# Outcast Dopers And What Do We Do About It?

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/outcast-dopers-and-what-do-we-do-about-it/120900>\
**Category:** In My Humble Opinion\
**Created:** [July 26, 2002, 8:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/outcast-dopers-and-what-do-we-do-about-it/120900 "2002-07-26T08:20:41Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 4\
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**Author:** ![Khadaji](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/9e8a1a/32.png) [@Khadaji](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Khadaji)\
**Post date:** [August 5, 2002, 11:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/outcast-dopers-and-what-do-we-do-about-it/120900/81 "2002-08-05T23:00:34Z")

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> \*Originally posted by hillbilly queen \*  
> \*\*I don’t have many relatives left, and don’t get along with the remaining ones. Plus they already think I’m weird. So, I’ll probably be one of those old ladies with a houseful of cats. I don’t have any cats now, but I have a few years to get my collection started. \*\*

Hillbilly queen, I don’t believe it, not for a minute. I’ve seen your picture and you are hot. And I’ve read your posts and you seem to be fun. You’ll be alone only for as long as you want…

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**Author:** ![Batsinma\_Belfry](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/ea5d25/32.png) [@Batsinma\_Belfry](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Batsinma_Belfry)\
**Post date:** [August 6, 2002, 3:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/outcast-dopers-and-what-do-we-do-about-it/120900/82 "2002-08-06T03:40:47Z")

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Wow, that’s really sweet. I think it’s my “funness” that my relatives find weird.

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**Author:** ![Tuckerfan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/eada6e/32.png) [@Tuckerfan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tuckerfan)\
**Post date:** [August 6, 2002, 7:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/outcast-dopers-and-what-do-we-do-about-it/120900/83 "2002-08-06T07:07:31Z")

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> \*Originally posted by Squish \*  
> \*\*I have cats!
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> I have weapons! (all bladed ones, but still weapons)
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> I think I need more books… \*\*

For some reason **Squish** , I feel like you should have prefaced your post with, “Stay back!”

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**Author:** ![Khadaji](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/9e8a1a/32.png) [@Khadaji](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Khadaji)\
**Post date:** [August 6, 2002, 12:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/outcast-dopers-and-what-do-we-do-about-it/120900/84 "2002-08-06T12:44:08Z")

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> \*Originally posted by hillbilly queen \*  
> \*\*Wow, that’s really sweet. I think it’s my “funness” that my relatives find weird. \*\*

LOL. Relatives are forced upon us, our friends we get to pick. If there weren’t enough familial resemblance to prove otherwise, I would swear that I was adopted…

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