Tuesday, July 5, 2005

American, Dammit!

Yeah, I know. It's Cousin Red's day today. But I haven't heard from him this week. Besides, when I saw this over at Beth's place, I knew I had to take this one. Like Beth, I was a little disappointed with the score it gave me.




You Are 89% American
You're as American as red meat and shooting ranges.
Tough and independent, you think big.
You love everything about the US, wrong or right.
And anyone who criticizes your home better not do it in front of you!




After taking the test, I decided to go back and see where it said I fell short. Here's what I found:

Here are the questions where I fell short of being 100% American.



7. How do you get around?


The "right" answer is "In a new (less than 5 year old) car" and I said "In an old car." The wife drives a qualifying truck, but I drive a 6-year old Chevrolet.

9. Do you vote?

The "right" answer is "Hardly ever or never" and I said "Always." What can I say? I vote.

13. Your sports watching habits can best be described as:

The "right" answer is "Nascar and wrestling" while I said "Football and baseball"

Sorry, but I'm not a fan of NASCAR (at least I spell it right) and wrestling. Although I am familiar with each. But, in the south, in the fall, it's football. And in the summer, it's baseball.

15. And flag burning?

The "right" answer is: "It should be banned in a Constitutional amendment" while I said: "It's un-American, but probably protected under freedom of speech."

I am not one for tinkering with the Constitution. I think that we'll get the right judges in the right places so that we don't need to pass an amendment. Oh, and your right to burn the flag as "free speech" will be tested in court with my exercise of "free speech" by kicking your ass. Just so you know.

Okay. I'm comfortable with my answers. I'm also comfortable that the designer of this quiz disagrees on the "correct" answer to some of the questions. We can agree to disagree. After all, we're Americans, aren't we?

 

5 comments:

  1. Well, I got all those same answers PLUS I can't stand Olive Garden
    ed Lobster but I loooove some real pasta! AND I'm not "up to my eyeballs" in debt. Thank God.

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  2. Ah, to be not up to my eyeballs in debt. Must be nice.

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  3. 81%??????

    Bullshit!

    I'm 100% American.

    This needs a bit more depth in the questioning.

    Try 100 questions.

    I'll help you if you like.

    Durwood the American!!!!

    P.S. Olive Garden is good or bad depending on which one you've been to. I've seen the good and bad of many of them (I used to travel A LOT).

    I prefer my "Mom-N-Pop's" Italian restaurant a mile down the street! They take very GOOD care of me.

    It's VERY American!!!!

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  4. 81%??????

    Bullshit!

    I'm 100% American.

    This needs a bit more depth in the questioning.

    Try 100 questions.

    I'll help you if you like.

    Durwood the American!!!!

    P.S. Olive Garden is good or bad depending on which one you've been to. I've seen the good and bad of many of them (I used to travel A LOT).

    I prefer my "Mom-N-Pop's" Italian restaurant a mile down the street! They take very GOOD care of me.

    It's VERY American!!!!

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  5. Yeah, some of these silly tests are ... silly.

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