Tuesday, November 13, 2012

The Irrelevant Quiz



Give yourself 312 points for every question answered

1. When you detect an unpleasant odor, you A) search high and low, sniffing all around until you’ve discovered the source, and then deal with it appropriately, B) spray room freshener indiscriminately, open all windows, and wave your arms around like a fawning eunuch, C) leave and hope it will be gone by the time you get back, D) I don’t know what you’re talking about. I don’t smell anything.

2. If the only thing you could eat ever again would be potatoes, would you: A) bake them, B) mash them, C) wonder about the Irish, D) go to Whole Foods, because they’ll definitely have something other than potatoes in stock.

3. Toilet paper: A) One-ply, B) Two-ply, C) It’s not about the plies, it’s about the softness of the tissue, D) Was that Mr. Whipple a character, or what?

4. A man’s tie… A) should just reach the belt, B) should make a bold statement about the wearer’s social status, C) should compliment the color and pattern of the shirt worn with it, D) Do I look gay?

5. Global warming is: A) the most monumental problem facing mankind, B) a leftist media hoax, C) just too confusing an issue to understand and it makes my head throb D) Awesome, because now winter is like another autumn tacked on to the first one.

6. Paper or plastic? A) Paper, B) Plastic, C) Actually, I use eco-friendly bags I bought from my grocer in a vainglorious attempt to save the environment, D) Damn it, I forgot the bags in the trunk again. Just give me whatever.

7. Three businessmen board the 6:15 Stamford train for Manhattan. They… A) Stop right there. I took the SAT’s when I was in high school and I’m not doing that again, B) Four hundred and twelve miles per hour. Am I right? C) False. There is no 6:15 Stamford train to Manhattan, D) Romney

8. If I could have guilt-free sex with one person, it would be A) Sophia Vergara, B) Sophia Vergara, C) That hot chick on “Modern Family.’ What’s her name again? D) Sophia Vergara, as long as she doesn’t make loud noises in Spanish with that nasally voice of hers.

9. One should attempt to eat food that is A) certified organic, B) locally grown, C) full of diverse nutrients, D) beer

10. If you found yourself on a life raft with seven other survivors… A) First thing we’d do is kill and eat you. That would solve our main problem.



If your score was:

0 - 320 points, congratulations, you just may have a life

640 or more, you need to step away from the “work station” and get some fresh air.