The Test

Undertoad · 01-07-2004, 01:13 PM

kerosene · 01-07-2004, 01:17 PM

Love
Morality
Sex
Business
Friendship

okay, I can live with that.

Undertoad · 01-07-2004, 01:24 PM

Love
Friendship
Sex
Business
Morality

It's not accurate but then again what is.

wolf · 01-07-2004, 01:29 PM

Morality
Business
Friendship
Sex
Love

Frankly, I don't think that the "test" is particularly accurate ...

One's personal interpretation and the reasons for them have a lot more going into them than this really allows for ... what makes a story participant rank best and worst is really open to interpretation. In no way would I actually put business second in that list in real life, but in terms of the story, the boatman acted in an appropriately businesslike manner (I've heard a version where the story goes "well, L, since you don't have any money, you can sleep with me every night for one week" says the Boatman, which puts an entirely different spin on things.

Ah well.

Are we going to do the walking down the road one next?

perth · 01-07-2004, 01:29 PM

Morality
Friendship
Business
Love
Sex

russotto · 01-07-2004, 01:48 PM

Business
Morality
Love
Friendship
Sex

(but my rankings would have changed if she'd had $10 but not $20)

warch · 01-07-2004, 01:52 PM

Love
Friendship
Business
Sex
Morality

anyway, L is screwed. She gets points for trying.

jinx · 01-07-2004, 01:57 PM

Love
Sex
Morality
Business
Friendship

Undertoad · 01-07-2004, 01:59 PM

M gets some points off for me for not even trying to fix the problem and then being annoyed at the solution.

vsp · 01-07-2004, 02:09 PM

So we've got a greedy bastard, a homewrecker, a whore, a jealous prat and a tattletale.

What if I think that they all suck?

hot_pastrami · 01-07-2004, 02:37 PM

Morality
Love
Friendship
Sex
Business

These brief tests always paint with very broad strokes of the brush. The results are cute, but worthless. There is no exploring the motivations for why one chooses the responses they do. People also seem to tend towards answering what they're "supposed to" more than what they really think.

perth · 01-07-2004, 02:45 PM

The test was useless on its own, but it did prompt a very interesting conversation between case and I over why the person representing Love placed at near-opposite ends of the spectrum in our lists. I felt that a lack of clarification in the test implied that she simply took the first option to come along. She felt, for the same reasons, that she *had* no other option.

I guess my point is that this test isn't very good for telling you what kind of person you are, but it is a good way to start exploring the type of person you are.

blue · 01-07-2004, 02:49 PM

My answers are:

Business
Morality
Love
Friendship
Sex

But more importantly, how do I use this to my advantage, getting laid for example?

ladysycamore · 01-07-2004, 05:08 PM

Morality
Friendship
Business
Love
Sex

Actually, that was me before I met Sycamore...really! It was the Virgo in me...

Griff · 01-07-2004, 05:20 PM

Love
Sex
Business
Morality
Friendship

Hmmm... I'm not sure I buy their definition of friendship.

01-07-2004, 01:13 PM	#1
Undertoad Radical Centrist Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Cottage of Prussia Posts: 31,423	The Test Take The Test

01-07-2004, 01:24 PM	#3
Undertoad Radical Centrist Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Cottage of Prussia Posts: 31,423	me Love Friendship Sex Business Morality It's not accurate but then again what is.

01-07-2004, 01:29 PM	#4
wolf lobber of scimitars Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: Phila Burbs Posts: 20,774	Morality Business Friendship Sex Love Frankly, I don't think that the "test" is particularly accurate ... One's personal interpretation and the reasons for them have a lot more going into them than this really allows for ... what makes a story participant rank best and worst is really open to interpretation. In no way would I actually put business second in that list in real life, but in terms of the story, the boatman acted in an appropriately businesslike manner (I've heard a version where the story goes "well, L, since you don't have any money, you can sleep with me every night for one week" says the Boatman, which puts an entirely different spin on things. Ah well. Are we going to do the walking down the road one next? __________________ wolf eht htiw og "Conspiracies are the norm, not the exception." --G. Edward Griffin The Creature from Jekyll Island High Priestess of the Church of the Whale Penis

01-07-2004, 01:57 PM	#8
jinx Come on, cat. Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: general vicinity of Philadelphia area Posts: 7,013	Love Sex Morality Business Friendship __________________ Crying won't help you, praying won't do you no good.

01-07-2004, 02:37 PM	#11
hot_pastrami I am meaty Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Salt Lake City, UT Posts: 1,119	Morality Love Friendship Sex Business These brief tests always paint with very broad strokes of the brush. The results are cute, but worthless. There is no exploring the motivations for why one chooses the responses they do. People also seem to tend towards answering what they're "supposed to" more than what they really think. __________________ Hot Pastrami!

01-07-2004, 01:17 PM	#2
kerosene Touring the facilities Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: The plains of Colorado Posts: 3,476	Love Morality Sex Business Friendship okay, I can live with that.

01-07-2004, 01:29 PM	#5
perth Strong Silent Type Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Fort Collins, CO Posts: 1,949	Morality Friendship Business Love Sex

01-07-2004, 01:48 PM	#6
russotto Professor Join Date: Jan 2001 Posts: 1,788	Business Morality Love Friendship Sex (but my rankings would have changed if she'd had $10 but not $20)

01-07-2004, 01:52 PM	#7
warch lurkin old school Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: Minnesota Posts: 2,796	Love Friendship Business Sex Morality anyway, L is screwed. She gets points for trying.

01-07-2004, 01:59 PM	#9
Undertoad Radical Centrist Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Cottage of Prussia Posts: 31,423	M gets some points off for me for not even trying to fix the problem and then being annoyed at the solution.

01-07-2004, 02:09 PM	#10
vsp Syndrome of a Down Join Date: Jun 2001 Location: West Chester Posts: 1,367	So we've got a greedy bastard, a homewrecker, a whore, a jealous prat and a tattletale. What if I think that they all suck?

01-07-2004, 02:45 PM	#12
perth Strong Silent Type Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Fort Collins, CO Posts: 1,949	The test was useless on its own, but it did prompt a very interesting conversation between case and I over why the person representing Love placed at near-opposite ends of the spectrum in our lists. I felt that a lack of clarification in the test implied that she simply took the first option to come along. She felt, for the same reasons, that she had no other option. I guess my point is that this test isn't very good for telling you what kind of person you are, but it is a good way to start exploring the type of person you are.

01-07-2004, 02:49 PM	#13
blue Operations Operative Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: Northern WI Posts: 739	My answers are: Business Morality Love Friendship Sex But more importantly, how do I use this to my advantage, getting laid for example? __________________ If you spot a tornado, always remember to point at it, yell "tornado!", and run like hell.

01-07-2004, 05:08 PM	#14
ladysycamore "I may not always be perfect, but I'm always me." Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: In Sycamore's boxers Posts: 1,341	Gulp! Morality Friendship Business Love Sex Actually, that was me before I met Sycamore...really! It was the Virgo in me... __________________ "Freedom is not given. It is our right at birth. But there are some moments when it must be taken." ~Tagline from the movie "Amistad"~ "The Akan concept of Sankofa: In order to move forward we first have to take a step back. In other words, before we can be prepared for the future, we must comprehend the past." From "We Did It, They Hid It"

01-07-2004, 05:20 PM	#15
Griff still says videotape Join Date: Feb 2001 Posts: 26,813	Love Sex Business Morality Friendship Hmmm... I'm not sure I buy their definition of friendship. __________________ If you would only recognize that life is hard, things would be so much easier for you. - Louis D. Brandeis

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