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17 Responses to “two current and pathetic obsessions.”

1. Chuck Says:
   March 1st, 2007 at 2:35 pm

   Wow. Got all 50 with 4 minutes to spare, but Pennsylvania and Indiana took some grinding.

2. James Says:
   March 1st, 2007 at 2:58 pm

   I missed, like, loads of states because I think I have alzheimer’s. But I got 84% and 43 miles accuracy. Which I don’t think is bad for a British born Canadian who has spent only (sadly, only) 1/3 of his life in Canada.

3. iTex Says:
   March 1st, 2007 at 2:58 pm

   All states, 1:56 remaining;

   98% 1 mile accuracy.

4. meg Says:
   March 1st, 2007 at 3:06 pm

   You were totally adopted.

5. iTex Says:
   March 1st, 2007 at 3:14 pm

   No, just born in Texas.

6. meg Says:
   March 1st, 2007 at 3:22 pm

   To different parents.

7. Stephen Says:
   March 1st, 2007 at 3:45 pm

   All states, with well over 7 minutes remaining. Three tries on the second one: 9, 6, and 4 miles, respectively. On the first try, the first state it gave me was Utah: come on! And I am going to propose a Constitutional Amendment whereby Wyoming and Colorado exchange a county, at gunpoint if necessary.

   Now, how about a Canadian one for Americans? And you’d get only some absurdly short amount of time to name all ten provinces. Or the last ten prime ministers. Or any two governors-general.

8. iTex Says:
   March 1st, 2007 at 3:53 pm

   Adrienne Clarkson & Michelle Jean (GG)
   Frankly, most Canadians wouldn’t get that one.
   And don’t forget, besides the provinces, they gotta name the territories (3 at last count…)

9. notsoccer mom Says:
   March 1st, 2007 at 5:20 pm

   oh man, i missed 9 states!

10. Bozoette Mary Says:
    March 1st, 2007 at 6:12 pm

    All states, four minutes left. 94%, 8 miles accuracy — I flubbed on Connecticut, Kansas, and one of those other middle states.

11. Mom Says:
    March 1st, 2007 at 7:52 pm

    I did very well actually…would have done better but the “sticky” cursor wouldn’t let go of the states where I put them! I know -it’s a poor workman who blames her tools-and I don’ t mean my geography teachers either! I think it’s unfair to ask one to begin with a squareish state in the middle of the country!! E-gad!

12. Marg Says:
    March 2nd, 2007 at 5:00 am

    Got all 50 states w/ 3.5 min to spare and 17% accuracy on the map. I’m with Mom - buggeritall sticky cursor…

    So Megmeister, are you going to cook up a Canadian quiz for us?

13. Liz Says:
    March 2nd, 2007 at 7:04 am

    The states quiz would have been easier had I done the state placement map first.

    I suck. Well, at geography anyway. Maybe I’m just getting dumber…is that even a word?

14. Desiree Says:
    March 2nd, 2007 at 10:14 am

    Um. I am humiliated.

    To be fair though, I never cared. At all. I failed my state capital test like eight times and I was still top of my class.

    Ontario? Vancouver…um…Quebec? I think I would do even worse on a Canadian one. Prime what now? Minister? Eh?

15. B Says:
    March 2nd, 2007 at 11:55 am

    Didn’t try to remember the state names – attention span is just too short to focus on something like that for 10 minutes.

    But 94% with 4 miles of accuracy - two early ones where Colorado and Tennessee –palease!

16. Darren Says:
    March 2nd, 2007 at 10:21 pm

    How are you on Africa?

    http://mytruepeeps.com/africa.html

17. Shane Says:
    March 5th, 2007 at 1:00 pm

    100% on the state names, 5 minutes to spare.

    8 miles accurate on first state locator run through. It is tricky when they give you those middle states like Iowa and Indiana first.

    Gonna go try the Africa one right now.

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