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Russell McOrmond's avatar

"And I’m sorry to the 3 friends who unsubscribed."

Is there a line between fiction and non-fiction? Is this all fiction?

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Mike Oppenheim's avatar

this is real but I don’t know who anyone is if they unsubscribe, so the term friend is tongue-in-cheek :-)

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Ien Nivens's avatar

Why do I so reflexively want to answer a question with a question?

Also, this is the hardest IQ test I have ever taken.

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Russell McOrmond's avatar

For something completely different ....

Listening to episode 235 of the podcast....

If you ever wanted to talk about the mangled communication (different people talking about entirely different things, and not realizing it) around "Defund The Police", I can offer what I've observed.

A hint at one part of the picture is here: https://r.flora.ca/p/should-you-be-upset-at-individual

(and yes, yet another "individual vs system" conversation).

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John Wise's avatar

Answers:

1. I prefer my movies to be unknown to me, and I cannot read books the same way.

2. I pretend to do both.

3. I used to scrape it, now it lies around growing fur.

4. There are no lines unless they involve hands.

5. Prison helps people get degrees and become authors and musicians.

6. This question doesn't work for me, as you didn't ask about my ethics first.

7. Considering the level of illiteracy, you really present bad choices.

8. OH MY GOD, the dreaded pimple at the inner edge of the nose...wait, did I just admit to doing cocaine?

9. I ride my e-bike to that Hollywood Video in Akron.

10. Assuming I've ever let others talk, silly, it's always been all about me.

11. I'm in prison, what co-worker?

12. Again, the literacy issue.

13. For the same reason we don't tell 50-year-olds.

14. I'd have married in the court with no witnesses.

15. This is a trick question.

16. Vote for full transparency.

17. I'm diabetic, another trick question.

18. Citric acid or rennet? I'd be making cheese, bro.

19. About the same amount of time it took humans to realize that dancing wasn't the path to hell.

20. I've often never wanted what exactly was denied what someone else thought they didn't want but ended up not ever not wanting it either.

21. No, but you are pressing all the right buttons with so many questions.

22. I'm about to find out.

23. Rushing in, thinking it would be funny to answer these, I see the foolishness now.

24. I'd be gobsmacked that after he'd been dead for over 100 years, he was telling me anything.

25. That's right.

26. Likely happened around the same time people forgot what 8-track tapes were.

27. All the above, and if you challenge that, I'll show you how I toss all three to the side.

28. LOL, no, but maybe I know some billionaires.

29. Bonus answer: Do this again and find out.

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Mike Oppenheim's avatar

It’s abundantly clear that you broke into the warden’s office and stole the answer key. TWO WEEKS IN THE HOLE!!! (Great reply!!)

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Celeste Kirkland's avatar

Wow! Some of those questions are impossible to answer and some are just too funny or strange for words. However, I can offer some advice on missing socks. I have not had any lost or mismatched socks since I started putting them all in a large mesh zippered bag in the hamper. It does take a bit more effort, but it is SO worth it when they come out of the washer/dryer and it's time to sort! 😂😂!

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Mike Oppenheim's avatar

That's a great idea. I'll get back to you with a)If I remember to do it, or b)If I remember to do it :)

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