I’ve lost The Game again.
Thanks to the kind commenters that have reminded me that the game goes on!
At some level of participation chaos could reign as 100s, no thousands of folks are losing and our RSS readers, comments and trackbacks are filled with reminders. Surely we will be wise enough to fold before then.
The Game…..
A review.
Now, me, I’m looking forward to this:
The game via Grateful Dead News.
The first reason you are not president is that you probably are not…, well, read on:
To me, the desire to be President of the United States in itself means you’re a psychopath who should never be President of the United States. Unfortunately, of course, this desire is a job requirement.
A Funny Little Story About The Media, Jonathan Schwartz, 8/22/05
He goes on to note:
But the point is the powerhouse media and their politician lovemates truly do feel there are things normal, grubby Americans simply can’t handle. Moreover, it has nothing to do with political parties. Everything I’ve seen in my life confirms that, with few exceptions, they feel this way across the (extremely narrow) political spectrum.
If you’re not part of their little charmed circle, believe me, all your worst suspicions about them are true. They do think you’re stupid. They do lie to you. They do hate and fear you. Most importantly, they think you can’t be trusted with the things they know—because if you did know them, you’d go nuts and break America.
I don’t know as going nuts is the right phrase but it seems it might be wise to calmly and with determination reclaim our lives and our potential from the political parties and their bureaucratic lapdogs at every level of government
Via Making Light via Pharyngula.
Mix X-files, Twin Peaks and all your favorite super hero comics together. Then add some special sauce to produce Heroes.
It is the best show on the tube at this time. Well, certainly the best show that I’ve watched over the past few years.
All time? Maybe….but that answer will have to wait a few years.
The INS wants you score 80% or better on an oral version of this test.
I scored 90% and will make the usual disclaimer that at least one of the questions I got wrong was not particularly germane to being a good citizen. It was something that most folks would look up rather than remember.
How well did you do?
Here is the current list of possible questions (PDF) with answers.
In the new pilot exam (PDF) applicants are required to anwer only 6 out of 10 questions during the pilot period.