Is there an ILE in-crowd? Are you part of it?

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I feel that I am NOT part of the ILE in-crowd.

The ILE in-crowd goes on curry-snorting wife-swapping tape-felching orgies all the time. I feel very left out.

― The Dirty Vicar, Wednesday, 19 September 2001 00:00 (twenty-four years ago)

I'm not part of it, but don't really feel that left out.

― Sean, Wednesday, 19 September 2001 00:00 (twenty-four years ago)

i feel that i am not a part of the ile -- which stands for i love ENGLAND -- in-crowd because they are mostly british and therefore i can't tag along on their jaunts to club SUSSED and to karaoke down the pub and to grab some curry (curry?).

― fred solinger, Wednesday, 19 September 2001 00:00 (twenty-four years ago)

I am part of the ILE in-crowd and its GRATE.

― Tom, Wednesday, 19 September 2001 00:00 (twenty-four years ago)

What is the deal with GRATE?

― Nude Spock, Wednesday, 19 September 2001 00:00 (twenty-four years ago)

Origin N. Molesworth esq. as any fule kno.

― Richard Tunnicliffe, Wednesday, 19 September 2001 00:00 (twenty-four years ago)

you have to be "in" with the in-crowd to know what GRATE means. it's a good litmus test.

― fred solinger, Wednesday, 19 September 2001 00:00 (twenty-four years ago)

GRATE and "cockfarmer" and SUX0R separate the playas from the playa haters. I believe I fall on the side of the haters, with a strong desire to (please o please) be one of the playas.

― David Raposa, Wednesday, 19 September 2001 00:00 (twenty-four years ago)

Why don't you set up an ILE out crowd? Then you all could fight like the Sharks and the Jets. Who gets to be the beefie male hero on each side, who's the love interest? Wheres the curry?

― Ronan, Wednesday, 19 September 2001 00:00 (twenty-four years ago)

What's this about you being a non-playa, Daver Motherfucking Popshots? You've got yr own IL* nickname, which surely gives you some sort of incrowditude.

― Richard Tunnicliffe, Wednesday, 19 September 2001 00:00 (twenty-four years ago)

yes there is. no i'm not. doesn't stop me.

― your null fame, Wednesday, 19 September 2001 00:00 (twenty-four years ago)

But no one USES the nickname. Plus, I'm falling off the tip of the stats cock (though I'm making a valiant charge towards the edge of the head).

Besides, I've always empathized with the outcasts and loosers. But, hey, if I'm in, I'm in. And I shall use my power and influence for the purpose of GOOD.

― David Raposa, Wednesday, 19 September 2001 00:00 (twenty-four years ago)

Of there's an in-crowd. The trick is pretending there isn't one. ;-)

― Ned Raggett, Wednesday, 19 September 2001 00:00 (twenty-four years ago)

An actual serious answer is that almost all the UK-based posters know each other and many see each other socially a lot. It would be frankly lying to suggest that ILE doesn't come up at these get- togethers. So in that sense there's an in-crowd.

This doesn't happen to anywhere near the same extent with the US people, if at all.

― Tom, Wednesday, 19 September 2001 00:00 (twenty-four years ago)

I'm probably the only person in London who hasn't meant any other ILe posters. I might come to one of the get-togethers one day. Is that okay?

― jel, Wednesday, 19 September 2001 00:00 (twenty-four years ago)

I'd better be part of the in-crowd, or I'll hold my breath until I am.

― DG, Wednesday, 19 September 2001 00:00 (twenty-four years ago)

And Jel - of course you're welcome, silly.

― DG, Wednesday, 19 September 2001 00:00 (twenty-four years ago)

This doesn't happen to anywhere near the same extent with the US people, if at all.

Oh, Tom, that just proves how out of the in-crowd you are. I can't walk across the street without running into at least a dozen ILE- lovers who shower me with roses. You just wouldn't know about them because they just lurk here and then we make fun of everyone on our super-private mailing list. I'm so in that you can't even tell how in I am.

― Nitsuh, Wednesday, 19 September 2001 00:00 (twenty-four years ago)

Nitsuh, SHHHHHHHHHHHH!

― Dan Perry, Wednesday, 19 September 2001 00:00 (twenty-four years ago)

Yes. No.

― Mitch Lastnamewithheld, Wednesday, 19 September 2001 00:00 (twenty-four years ago)

I've met some of them once (and they're very nice) but I think I'm, erm, out (for want of a better word).
I'd also like to take this opportunity to mention that I have picked about 10,000 apples over the last three days.

― Bill, Wednesday, 19 September 2001 00:00 (twenty-four years ago)

I am congenitally unable to be part of any in-crowd. The innermost circle of such a crowd could mail me an engraved invitation and send a limo around to my place to pick me up and something would still prevent me from being part of any group, elite or otherwise.

A tiny silver lining: At least I have one truly unique quality. ;^/

― j.lu, Wednesday, 19 September 2001 00:00 (twenty-four years ago)

i'm glad to see "Cockfarmer" get another mention, those 17.5p royalties come in very handy.

― The Dirty Vicar, Wednesday, 19 September 2001 00:00 (twenty-four years ago)

Probably and no.

― Lyra, Wednesday, 19 September 2001 00:00 (twenty-four years ago)

yes. and sadly, i am not, because, as tom said, they are mostly jaundiced limeys with bad teeth who stink of curry farts and say incomprehensible things about australian soap actor emigres. ;)

i would like to think that i'm part of the nylpm massive since i've written for ft, but mostly i just feel like an uncouth interloper.

― jess, Wednesday, 19 September 2001 00:00 (twenty-four years ago)

The hilarious thing is that I would consider everyone who's posted to this thread (and ILE in general) to be part of the ILE in-crowd.

― Dan Perry, Wednesday, 19 September 2001 00:00 (twenty-four years ago)

Pfft, even if wanted to, I couldn't even get into the Pitchfork in-crowd.

― scott p., Wednesday, 19 September 2001 00:00 (twenty-four years ago)

Oh, no Scott, I'm sure you could. There don't seem to be any prerequisites at all for that one.

― Sean, Wednesday, 19 September 2001 00:00 (twenty-four years ago)

So what are the prerequisites for ILE then? I hereby *out* myself by having to ask.

― Billy Dods, Wednesday, 19 September 2001 00:00 (twenty-four years ago)

What would be great if someone no one had ever seen post before sent in a mail about how it was great being part of the ILE in-crowd and how they really loved hanging out with "you guys" and thought it was great the way everyone was really friendly at the various ILE meets they had been at.

Yes.

― The Dirty Vicar, Wednesday, 19 September 2001 00:00 (twenty-four years ago)

Yeah, wooh, y'know, all these ILE kids are just my minions and shit. I'm the king, of the 'in'. Oh yeah.

Ah, fuck it, I think I'll just go back to lurking...

― emil.y, Wednesday, 19 September 2001 00:00 (twenty-four years ago)

I'm so in that I was in with the in crowd before anyone in the in crowd was even born.

― Frank Kogan, Wednesday, 19 September 2001 00:00 (twenty-four years ago)

i don't know about in-crowds. there are probably several on ILE. am i a part of any? who knows? i'm too busy reading and typing to think too much about it.

― di, Wednesday, 19 September 2001 00:00 (twenty-four years ago)

Im never in an in crowd so I dont notice innerness anymore.

All this talk of curry makes me miss my little shop under my workplace this summer.

― Mr Noodles, Wednesday, 19 September 2001 00:00 (twenty-four years ago)

Oh I am. Yet not a damned one of you seems to have noticed this. ;)

On the other hand, I really don't know what 'tape felching is'. Perhaps it's better that way.

― Kim, Wednesday, 19 September 2001 00:00 (twenty-four years ago)

we theban hordes do not need yr lower in crowd...

― Geoff, Thursday, 20 September 2001 00:00 (twenty-four years ago)

I'm probably the only person in London who hasn't met any other ILe posters.

I worked with Tom for quite a while, but otherwise I am too scared to meet so many 'new people' en masse. So count me 'In Through The Out Door'.

― Andrew L, Thursday, 20 September 2001 00:00 (twenty-four years ago)

I used to be "with it" ... but then they changed what IT was!!!

― Kate the Saint, Thursday, 20 September 2001 00:00 (twenty-four years ago)

the in-crowd i wanna get with is the duned"in"-crowd: i shall dress like the small girl in the film "vigil" and they will surely accept me

― mark s, Thursday, 20 September 2001 00:00 (twenty-four years ago)

I'm probably the only person in London who hasn't met any other ILe posters.
Sort of. Trevor has met me. Of course now he avoids all of you based on the misadventure he experienced with me. ;-)

― nathalie, Thursday, 20 September 2001 00:00 (twenty-four years ago)

I'm in London and I haven't met anybody, indeed I have no proof that anyone on this board is a real person.

― dave q, Thursday, 20 September 2001 00:00 (twenty-four years ago)

once found myself part of a student 'in-crowd' by default - housemates/friends became active/succesful in SU politics. suddenly you're a face, people you've never met know of you, want to be your friend, invite you to their parties, share bodily fluids etc. fun for a couple of weeks but sooo superficial. didn't last too long thankfully.

― stevo, Thursday, 20 September 2001 00:00 (twenty-four years ago)

We're all a *friction* if your imagination.

― nathalie, Thursday, 20 September 2001 00:00 (twenty-four years ago)

What Q means is: the Brazen Hussies are playing at [insert venue here] on [insert date here]. Be there or remain figments.

― mark s, Thursday, 20 September 2001 00:00 (twenty-four years ago)

Dave your band has the coolest name ever

― Ronan, Thursday, 20 September 2001 00:00 (twenty-four years ago)

Ronan, that's nice of you.

― Nick, Thursday, 20 September 2001 00:00 (twenty-four years ago)

One good turn deserves another, Nick I love what you've done with your ass

― Ronan, Thursday, 20 September 2001 00:00 (twenty-four years ago)

Slip outside, Hanle y rip-off.

― Nick, Thursday, 20 September 2001 00:00 (twenty-four years ago)

It wasnt a conscious rip off. Come on just take your compliment Nick, no need to be shy.

― Ronan, Thursday, 20 September 2001 00:00 (twenty-four years ago)

Well, since you asked, 22/9 Hope & Anchor Islington!

― dave q, Thursday, 20 September 2001 00:00 (twenty-four years ago)

Dave Q, I listened to one of your mp3s online and you sounded a bit like the Manic Street Preachers. Is that fair?

― Nick, Thursday, 20 September 2001 00:00 (twenty-four years ago)

ouch, a libel case beckons methinks.

― stevo, Thursday, 20 September 2001 00:00 (twenty-four years ago)

In light of certain events, as far out of the in-crowd as humanly possible. I don't really mind, though.

― Nicole, Thursday, 20 September 2001 00:00 (twenty-four years ago)

Eek

― dave q, Thursday, 20 September 2001 00:00 (twenty-four years ago)

you sounded a bit like the Manic Street Preachers

Officially the worst insult, ever.

― Nicole, Thursday, 20 September 2001 00:00 (twenty-four years ago)

Anybody want to buy some guitars? Or just get the things out of my house, I've decided to invest in a set of turntables.

― dave q, Thursday, 20 September 2001 00:00 (twenty-four years ago)

The ILE in-crowd is a separate thing from Club Thousand, of course, which consists of Ally, Anthony, Mark, Hanle y, Ned, me, Nick, DG, Dan, Emma, Pete and Kate. And Dave Q within a day or so.

Oh, and we're about 400 posts away from 50,000.

― Tom, Thursday, 20 September 2001 00:00 (twenty-four years ago)

hah! Seeing I have switched providers/email address, I am out of the Sen-Club. *sigh*

― nathalie, Thursday, 20 September 2001 00:00 (twenty-four years ago)

Yes, there is; no, I'm not. But... *why* not?

― the pinefox, Thursday, 20 September 2001 00:00 (twenty-four years ago)

Although I've got a feeling this thread was designed to draw out lurkers, but I'll bite anyway. I think there is an in-crowd; I'm positive I'm not part of it. :)

― palpable, Friday, 21 September 2001 00:00 (twenty-four years ago)

"I'm probably the only person in London who hasn't met any other ILe posters." "Sort of. Trevor has met me. Of course now he avoids all of you based on the misadventure he experienced with me. ;-)"

I have indeed met Nathalie before, and it has never hitherto been my complete misfortune to have encountered such a consummate bitch and consequently I have lost all faith in humanity. Since our fateful meeting I have shunned all contact with the civilised world, travelling through the wilderness swathed in a mud caked loincloth armed with nothing more than a solar powered laptop, ekeing out a subsistence living from the fat of the land, surviving solely on a diet of wild berries and edible fungi.

― Trevor, Friday, 21 September 2001 00:00 (twenty-four years ago)

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