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March 19, 2004
Oy vey, Homer! I don't give a damn! (And I don't believe in ESTP!)
Did I need reminding that it's Online Test Day at Classical Values? Take this test -- please! Take my blog -- please! What better way to begin the Sabbath than to find out you're Jewish and didn't even didn't know it! From Dean Esmay, I found a test which shouldn't really have surprised me, because for most of my life people have thought I was Jewish (I don't know why exactly), and I have been told by Jewish friends that I just "seem" Jewish. I am not aware of how I seem that way, but this test seems to confirm it:
What can I say other than "Oy vey" -- which rhymes with Dean Esmay, who's at least as Jewish as I am! THE BAREST TRUTH: Although I was not baptized, I was sent to a Christian school, and my dad was a borderline atheist who nonetheless took me to Catholic and Unitarian churches.... But enough kvetching about the personal details of my life, OK?
Once again I broke with my usual pattern of having the same result as the Flea, who is Severus Snape, an INTJ. I am not sure about these psychological profiles, and I am reminded of my days as a freshman in college, when the graduate students forced all Psychology 1A students to take detailed psychological inventory tests. I did not like my results, and, being an inquisitive sort who only wanted to learn, I asked to examine the mechanics of the scoring -- something the know-it-alls refused to allow because (they said) "That information is only made available to graduate students." "Elitist pricks," I thought, and I dropped the course. (Another career nipped in the bud, in the interests of "higher learning.") And now I see that my character (Draco Malfoy) is "the archenemy of Harry Potter and all those who befriend him." Once again, I really should protest (but methinks not too much....) __________________________________________ So here I am, 32 years after dropping Psych 1A, still looking for answers. Dave Tepper helped out with a very cool test -- "Which famous poet are you?"
The old gods will, I hope, be happy with my result, which might not count towards a degree in anything, but at least offers some validation to my ongoing love affair with the ancients (and my defensiveness about those who would abuse ancient knowledge to empower modern statism). Life's an odyssey, and I think we should make it last as long as possible.
But what Classic novel is appropriate for a Jewish, Homeric ESTP, trapped in the modern world and in love with the ancients? From Ordinary Galoot, I found an old favorite:
I read and reread that novel when I was in my teens, and I don't mind being assigned a "proper place" in it. As to what my proper place is, well, do I give a damn? Do I have to answer that question? No; it would break the suspense! posted by Eric on 03.19.04 at 02:02 PM |
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It doesn't take much to be "incredibly Jewish". I thought I was a "goyshe kop" for sure. I guess I'd have to be Pat Buchanan to be that on this quiz! I also was Homer.
However, I was Victor Hugo's "The Hunchback of notre Dame", and Lord Voldemort (villain?), INTP.