Every now and then I take these things to prove to myself that my brain hasn't atrophied, but I shouldn't take them, really.
I mean, what does it prove except that I happen to know the same words as the person who wrote the test?
It's the same as those IQ tests. Depending on the type of question, I sometimes score very low, even though I know I must be of at least average intelligence.
For instance: Mike is to Iron as Cal is to (blank).
I'm supposed to answer "silent," because *any* idiot knows that they're talking about "Iron" Mike Tyson and "Silent" Calvin Coolidge. *rolls eyes*
Hello?!? Sorry, but I don't follow American sports, and "Cal" means nothing to me out of context.
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Date: 2003-04-12 06:34 pm (UTC)Every now and then I take these things to prove to myself that my brain hasn't atrophied, but I shouldn't take them, really.
I mean, what does it prove except that I happen to know the same words as the person who wrote the test?
It's the same as those IQ tests. Depending on the type of question, I sometimes score very low, even though I know I must be of at least average intelligence.
For instance: Mike is to Iron as Cal is to (blank).
I'm supposed to answer "silent," because *any* idiot knows that they're talking about "Iron" Mike Tyson and "Silent" Calvin Coolidge. *rolls eyes*
Hello?!? Sorry, but I don't follow American sports, and "Cal" means nothing to me out of context.
Anyway, rant over. ;)