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Seppuku Arts
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Posted: 4th Feb 2007 01:35
It's one of the quiz things, but I found it actually described me pretty well. I am an idealist, so lets see what other people get and it's accuracy for them

http://www.bbc.co.uk/science/humanbody/mind/surveys/whatamilike/index.shtml


Information on my result is here:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/science/humanbody/mind/surveys/whatamilike/index_5.shtml?personality_type=idealist

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Posted: 4th Feb 2007 01:57 Edited at: 4th Feb 2007 02:05
I am a strategist of doom.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/science/humanbody/mind/surveys/whatamilike/index_5.shtml?personality_type=strategist

I feel it's pretty accurate.

I just took the millionaire one too:
Quote: "Your score is: 19
You're in the top group - score 17 - 25
You've got top-dollar millionaire potential. You're careful with your money and have a healthy attitude to it. You're hard-working and determined to be successful."


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Posted: 4th Feb 2007 02:58
I'm a "mastermind" I think to an extent it's sort of accurate. A little off, but pretty close.

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Posted: 4th Feb 2007 02:59 Edited at: 4th Feb 2007 03:00
I got idealist, the overall description seemed to fit me (except i'm not a vegetarian lol)

but what was weird was that except for the last thing (introvert instead of extrovert, which was right i think) all the sub categories seemed to be opposite of what i think they are lol

i got
spontaneous (over planned)
ideas (over facts)
hearts (over heads)
introvert (over extrovert, which is right... well... actually sometimes i am extroverted >_<, man i'm confused now)

i think it's because i'm sort of in the middle and it's hard to be precise with a 4 choice question

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Posted: 4th Feb 2007 05:47
It said I was a strategist, I got spontaneous, ideas, heads, and introvert. Seems to describe me pretty well .

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Posted: 4th Feb 2007 06:19
I'm going to strategically go to bed.


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Posted: 4th Feb 2007 06:50 Edited at: 4th Feb 2007 06:52
I'm a "Big Thinker"

[EDIT]
After reading that description, it all doesn't fit that well with my personality.

It says I get rude and abrupt... The closest I come to that is maybe in a joke

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Posted: 4th Feb 2007 06:55
I got mastermind, the watching TV when stressed is soo true , only it's games more than anything as I can't understand the local TV much. and the unusual sensor of homour, seems better than the usual online quiz.

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Posted: 4th Feb 2007 07:10
Strategist

* Quiet, easy-going and intellectually curious
* Use logical, objective thinking to find original solutions to problems
* Think of themselves as bright, logical and individualistic
* May be impractical, forgetting practical issues, such as paying bills or doing the shopping


I think that's pretty dead-on. I'm always forgetting to pay my bills. Speaking of, I gotta go drop off a rent check.
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Posted: 4th Feb 2007 08:45
says im a realist, but i've always thought that of myself anyway ^_^
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Posted: 4th Feb 2007 11:02
Seems to be a hit and miss. On the millionaire one:

I got 14:

Quote: "You're in the middle group - score 9 - 16
You've got plenty of millionaire potential, but have some way to go if you want to be seriously rich. Are you prepared to make the necessary sacrifices? Can you be sufficiently dedicated - and do you want to be? Can you learn to use money more efficiently?"


Well I don't plan to be insanely rich, just enough to do what I want to do in life

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Posted: 4th Feb 2007 11:06 Edited at: 4th Feb 2007 11:06
I got mastermind.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/science/humanbody/mind/surveys/whatamilike/index_5.shtml?personality_type=mastermind

Afterwards I saw the link for a test that sees if you can spot fake smiles. Here's the results of that test:



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Posted: 4th Feb 2007 13:55 Edited at: 4th Feb 2007 13:57
Quote: "
Summary of Nurturers

* Care for the important people in their lives
* Strive for harmony and avoid confrontation (! i don't aviod confrontations, i seek them )
* Think of themselves as gentle, conscientious, and mature
* May have trouble making decisions that could hurt others
"


Nurturer!

Everything else seems to be in order except this part
Quote: "Nurturers remember details that are important to them, such as their friends' birthdays and anniversaries"


I didn't really like that test though because it was like "Heads or Hearts?" Can't it be both?

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Posted: 4th Feb 2007 16:31 Edited at: 4th Feb 2007 16:31
Mastermind


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Posted: 4th Feb 2007 16:44
This was me:

http://www.bbc.co.uk/science/humanbody/mind/surveys/whatamilike/index_5.shtml?personality_type=innovator

lol about right although i want to be an engineer not work in a school or counselling

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Quote: "Summary of Strategists

* Quiet, easy-going and intellectually curious
* Use logical, objective thinking to find original solutions to problems
* Think of themselves as bright, logical and individualistic
* May be impractical, forgetting practical issues, such as paying bills or doing the shopping
"


Ah, I always knew I would be doomed, bill-wise, in the future. This just confirmed it

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Posted: 4th Feb 2007 17:59
I'm a mastermind...very accurate
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Quote: "* Quiet, easy-going and intellectually curious"

Not quiet, not easy-going, but I do like learning about new things

Quote: "* Use logical, objective thinking to find original solutions to problems"

I try to do this more often than anything, but sometimes I jump in hoping to get my feet wet with genuine failure-experiences

Quote: "* Think of themselves as bright, logical and individualistic"

Not true. I'm individualistic, that's for sure, but I don't think I'm particularly brighter than anyone else... just average

Quote: "* May be impractical, forgetting practical issues, such as paying bills or doing the shopping"

That's definitely true. Fun, bills and stuff, always in that order


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Posted: 4th Feb 2007 22:25
You got the exact same images I did.

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Posted: 4th Feb 2007 23:38
well i got idealist but the description is nothing like me -.-

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Posted: 5th Feb 2007 00:23
Quote: "You got the exact same images I did."

Everything under strategist has those images. I got em too, it was funny to see what I'm not.

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Posted: 5th Feb 2007 02:58
I'm a Mastermind... I always knew I was good at that game.

Visionaries who put energy into achieving their goals
OH yeah.

Prefer to work independently and dislike inefficiency
"Prefer" is putting it softly

Think of themselves as logical, thorough, and bright
Yup.

Values practicality and common sense above ideas and theories
No, no, and nope. While I value practicality and common sense a lot, ideas and theories are what really grab me.


Oh, and
Quote: "What is your millionaire potential?
Your score is: 20
You're in the top group - score 17 - 25
You've got top-dollar millionaire potential. You're careful with your money and have a healthy attitude to it. You're hard-working and determined to be successful.

You are neither of the following:
You're not in the bottom group - score 0 - 8
Either you are seriously unhappy at work, a terrible money manager, or an out-and-out sloth. You'll have to change your attitude if you want don't want the pinnacle of your achievement to be reaching for the top shelf in the supermarket.

You're not in the middle group - score 9 - 16
You've got plenty of millionaire potential, but have some way to go if you want to be seriously rich. Are you prepared to make the necessary sacrifices? Can you be sufficiently dedicated - and do you want to be? Can you learn to use money more efficiently?"



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Posted: 5th Feb 2007 04:10
I got "Big Thinker".
I also got 17 out of 20 in that face test because i already knew u have to look at the corner of the eyes to tell if sum1 is genuinely smiling.

Another interesting fact, if a woman smiles at you, and doesn't show her teeth. That means shes hiding something from you... an opinion or something.
Say a complete bugger from her work walks past her. she would smile but not show her teeth because shes hiding the fact that she hates the guy. I dnt think this is always true.... but apparently mostly.

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Posted: 5th Feb 2007 10:55
I got master mind. The bit about the humour is so true.

Quote: "Masterminds often have an unusual sense of humour, which arises from their ability to spot surprising links between seemingly unconnected facts."


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Posted: 5th Feb 2007 20:55
i couldn't find the millionaire quiz... i guess that means i fail it by default because i'm too dumb?

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Posted: 5th Feb 2007 21:01 Edited at: 5th Feb 2007 21:04
I'm a leader apparently. I reckon the description would kind of fit me too



* Natural managers who strive for efficiency
* See the big picture and make strategic plans for the future
* Think of themselves as bright, independent and logical
* May overlook other people's need for emotional support

Leaders enjoy discussing complex issues and will challenge people's views to spark a debate. They admire people who defend their beliefs by arguing persuasively.

In situations where they can't use their talents or are unappreciated, Leaders may become detached, critical or aggressive. Under extreme stress, Leaders may feel isolated and doubt their abilities.


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Posted: 5th Feb 2007 23:02 Edited at: 7th Feb 2007 22:23
I got Leader, but the test was very inaccurate for me. I don't at all overlook people's need for emotional support. I use reason and logic somewhat, but intuition more. Whenever I have a gut feeling about something, it's usually right, but I logically deduce the potential consquences, no matter how much I want to hurt someone annoying me, I won't do it.

I just took the millionarie test. There's a common misconception that people are born with the potential for wealth; you're either rich or you're not. I know exactly how to make a million bucks, but let me warn you, it's unbelievelibly hard. Click the button to find out the secrets.



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Quote: " And the best part is there's no limit to the number of games I can make."

well... there is this point in time called death that tends to put a damper on things.

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According to Game Developer Magazine's Noah Falstein, introverts make great game designers. Something to consider while looking at the results of this test, although so far it seems that it might not be too accurate for some of us


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i got nurturer but every question there didn't seem to be a right answer, i kept wanting to tick 2 or 3, sometimes completely different. it's a wierd test.

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Posted: 6th Feb 2007 02:29 Edited at: 6th Feb 2007 02:44
@ mm0zct

Isn't it an interesting coincidence that the two "nurturers" here were the only ones who complained on that?

I mean, some CAN be blessed with qualities like empathy AND logical thinking (for example), but you had to pick ONE which could result in a "personality" which had little or nothing of one trait you have alot of and may be even fameous for.

me for instance are known especially for this perk which Josh mentioned:
Quote: "Masterminds often have an unusual sense of humour, which arises from their ability to spot surprising links between seemingly unconnected facts."


But i didn't get that because i HAD to pick ONE, but since i had to, i always go for hearts as my philosophy says; A big heart is more important than a big head.

So i got "YOU, HEARTS, NOT YOU, HEADS"....how rude, lol. Anyway i firmly believe i have both so i thought that test was just wrong and outright evil!



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Yeah, this test really doesn't show a whole lot. For instance, I'm extremely empathetic, and have very high morals, and am extremely careful with details. For instance, on a test were it asks how much you agree or disagree with something and gives you a list of numbers from not at all to completely, I might pick between two numbers because I don't think the given numbers are enough to accurately rate my exact opinion. If I had my way, there would be 19 answers to chose from for each question.

Quote: "Masterminds often have an unusual sense of humour, which arises from their ability to spot surprising links between seemingly unconnected facts"

And then some have the even greater ability to point these connections out to others so they understand and can laugh too. The best is when you argue someone around in a circle when what you're arguing actually agrees with what they're saying but they refuse to believe it. Strange I guess, but you can argue like that for two hours easy and every one's smiling or laughing at the end.

Quote: " just took the millionaire test. There's a common misconception that people are born with the potential for wealth"

Yeah, that test is completely bogus. Just because I'm in the top doesn't mean I'm going to be a millionaire, though if I become a published cartoonist or famous game developer, who knows.

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