Are You One of the Guys?

By: Mark Lichtenstein
Estimated Completion Time
4 min
Are You One of the Guys?
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About This Quiz

Go along to get along. Be a good sport. Play ball. These are the sorts of aphorisms men, and sometimes women, use to get other people to do things their way. It isn't always right, and it isn't always easy. Are you one of the guys?
Do you feel pressure in a group?
If I do, I leave the group.
God, yes.
Nothing unusual
I make the pressure.
Do you feel in control in a group?
If the group does something I don't like, I'm out.
I don't think I am, no.
I feel like I'm in control of myself.
Feel it? I am it.
Do you follow what is cool?
No
I try to, but I'm always just a few degrees out of date.
I follow what is cool.
I decide what is cool.

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Do you set the agenda?
For myself? Yes.
No, I get told, secondhand.
I'm told what it is.
I make it.
Have you ever taken part in a hazing?
No
I've even been hazed... a few times.
Whenever one is warranted.
Plenty of times
Do you mind if someone in your group says something you don't agree with?
I wouldn't tolerate that at all.
I go with the flow.
I try to keep an open mind.
I'd stomp on that.

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Have you played pranks on your pals?
I don't engage in such childish behavior.
No! I would never do such a thing to my new friends.
Whenever I can get in on one.
Sure, all the time.
How often are you the butt of a joke?
I wouldn't know.
Frequently
Rarely
Only on my terms
How often do you wind up holding the bag for your friends?
Never
All the time
Only if we don't organize.
I don't, but I pick who does.

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Do you dress like your friends?
No
I try.
I do.
I pick the outfits for everyone.
Do you listen to the same music as your pals?
No
I do, but I don't enjoy it.
I do, and it's mostly good.
I do, and it's all good.
Do you root for the same team as your friends?
No
I ask which we're rooting for and do that.
Of course I do!
I choose the team.

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How many group-specific terms do you use?
None
We have one or two.
We have a dozen.
We have a few dozen.
Does your group handle outsiders well?
That doesn't really apply to me.
As well as they handle me.
We're okay with them if they are cool.
If they are like me, they're in.
If someone took a shot at one of your pals, what would you do?
I'd call the cops.
I'd ask the rest of the guys for help.
I'd say the code word and we'd all turn on the jerk.
I'd lead the charge.

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Do you do lots of things together?
Not many
We do, but I'm not always cool with them.
Sure, most of the time
All the time
Do you enjoy the activities you do as a group?
I don't take part.
No, they suck actually.
I always enjoy them.
They're my favorite things to do.
Do you all share a quality?
Not even one
We're all cool?
We're all cool.
I'm the coolest, and the rest imitate me.

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Do you go on trips as a group?
No
I try to get in on those, but don't always manage it.
I always go with the team.
I pick the spots and choose the airline.
Have you attended your friends' bachelor/bachelorette parties?
Only if I'm really tight with them.
I went to one once, and got humiliated by a stripper.
I help organize them.
I call all the shots at them.
Do you watch the same shows?
No, because I've got taste.
I do, so I know the inside language.
I take my cues on TV from my pals.
I tell the group what to watch.

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What would you do if your group decided to jump off the Brooklyn Bridge?
I'd record it for YouTube.
I'd be pushed off.
I'd jump with the others.
I'd lead the charge.
Do you feel like you're "one of the guys"?
No, and I'm glad.
Sometimes I do... rarely.
Sure
Of course I am!
Has your group ever done something you don't agree with?
That's not applicable to me.
All the time
Once or twice
Not even once

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If your crew was going to do something bad, would you be able to stop it?
No
I don't think so.
I might be able to.
I would be able to.
If your crew was going to do something bad, would you stop it?
I'd call the cops.
I wouldn't be able to.
I'd look to them to see if I could.
I would, and I could.
Does your crew play sports together?
No. I like 9-ball.
Yes, and I'm usually the waterboy.
Yes, and I'm always there to play the outfield.
Yes, and I'm the team captain.

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Other than going out for a drink, do you do much with your crew?
No, I don't even go for drinks.
Not much
I go to games with them.
I go everywhere with them.
Can you take a joke?
That sounds like something a jerk would ask.
I try every time I'm given a wedgie.
Sure I can!
I'm a master of joke taking.
Do you want to be part of the crew?
No
A little
A lot
It is essential.

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