Why HubPages is Like High School
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The HubPages Jocks
Oh yeah, remember those good looking sports stars who were the elite of your high school? Well they are here on HubPages too.
Except HubPages has spawned a super strain of jocks who are not only elitist but also smart, or at least they like to think so. These are the hubbers with high Hub Scores, presumably high traffic and high Google AdSense earnings (according to them). Like any good jock, they will only hang out with other jocks.
They have a tight knit group, and can commonly be seen commenting on each other's hubs. When bored, they will visit the forums just to show the rest of us how godly they are, and how much we want to be like them.
The super jocks of HubPages can be found in all types including male, female, animal, and other.
"How do I become a HubPages jock?", you ask.
I have no clue, When asked, a jock hubber simply answered, "That's easy, you just have to be as awesome as I am".
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The HubPages Cheerleaders
These were the meanest, cruelest girls in town. The only people they were somewhat human to, were the jocks.
On HubPages, they can often be spotted on the forums trailing their favorite jock around like a lovesick puppy. They will often offer such deep insights as "Your comment is awesome, you are awesome, and the person you are debating with is a diseased gibberling".
All a HubPages cheerleader really wants, is to be a jock, and "it" is willing to do anything to achieve this mighty goal.
"Is this how I become a HubPages jock?", you ask.
Sadly, no. Despite their best efforts, HubPages cheerleaders often end up in the periphery of jock-dom. Apparently cruelty, and meanness alone, are not sufficient to win you a place with the HubPages community best of the best.
Perhaps they are just trying too hard, and that keeps them on the outside, always looking in with yearning and sadness.
The HubPages Nerds
In direct opposition to the HubPages jocks, are the HubPages nerds.
These are the socially awkward hubbers who secretly wish they were jocks. However, because they lack social skills, they wrongly think that the best way into jock-dom is through verbal sparring.
If they can beat a jock in verbal kung-fu, surely they too, can become a jock. Sadly, this only gets them the verbal equivalent of a swirly, wedgie, or both. The lucky ones get ignored.
"How do I avoid becoming a HubPages nerd?", you ask.
The first step is to pay attention to your profile picture. Hotness is a good way to combat nerdiness. However, just taking the photo of a famous celebrity and pasting it there screams nerd.
Instead, get the photo of hot celebrity (e.g. Angeline Jolie), find an image morphing program, and morph a picture of yourself with said celebrity. Instant hotness!
The HubPages Loners
Like their high school counterparts, these are the hubbers who prefer to fly under the radar. They rarely post comments, and are never seen on the forums.
They are not interested in popularity or even, dare I say it, web traffic! Rather, they are perfectly happy writing about subjects and causes they are passionate about. The writing process is a journey of self, rather than entertainment for regular online yahoos.
You may join a loner's fan club but he/she will rarely return the favor.
"Why even publish on HubPages?", you ask.
It turns out that most HubPages loners are actually recovering HubPages nerds. They have merely retreated from society after enduring one too many verbal wedgies. In reality, their secret wish is still to become a jock.
The HubPages Goths
Goths are only interested in being different. They scoff at anything mainstream, and prefer to challenge readers with spellbinding tales of peacocks that have no feathers, top ten alternative uses for a nail, and the amazing story of Wendy von Peeblestock.
These hubs are so out of the stratosphere that don't even register on Google Keywords.
"Who is Wendy von Peeblestock? ", you ask.
Nobody knows, and really nobody cares, but then that's exactly the point. HubPages goths detest success because success means they have become mainstream, and that is a fate worse than death.
The HubPages Stoners
Stoners are the hubbers with extremely addictive personalities.
You know you are a stoner when you are awake at 2 a.m. in the morning, chugging down caffeine, and writing a hub about addiction to hubbing. Most stoners are so consumed by HubPages that they reject everyday tasks including bathing, eating, and speaking to non-avatars.
"How do I kick my HubPages addiction?", you ask.
To kick your addiction, grasshopper, you must venture forth and find some HubPages jocks. Annoy them to the best of your ability, and you will be showered with super wedgies and swirlies. Cheerleaders will flock to their banners like crows and rain cruelty, meanness, and ass-holishness onto you.
This will surely cure you. If not, seek professional help immediately.
The HubPages Emos
If you are a stoner who is on a caffeine high, and are in need of something to bring you back down to earth, then visit one of these hubbers. They will tell you all the reasons why life sucks, why nothing matters, and why you might as well end it right here, right now.
These babies are so potent, they can even bring down taxes, medical bills, and a lottery ticket winner on coke.
"In the universal scheme of things, nothing matters", you say.
Perhaps, but in my regular, everyday life, scheme of things, there are lots of things that matter to me; including my family, my dogs, and yes, my Hub Score!
Which are you? Be truthful!
See results without votingI'll Tell You Mine, If You Tell Me Yours
Sadly, I am a HubPages nerd turned loner.
When I first started out on HubPages, I was bright eyed and bushy tailed. I ventured forth, ready to spread my views, wisdom, and expertise to all. No request was too lowly, no forum question too inane, and no hub too boring for my careful attention.
Needless to say, my unbridled cockiness got me into a whole lot of pain after a few days. After the first HubPages jock+cheerleader onslaught, I was too traumatized to even step outside my door. With medication and therapy, I am now a slowly recovering loner.
However, to quote a great man ... -machine thingy, "I'll be back!" ... someday soon I hope.
Yikes! Don't Give Me Wedgies!
I am very interested in social networks, and I am somewhat of an online game addict.
An interesting aspect of social networks and indeed all social communities is the existence of sub-groups (sometimes formalized as guilds in online games) and the dynamics of those sub-groups. I have always wanted to write something about that and I thought it would be fun to write it in an exaggerated, and humorous style.
Since I decided to write it at HubPages, I wanted to base it loosely around HubPages and use HubPages jargon; but really it is a an exaggerated observation of any social community.
As has been noted by some in the comments section, the hub describes an illusion that does not exist in real life. People are complex and cannot be described in simple stereotypes; like the ones in this hub. To follow up on Misha's comment, I would not be able to name names simply because there are no names.
If I have offended anyone, please accept my thousand apologies.
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I thouroughly enjoyed this hub!! It's great!!
I don't really see a need for names, though. That could get nasty.
Sorry you've had such a bad experiance with the people here... but really the whole world's one giant highschool if you look at it. In fact I wouldn't even have seperated out quite so many catergories. And you did forget lurkers, people who aren't a part of the community that often leave bizarre nonsensical comments, or really nice ones depending. Oh and there are some of us here just striving for an amusing way to make pocket change and nothing really more. Best wishes hubbing!
Sadly, I never went to high school, so I missed all those great experiences. But... you do seem to have found a pretty good analogy.
Well gee, I don't know where I fall into the grand scheme of this high school created illusion. I think I'm a loner but I find myself posting a comment and I don't think loners are supposed to do that, are they?
Look, I think what happens is that you read a hub that someone creates and you think they're funny or interesting. You become their "fan" and soon you're not only reading what they write but also the other hubbers that the original hubber is reading. I'm not so much sure it's a high school as much as it's an old hairspray commerical where "you tell two friends and so on and so on and so on." You're always six degrees (or less) of separation away from any hubber on this network.
No one likes to be reduced to a number and I'm right with you on that one. My first hubs afforded me the ability to hover around 96 or 97 and although I desperately wanted that 100 I don't think I ever made it there. But the more I posted the lower my overall score seemed to go. I've made peace with my 90 score now.
Honestly, as someone who didn't have the greatest high school experience, I can tell you that part of being an adult is letting go of the labels we created to put ourselves down during a time when we were developing our ideas about life in high school. I say, post if you want to post, comment if you want to comment and don't work so much about the jocks, they're usually the ones scratching their balls a lot and not very bright!
[Misha] Hah - I agree with Proud Mom; names would be too nasty. Plus I still want to achieve my life-long dream of being a jock!
[Proud Mom] Thanks. Glad you enjoyed it.
[Theophanes] You are absolutely right - every social group has high school overtones to it. It is quite fascinating. Social networks should be a requirement for any high school curiculum. Great additional categories - I'll have to add them.
[Aya Katz] I would have liked to skip high school too! I was always poor and boys kept telling me not to be too studious :)
[somelikeitscott] lol - yes, but what a fun illusion to write about. And no, loners aren't supposed to post to get outta here :) Liked your hairspray commercial example - brings up images of Wayne's World which is always a good thing. Sadly, though I still dream of being a ball-scratching jock.
We didn't have any of that at my school - must be an American thang!
LondonGirl, I doubt human nature was so different at your high school. The names for the categories might have been, but surely not the categories themselves. My father read me a book in Hebrew once, when I was a child, which was translated from English about a high school in England. Translating it back to English -- although it might have had a different original title -- it was called The Elders of the School at Wilby. The same sorts of cliques seemed to be described.
Maybe you didn't notice all this going on because you were one of the naturally popular ones?
Sport wasn't important at my school, particularly, and there was no kudos attached to being good at it. Girls only, so no naff cheerleading rubbish.
Doing well academically helped.
There were groups, of course, but they tended to be much more fluid than the catagories above.
So you are a guy! WoW I had NO idea. I guess the Internet can decieve you! :)
So you were a nerd. MMMM You seem so nice though! I was always popular but never a jerk. Good in academics and athletic. I guess I was just normal and nice. Oh and it doesnt matter if you were a nerd or a loner. It matters who you are NOW! Besides I know your a nice person! Have a great day "jock" :)
[Aya Katz] The book you mentioned sounds like an interesting read. I didn't get any hits on Google though - so maybe the original title was something else.
[LondonGirl] In all seriousness, I think that people and social groups everywhere are a lot more fluid in the way that you describe. Perhaps I need to take more lessons on how to write satire :)
[Random Person] Thanks for all your kind words; and most of all. thanks for calling me a "jock"! :)
just like high school, I am having a hard time fitting in around here.
I fit in better than I like. As soon as you let people in they shit on you. So goes my life. Ever cautious. I am moving into a bunker in the hills.
This was satire? It sounded more like grumpy mean kid stuff -- but then, I'm a bit older, so maybe I just didn't get some of the jokes, and I didn't attend a high school, either. Also, I have no sense of humor, was raised by androids, and now live in a bunker of the kind which Pest just wishes he could inhabit.
[goldentoad] You lie! I have done some careful digging on you and discovered that you have over 300 fans. You must be a jock in disguise trying to infiltrate my bunker.
[Pest] I know what you mean. I have a bunker too but it is currently under attack. Will get back to you after I have repelled the invaders.
[Teresa] You are so much better at it than I am! I must crawl back to my bunker and sulk.
mmm.... That doesn't fit me as I am a loner too...:) Well maybe I have a little cheerleader in me and I will tell you mine if you tell me yours, or sometimes I too am a loner. I believe I can fit in where the crowds gatther as I love people in general. :)
I can be all of those things but it's not something I put on, i just become. I think it really depends on my mood or level of boredom :D
damnit busted again. okay I was all of the above except an emo and a cheerleader, but I did hook up with a few.
Oh, sh*t, I've got to do high school again? I really never thought about it all this way. Just like the fact that some people here are smart and can write. That must mean I'm the sorta loud mouth loner-nerd, I've always been. Thing is, I've become proud of it, ;). (Jocks are stupid! So, there.)
Sorry toady but I can become a cheerleader - when somebody says in the comment box "awesome hub" I say "yeeaah, awesome hub" Now give me a P, give me an E, give me an S, give me a T - Now what that does that spell TRASH :D
btw, Pest is away right? LOL
on a salvia trip and we know what group he was in.
Darn I can't join, I'm in emo-mode now! :C
You mean you morph into those types depending on how bored you are Cris? Help - keep him amused everyone!!!
shibashake - very entertaining hub :D
Shalini
What? Oh hell yeah! Awesome! (jock mode)
"Your comment is awesome, you are awesome, and the person you are debating with is adiseased gibberling" ....hmmmm...wonder what that makes me!!!
I would have to say I'm a little of all of them...at least I would like to think so. I have to agree with Teresa though, you sound a little angry and bitter, but maybe it's my imagination. Look at it this way. As far as high school is concerned, the nerds got their revenge, since they are now the computer geeks making all the money. Maybe it will be the same for you, shorty! Ha! (kidding.)
Shalini
Hmmm the Principal? LOL
But I would like to see you with poms poms :D
you kill me CR!
Cris - six o' the best for you me boy!!!
Christoph - you do get us back to earth! How true - years later, the jock's a loser and the nerds have it all :D
Naw, GT, it is you who kills me.
Shalini: And those cute little cheerleader skirts too!
Years later the jocks have lost their looks and the use of at least one knee, and the cheerleaders have married the nerds because they're the ones making all the money and will still love 'em when their looks go too. Life is good. ;}
Sometimes 'nerds' get together with 'nerds' and make money together and are smart enough not to lose their looks and then life is really the best, :).
Shibashake, the name of the book that I mentioned in Hebrew is:
???? ??? ???? ??????
I tried to find the English version on Google, but couldn't. However, the author is "R. Talbot", clearly an English name.
Of course, there weren't any cheerleaders in this book, as it was an all boy school. However, athletics was important, as was academic achievement. Each "house" had to choose a leader who was supposed to be the best academically and as an athlete. But, of course, those traits are rarely found in the same individual, and the drama concerned the ways in which people with different strengths had to learn to get along with each other "for the greater good."
Wow I was taking a nerdy Diablo break, and missed all this!
[AEvans] No, no, no, you deserve your own category. The "truly nice" category; which really has no place on HubPages. So what are you doing here?! :) (JOKING - I must say this because I suck at humor.)
[Lita] "Jocks are stupid"?! NO! Take it back!!
[Cris A] I'm too confused by your chameleon personality to respond.
[Shalini] Many thanks. You and AEvans are the only nice people left.
[CR] Can I call you CR? Or am I getting too fresh? I happen to be the tall and skinny, nerdy type; thank you very much. And I am only bitter after I drink too many cups of coffee.
[Aya] lol - I like the Hebrew name. Thanks for the author - I'll try to hunt it down. It sounds like it should be required reading for high school, and also for all you hubbers! Hah - I'm rubber and you're all glue!
Oh, no! I swear it was there in Unicode when I posted it! What happened?
Hope it's okay if I post this link to where the book is described.
shibashake - thank you :)
CA and CR: Rah! Rah!
Ah ha! I had a self-proclaimed "EMO" (I don't know waht this is) harass the heck out of me! She was insane! I wil lnever again get to know a person who describes themselves as "emo". I'm adding you, I think you have great style.
[JamaGenee] and [Lita] Now you have really confused me. What shall I strive to be? And which category should I pick for a life partner? Since I am a nerd of the poor variety, can I still find a cheerleader? If I hook up with a cheerleader, what will our children be?! My head hurts.
[Aya Katz] Thanks for the link. Now I just have to brush up on my Hebrew :)
[Andromeda10] lol - actually I had to google "emo" after I googled "high school stereotypes". I did have this one stalker in college who wrote me a letter saying that life was not worth living for either of us if we didn't hook up. Scared the shit out of me!
Wow i didnt know you were a curser! Maybe that's why you were a nerd... You seemed WAY different when I first talked to you...
I am so torn between the futility of life and how much I enjoy success, though I know it's just a matter of time before I make HubPages my browser home page because I am here soooooooo much, maybe I'll make a few requests in broken Engrish or something, but you guys, you guys are all the awesomest!!! Come here so I can give all of you a noogie.
Your right... screw this! I'm cutting class and sneeking into the bathroom to smoke. "Coz everybody knows that smokin' ain't aloud in school"
I have no idea where I fit in. A class of my own again, I guess. LOL
Thanks for the walk down memory lane.
Most entertaining! Just one point...aren't there any normal people here? :P
First of all, how come I missed this hub of yours? Would have been napping! Looks like people DO notice things! At least YOU have been alert!!! Real alert!!!
ROTFF&LMA&BO!
I've been around for eight months and I am just beginning to find my way around!
:)
[Random Person] I am sorry if I offended you. It was really not my intent.
[Tom] lol - I always choose futility of life over success. It is just so much cooler to be dark. And I reserve one of those noogies.
[St James] I was never invited into the bathroom to smoke. Must be why I am so bitter now :)
[RGraf] Always much better to be in your own class; then you don't have to fight for elbow room and have much cleaner air to breathe.
[Feline Prophet] "Normal people" are a myth. Most likely a myth created by the military-industrial complex for their nefarious purposes.
[quicksand] Nah, I just do Google searches and then cut and paste.
I remember my highschool day. Good job. Keep it on.
Shibashake, you can hang with me anytime... I never turn away anyone. I never ask anyone to join in, but I've never refused anyone who wanted to tag along. Its kind of an open invite, that give you the choice. But you are always welcomed.
Still offended,sorry. I don't think cussing helps you get a point across. I take back saying you were nice...
[Clara Ghomes] Thank you :) Glad you enjoyed it.
[St. James] Sweet! I am always ready to tag along with the cool kids.
[Random Person] Sorry to hear that, but I can only be who I am. Have fun and stay safe.
Stay Safe?? What?
Hi shibashake!
One thing I really love about hub pages & all the social network sites is comments section. I believe without comments section social networks are dead. At least now, we can leave a comment & can communicate with other hubbers.
You really shocked some hubbers & others might be angry too. Very interesting, in-depth analysis about hubbers & hubpages I really loved your style & hub. I am now your fan without a question. Profile picture does makes lots of difference but it has to be real you, not hiding behind Brad pit or Angelina Jolie.
You wrote, “Like any good jock, will only hang out with other jocks. They have a tight knit group, and can commonly be seen commenting on each other's hubs.”
Well do you remember high school life? Tight knit groups are everywhere in, School, Universities & in real life. They are like mind people who can hangout with in their group. If you are not their kind, you can’t even get a close look at them. Hub pages are here for us it all depends on an individual how adjust himself or herself in this culture. Hubbers who are outgoing they networked & made their own place on hub pages quick. It all depends on a person to become a Jock or a Nerd. I really want to go back to high school again. Don’t worry be happy.
Here is some funny stuff………..
~ A nerd was walking on campus one day when his friend, another nerd, rode up on an incredible shiny new bicycle. The first nerd was stunned and asked, "Where did you get such a nice bike?" The second nerd replied, "Well, yesterday I was walking home minding my own business when a beautiful woman rode up to me on this bike. She threw the bike to the ground, took off all her clothes and said, 'Take what you want!'" The second nerd nodded approvingly and said, "Good choice. The clothes probably wouldn't have fit." ~
Dumb Jocks
Two football players were taking an important final exam. If they failed, they would be on academic probation and not allowed to play in the big game the following week. The exam was fill-in-the-blank.
The last question read, "Old MacDonald had a _________."
Bubba was stumped. He had no idea what to answer. But he knew he needed to get this one right to be sure he passed.
Making sure the professor wasn't watching, he tapped Tiny on the shoulder. "Pssst. Tiny. What's the answer to the last question?" Tiny laughed. He looked around to make sure the professor hadn't noticed then he turned to Bubba.
"Bubba, you're so stupid. Everyone knows Old MacDonald had a FARM."
"Oh yeah," said Bubba. "I remember now." He picked up his No. 2 pencil and started to write the answer in the blank. He stopped. Tapping Tiny's shoulder again, he whispered, "Tiny, how do you spell farm?"
"You are really dumb, Bubba. That's so easy. Farm is spelled E-I-E-I-O."
Awwwwww, that is sweet I can be in the "Truly Nice" category , thank you that is so kind...:)
[Random Person] Sorry- just saying goodbye, take care and stay safe. Didn't mean to imply anything more.
[Mr Nice] Thanks for dropping by. I certainly hope I didn't anger anybody :) Shock and awe are ok though. I think hubbers are a tough lot; if they can survive the Religion Forum, they can certainly take my poor attempt at humor :) Thanks for the funny stories - I really enjoyed them.
[AEvans] I'll be close by in the "Truly Bitter" category. But they usually put the "Truly Normal" category between us :)
funny hub (in a sad sort of way) - enjoyed it anyway.....I too went to an all girl's school and we didn't seem to have all these categories to contend with - of course there were the clever girls, the musical girls, the althetic girls, the good looking girls and the mean girls...but no "emos" or "cheer leaders" etc... so it is hard to find which category I fit into to...maybe a mixture of a couple for which there is no category....TG....cheers
This was funny, if you remove the sour grapes sort of attitude to the whole thing. It is interesting to see the comparison, though I don't know how accurate it really is.
Great analogy! When I first started on HP I felt a bit like the waterboy (or girl) trying to get in good with the bigger-than-life jocks. And they did seem cliquey. But over time, I've felt a softening. Even the most awesomely popular Hubbers seem supportive and welcoming. The "cheerleaders" are sweet and nice, not mean. And new Hubbers join the mix seamlessly, being accepted based on their willingness to join the conversation. There will always be the goths, loners and emos. But that just adds interest!
Sorry for the triple post. My computer wigged out and said "something went wrong" but then posted my comment 3x. Guess you all know now I am NOT a nerd (or a computer geek)!!!
Goodbye?? WHAT! Hey I am not offended. Everyone has their own deal I guess. Still friends?? Have a great day "jock"!
[ajcor] Actually I went to an all girl's high school as well as college so definitely do not take this hub literally :) I am glad you enjoyed reading it.
[Anna] This hub is really not meant to be personal. I regret the sour-grapes/bitter tone that you and some others detected. I have added a paragraph in explanation, together with my apologies.
[Mighty Mom] Thanks for your wise words. In all seriousness, I really do not think that the people here, or indeed the people anywhere, are as two-dimensional as suggested by the stereotypes in this hub. As I posted before, I clearly need to take more classes on how to write humor :) Hopefully my next effort will be better! Np about the duplicate posts. I get the same time-lag all the time and end up doing the same thing. More comments just pushes up my HubScore :)
I miss my high school life strongly?2 years ago?I left my school without ending?now?I am very sad?And I want to go back?
Very clever Hub, although my high school years were too long ago for me to find my group here.
We had the "in crowd" (to which a lot of kids belonged, some wanted to, and others didn't); with the cheerleaders (only a handful) and the football team kind of at the center of it. Although there were, of course, some nice cheerleaders and football players; enough of them were not people anyone particularly admired. It seemed like it was more the "non-cheerleader/non-football" in crowd members who were most admired.
Then there were the boys who were "hoods" (only a few in our fairly small class) and their female counterparts, "the toughies".
Then there were two levels of "Duds" - Group A Duds, the kids who were clearly not cool but who weren't particularly outcasts in general. Group B Duds, the super-outcast, way-off-the-wall, uncool, kids who tended to be a little on the nasty side toward all non-B-Duds. They stuck together like a mini-society and probably grew up with horrible memories of high school - or not, I don't know. They had their own rules and standards and were not about to do anything that looked the least bit "cool", because they hated "cool".
Then there was what was probably the majority - the "non-descripts" who just hung around with their close-friend, other non-descripts; and who generally sort of fit in with everyone but hoods, toughies, B-Duds, and cheerleaders.
There were high-end non-descripts, who tended to have some overlap with in crowd people; and low end non-descripts, who occasionally would walk home from the bus with A Duds (but not otherwise hang around with them). Then there were "centrist" non-descripts, who tended to feel like wallpaper, ranged in academic achievement, neither loved nor hated school, but were generally liked enough (if they were known at all).
In those days, emos, goths, stoners, and nerds would have all been considered either A Duds or B Duds. Having given this whole generational difference some consideration, I'm realizing that it appears Duds have found a way to establish sub-groups with clear-cut identities - rather than just be lumped into the Duds category. :)
I was pretty much a centrist non-descript, although I did have my contacts in the in crowd, as well as in the A Dud group. Come to think of it, I think, as a Hubber, I may be considered a "centrist non-descript". I might be a loner, if I didn't have so much to say on here. :)
High school era: late 60's/early 70's; but let's pretend I graduated in 1990 - it sounds so much better.
I thought this was pretty much right on. All the older generations can deny it but it's there. If you grew up in the 80's, 90's, and today, you know this is true about high school.
As far as Hub Pages goes, I've had a little different experience. I would be categorized as a "loner" or "nerd" and I'm okay with that. But since being at Hub Pages, I've p*ssed off a hubber that I thought could eventually be a great friend (now ignores me) and I've gotten one of the best comments ever, from a top-notch hubber.
Great job here:) Keep on writing!
I'm not an "older generation", most of my secondary education was in the 1990s!
Edited to say - I checked your profile, and you are a year older than I am, so less of the "older" stuff (-:
[greejd] Thanks for dropping by. Unlike you, I didn't really enjoy high school. College was better and Grad. school was the best. I miss grad. school, and sitting around in a coffee shop talking about search engines, Ayn Rand, God, computer games, the future, and of course which professor is going out with which student :) It is never too late to go back to school. You could just start by taking one or two classes in your free time and see how it goes. Good luck!
[Lisa] lol - I love your categories. It gave me much to think about. I think I am a centrist, like you. I was sometimes accepted into the in-crowd - they were the cool, usually rich kids, who were popular with boys or who had a very cute older brother :) However, I would often get kicked out because I would piss off someone or another. Apparently, I broke too many of their unwritten rules :)
[MissJamieD] Sadly, one of the great weaknesses of online communication is the miscommunication that frequently occurs. It is more common, I think, to take offense first and ask questions later. I was reading a really interesting hub by Iphigenia a few days ago about how online communication is causing our brains to evolve; and since then I have been thinking about what I have learned from online communities and how they have changed me. I think that what we gain from online communities is largely based on our outlook. If we look hard enough for gold we will surely find it, and the same is true for "the opposite of gold" :)
[LondonGirl] Heh - talking about an "older generation" ... I was in an online gaming group once, and we were having lots of fun killing all manner of monsters. It was a group that I really enjoyed because the members were very mature and skilled. During a break in the adventure, our conversation turned to age and many in the group were ragging on the group-leader because he is "ancient". So ancient, they all said, that they have never met anyone older in the game. I was much cheered by this news and thought that I had finally found someone who was older than I was, or at least in the same ballpark. It turned out that he was 28! :)
Emo Phillips is hilarious!
interesting post..hubpages is a great place to be in..
You are so right, it rings well with my Slammers Club thoughts where we have the elite group who become the slammers. If your not a member then look out, the slammers club will carve you up.
I could read about ten names in between the lines here, very subliminal.
No need to apologize, but thank you for being so honest. I do admit that within every larger group, there are usually smaller groups that tend to form. It is a natural means of having a more personal connection with people while being part of a larger group. As for online gaming, having previously been involved with such, and it got to be more expensive and time consuming than I could really deal with. It was fun, though.
I am a stoner apparently, I have forgone other things to quench my thirst for hubbing, have written a hub about hubaholics. Guess, I'm have to look for a jock. I'm okay with that, but honestly, do I HAVE to deal with hot cheerleaders? Couldn't you make it Cabana boys or something?
I enjoyed every minute of reading this Hub. I didn't find it at all angry or bitter. What I did keep doing, however, was waiting for the shoe to drop. I really thought you were going to get down to naming names at some point, and the suspense was killing me. (I refused to cheat and scan down the page.) All the time I was reading, I was laughing my arse off. Not only do I agree with Proud Mom about the potentially nasty aspect of naming names, I think the absence of them made your piece even better...let everybody wonder a little, like you've held up a mirror.
Thumbs up.
[logic,commonsense] lol, you are pretty funny too.
[creativeMind] Yeah, I like it here best compared to other writing sites.
[terryg] lol - I like your Slammers Club. That would make a great hub title, and a fun hub! I think the worst chapter of the club, for me, was the one at work. Had to see them everyday, couldn't avoid them, and had to work with them. I get goosebumps just thinking about it :)
[Anna] Glad to see you again. Online gaming can definitely be very time consuming. I had to dial back on it significantly after getting my dogs :) Still, it is fun to participate, even if it is just on the fringes.
[Shirley Anderson] LOL! That would be a great hub to write - HubPages Cabana Boys!
[gamergirl] I am still a nerd even with boobs. Maybe its because they are too small. :)
Although no names were named, it seems interesting to me that none of the names that likely would have been named have shown up in the comments. Hmmm:-).
Shibashake, that is a good idea! A great idea, in fact.
MM, hmmm is right. At least a couple popped into my mind IMMEDIATELY and neither have shown their faces here.
I really liked this hub and I didn't find any bitterness in it. I guess I fall under the cheerleader category. That's ind of sad but I'm not really a writer, I just follow around those who have the gift for writing and cheer them on. I don't think I'm mean or cruel though, at least I try not to be.
Ok, I'm here. Sorry, I didn't know I was supposed to get here earlier.
[Sally] Hahaha, I love it when I am accidentally clever. I get to take all the credit without doing any of the work. Truly, I didn’t have any names in mind *wink*. I think that this song is not about anyone in particular, and yet strangely, it is about us all. I figured that if I wrote it, you guys would help me figure it out :)
[Mighty Mom] lol – they are too busy elsewhere giving people wedgies.
[Shirley Anderson] Time to name some names! Curious minds want to know. Seems like it should be some sort of a contest though, Mr. Cabana Boy, with swimsuit and evening wear. This is a prestigious title - we must carefully vet the candidates. :D
[gwendymom] Welcome to the party! This is actually the best time to join because we just moved on to the Cabana Boy portion of our program :)
Thoroughly enjoyed the analogies. The hub answers some questions and poses others...glad I got in at the Cabana Boy stage :D...always wanted one of those lol. So far I've flown low enough under the radar to avoid the wedgies!
Jock-ette here :)
This was a very clever article. I'm new here and probably old enough to be your mother, but I think it was a very well written satire. Fortunately, being Grandma, I no longer care if the "cool kids" want to be my freinds. They don't and I'm okay with that. However, the kids that hang around with me ( okay, they are my children and grandchildren and occasionally their freinds) get much better cookies.
Wow - you are sooo awesome and you are soooo right! I can't believe I didn't see this before! How insightful and enlightening! You are such an amazing writer!
:)
how cheerleaderish of me - ha.
Really, I do like your stuff and I think you make a good point. I just don't think a lot of people want to admit that it is true is some ways.
[Enelle Lamb] lol - I dunno, I kindda enjoyed some of the wedgies. Actually I learnt much from some of them so they are not all bad. :)
[esocial] WOOT! Always wanted to meet a Jock-ette. You definitely deserve some cabana boys to follow you around like lovesick puppies :)
[Homeschool Granny] Thank you for your very insightful comment. I never thought of it this way, but you are so right. Each one of us only has so much time and attention; so no point wasting it. Can I get some of those cookies? :)
[Sarah Love] lol - Sorry I only accept cabana boys :) I suppose sometimes when we hold up a mirror, we may not really like what we see, so it is better to watch t.v. instead.
Thank you all for your deep thoughts. There is so much valuable stuff in the comments section, I can probably fill another 10 hubs - or another 100 if I put in lots of pictures :) WOOT WOOT for the HubPages community - jocks, cheerleaders, nerds, loners, goths, emos, duds, non-descripts, normals, ab-normals, and all the rest!
[London]...I was not talking about YOU being older. See, this is where the online miscommunication crap comes in. It's the horrible downside of such a fascinating and useful resource.
Hey...How are you? I know your a girl now... read some of those comments up there. And I am guessing you like 35. Have a great day and if you want to ignore my comments that's fine. But your a nice person and I think this is getting a little emotional! :) Keep up the good hubs! haha
The biggest lie ever told to me was when I was in high school and adults would say that life after graduation was TOTALLY different and that I wouldn't have some of the same problems with people. LIE. In fact, life after high school is even more high school than high school. Even on the internet, people of all "groups" suck up to the "populars" in an obsequious fashion. But I don't see how it's necessary to label all hubbers into such distinct categories as you have here. People are just people. We're all a little bit of each group.
[Random Person] I apologize for the late reply but sometimes, my other addictions doth intrude on this one :) Last time I checked it seems that everything was a-ok so if there is something I need to respond to, please let me know and I will get to it.
[QC Stacy] I think you are definitely right. All of us probably find ourselves in some of the categories some of the time; but most of the time we are just regular people trying to live a happy life. I think that whenever people get together, there will usually be social politics, and sometimes that can become unpleasant, especially in a workplace scenario. Homeschool Granny said it best ...
"Fortunately, being Grandma, I no longer care if the "cool kids" want to be my friends. They don't and I'm okay with that. However, the kids that hang around with me ( okay, they are my children and grandchildren and occasionally their friends) get much better cookies." ~~ [excerpt from Homeschool Granny's comment above]
Your soo nice!:)
Have a super day!:)lol
lol - you too! :D
I starting to think you really are a jock...mmmm :D
I really like this hub! I came across a jock of sorts not long ago. I like to think I deflected the swirly attempt and countered with my own, but that's hard to say...wishful thinking, maybe. I also came across what may have been defined as a cheerleader, but what I called a toadie. You know one of those people who tails after a jock or bully and isn't clever enough to come up with anything on their own...yeah. I held my tongue on that one...I don't think I'm any of them, which probly means I'm a nerd. :) Who knows, maybe I'm a jock in denial LOL I will try to use my newfound ass-holishness for good instead of evil haha *flexing barely there muscles*
LOL - I like the term toadie! Yeah I think ignoring them is the best thing to do since they are nothing more than talking puppets :)
"I will try to use my newfound ass-holishness for good instead of evil haha *flexing barely there muscles*"
lol - Can I be your toadie? I promise to carry your evil fighting cape, and to spot you at the gym!
haha Yes, yes you may :D
Thanks for the reminders. I knew most of that but it is so easy to forget.
[Janetta] Yay - I have always wanted to be a Toadie :)
[eaasi3574] lol - It is probably better to forget. Sorry to have reminded you :)
I read this again! Kinda funny!
Glad you liked it more the second time around :)
Sounds like a excerpt from the book "Queen Bees and Wannabees" or from the movie "Mean Girls"
Your story is funny & a bit true :D
Hi Jane,
I must check out that book and the movie.
Glad you liked the story.
Can't say I really enjoyed high school much - HubPages Forums is nothin compared to those high school kids! Yikes - I still get the shivers thinking about high school :)
Loner.
I was that in high school and I'm that here. Usually, I find some niche of people that happen to like what I like and make a few friends, but I've never had a lot of friends in high school.
Thought I had found my niche here with my dog hubs, but then everyone went away, and I'll just contentedly do what I do, but alone, and be fine with it.
I think it's obvious I'll never get married unless I happen to hit if off with another loner, and that seems unlikely! :D
Hey KB! So good to see you. Glad you are still visiting HP from time to time.
Heh - I am a loner too - hence my dogs and computers :) In college my best friend was this really extroverted girl. We had lots of fun - she always dragged me to go to parties and one time, we even went to a strip club.
You are a great guy so I am sure you will get married when you want to. There are lots of loner girls out there, and you might even like some of the non-loner ones. Just find one that likes dogs :)
@shibashake: Are you flirting with me? LOL :)
Heh, yeah, gotta be a dog lover. I've definitely become a "dog person" (or a dog's person).
Yeah, I might like the non-loners - I think the nerds would be the next best bet. Couldn't get a jock (jockette?) anyway and since cheerleaders only like jocks, well... :D
"Are you flirting with me?"
I'm just trying to get to Wally through you ;) Always had a thing for white hair.
I dunno, never really liked the jock types - usually too full of themselves. Guys who are in love with themselves will never treat a woman right :)
"I'm just trying to get to Wally through you ;) Always had a thing for white hair."
LOL should have known! ;) Trying to be all sneaky
Wally is told he's cute plenty enough. He'll get too big of an ego at this rate and turn into a male diva. :D
I'm going to have to get a long-haired white coat and wear it, and maybe women will tell me I'm cute and want to pet me LOL.
Okay, that sounded so wrong!
"Guys who are in love with themselves will never treat a woman right "
So true.
"I'm going to have to get a long-haired white coat and wear it, and maybe women will tell me I'm cute and want to pet me"
LOL - you should write a hub about using Wally to pick up babes :) I read somewhere that they rent out dogs in Japan for exactly this purpose.
"LOL - you should write a hub about using Wally to pick up babes :) I read somewhere that they rent out dogs in Japan for exactly this purpose."
Only in Japan! I tell you the Japanese are crazy. I'm convinced half the stuff they do wouldn't fly anywhere else. Of course, that's why I'd love to at least visit there!
Of course, to write that hub, I'd actually have to pick up one of those elusive babes. Otherwise, it's just pure conjecture and theory with no evidence (the said babe) to back it up.
"Otherwise, it's just pure conjecture and theory with no evidence (the said babe) to back it up."
Tsk, tsk - you should know by now that actual results and experience are not needed to claim online expert status :)
"I tell you the Japanese are crazy."
Definitely a very interesting culture - especially full of contrasts and contradictions. I would like to visit too - definitely check out the cosplay district.
Tough to travel though, with the dogs ...
nice parody, I enjoyed reading and laughed out loud a few times. I think I'm a combo of a few~~ probably most of us are, although there are very much those you have described.
they are there almost everyday scrolling through the forums leaving their mark. all in all, I find the community quite enjoyable, except for the jerks! HA~ good work. :))
Thanks rebekah - Glad you enjoyed it.
Yeah overall I think HubPages has a great community with some really great people. But as with all communities, there are also some jerks. I suppose it takes all kinds to build an interesting community.
I usually don't even go to the Forums anymore, but sometimes, when I feel like some drama I will drop by. It is good reality T.V. :)
You forgot the Hubpage Buttkisser. You know, there are certain hubpage members that kiss the butts of the hubpage staff. Everytime they have a problem, they cry about it to the "teachers" and get their way. They are weak-minded and love approval. That's the hubpage Buttkisser.
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LOL This hub seems to be pointless without names :P