It's just how it was. I don't know.

I thought perhaps you were being self-aware and funny with a self-deprecating joke. It would've made you more relatable, more human. The fact that it wasn't makes it all the more sad, it's almost something a child would boast about.

How do you even measure popularity among school children? And how are you measuring that popularity now, at least 30+ years after the fact based on what I can gather about your age.

Plus, surely even you know that the "popular" kids are only popular among themselves and are nearly universally hated by everyone else, which is something I found out when I left the "popular" group for the "nerds" after the former started getting into stuff like smoking, drugs, and petty crime.

Sounds to me like your first brush with popularity was when you came here and some group of kids complimented you on whatever midlevel talent it is you have.

I honestly have no idea what that even means, but I'm sure in your head it's a big victory for you.

Marti has labelled himself as the most popular kid in elementary and middle school>  As a guy his age that is just such a sad claim to be proudly making.  It's truly pathetic that you refer to yourself as Ferris Buellery.  By the way, how were those skills that made you so popular as a child unable to be transferred to adulthood? 

This is as bad as that time L I tried to tell us how intelligent he is

What? I was just responding to accusations of having been bullied.

WTF am I supposed to do? Lie about my childhood?

Anyways. Like I said-

So there, use that for whatever insults and counter-arguments you need. Just opened up the playbook for you. Enjoy!

Glad to see you guys are getting your mileage out of it 

What? I was just responding to accusations of having been bullied.

WTF am I supposed to do? Lie about my childhood?

Anyways. Like I said-
Glad to see you guys are getting your mileage out of it 

I don't think you needed to respond to it. And if you really felt you did, I'm sure you could have done so without "I was more of a Ferris Buellery type."

If it makes you feel better, I don't think you were bullied, even before your reply. I think you probably had the coolest trapper keeper in the class

i would have ignored it personally. its a non-argument, why even acknowledge it

Well, I had a pretty good idea this would turn south, hence the whole ending where I invite them to use it as fodder. I mean, if I had just stayed silent then it would have been "Marty's silence confirmed he was bullied".

Regardless, it basically is just another attempt by certain users on Waygook.org to dismiss someone's opinion based on their ethnicity. Sad that so many users here have to resort to ethnicity to try and win an internet argument.

coolest trapper keeper in the class

Trapper Keepers were 1st-3rd grade as I recall. While I have some memories of Pre-K to 3rd, that's hard to reach into without really stopping to recall. I do know that midway 3rd grade I went to a Waldorf school and there I was popular by virtue of being the public school kid who wasn't into half the crazy sh*t they were into there. Thank goodness I left that place after half a year.

Hey 3rd graders, you know what you need to learn? Eurythmic dancing? Also, no pencils or pens, only pastel crayons. That being said, our teacher read The Black Cauldron to class every day and that was pretty sweet. Yeah, growing up in a hippy town has its ups....and its downs...

The fact that Marty voluntarily offered that information as a source of pride suggests that (1) his time at school still plays a prevalent role in his identity (which is sad) or (2) he is overcompensating for trauma he experienced during his school years.

Or (3) he was homeschooled on the farm.

I refer you back to (2) "trauma he experienced during his school years". 

The fact that Marty voluntarily offered that information as a source of pride

: I can't imagine being in a state of mind where I would feel the need to use middle school popularity as some sort of trump card.

I think it's hilarious that in both of your brains me saying "No, I wasn't bullied, this is how my childhood was. I don't really know why, but that's what it was." = Bragging about it.

That being said, glad you're getting good mileage out of it. But I was expecting better than this...

4th grade everyone was starting in on electronic devices and clothes and like Super Soakers I think. Super Soaker 50 was most popular, 100 Was a beast. But my favorite was the 40. Best combo of weight to power.

Trying to remember all the toys over the years....Micro Machines...GI Joe...Ninja Turtles...Tiger Electronic Games...

Then serious stuff like GameBoys, BB guns, the Sega handheld, baseball cards, Starter Jackets, Sambas, Jordans, Lol, anyone remember LA Gear and British Knights?

Then all of a sudden one day you look up and its an Alpine car stereo and 12" Rockford Fossgate subs and a Borla exhaust while wearing your Nautica and Polo Sport and blasting Biggie and Nas and Backstreet Boys and whatever.

Then the toys become someone's 4 hose and six chamber and box of grape flavored.....

And now it's your microbrew setup or boat or restored furniture or whatever....

A Starter jacket paired with some LA Gear sneakers. I'm still waiting for that look to come back around.