| I'm officially done with FaceBook quizzes...although I remain tempted. These never work well for me, meaning that they never tell me what I want to hear. This really started sinking in when I took the quiz, Which TV Mom are You? I answered the five questions, fully believing that these would reveal what kind of mother I have been for the past 16 years. As I answered the questions, I felt a little apprehension, wondering what the verdict would be. The internal dialogue went like this: "As long as it doesn't tell me that I'm Roseanne Barr! I'd really like to be Florence Henderson AKA Mom Carol Brady, able to raise 6 kids with ease, even though she did get more than a little help from Alice. But what if it tells me I'm Roseanne? Even Joan Cleaver would be good. She was always patient with Wally and the Beaver. I just don't want to be Roseanne!" And the final judgement was...Roseanne Barr. Joe was defensive and said everything I could have wished him to say. This only made me feel worse! Wouldn't Dan Connor have done the same? Anyway... The quiz that officially finished me off was this one: "Which Plastic Army Man are You?" I thought that this might be a nice quiz for Jonah to take. He plans to be an aircraft mechanic for the US Air Force someday. He took the quiz and we learned that he is "Bazooka Guy" with this assessment: "Blunt and forceful. Blatant and to the point. You get stuff done, and you get it done in a hurry..." Linda Jo took the test, and she, too, was Bazooka Guy. Joe was Bazooka Guy as well. Daisy was "Flamethrower Guy." "Hesitant, but forceful. Usually a loner..." And me? My results pegged me as "Radio Guy." "The most worthless guy on the battlefield. You do nothing. Usually die from friendly fire. Go home..." |
| Again, there were attempts to reassure me...this time, between shouts of laughter. I wondered aloud, "Who is it that thinks my life can be summed up with answers to five simple questions?" Joe said, "Well, I think that Bazooka Guy is a pretty accurate assessment of who I am." What was that response supposed to mean? I was feeling more like Roseanne Barr by the minute. He continued, "I get stuff done in a hurry. I'm blunt and forceful. And more importantly," his voice dropped to a whisper, "I don't use a radio." Facebook is a place to connect with friends. There may also be some other agenda aimed at destroying my self-esteem. Bazooka Joe is not going to let me forget this one for a while. |