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Types of Mefites
This taxonomy is non-canonical but at the moment considered definitive and complete. Thanks to ornate insect for his efforts on September 24th 2008 for this much needed research.
thin skinned
thick skinned
soapbox polemicists
contrarian misfits e.g., Meatbomb
rabble rousers
pedantic hairsplitters
procedural sticklers
fussy grammarians
ironic hipsters
coy raconteurs
witty fops
cosmopolitan polymaths e.g., languagehat
ivory tower hooligans
lovelorn sailors
frustrated librarians
Chomskyite anarcho-syndacalists
Libertarian skulkers
flea-ridden grifters
ornery populists e.g., jonmc
insufferable elitists
dimestore nihilists
recalcitrant decadents
would-be Beats
incurable Romantics e.g., hadjiboy
urine-soaked hobos
unrepentant malcontents
wooly Heideggerians
gin toting rakes
all around drama queens
