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Light Samus
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Look no further! I had the same problems until I learned the four greatest things you can do to become an extremely sociable person. They are:

1.always have a positive attitude

2.smile

3.Have a genuine interest in anybody and everybody. Not just friends.

4.Talk to everyone by their name. Not just hey you or anything like that.

If you follow these four tips, you'll be popular in no time!
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Wow! And hey, do you want to know how to become leader of the World? Just follow these three simple steps!

1. Make everyone love you

2. Overthrow current leader

3. Do lots of good things for the world


See? It's so easy!

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kaedroho
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1. Control their minds!

Anyway, good advise, im quite unpopular atm

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I'm freaking Fonzie.

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Quote: "Anyway, good advise, im quite unpopular atm "


5. Don't admit to being unpopular. You sound like a baby.

Don't you just hate that Zotoaster guy?
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Xenocythe
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Seriously, mates, just forget being popular. It's not worth it. Be yourself. And I'm not just joking.

The 'popular' kids in your school really don't have any fun. I've been there before. You're always watching your own back. Your best friends aren't even people you trust. You have to constantly make yourself look like you are the best, so other people get that impression. That means you keep normal facial posture, you walk tall like you're powerful, and do other weird things to make yourself look good all day.

Well what the hell is the point of that? 20 years, you'll say hey I got no job and no cash, but I was popular in school!

Seriously, be yourself. Find a group of friends that are like you and share the same interests. Don't be ashamed to be with them no matter how geeky they are, really. You gotta drop the whole "the popular kids are watching me be with geeky kids, and they think less of me" act.
Don't care what anyone thinks of you. It doesn't matter. At all. If they're trying to hurt you by pointing out one of your flaws, then go ahead, just laugh along with them. Who doesn't have flaws. Even embarrassing ones, everyone has em. Even popular kids let them slip even though they try so hard not to let them show.

But I'm not saying avoid everyone. Be everyone's friend. Belong to every group. Know that you fit in everywhere. But stay fond of that group of friends that is most like you, because you'll be better off hanging around them more often. Other kids often give you trouble. But kids like you cant say anything, because they're almost just like you.

To make it short and simple, don't care about all this 'status' jazz. Just be yourself, and live with it.

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Oops.


1. always have a negative attitude.

2. frown at everything.

3. Have a genuine interest in things that are interesting, but don't let on until a suitably human moment.

4. Say things that people are thinking. Otherwise, don't waste your breathe.

5. Strut around like you own the place.


And that's MY guide to becoming a token miser at college.

Give me an ounce of Puyo, good apothecary, to sweeten my imagination.
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What Xenocythe said. Be yourself. If you aren't acting like yourself to be popular, well then it's not really _you_ who is popular then, is it? It's your alter ego.

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Xeno, I think you're talking about jocks. You don't have to be a jock to be popular. Think about it - would you rather be; Smart, fun, yourself and friendly while being a nerd, or be smart, fun, yourself and friendly while being popular?

You wont get your teenage years back. I say, make the best of them

Don't you just hate that Zotoaster guy?
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Veron
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Quote: "Seriously, mates, just forget being popular. It's not worth it. Be yourself. And I'm not just joking."


That's the phrase of the year in my books.


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Inspire
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It doesn't matter if you're popular, it matters if you have fun.

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1. make extremely geeky jokes with my Comp. Sci. friends

2. talk about programming and videogames between classes

3. instead of wasting time trying to be popular, put that energy into getting A's in all of your classes

^ my tips for being the ultimate geek (aka me )

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1. Start every sentence with your nickname on MSN, followed by "Says:"
2. Replace human body parts with computer-parts (ie. brains = hard disk)
3. Give people your IP address instead of your home address.
4. Make extensive use of abbreviations that noone understands anyway.
5. Tell people to Start, Shutdown, if you want them not to do something.
6. If you get angry at someone, tell them that you blocked them and ignore them.
7. Remember, anyone who thinks you're not hot has problems with their wiring.
8. If explaining something, always refer to the knowledgebase article you're citing.


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Matt Rock
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1. Play a sport of some sort
2. Stuff your speedos
3. Where axe body spray

... I mean really, it's just that easy.

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Quote: "Where axe body spray"


Anyone can be attained with axe body spray. Anything else is attainable with zombo.com


Hurray for teh logd!
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You will most likely never see the people again from your school when you're an adult, popular or unpopular.

I only rarely run into people from high school now--- funerals, fairs, etc. From my experience some of the popular jocks in high school got undesirable jobs like gas station attendant or oil change mechanic.

If you're popular and not a complete douchebag, congrats, and enjoy the attention from the girls.


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Quote: "1. Start every sentence with your nickname on MSN, followed by "Says:"
2. Replace human body parts with computer-parts (ie. brains = hard disk)
3. Give people your IP address instead of your home address.
4. Make extensive use of abbreviations that noone understands anyway.
5. Tell people to Start, Shutdown, if you want them not to do something.
6. If you get angry at someone, tell them that you blocked them and ignore them.
7. Remember, anyone who thinks you're not hot has problems with their wiring.
8. If explaining something, always refer to the knowledgebase article you're citing."


That cracked me up rami!
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Quote: "If you're popular and not a complete douchebag, congrats, and enjoy the attention from the girls."


Amen.

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Quote: "3. Where axe body spray"


There axe body spray. http://www.theaxeeffect.com/

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Light Samus
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Firstly, wouldn't you want a lot of attention thats true and genuine? Besides, Kaedroho, the first step in becoming popular is that realizing you have a problem and you wish to become popular. In addition, by following my tips, you don't always have to watch your back. When you are truly popular, your friendships are real and not some sick substitute that Xenocythe was mentioning.
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Veron
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Just because your not popular it doesn't mean you don't have any friends.

Quote: "Firstly, wouldn't you want a lot of attention thats true and genuine?"


Yep, so you're saying that if I walk into work on Monday, with a big grin on my face for no reason, the whole building will suddenly become best mates with me?

Quote: "realizing you have a problem"


So hang on... you're saying if you're not popular you have a problem?

Your tips are so awesome I suggest compiling them into an e-book and selling it.


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I'm pleasantly surprised to see our forum members are against the use of high school stereotypes.

/sarcasm.

What's next, people suggesting others to "be themselves"? This place is like the anti-Dr.Phil.

Light Samus: Borrow material much?
http://forum.thegamecreators.com/?m=forum_view&t=124448&b=2

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Quote: "Yep, so you're saying that if I walk into work on Monday, with a big grin on my face for no reason, the whole building will suddenly become best mates with me?"


Actually, yes. If you do everything Light Samus suggested, you probably would.

Although the details are lacking in Samus' post, the tips have worked for me well enough, after reading "How to Win Friends and Influence People" (it's actually not as trite as the title suggests) after it was recommended here in the forums, I seem to be getting along well enough with more people.

Of course I haven't gone overboard like Dale Carnagie suggests you do, but simply not getting into debates about topics with people you just met was a great tip I should have realized long ago, and it's just one tip out of dozens you'll pick up in the book


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Quote: "the first step in becoming popular is that realizing you have a problem and you wish to become popular"


that was probably the dumbest thing you could have said on a programmer's forum

im sure plenty of us do not care about being popular and most definitely do not have a problem

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You guys aren't getting the point.

I'm saying that being popular is so overrated. It's not the end of the world if you aren't popular, just stop nagging yourself about not being popular and just be friendly and yourself. I mean, if you're not friends with the popular kids, and you're a nice kid, and you're trying to become friends with them, then they're probably just jerks, and not worth the try. [/run-on]

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These things won't work, I have been like that for the first 6 years of School, but everyone hated me. From there on I became cold and harsh, and just started to throw people out of the window.
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I think you're really just making much too big a deal out of it

People don't hate you if you're friendly to everyone.

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Didn't health and safety have anything to say about that?

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No. Health and safety throw kids out the window too.

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Hey, you like getting bullied all your life? You'll get pissed after a few years. Throwing them out the windows made it become less. Although that was due me being suspended alot.
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Quote: "greatest things you can do to become an extremely sociable person"

There's only one:
-DON'T be emo ;-p

Make games, not war.
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I will have to agree with that one there Accoun.
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Quote: "Seriously, mates, just forget being popular. It's not worth it. Be yourself. And I'm not just joking."


No, keep your core personality and beliefs the same, but if you're a jerk at school (or have some other negative aspect) than you need to stop. Being nicer doesn't mean that your not being yourself :/ .

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heres one methiod to becoming popular

1.work out chicks love men with tight abs
2.use Tag only if you smell bad
3.act super cool even if your not cool
4.try not to look like a nerd
5.Dress cool
6.Play cool games

before you try this I have to warn you this was made fully out of radomness

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Quote: "before you try this I have to warn you this was made fully out of radomness
"


Events in life are random, so they might just work.
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Quote: "Events in life are random"

hdhsjdgakgdjhsgfjssj??? shdjsgjgsadjvsjgcsngc!!!


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Quote: "Wow! And hey, do you want to know how to become leader of the World? Just follow these three simple steps!

1. Make everyone love you

2. Overthrow current leader

3. Do lots of good things for the world"

Apparently you know nothing about the Bilderberg meetings.
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I can't help but feel like some people are affraid to change

Just because you are changing things to make yourself cooler doesn't mean you're not being yourself. That's only the case if you change your taste in music, etc, but these people never get that popular anyway.

Don't you just hate that Zotoaster guy?
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I guess your right, but if the popular kids are complete assh0les, there really isn't any point in trying to change yourself to be popular. Then you'll just end up an ass too

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Seriously, listen to what he has to say.

Make it easy for people to like you, talk to them, respect them.

The Girls'll like you especially if you respect them more than the average idiot.




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Quote: "The Girls'll like you especially if you respect them more than the average idiot. "


I'm the average idiot and I STRONGLY disagree with this.

Actually i`m Mnemonix(or boom) and I make up most of what I say on the spot.

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Dude, your a gosh darn genius. I never would've guessed.

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I understand completely in Xenocythe's position, but instead of not wanting to change, hang out with geeks in denial, and get picked on by the populars, you should give genuine and true interest in everyone, and eventually you can have a fun time in school. I mean seriously, programming is fun, but wouldn't you want to have fun in school too?
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Quote: "Apparently you know nothing about the Bilderberg meetings."


Apparently, but they say themselfes that they don't make any political decisions there so I guess we'll have to trust them on that. Afterall, when the most politically/economically influental people in the world meet at one place, they usually have pie eating contests. Nothing to worry about.

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Quote: "Apparently you know nothing about the Bilderberg meetings."

A serious answer to a sarcastic reply? Inconceivable!

Quote: "I mean seriously, programming is fun, but wouldn't you want to have fun in school too?"

I'm pretty sure that we can may our way through school while being a programmer and having fun, without faking popularity. You don't have to be popular to be fun.

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Any of you can't believe of how surprised I am with all of the posts, and if these posts were with a more positive attitude, I'll continue posting more tips. Even for the negative posts, I felt the same way, thinking I can have fun without popularity and the social pyramid is stupid. But when I learned how to become popular, I had even more fun. Wouldn't you want to have more fun? Wouldn't you want even more friends?
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Quote: "without faking popularity"


You can't fake popularity. People actually have to like you.

Don't you just hate that Zotoaster guy?
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Allow me to rephrase: Faking yourself into popularity.

Quote: "and if these posts were with a more positive attitude, I'll continue posting more tips."


It would probably help if you
a) Weren't making it sound like some sort of advert and
b) Had posted better, well organised tips to begin with.

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...and not sounding like a pretentious git. No offense, but what isn't stating the obvious just seems condenscending. As for the whole 'social pyramid', this really doesn't count for much at my school. There's no small inner circle who define the latest fashion and decide who is popular and who isn't, there are simply different groups of friends who hang out together and generally get along with all the others. Even the 'unpopular' ones have their own group of friends and they don't seem to fret over popularity, minus the times when they're at the butt-end of bullying and insults. But even the people who bully them aren't the 'popular' kids. So my advice to being popular is to find people who like you for the right reasons and vice versa. It really isn't that hard.

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I'm so pleased that I attend a school where I can be who I am (i.e. as geeky as I want) and I'm still treated 'normally'.

Think it probably stems from the fact that everyone at my school is effectively 'geeky' in some way - and we're all there to pass exams anyhow, so no-one gives a turd about 'popularity'.

Phew


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