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The Comprehensive (Compressed) Guide to Middle School Life, No. 2: Social Classes

Jocks – can be followed by the suffix “strap.” Need I say more?

Skater – some can be grouped with emos (though I honestly can’t figure out how they would be able to maneuver with their sister’s pants on).

Nerds and Geeks – geeks play MMORPGs (Massively-Multiplayer-Online-Role-Playing-Games), for example. Nerds usually tend to know things, get good grades, etc. These two classes can be mistaken to be the same. (EDITED now, people. Quell your worries.)

Normal People – like the earth’s amount of freshwater, these breaks in the system account for less than 1% of the student population.

So, not too confusing? Basically, the social pyramid consists of those who conform – dumb blondes, jocks, those who wear Hollister – at the top, while non-conformists – nerds, geeks, genuine individuals – tend to stay at the bottom of the middle school ladder. An interesting side note, however, is that later in life, the non-conformists at the bottom are often receiving checks from the conformists.

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