Thursday, October 2, 2008

Pecking order

After Turkey The Younger's last calculus club (yes, that would be calculus for FUN) I inquired as to the whereabouts of Friend Z. "Is Z in calculus club?" "No, he doesn't do that." Let me preface the next quote with the fact that Z is part of the Group and hangs with the boys at lunch. He is a good looking young man, well spoken, polite, preppy, smart, drama free. So I asked, "Hey, why don't you invite Z over to the house some time?" You'll love the response:

"Nope. He's not nerdy enough."

Hell-lo? So the turkey can only hang out with nerdy friends? Affirmative. A non-nerd will apparently bring him down on the nerd social scale. It's no longer about social climbing, it's about maintaining and exceeding social status within nerddom. A pecking order for nerds. Who knew?

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