Cliques
Although they're all faithful minions, OOers tend to settle down into certain cliques. The use of the word clique here is strictly in jest. These cliques are not necessarily completely determined by the members personal relationships with one another, but also by their posting style, common characteristics and geographic location. The cliques are as follows:
Artsy Fartsys
These are the OOers who tend to post at length about music records, films, literature, and the like.
Are They Female?
These posters gender come into question quite often on the boards.
Baby Crew
These minions have procreated and are quite proud of their spawn, posting about it often.
Baseball Crowd
These OOers are all fans of America's Game and post about it frequently.
Canadians
These OOers hail from the land north of the U S of A.
Cat Crowd
These OOers have an affinity for cats and kittens.
U2K --- heaven help the kittens!
Collegiates
These Octopi are currently enjoying education at various universities and living the college life.
Kelric (see special note)
Content Creators
These minions help their Overlords by creating multimedia content on the boards.
Curmudgeons
These OOers have some strong opinions, and prefer to live undisturbed in various corners of the Earth.
Dog Pile
These minions put high value on spending much time with their own, man's best friend.
#gg crew
These minions congregate regularly at an IRC chat channel named #gonegold
He's Who Are Actually She's
These posters are frequently assumed to be he's while they're the contrary
Hot Chickies, or wOOmen
These are some of OO's many female Minions (many of them Gaming Babes), who add much feminine beauty, wisdom and sensuality to the boards. Also known as wOOmen.
'I Have A Bi GF/Wife'
These are the lucky OOers whose wives swing with the fairer gender, therefore making them the envy of the boards.
In A Band
These are the OOers who play in bands.
Lawyers
These are the minions who spread the Overlords decree around the world through the career of litigation, notarization and adherence to the Law.
LawBeefaroni (see special note)
Maryland
These are the OOers who reside in the state of MD, USA.
Gorham09 (or at least work in the great state of Maryland)
Michigan
These are the OOers who reside in the state of MI, USA.
Mods
These are the Foreman minions, the ones assigned of overseeing the general order and lawfulness of the Overlord boards
Blackhawk (former)
MHS (former)
Peacedog (see special note)
setaside (former)
The Meal (former}
Motorsports
These guys can't resist driving around in circles very fast.
Nice Guys
These are the nice fellas who give the Octopus Overlords a good name with their amicable demeanor.
North Carolina
These are OOers who hail from the Cigarette State, which would be referred to as the Tarheel State but for objections from Yellowking.
The Old-Happy Marrieds
These are the long-married minions, who frequently share their marital and child-rearing experiences with the boards at large.
Opera Fanbois
Peculiar
These are the particular OOers, who cannot be quite pegged down. Their identity is shrouded in mistery.
Popehats
These are the OOers who are fond of the debate of politics and religion, and who post a commmunal blog called Popehat.com
Proud Libertarians
These people are much of what passes for the right on the R&P forum. The term was coined by jblank, an honorary member whom it no longer describes. Proud Libertarians claim they are not Republicans, but who knows? Perhaps they're Republicans who once smoked a joint.
Quinnites
These people have been inspired by Daniel Quinn.
R&P8
This mysterious cabal swirls amidst the Religion & Politics forum. Who are they? No one really knows but the effects of their invisible hand are felt throughout the forum.
Right-Minded College Basketball Folks
These are the OOers who have the right taste in College Basketball teams, as opposed to Yellowking, who prefers the evil bastion that is Duke
U2K
This particular minion causes the most fascination on the boards, and is often the cause and subject of much controversy and humor.
Under The Radar
These are the large throng of OOers whose display in numbers raise the strong, basic column on which the Overlords stand
Virginians
Those who both serve the Overlords and put up with the Commonwealth of Virginia.
Virgins
Various OOers who have yet to find true love. Or the clitoris.
Young Democrats
These are the OOers who have a liking for the American Democratic party and the liberal way of life
Young Republicans
These are the OOers who have an affinity for the American Republican party and their way of life.
Young Republicrats
These are OOers who are right smack in the middle of the political spectrum. They're political mutts.
Weekend posters
These are OOers who post mostly on weekends