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Geek test

Discussion in 'Whatnots' started by kemanmaldea, Jun 11, 2003.

  1. BigStick Gems: 13/31
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    SCA is the Society of Creative Anachronisms or something to that effect. While never a member of participant myself, I had a few friends who were. It's members enjoy re-creating their lives as if they were living in the middle ages.

    If you've read Christopher Stasheff's Warlock series, you may recall that the original settlers of Gramarye were from several (12-13) SCA duchies.
     
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    Falstaff Sleep is for the Weak of Will Veteran

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    I'd rather not discuss the results of this test, let's just say that the number was higer than I thought it would be - MUCH HIGHER!!!
     
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    Thanks for the info re SCA. I probably should have just done a google serch on it but I was being a little lazy at the time. I just did a search and found out the story behind the Jeanine Salla thing. She is from an internet marketing gimmick for the film AI.

    http://www.netribution.co.uk/news/industry_buzz/63/ai.html
     
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    [​IMG] Chevalier you just add to the data pool of my empiric deduction. Its now up to two *ahem* :1eye: . Anyway c'mon we don't see George Clooney telling how dasinghly handsome he is on a roleplaying forum, or do we? Hmmm, BTA come out of the phonebox, drop the glasses and let us see your true identity :shake:
     
  5. Blackthorne TA

    Blackthorne TA Master in his Own Mind Staff Member ★ SPS Account Holder Adored Veteran Pillars of Eternity SP Immortalizer (for helping immortalize Sorcerer's Place in the game!) New Server Contributor [2012] (for helping Sorcerer's Place lease a new, more powerful server!) Torment: Tides of Numenera SP Immortalizer (for helping immortalize Sorcerer's Place in the game!)

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    Me? I was something like 21%. That second to last section with all the computer/science related stuff? I was all over that. :)
     
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    23.4714%-Geek hmmm, i thought this would be higher.... :D It was all the technical computer stuff that lowered it much.
     
  7. chevalier

    chevalier Knight of Everfull Chalice ★ SPS Account Holder Veteran

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    What?! Female 23% geek? O tempora, o mores! And Carthage should be destroyed.
     
  8. Sprite Gems: 15/31
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    32.93886% - Total Geek

    YIKES! I'm geekier than all the teenage boys here! :eek: I hope my husband doesn't start checking Whatnots, that's a statistic he might not want to know. :lol: Thank goodness I've never had a television or I'd be in real trouble - I'd probably be fluent in Klingon by now, or worse.

    I probably should have gotten bonus points for:
    - More than 5 years' study of Attic Greek (funny, they did count Latin)
    - Holding more than one leadership position in Mensa
    - Buying my wedding dress on the Internet
    - Regularly reading Wil Wheaton's blog
    - Playing PC games before 1985
    - Marrying a DM

    But that's quite all right, my score is high enough as it is.
     
  9. rastilin Gems: 8/31
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    23.6 - Total Geek

    And I plotted world domination too
     
  10. Alex Gems: 12/31
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    [​IMG] Oh dear...

    52.07101% - Super Geek

    I guess that would make me the big winner so far... or more likely the big loser?
    Teach me to take an online poll...
     
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    I was 19.34% or something like that ... I don't know how i ranked though
     
  12. Khazraj Gems: 20/31
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    7.69231% - Poser

    I only scored this much! Aaaahhhhh. The relief of knowing that the yobos during high school got me totally wrong....

    I mean how can I be a geek if I have nearly 800 posts on SP? Surely I have a life to live?
     
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    15.38462%. Probably because I had such demanding teachers in both high school physics and chemistry. I didn't check much else.
     
  14. Mathetais Gems: 28/31
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    19.32939% - Geek

    I'm 6'3" and aging well ... I don't think I'm a geek, just smart.

    (dang, that comment makes me a geek for sure!)
     
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    Oh my god!!!!
    I thought I was pretty cool...haha, just kiddin. :)

    I'm not putting my score here though....no one would talk to me again!
     
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    15.77909% - Geek

    By the way, being a female geek gives you exactly 0.98619%.

    Also, answering all of them gives you 100% - Liar!
     
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    @Sprite: Yea, we all bow to Your Most Serene (or rather Sombre :p ;) ) Geekness.

    Your additional points are worth 40% bonus at worst, xaire! :D
     
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    Chevalier, you don't have to say "xaire" so often. It means "hi" "hallo" "greetings" etc.

    This SCA sounds nice but... there is always a "but"

    I'm 19.something -Geek. Is that good or bad?
     
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    While we're on the subject, did you know that the SCA's official logo is:

    "Onward into the future!"

    I just thought that was kind of interesting. Does it mean that geeks will control the future?
     
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    11.04536% - Geekish Tendencies - Surprising
     
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