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Radar · 10-02-2008, 01:14 PM

Man I just got a perfect 350 out of 350 at http://www.dontvote.org

They ask you to identify certain people to see if you're someone who should be voting. They said, not only should I vote, I should consider a career in politics.

Sundae · 10-02-2008, 01:20 PM

212 out of 350
(D - You Should Not Be Voting)

Not bad for a furriner I reckon.
And at least I know how to spell Angelina Jolie's surname.

Shawnee123 · 10-02-2008, 01:28 PM

280 of 350.

Well, I knew Boehner, who was the next most missed after Ban ki-moon (who I missed.) :p

Also didn't know Nouri al-Maliki.

glatt · 10-02-2008, 01:48 PM

Interesting. You only get one point if you correctly ID Angelina Jolie, but if you know who Ahmadinejad is, you get 10 points.

classicman · 10-02-2008, 01:57 PM

288 out of 350 possible points, or 82.29% - B

Pie · 10-02-2008, 02:23 PM

349/350 -- I had no idea who Lindsey Lohan was.

BigV · 10-02-2008, 02:24 PM

You scored 342 out of 350 possible points, or 97.71%

A
You should definitely vote.

missed PM Israel.

they misspelled Jolie :nyah:

Undertoad · 10-02-2008, 04:52 PM

Implicit in their plea is a kind of assumed superiority that makes me extremely uncomfortable.

Griff · 10-02-2008, 04:55 PM

One of them accidently mentioned the 2nd Amendment in a good way.

BigV · 10-02-2008, 05:02 PM

??

are you guys in the wrong thread? What comment? what "one of them"?

BigV · 10-02-2008, 05:03 PM

oh. sorry. my bad. I was not referencing the op vid. only the quiz thingy. sorry.

footfootfoot · 10-02-2008, 07:46 PM

At first I was kind of annoyed at the whole tone of the piece, but as I watched it I began to be a little charmed by the delivery and comedy of the people. I only recognized about half of them, I'm not much on stargazing or pop culture. In fact almost everything I know about pop culture I learn here. This is really the only portal I have to culture, such as it is. We never watch TV, rarely listen to radio. The only news we read is the New York Review of Books. (Kind of like literary cliffnotes)

The thing about the message is that it isn't directed at any party. They say "if you care about these issues" you could care either way. Obviously they aren't saying "I'm Leo diCrapio and I think you should save the ice caps" The whole script was obviously written and directed by one or two people. it is coherent and simple. They happen to be people who are pretty to look at who can deliver a line in one or two dozen takes.

Wold the message have been received any differently if the heads had been off off off Broadway actors whom no one knows? Sure some people might perk up when so and so is speaking, but even if Helen Hunt got up there and told me "Footfootfoot, you need to eat this broken glass." I wouldn't do it. But if she said she'd cover me in whipped cream and do me like I've never been done before, well I'd still pass but I'd have an awesome visual to remember the whole thing by.

So vote or I'll rickroll you.

classicman · 10-02-2008, 09:02 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by footfootfoot

So vote or I'll rickroll you.

That's the kind of incentive we need!

xoxoxoBruce · 10-02-2008, 10:55 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Bullitt

I never said anything about their points being valid or invalid. I am just sick of people looking to celebrities for guidance, moral, political, social, etc.

But discarding the message out of hand, because they are celebrities, isn't wise. I'm not saying you did that, because you didn't say one way or the other, I'm just saying it's not wise.

Quote:

Originally Posted by Undertoad

Implicit in their plea is a kind of assumed superiority that makes me extremely uncomfortable.

Maybe it's the polished delivery that comes from being a pro, that gives you that impression, more than their confidence in their position?

Undertoad · 10-02-2008, 11:30 PM

It seems like scolding to me which you can't do except from a superior position.

10-02-2008, 01:14 PM	#16
Radar Constitutional Scholar Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Ocala, FL Posts: 4,006	Man I just got a perfect 350 out of 350 at http://www.dontvote.org They ask you to identify certain people to see if you're someone who should be voting. They said, not only should I vote, I should consider a career in politics. __________________ "I'm completely in favor of the separation of Church and State. My idea is that these two institutions screw us up enough on their own, so both of them together is certain death." - George Carlin

10-02-2008, 01:20 PM	#17
Sundae polaroid of perfection Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: West Yorkshire Posts: 24,185	212 out of 350 (D - You Should Not Be Voting) Not bad for a furriner I reckon. And at least I know how to spell Angelina Jolie's surname. __________________ Life's hard you know, so strike a pose on a Cadillac

10-02-2008, 01:28 PM	#18
Shawnee123 Why, you're a regular Alfred E Einstein, ain't ya? Join Date: Jun 2006 Posts: 21,206	280 of 350. Well, I knew Boehner, who was the next most missed after Ban ki-moon (who I missed.) :p Also didn't know Nouri al-Maliki. __________________ A word to the wise ain't necessary - it's the stupid ones who need the advice. --Bill Cosby

10-02-2008, 01:57 PM	#20
classicman barely disguised asshole, keeper of all that is holy. Join Date: Nov 2007 Posts: 23,401	288 out of 350 possible points, or 82.29% - B __________________ "like strapping a pillow on a bull in a china shop" Bullitt

10-02-2008, 02:23 PM	#21
Pie Gone and done Join Date: Sep 2001 Posts: 4,808	349/350 -- I had no idea who Lindsey Lohan was. __________________ per·son \ˈpər-sən\ (noun) - an ephemeral collection of small, irrational decisions The fun thing about evolution (and science in general) is that it happens whether you believe in it or not.

10-02-2008, 01:48 PM	#19
glatt ™ Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Arlington, VA Posts: 27,717	Interesting. You only get one point if you correctly ID Angelina Jolie, but if you know who Ahmadinejad is, you get 10 points.

10-02-2008, 02:24 PM	#22
BigV Goon Squad Leader Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Seattle Posts: 27,063	You scored 342 out of 350 possible points, or 97.71% A You should definitely vote. missed PM Israel. they misspelled Jolie :nyah: __________________ Be Just and Fear Not.

10-02-2008, 04:52 PM	#23
Undertoad Radical Centrist Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Cottage of Prussia Posts: 31,423	Implicit in their plea is a kind of assumed superiority that makes me extremely uncomfortable.

10-02-2008, 04:55 PM	#24
Griff still says videotape Join Date: Feb 2001 Posts: 26,813	One of them accidently mentioned the 2nd Amendment in a good way. __________________ If you would only recognize that life is hard, things would be so much easier for you. - Louis D. Brandeis

10-02-2008, 05:02 PM	#25
BigV Goon Squad Leader Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Seattle Posts: 27,063	?? are you guys in the wrong thread? What comment? what "one of them"? __________________ Be Just and Fear Not.

10-02-2008, 05:03 PM	#26
BigV Goon Squad Leader Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Seattle Posts: 27,063	oh. sorry. my bad. I was not referencing the op vid. only the quiz thingy. sorry. __________________ Be Just and Fear Not.

10-02-2008, 07:46 PM	#27
footfootfoot To shreds, you say? Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: in the house and on the street-how many, many feet we meet! Posts: 18,449	At first I was kind of annoyed at the whole tone of the piece, but as I watched it I began to be a little charmed by the delivery and comedy of the people. I only recognized about half of them, I'm not much on stargazing or pop culture. In fact almost everything I know about pop culture I learn here. This is really the only portal I have to culture, such as it is. We never watch TV, rarely listen to radio. The only news we read is the New York Review of Books. (Kind of like literary cliffnotes) The thing about the message is that it isn't directed at any party. They say "if you care about these issues" you could care either way. Obviously they aren't saying "I'm Leo diCrapio and I think you should save the ice caps" The whole script was obviously written and directed by one or two people. it is coherent and simple. They happen to be people who are pretty to look at who can deliver a line in one or two dozen takes. Wold the message have been received any differently if the heads had been off off off Broadway actors whom no one knows? Sure some people might perk up when so and so is speaking, but even if Helen Hunt got up there and told me "Footfootfoot, you need to eat this broken glass." I wouldn't do it. But if she said she'd cover me in whipped cream and do me like I've never been done before, well I'd still pass but I'd have an awesome visual to remember the whole thing by. So vote or I'll rickroll you. __________________ The internet is a hateful stew of vomit you can never take completely seriously. - Her Fobs

10-02-2008, 11:30 PM	#30
Undertoad Radical Centrist Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Cottage of Prussia Posts: 31,423	It seems like scolding to me which you can't do except from a superior position.

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