You just need to know what you're doing funky. They will keep you waiting all night and have next to no one inside unless you display the required attitude. Don't wait, don't line up, just walk straight to the front and tell them you are going in.
That said, I hate the rude pricks too. Shouldn't have to do this. I don't know the exact reason but I suspect that they only want confident outgoing people to go so they can all walk around boosting each others egos. If you meekly line up you don't fit the mould.