Okay, I'm a Nerd, Too

But I'm a weird one. I'm clearly a reader-geek.

Another Quiz (and moore)

You Are Animal

A complete lunatic, you're operating on 100% animal instincts. You thrive on uncontrolled energy, and you're downright scary. But you sure can beat a good drum. "Kill! Kill!"

The Muppet Personality Test

I know I'm slow on the book thingies. I still have to talk Lorrie Moore and Cormac McCarthy, but now I'm reading a Conan novel. It's complicated. Look! Is that the pope?

Funny

When I was young my parents liked to say that I would grow up to be a doctor and my brother would be a lawyer. I think they just liked to imagine us both in successful careers, even if it turned out later that I wouldn't be a very good doctor (can't handle the sight of blood). Who knows how good a lawyer Jam would have been. But then I take the quiz Hammer posted on his blog:

You Should Be a Doctor

You are practical, sharp, and very intuitive. Optimistic and energetic, you are a problem solver who doesn't get discouraged easily. You are also quite compassionate and caring. You make people feel hopeful. You're highly adaptable and capable. You do well with almost any curve ball life throws at you. You do best when you: - Are always learning new subjects - Use your knowledge to solve problems You would also be a good therapist or detective.

What Should You Be When You Grow Up?

Thing is, I don't imagine I'll grow up. So there's no need to figure out what I'll be. Hah.

Grr.

Well, here's another quiz. This one I found on MySpace, as I looked in on a guy named Clint Benesh. I'm curious if we're related, and, if we are, just how distantly. But the quiz is funny.


You are Hulk

Hulk 90% Spider-Man 80% Green Lantern 75% Iron Man 70% Superman 65% Robin 55% The Flash 50% Catwoman 50% Supergirl 40% Wonder Woman 30% Batman 10%

You are a wanderer with amazing strength.

Click here to take the Superhero Personality Test
Hulk smash.

Ahoy! Avast! and such.

The first time I did this quiz the result was dumb. So I tried again. Now the result is less dumb.

My pirate name is:

Dirty Jack Read

You're the pirate everyone else wants to throw in the ocean -- not to get rid of you, you understand; just to get rid of the smell. Even through many pirates have a reputation for not being the brightest souls on earth, you defy the sterotypes. You've got taste and education. Arr!

Get your own pirate name from piratequiz.com.
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I suppose you could argue that all internet quizzes are dumb. But what do you expect? Its teh intarwebs. Dumb is what we do.

Another Quiz

Why my wife is taking a quiz about the type of people she attracts is beyond me, but it turns out her results were correct.

Clearly, mine were less accurate.

What type of person do you attract? Your Result: You attract Yuppies! You attract the very well-dressed, job oriented type of people. They usually have their finances together, are 'middle of the road' on most topics, generally happy with the 'main-stream' of things. If it is stability you are after, these are good people to attract, if you seek adventure, it may be time for an overhaul.
You attract artsy people!
You attract geeks!
You attract rednecks!
You attract unstable people!
You attract models!
What type of person do you attract? Quizzes for MySpace

It's the "middle of the road" and "main-stream" bits I question.

Earworm Alert

I found the quiz for the last post on Steven Brust's LiveJournal and since it was amusing I did it. Then a few other people did it, too. And Michele had to go and give her post a title that got a song stuck in my head.

The song--and the accompanying video--is here.

You may remember them from the Quiznos commercials from a few years ago. They really cleaned it up for the commercials, and the voice got more irritating.

Go ahead and blame me if that song sticks in your head for three days and wakes you up in the middle of the night as you shriek "or dirigibles or zeppelins or light bulbs!"

Looks Just Like Me!

You are The Hierophant

Divine Wisdom. Manifestation. Explanation. Teaching.

All things relating to education, patience, help from superiors.The Hierophant is often considered to be a Guardian Angel.

The Hierophant's purpose is to bring the spiritual down to Earth. Where the High Priestess between her two pillars deals with realms beyond this Earth, the Hierophant (or High Priest) deals with worldly problems. He is well suited to do this because he strives to create harmony and peace in the midst of a crisis. The Hierophant's only problem is that he can be stubborn and hidebound. At his best, he is wise and soothing, at his worst, he is an unbending traditionalist.

What Tarot Card are You?
Take the Test to Find Out.

This was an interesting quiz...

You scored as Buddhism. Your beliefs most closely resemble those of Buddhism. Do more research on Buddhism and possibly consider becoming Buddhist, if you are not already. In Buddhism, there are Four Noble Truths: (1) Life is suffering. (2) All suffering is caused by ignorance of the nature of reality and the craving, attachment, and grasping that result from such ignorance. (3) Suffering can be ended by overcoming ignorance and attachment. (4) The path to the suppression of suffering is the Noble Eightfold Path, which consists of right views, right intention, right speech, right action, right livelihood, right effort, right-mindedness, and right contemplation. These eight are usually divided into three categories that base the Buddhist faith: morality, wisdom, and samadhi, or concentration. In Buddhism, there is no hierarchy, nor caste system; the Buddha taught that one's spiritual worth is not based on birth. Buddhism 83% Satanism 83% atheism 75% agnosticism 54% Judaism 50% Paganism 42% Islam 33% Christianity 17% Hinduism 13% Which religion is the right one for you? (new version) created with QuizFarm.com

Really? I scored that high for Satanism? Higher than for atheism? Weird. The way the questions were going, I thought the answer would be, "Alright, smartass. You're trying to look like a godless heathen."

Edit: the margins are goofy on the insert, but I don't know how to fix that. Sorry.