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May 24, 2006

I'm an idiot & a contest

I'll spare you the details of how I figured out I'm an idiot. They're much too boring to relate. Just more knitting trials and tribulations. You'll just have to take my word for it or keep checking my blog for proof.

And just for the hell of it, here's a quiz about me not there anymore. It's pretty much stuff that you most likely don't, and even shouldn't know about me. Winners will be chosen at random from top scores, or bottom scores, or best explanation of your answers in the comments or one of each or whatever Frog, my parents and I feel like. Those who do too well will be awarded restraining orders. Others may receive yarn (might be stash yarn, might be bought especially for you - I haven't really thought about it yet). Non-knitters who might win will receive a box of my favorite breakfast cereal. Family members and close personal friends are welcome to play but are not eligible to get free junk. You have Wednesday, Thursday and until I check my email on Friday to be entered in the contest. After that, you'll be taking the quiz for your own amusement. Good night and good luck. PS If you stick a fake email address in the thing, that's fine. Just leave your real one in the comments along with your score so I can contact you.

Posted by kate at May 24, 2006 12:49 AM

Comments

Hahahaha, I'm so NOT a stalker (whew!). ; )

Posted by: Vicki at May 26, 2006 03:33 PM

I scored 30, which is probably about where you want someone who reads your blog, but isn't stalking you.

Posted by: Leah at May 26, 2006 08:40 AM

Delurking to say I'm sorry you don't like melons.

Posted by: Cristina at May 26, 2006 05:59 AM

I scored a 40. I'm a newbie and a lurker. :), and no, I just can't believe you could possibly be an idiot! :0) Thanks for the contest. Cheers!

Posted by: PBnJ at May 26, 2006 01:48 AM

All guesses, but I got 40!!!

BTW- I am with you on the flying thing. :)

Posted by: I. at May 25, 2006 03:10 PM

I only got a 20, composed of the one question I knew the answer to (where you live) and one I happened to guess correctly.

At least I didn't come in last!

Posted by: Samantha at May 25, 2006 02:07 PM

Big 30!
Maybe I'll qualify for a booby prize....

Posted by: Jewel of Montreal at May 25, 2006 12:11 PM

My guessing was off early yesterday morning so I only managed a 20. But I guess that means I'm not a stalker...So, I've got that going for me, which is nice.

Posted by: TheBon at May 25, 2006 10:30 AM

I only got a 30, but it's probably because pregnancy is eating my brain. I enjoyed the quiz anyway.

Posted by: Cindy Ericsson at May 25, 2006 09:19 AM

so i only got a 20, but not bad for only knowing you through knitting patterns and your blog, no? if i win can i have some plassard alpaga? :-)

Posted by: elaine at May 25, 2006 09:07 AM

Well, I couldn't get it to load. I didn't want to have my computer become as "unresponsive" as the rest of my family is tonight! heh So,here are my answers: a,a,c,b,d,e, all of the above, b,a,c,c,d, none of the above. How did I do?

Hugs to the tadpole!
a friend in WI

Posted by: Sara at May 25, 2006 03:41 AM

Okay- is there a secret to get it to load? Or I am such a primo loser that everyone else knows how except me????? Oh heck-just put down that I got a respectable score for someone who doesn't know you!!!!!

Posted by: Deb at May 24, 2006 07:33 PM

Okay- is there a secret to get it to load? Or I am such a primo loser that everyone else knows how except me????? Oh heck-just put down that I got a respectable score for someone who doesn't know you!!!!!

Posted by: Deb at May 24, 2006 07:32 PM

I just wanted to say that I sucked at the quiz but in way does that diminish my love for you. I'm just not good at tests.

Posted by: Rebecca at May 24, 2006 06:09 PM

I just wanted to say that I sucked at the quiz but in way does that diminish my love for you. I'm just not good at tests.

Posted by: Rebecca at May 24, 2006 06:08 PM

Aww I couldn't get it to load. But I now know that 29 million men have high blood pressure and ... what was it about eczema? I don't know. heh Oh well.

Posted by: Laura at May 24, 2006 04:29 PM

Oh, pooh! I couldn't get it to load, either!

Posted by: Lisa at May 24, 2006 02:43 PM

I couldn't get it to load, either. It kept giving me a macromedia error, saying if I kept running the script my computer would become unresponsive.

Posted by: jen at May 24, 2006 01:32 PM

Hm, I can't get it to load either..maybe it's a Mac problem?

Posted by: sarah at May 24, 2006 12:32 PM

Waaaa... I can't get the quiz to load.

What a loser I am.

I get a big fat ZERO

Damn work computers!!!

Posted by: Mia at May 24, 2006 12:01 PM

Well, there were 4 choices for each answer, so just by randomly guessing one should get an expected score of 25. As such a score is patently impossible, we should instead expect a distribution of cluelessness centered around 25.

By those standards I did OK -- I'm a cryptographer, so randomness is quite a lot of "what I do." I got a 20. The sad part was that I wasn't trying to guess randomly. My stash is sad along with me. :(

Posted by: Chialea at May 24, 2006 11:18 AM

I got a 40 and I'm pretty proud of myself. :)

Posted by: Shelagh at May 24, 2006 10:53 AM

I managed a 40, but it would have been 20 if I hadn't read the comments first. ;)

Posted by: Andrea at May 24, 2006 10:46 AM

I got a respectable 50--I was annoyed every time I got a wrong answer, but in retrospect I'm rather happy not to be demonstrably obsessed. :)

Posted by: Anne at May 24, 2006 10:40 AM

I only got a 10, but my husband, who likes the name of your blog and is a much better guesser than I am (apparently) got an 80.

Posted by: Ari at May 24, 2006 10:36 AM

Not knowing you that well i scored 40 =)
Say hi to Frog and Tadpole =)
I bet and see they know you best =)
By the way how did Will Smith liked your smack? =D

Posted by: Olga at May 24, 2006 10:11 AM

I'm a little surprised that I scored a 60, since i don't know you very well. I won't believe you're an idiot no matter what you say. How's that Tadpole? Give her a squeeze from me, won't you?

Posted by: regina at May 24, 2006 10:01 AM

40. Another lurker here. You're right, I really shouldn't (and didn't) know any of that stuff about you, but I had some fun guessing!

Posted by: Majtessa at May 24, 2006 09:54 AM

i got a meagre 30, but am most pleased with my CORRECT answer to your research project question. it just seemed so perfectly YOU.

Posted by: amy [knitty] at May 24, 2006 09:41 AM

40. But I demand a recount, because I'm quite sure it was Danny DeVito's butt you smacked.

Posted by: cari at May 24, 2006 09:20 AM

A zero. I can't believe I got a zero. I really was trying to do well. :( Yup, that's me, the big zero. LOL

Posted by: Karen at May 24, 2006 09:17 AM

50-only a part time stalker it appears!

Posted by: Jennifer at May 24, 2006 09:05 AM

Wow, I guess reading your blog for only 4 months really did not help me learn about you!

Oh well, 50% is better than 25% and truthfully, I was guessing most of the time and just got lucky!

Posted by: Sarah HB at May 24, 2006 09:00 AM

Hi Stranger (only got 30).

Posted by: Kat at May 24, 2006 08:55 AM

I suck. I got 50 and you're a FREAK! lol

Posted by: Scout at May 24, 2006 08:32 AM

I got a 60.

Posted by: Carla at May 24, 2006 08:23 AM

I got a 50, thanks to some educated guesswork.

Posted by: Ruth at May 24, 2006 08:13 AM

40. not bad, since I started reading you since you came back from Paris. :)

I'm sorry about the melon thing... it's sooooo good! ;) (I answered grapefruit there... because I'm the one who can't stand it!)

Posted by: betty at May 24, 2006 07:56 AM

well clearly you are much more of a stalker of me than i am of you.

Posted by: maryse at May 24, 2006 07:51 AM

I cannot tell you why, but that was really fun! I guess its the funny questions.

Gotta say--I love the baby pea pod set in IK, and I am going to make it for my neighbor's soon to be baby. And, how boring am I, green will be great for a boy or a girl! The asymmetrical front band and all-in-one-piece contruction is way cool!

Posted by: suzanne at May 24, 2006 07:47 AM

30 -- not been paying too much attention, but then I haven't been reading your blog for sooo long either.

Fun quiz!

Posted by: Lara900 at May 24, 2006 05:50 AM

well, i got 30 as well...at least i can rest assured no restraining orders are in my future!

frog got a 100 though? this thing must be rigged ;)

Posted by: jody at May 24, 2006 05:48 AM

50...not bad. I was surprised at some of the answers that I was sure about... :)

Posted by: Sarah at May 24, 2006 04:20 AM

60...that's weird, I did a quiz that was made up by a close friend and I scored 30... does that mean I spent to much time online?? :-/
mabe beeing the same zodiacsign helped ;-)

Posted by: Saskia at May 24, 2006 04:04 AM

eh, i got 30. guess i haven't paid much attention when i've talked to you ;-)

Posted by: kris at May 24, 2006 03:20 AM

Wow, 20. At least you know I'm not stalking you.

Posted by: molly at May 24, 2006 03:18 AM

I think a score of 40 is damn good for a lurker. Must thank you for this - haven't actually been too sleep yet (it's 3 a.m.!) to due a crabby baby and needed to pss the time away.

Posted by: Rose at May 24, 2006 03:12 AM

I got a 70! Whoo hoo! No restraining order, please!

Posted by: bunchkin at May 24, 2006 03:05 AM

Well, at least you don't have to get a restraining order out on me. A lousy one out of ten!

Posted by: Jeanne at May 24, 2006 02:33 AM

So, I don't know you at all, but I thought I knew you better than this! I got a 20. Of course, on the total guesses, it always seemed that the correct answer was the first choice that I decided not to go with! ;-)

Posted by: janna at May 24, 2006 02:00 AM

Delurking - I'm not a very good "friend" :) 40 :P

Posted by: Nicole at May 24, 2006 01:43 AM

 
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