Survey results. 13 people played, but only 11 reported their results. All of them said they got at least half right. I was fascinated by the variety of incorrect answers:
Africa, South Africa, Kenya, Ethiopia;
Iran, Turkey;
Hong Kong, Korea, Vietnam, Thailand;
Mexico, Chile, Canada;
France, England, Germany.

Between us We got a lot of the world covered.

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Your Result: The Midland

“You have a Midland accent” is just another way of saying “you don’t have an accent.” You probably are from the Midland (Pennsylvania, southern Ohio, southern Indiana, southern Illinois, and Missouri) but then for all we know you could be from Florida or Charleston or one of those big southern cities like Atlanta or Dallas. You have a good voice for TV and radio.

Maid Marian

Beautiful and strong-willed, Lady Marian Fitzwalter is the lady love of the dashing outlaw, Robin Hood. She is skilled with a bow, but can match the manners of any lady of the Queen. She waits earnestly for the day when King Richard will return and wed her to Robin.

Which Classic Heroine are You?

And, if you are not sure how cool you are, this is a quick way to check

cooltest

Second, remember when I was talking about crime and how people believe things are worse than they are? And remember how I blamed it on the facile go-to explanations of media/govt fear-mongering to a gullible populace? Well, Nate found this guy’s explanation, which is a lot more interesting.

Finally, this PersonalDNA quiz is the most trippindicular quiz of the year so far. I know myself pretty well (interviewing “baskets” anyone?), so when I take personality quizzes, it’s as much to test the quiz-makers’ skills as anything else. But this one is super-duper fun. You get to use sliders, and empty virtual buckets, and position yourself on two-D graphs. I heart pictures. This quiz single-handedly eased my angst about either/or, one-possibility-only answers. Then it gave me a page of fairly accurate encouragements about myself, as well as the title “Benevolent Creator.” Which in one way could apply, and in another way is sort of creepy since it’s a phrase that I’d prefer to apply to GOD.

Here are a few quotes and my “Personality DNA Map”, on which you can mouse over different colors for different information:

Your imagination, confidence, willingness to explore, and appreciation of beauty make you a CREATOR.

Your confidence allows you to take your general awareness and channel it into creativity.

Your caring nature goes beyond a basic concern: you take the time to understand the nuances of people’s situations before passing any sort of judgment.

Considering many different perspectives is something at which you excel, and you appreciate that quality in others.

Quiz 1 (courtesy of Karen Joy):

HowManyOfMe.com

There are: 2 people with my name in the U.S.A. How many have your name?

Quiz 2 (courtesy of Schuyler, though I did contribute a few questions back in the day)

1. What is worse: Going to your favorite restaurant, ordering your favorite steak only underneath the steak is a scabby band-aid. Or?finding five ticks embedded in each armpit
   
2. Do you like me?I don’t even know you.
   
3. What percent of all paper clips that you come in contact with do you unfold?66.6% But you should have asked what percentage of pencils I deliberately break.
4. What are your five favorite movies? (Legally Blonde does not count)
   The Princess Bride, Room With a View, So I Married an Ax Murderer, Lord of the Rings, Seven Samurai
   
5. Have you ever left a pair of underwear in the forest?
   No.
   
6. If zombies were real, would you be afraid of them?Only if they were in my time zone.
   
7. How many Cold Cut Combos could you eat in a day?Six inch or twelve inch? 1 or .5, respectively
8. How many times have you lost your keys in an article of clothing you are wearing?I have this long black coat that had a hole in the pocket seam. My keys used to drop down inside the lining and bang my shin. So, too numerous to count.
   
9. Do you like almonds?That’s pronounced aaammins, and yes.
   
10. Does God exist?My sources say yes.
    
11. Is there something better than pie?How about a pie inside a cheesecake?
12. What were/are the economic, social, and political consequences of Marbury vs. Madison?Madison got a major city named after him/her
13. Age?About what you’d expect
    
14. Sex?About what you’d expect
15. Location?
    

    Latitude:	33° 30′	North
    Longitude:	112° 05′	West

16. In your opinion, is there always room for one more?No.
17. What do you need more of?People actually answering the phone at the Maryland MVA
    
18. How do you feel when you are stuck in traffic and a motorcycle drives by between the lanes?Motorcyclists do not affect my emotional health.
    
19. Do you want a Cadillac Escalade?No
20. What are your feelings regarding 25cent hot dog night?I wish that existed.
    
21. How often do you take public transportation?Once a month
22. When you were 16 did you find Monty Python hilarious? Do you find them hilarious now?
    Yes. Yes, especially the skit where they smack each other with fish. But Steven Wright is the funniest comedian of all. “I sometimes wish that when I was a baby, my first word was ‘quote.’ That way when I’m about to die, I could say ‘unquote.’” (I may be misremembering the exact words, but the idea is there).
23. Which is scarier: 1) As you are being put under anesthesia for a big, hairy operation, you find out that Mo, Larry, and Curly are assisting -or- 2) You are locked in a room and are forced to watch an endless loop of the same episode of Gilligan’s IslandI don’t want to answer
    
24. What is the biggest risk you are facing at this very moment?That I will waste too much time on this quiz and get to my job interview late.
25. Can you ever have too much money?Only if you keep all of it for yourself.
26. Black and Blue or Black and Tan?I’m partial to a celadon and glossy white palette at the moment.
    
27. Have you ever kissed a boy on the lips?
    Yes
    
28. Have you ever kissed a girl on the lips?Yes
29. If they made the movie of your life, what would the title of the movie be?The Shaggy D.A.
    
30. How many camels fit on the head of a pin?
    I need more data
    
31. Who do you like better … Ben or Jerry?
    Whoever gives me the most free stuff
32. How many chapters will your book have?It will have thematic sections, not chapters.
    
33. What is your favorite color?I like that red color like the inside of people’s mouths, but only in small doses.
    
34. What is the air speed velocity of an unladen swallow?There’s no such thing. Swallows must carry the burdens of their upbringing, like every other bird.
35. How long do you have to drive continually before you start going insane?I start talking to myself after about four minutes, does that count?
36. Boxers or Briefs?
    Depends on the pants.
    
37. What is the most important meal of the day?
    The one that includes the most guacamole
38. Are you a Toys (backwards)R Us Kid?No, I’m not even allowed to go in there.
    
39. snow skiing: a great sport, or the greatest sport?
    I’ll just put you down for “a great sport.”
40. can you lick your elbow?No.
41. did you just try to lick your elbow or did you already know that it is physically impossible to do that?What’s wrong with verifying something you suspect to be true?
42. Will you be in my punk band?OK, but I can’t sing and clap at the same time.
43. Even if my punk band is named POLE-DANCING HEMATOMA?I want the band to be called The Saltines.
44. Is Crisco OK?How do they get it so white? that would affect my answer.
45. How many times per minute must you remind yourself, “I am not my job”?
    never.
    
46. Is M. Night Shmalayan lame?He tries pretty hard.
47. Were you hugged enough?yes.
    
48. Are you hugged enough?yes.
    
49. ARE YOU EVER GOING TO BE HUGGED ENOUGH?yes.
50. Why don’t you own a gas mask? Seriously.I don’t even own duct tape.
51. The Unitatis Redintegratio document of the Catholic Church’s Second Vatican Council is desperately important because…Now people can see the embroidery on the front of the priest’s garb?
    
52. Eminem or not?not.
    
53. If you’re a white person, and you don’t listen to much hip-hop, and yet you like the Beastie Boys, what is wrong with you? Don’t you realize that the Beastie Boys ARE ELVIS?
    I don’t listen to the Beastie Boys.
54. Are you trying to perfect as your Father in heaven is perfect? If not, whatever else could you possibly be doing with your life that is so important it could keep you from trying to be perfect as your Father is perfect?Yes.
55. How many minutes “ahead” or “behind” is your watch set for?No Watch.
56. Where have you been?
    I’ve stumbled on the sides of twelve misty mountains, I’ve walked and I’ve crawled on six crooked highways, etc.
    
57. Name?O’Rangelo and LeMongelo have a nice ring to them.
58. How far away from your home town do you live and how far away would you like to live?I don’t really have a hometown anymore.
59. In your opinion, is expensive champagne really better than cheap champagne?Not enough experience in champagne to say.
    
60. How sad would you be if you ran over a cat?Depends if it got hurt. If I could check my stride mid-step and sort of leap over it, then not sad at all. I’d be proud of my quick reflexes and coordination.
61. If you were a parasite, would you rather spend your gestational stage in the innards of a cow or the innards of a caterpillar?Caterpillar. The caterpillar would treat me better.
    
62. How high does your volume knob go?I only have an on/off switch.
63. Totally rad, totally rockin, or totally sick?totally rockin.
64. What do you know about the Hood of death from Psalm 23?not sure, even though I wrote this question.
65. Have you ever followed an exercise regimen to strengthen your core? (include responses to all five W’s in your answer)yes, it was painful and I quit after six weeks.
    
66. If the only kinds of candy left on the planet were m and ms (original), reeses pieces, and skittles, which variety would be most likely to survive the ensuing struggle for survival?Skittles have the most structural integrity.
67. Top three power ballads?Bon Jovi– I’ll be There for You; Every Rose Has It’s Thorn; Queen– Somebody to Love I have to go to my job interview now.
68. Explain the statement “God is good.” Support your position.

High-quality, with some kindess thrown in.

69.  You must be world champion at something. What is it?

I know how to take a really good nap.  I’m a great napper. 

70.  What is the first pop, rock, or rap song you choreographed dance moves to? What was your signature move?

One I remember is The Pointer Sisters “Jump (For My Love)”, in which I perfected a jump-then-collapse-then-jump-again move.

71. If you’re in a relationship, and you and your significant other could redistribute your combined existing weight between the two of you (the girl could give 10 pounds to the guy, or vice versa, of any amount), what do you mutually decide to do?

Oh dear! I guess I’d take a little of his, if I could pick where I put it. 

1. House, or Gray’s Anatomy?

Dont’ watch either

1. Antz, or A Bug’s Life?

Whichever one has Woody Allen

1. Paris Hilton, or Nicole Richie?

Don’t watch either

1. Toward, or towards?

Toward. “S” gets more than its fair share of appearances in words  (see my resume error, above).

1. Loving and losing, or never loving at all?

loving and losing

1. Coffee, or tea?

Tea

1. Or me?

Are you a hot beverage?  If you are caffeine free, non-acidic, low in sugar, and highly flavorful, you might have a chance.

1. Why do people ever waste money on weddings?

Let me help you, your bias is showing.

These results are being made available to everyone except my sister, who stated that she didn’t want to know.
As of this writing, there were 14 respondents and all but one of you excrete at least one fluid in the shower. More than half of you cry; half of you urinate; many of you bleed. I wonder if the crying and the bleeding are at all related? Fluids that do not appear in the table were not selected by anyone. We seem to draw the line at the same place– high-fives all around! Though really, jumping in the shower is not the first thing one thinks of mid-vomit. So that omission may be simple practicality.

This public service announcement has been brought to you by the letter P and the number 14.

1. Which fluids?
snot	78.6%
saliva	78.6%
sweat	64.3
blood	64.3
tears	57.1
urine	50%
2. How often?
Every shower	50%
weekly	21.4%
monthly	7.1%
annually	14.3%
never	7.1%
3. Most Prevalent?
snot	78.6%
saliva	64.3%
urine	21.4%
tears	21.4%
blood	7.1%
none	7.1%

]]> http://commadotcomma.net/blog/2006/09/29/shannon-dont-read-this-snot-is-the-front-runner/feed/ 5 http://commadotcomma.net/blog/2006/09/27/anonymously-gross-in-the-interests-of-science/ http://commadotcomma.net/blog/2006/09/27/anonymously-gross-in-the-interests-of-science/#comments Wed, 27 Sep 2006 08:29:17 +0000 Erin http://commadotcomma.net/blog/2006/09/27/anonymously-gross-in-the-interests-of-science/ So I was washing my wads of snot down the drain, and I thought to myself: “Self, are you an anomaly? Or do others also excrete things in the shower?” So, being the Junior Knower that I am, I thought I’d ask The Public. Anonymously, of course, thanks to surveymonkey. Also, it’s been quite awhile since we had a quiz around these parts. I’ll report back on results once we have a sufficient sample size, and I will, of course, participate. Hope it doesn’t throw off the results.

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Update: as of  12:14 am Thursday, 10 people have taken the quiz.  I think I’ll give it another day or so to accumulate a few more results.  Realized too late that I forgot to include “none” as an option for question 1.  If you haven’t yet taken the survey, and “none” would be your answer for #1, just skip that one.