Friday Five

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1. Do you own a wristwatch? Describe.
Nope. My last watch died in 1988 and I have no desire to replace it.

2. How old were in you 1997?
I was 26 for a few days, then 27 =)

3. Which is more important – financial success or personal happiness?
I'm very uncomfortable and unhappy when I'm broke. So a small amount of financial success is necessary for my personal happiness.

4. Can you whistle?
Kinda--used to be better when I was a kid, but it's not something I do very much anymore.

5. Do you believe in the supernatural?
Depends on what you mean by supernatural. Some of the things people call "supernatural" seem quite, well, natural to me.

Yep, it's a slow one

So I finally broke down and took one of those online IQ tests. Those of you who know me will find the italicized part highly amusing.

"Your IQ score is 135. This number is based on a scientific formula that compares how many questions you answered correctly on the Classic IQ Test relative to others. Your Intellectual Type is Visionary Philosopher. This means you are highly intelligent and have a powerful mix of skills and insight that can be applied in a variety of different ways. Like Plato, your exceptional math and verbal skills make you very adept at explaining things to others — and at anticipating and predicting patterns. And that's just some of what we know about you from your IQ results."

Um, math skills? Bwaaa haaa haaa! Let's just say I'm a really good guesser when it comes to those math questions. For anyone similarly in need of wasting time today, this was the Tickle.com IQ test. I'm tempted to take it again, do badly, and read how they break it to some poor jerk that he's really a dumbass.

UPDATE: Clicking randomly gave me this: "Your IQ score is 82. This number is based on a scientific formula that compares how many questions you answered correctly on the Classic IQ Test relative to others. Your Intellectual Type is Inventive Inquisitor. You have the unusual distinction of being equally good at math and verbal skills. This means you are a creative thinker and are uniquely good at teaching others through experiences. You are also a great improviser and very good at handling change."

Inventive Inquisitor. Does that mean someone who doesn't know what he's doing, so he just makes shit up as he goes along? I also like the "equally good at math and verbal skills." I guess that's one way to phrase it.