png) [@50million](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/50million)\
**Post date:** [October 29, 2009, 4:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bloods-or-crips/515607/8 "2009-10-29T16:46:57Z")

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I picked neither, but if I have to explain it to you, then it’s already too late. Sorry.

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**Author:** ![blondebear](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/blondebear/32/1022_2.png) [@blondebear](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/blondebear)\
**Post date:** [October 29, 2009, 4:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bloods-or-crips/515607/9 "2009-10-29T16:47:03Z")

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None of the above. They both suck.

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**Author:** ![HeyHomie](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/heyhomie/32/207_2.png) [@HeyHomie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HeyHomie)\
**Post date:** [October 29, 2009, 5:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bloods-or-crips/515607/10 "2009-10-29T17:00:27Z")

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Cobra Kai, yo.

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**Author:** ![Little\_Nemo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/little_nemo/32/3120_2.png) [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\
**Post date:** [October 29, 2009, 5:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bloods-or-crips/515607/11 "2009-10-29T17:08:07Z")

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MS13. Latino is the new black.

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**Author:** ![tr0psn4j](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/958977/32.png) [@tr0psn4j](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tr0psn4j)\
**Post date:** [October 29, 2009, 5:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bloods-or-crips/515607/12 "2009-10-29T17:08:18Z")

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Where you from?

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**Author:** ![gigi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/a587f6/32.png) [@gigi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gigi)\
**Post date:** [October 29, 2009, 5:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bloods-or-crips/515607/13 "2009-10-29T17:08:35Z")

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Crips 'cause I don’t look good in red.

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**Author:** ![Alessan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/alessan/32/465_2.png) [@Alessan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Alessan)\
**Post date:** [October 29, 2009, 5:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bloods-or-crips/515607/14 "2009-10-29T17:32:22Z")

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> [@friedo](#):
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> Sharks.
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> /oldsk00l

Jets!

(Starts snapping fingers).

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**Author:** ![Rhythmdvl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/85f322/32.png) [@Rhythmdvl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rhythmdvl)\
**Post date:** [October 29, 2009, 5:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bloods-or-crips/515607/15 "2009-10-29T17:37:34Z")

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> [@little nemo](#):
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> ms13. Latino is the new black.

mst3k

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**Author:** ![Captain\_Carrot](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/f0a364/32.png) [@Captain\_Carrot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Captain_Carrot)\
**Post date:** [October 29, 2009, 5:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bloods-or-crips/515607/16 "2009-10-29T17:39:45Z")

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> [@Alessan](#):
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> Jets!
> 
> (Starts snapping fingers).

dammit.

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**Author:** ![jjimm](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/ba8739/32.png) [@jjimm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jjimm)\
**Post date:** [October 29, 2009, 5:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bloods-or-crips/515607/17 "2009-10-29T17:49:03Z")

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> [@Alessan](#):
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> Jets!
> 
> (Starts snapping fingers).

It’s a RUMBLE!

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**Author:** ![mswas](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/e99b99/32.png) [@mswas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mswas)\
**Post date:** [October 29, 2009, 5:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bloods-or-crips/515607/18 "2009-10-29T17:52:02Z")

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Samcro

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**Author:** ![Grrr](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/grrr/32/146_2.png) [@Grrr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Grrr)\
**Post date:** [October 29, 2009, 7:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bloods-or-crips/515607/19 "2009-10-29T19:09:26Z")

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I picked Crips because that’s the gang Timmy and Jimmy are in.

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**Author:** ![HubZilla](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/ccd318/32.png) [@HubZilla](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HubZilla)\
**Post date:** [October 29, 2009, 7:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bloods-or-crips/515607/20 "2009-10-29T19:35:27Z")

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Warriors.

Can you dig it?

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