Geek Test

originally posted to rec.humor by Simon Tartaglia of NZ
1: A friend shows you a magazine full of scantily clad
   members of your preferred sex.  Do you:

        A: openly ogle
        B: nibble at the edges of the pages
        C: comment, "Gee, that's got to be at least
           400-dpi color!"
        D: comment, "That would look so much better
           in black and blue."

2: You're at a party.  Someone comes over to you and
   asks you what yourastrological sign is.  In
   response, you:

        A: tell them to bug off
        B: I don't get invited to parties
        C: I don't go to parties, I'm too busy on the net
        D: knee them in the groin, then tell them to bug off

3: You're at the head of a long line of people waiting
   to make purchases in a large department store.  Suddenly
   the cash register emits a loud beep and stops dead.  You:

        A: wait patiently
        B: plant all the stuff you were going to buy
           in a nearby baby carriage and call the store
           detective to while away the time
        C: break out your ever-present C64 notebook and
           try to debug the thing
        D: throw the cash register through the display window

4: You're shopping for some personal hygiene supplies
   and equipment when the pharmacist runs up, screaming
   that the prescription database on his 386 is corrupt.
   You ask:

        A: what's a prescription database?
        B: what's a 386?
        C: what's personal hygiene?
        D: what was the question again?

5: You'd most like to meet:

        A: the person who wrote 'Gulag Archipelago'
        B: the person who wrote 'War and Peace'
        C: the person who wrote MS-DOS
        D: the person who wrote 'Silence of the Lambs'

6: You feel naked without your:

        A: wallet
        B: electric guitar
        C: VT100 reference guide
        D: ax

7: You see someone standing on a ledge, about to jump.
   You can save the person if you say the right thing.
   You say:

        A: "I know things are bad, but do you want to
            talk about it?"
        B: "You think YOU'RE having a bad day!"
        C: "You want to come play with my C64?"
        D: "I bet you haven't got the guts... Well, I
            guess you did..."

 Add up your scores.  If you got:

Mostly As:  You're normal - and boring, boring, boring.
            You're the sort of person who'll just fritter
            your way through life, enjoying yourself and
            having a good time.  Shame on you!

Mostly Bs:  You're fairly normal.  Nothing a little
            electroconvulsive therapy can't clear up.

Mostly Cs:  Geek alert!  Break out the pocket protector!
            Add a set of horn rims and you're ready for
            the cast of Revenge of the Nerds, Part 72. 
            You can be the person who gets beat up all
            the time.

Mostly Ds:  So you're a sociopath; that doesn't necessarily
            mean you're a bad person.  Just keep taking
            your medication and everything will be fine.


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