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09 June 2008

How do you rate as a husband or wife of the 1930s? →[More:](I know this was going around, but I don't think anyone posted the interactive quiz here yet.)

I got 17, I think, which makes me a "Very Poor (Failure)" 1930s wife; scored 94 ("Very Superior") as a 1930s husband.

Have to say, really, that I'm glad I'm not a member of either gender living in the 30s, what with all the dressing for breakfast and dope usage.

post by: occhiblu at: 18:47 | 37 comments

That was fun. My results:

29

As a 1930s wife, I am
Poor

posted by LoriFLA 09 June | 18:59

83
As a 1930s husband, I am
Very Superior

38

As a 1930s wife, I am
Poor

posted by dabitch 09 June | 19:02

I wasn't sure if the seams in my hose are crooked and I definitely don't wash the milk stop before opening.

Off to do the husband.

posted by LoriFLA 09 June | 19:03

Off to do the husband.

The quiz, that is.

posted by LoriFLA 09 June | 19:04

The quiz, that is.

Suuuuuuuuure. I think you're just trying to up your "responds with enthusiasm to marital congress" scores. ;-)

posted by occhiblu 09 June | 19:07

Husband took the quiz:

133

As a 1930s husband, I am
Very Superior

Oh no. Now I can't whine, complain, or go around sulking in my pajamas.

posted by LoriFLA 09 June | 19:14

82
As a 1930s husband, I am
Very Superior

I doubt I'm properly dressed for the wife quiz.

posted by BoringPostcards 09 June | 19:18

17 (as husband). hell, it was the 1930's, that was a time for riding the rails with hobos and waiting in breadlines singin' the blooze, not marrying.

posted by jonmc 09 June | 19:18

I got a 73 as a husband. I guess now she'll have to marry me.

posted by bmarkey 09 June | 19:21

I got 10 as a wife.

*cancels sex change operation*

posted by jonmc 09 June | 19:29

I got a 4. That's right. A 4 as a 1930's wife. Awssome. Suck it. This may prove to be my record lowest score on metachat. Even lower than Ednicott percentage, but to be fair, I missed some on that because I'm not a man.

Occhiblu, this is awesome. Off to take the quiz as a 1930's husband.

posted by rainbaby 09 June | 19:30

I got a Very Poor 22 as a 1930's husband. Oh gosh, I love this.

posted by rainbaby 09 June | 19:34

73 - superior husband.

posted by special-k 09 June | 19:40

I was going to post this.

I got a -1. Total suckage (take that, rainbaby!).

I tried to take the husband one, but had a hard time getting over some of the questions.

posted by muddgirl 09 June | 20:13

143

As a 1930s husband, I am
Very Superior

Very. Superior.

posted by grabbingsand 09 June | 20:24

139

As a 1930s husband, I am
Very Superior

Ha! Maybe I'll do the quiz again to see if she agrees with my answers. I am sort of old fashioned about doing stuff like holding her coat and opening doors for her. I do leave my clothes on the door knobs though and steal the covers at night.

posted by octothorpe 09 June | 20:35

muddgirl, you are my new hero. Congratulations!

posted by rainbaby 09 June | 21:26

109
As a 1930s husband, I am Very Superior.

You hear that? Very. Fucking. Superior.

Now get off my fucking back, bitch.

posted by dg 09 June | 21:39

I do leave my clothes on the door knobs though and steal the covers at night.

My partner does the covers-stealing thing, and I wonder if his husband score is going to draw down my husband score because of it. We are venturing into uncharted 1930s quiz territory here.

posted by BoringPostcards 09 June | 21:44

How the hell do you get over 100? I got 91, and I was all like, suck it bitches, and then I came in here, and now I have a complex.

posted by middleclasstool 09 June | 21:45

muddgirl, you are my new hero. Congratulations!

Your mean, petty hero who doesn't cook and belittles her husband to his face. Also, I sometimes find that my "straps have slipped" and my slip shows!

:)

posted by muddgirl 09 June | 21:49

Umm, I wasn't meaning to sounds bitter up there ^. Honestly, it was meant as a joke, although I doesn't seem that way in text. Such is life.

posted by dg 09 June | 22:04

10 - Very poor (failure) as a wife.

Well, I guess I do insist on driving. Actually, he insists on me driving because I drive better under pressure than him.

64 (Superior) as a husband.

posted by gaspode 09 June | 22:10

On the other hand:
24
As a 1930s wife, I am Very Poor (Failure).

posted by dg 09 June | 22:31

dg, you *must* learn to straighten your stocking seams.

posted by occhiblu 09 June | 22:42

59 as a wife - superior. How the hell did I get such a good rating?!

103 for the mister - very superior. I knew that. /smug married

posted by deborah 09 June | 22:52

5 as a wife. VERY POOR.

(I'm rather proud of this, actually. :)

posted by Fuzzbean 09 June | 23:40

As the wife I got a 2. (Failure) it notes helpfully.

I'm a little surprised to tell the truth. It's not like I remind my (hypothetical) husband it's my money we're living off of...I think it was the red fingernail polish that put me over the edge. Or maybe the cold feet thing... it's totally mutual, though! I'd warm his feet any time!

posted by small_ruminant 09 June | 23:57

74

As a 1930s husband, I am
Superior

meh

posted by arse_hat 10 June | 00:09

I'm an average wife (43) and superior husband (69)... my husband is a very superior husband (79) but poor wife (40). So we came out pretty close as a wife, but he's a much better husband... but the only reason we are fairly good at wife is because we are jolly and gay and stuff. (Also we both lost points on positive things related to children, since we don't have any.)

posted by taz 10 June | 00:12

With a score of 8, I fail at being a 1930s wife. I am, however, a superior husband (65).

posted by kiripin 10 June | 00:30

31

As a 1930s wife, I am
Poor

I am not a good wife. but "Seams in hose often crooked."? My hose has no seam, it's just one long reinforced rubber tube...

posted by arse_hat 10 June | 00:31

7 as a wife, Very Poor. I guess it's a damn good thing I'm not married: what with the smoking, drinking, pajamas, being reluctant to make breakfast, red nail polish, kid and everything else evil that I do, I'd hardly have time to tell my husband that it's my money we're living on.

posted by mygothlaundry 10 June | 09:13

76: Very Superior Husband

Implementation of the quiz: Poor. A lot of the fun of the original tests is seeing which things are merits/demerits, and how many points things are worth. For example, "Attends church or urges children to attend Sunday school" is 10 points, and "Ardent lover--sees that wife has orgasm in marital congress" is 20 points.

posted by kirkaracha 10 June | 11:04

121 as a husband! Very Superior!

Of course, the fact that I will never actually have a wife is a minor technicality.

posted by mdonley 10 June | 11:09

64, Superior...I find that surprising, since I did say I use vulgar language, and I do walk around in stocking feet, and some other things I can't think of. I would have assumed a much lower score.

posted by redvixen 10 June | 15:51

25
Which is a real shame, as my seams, being tattooed on, are always straight.

It just doesn't like me because I'm barren as a frozen tundra, and half as maternal.

That, or the chain smoking and binge drinking...

posted by kellydamnit 10 June | 16:00

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