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15 April 2006

Personal DNA →[More:]Your true self revealed! Dun dun dunnn!

Here's mine.

post by: deborah at: 20:56 | 30 comments

omg this is long. I doubt I am so hard to figure out. Anyway... I will report back later. unless it is not good news, he!

posted by carmina 15 April | 21:11

They say I'm a benevolent idealist, who still isn't exercising. I'm not sure where they came up with some of the ratings. 24 on openness? 14 on spontaneity? Attention to style at 74 when I answered all the style questions negatively? And my favorite? An EIGHTY on femininity! Oh yeah.

posted by mike9322 15 April | 21:15

Wait. I'm the crazy cat lady, aren't I?

posted by mike9322 15 April | 21:16

I'm a Considerate Artist. I think it's pretty accurate and the interface is nifty. Yes, nifty!

posted by mygothlaundry 15 April | 21:17

I am an advocating leader. Advocating, yes sure. But leader? That is definitely news to me. Although one-by-one the characteristics maybe more or less accurate (I think) the test failed to guess that I don't wanna be a leader! I avoid responsibility as much as I can!

posted by carmina 15 April | 21:35

anybody want an exciting new product or possibly some free stuff?

Because I am a generous inventor!

posted by drjimmy11 15 April | 21:35

The tests cannot run under Opera.
Please use another browser, e.g. Firefox or Safari or Internet Explorer

Bastards!

I'm a Considerate Inventor. I suppose it's a fair judgement.

posted by cmonkey 15 April | 21:40

*throws cats at mike*

posted by cmonkey 15 April | 21:42

Here's a fun game. Define yourself in the form [adjective][noun].

For example, crazy cat lady.

posted by mike9322 15 April | 21:51

Respectful Builder. Odd.

Also, I am neither masculine nor feminine.

posted by small_ruminant 15 April | 21:52

I'm a considerate inventor too. But I'm not really fond of this test.

I am, also, a crazy cat lady.

posted by matildaben 15 April | 22:02

you know, I am tempted to go back and give all the obviously wrong answers to see if it will form one more positive description. This is what tests do to me.

posted by carmina 15 April | 22:02

Surly bastard.
Pantsless lunatic.

Devil in argyle

posted by cmonkey 15 April | 22:24

Respectful visionary. This actually sounds more accurate to me than a lot of these kinds of tests. Very cool, deborah.

posted by BoringPostcards 15 April | 22:33

Flaming librarian!

posted by matildaben 15 April | 22:35

Benevolent Creator but I'm working towards Benevolent Dictator.

posted by arse_hat 15 April | 22:38

I'm an independent architect. I think it's pretty accurate, although my score on the "trust in others" is a little high.

posted by amro 15 April | 22:50

Also, I scored a 78 on Authoritarianism. Perhaps we can rule together, arse_hat.

posted by amro 15 April | 22:54

I bow before greatness.

posted by arse_hat 15 April | 22:58

forgot the link

posted by arse_hat 15 April | 23:01

It says I'm a Generous Idealist.

LOL

I scored a big fat ZERO for openness... so I don't have to explain anything to youse peoples!!!

Lots of low scores: 6 on Extroversion, 2 on Trust in Others, 4 on Authoritarian (Was I the only one who couldn't stand the Tears For Fears song "Everybody Wants to Rule the World"?), 20 on Masculine but 6 on Feminine (I TOLD you I was Asexual...)

My highest scores: Empathy 64, Confidence 54, Spontaneity 42 (if I'm above average in empathy, average in confidence and near average in spontaneity, this survey's sample is screwed!)
And way over the Functional side vs. Aesthetic... I'm not really very Functional, but I sure ain't pretty!

posted by wendell 15 April | 23:10

Free-wheeling Artist! Equal parts masculine/feminine.

posted by Lipstick Thespian 15 April | 23:13

I'm a cautious idealist.

posted by mudpuppie 15 April | 23:33

Oh, wait. I just read to the bottom. I was agreeing with most of the test's conclusions until I got to the percentage point things.

I am certainly more empathetic than 4%, and I am certainly less "feminine" than 92%. I'm also more imaginative than the test gives me credit for.

Stupid internet tests.

posted by mudpuppie 15 April | 23:38

pups, you can hold your own with the boys but you are also feminine.

posted by arse_hat 15 April | 23:55

I'm a considerate creator. That was a good test, if only because it said lots of good things about me :)

posted by dhruva 16 April | 00:08

I'm a benevolent creator. I mostly agree with my assessment, and a number of things were surprisingly spot-on.

But some of the questions baffled me a bit. Like the one about "you have the friends you have because of luck or fate" (sliding scale question). Well, as opposed to what? Planning them? Building them from scratch? I guess I can only parse that question in terms of the possibility of choosing your friends for what benefits (social, career) they can confer upon you, as opposed to enjoyment of their company/affection... but then the question should be phrased differently. Or is it supposed to gauge whether you believe that you have the friends you do because you are a good, smart person and therefore deserve them (instead of just having them by chance)? Puzzling.

posted by taz 16 April | 01:13

I'm an animated visionary. It's pretty accurate, except for saying I don't pay attention to details (dude, I'm an editor: paying attention to details IS MY JOB) and I'm not very empathetic, which is CRAZY, because it's one of the qualities that friends always compliment me on.

posted by scody 16 April | 02:39

I'm a respectful leader. I have low masculinity (phew!) and a low sense of style.

I'm also a crazy cat woman.

posted by essexjan 16 April | 03:02

Generous artist, whatever that means.

posted by AlexReynolds 16 April | 13:51

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