Re: Psych Tests and TOTAL hooey (Was: Anything Else to Declare)

On Sat, 12 Mar 2005 20:04:10 -0500, Roger Mills <rfmilly@...> wrote:

>Sally Caves wrote:
>> I think it is FAR MORE FUN to take the Meyers Briggs test as a fictional
>> person, .... Or a conworld character.  Anybody try doing that? :)  The
>> trick is to imagine yourself as *them* answering the questions.
>===============================================================
>I just took one of these (tickle.com), as if I were Shenji rona Kavatu, the
>Kash Emissary to Earth of the Galactic Union.  But I'm damned if I'll pay
>$10.00 to find out the answer....I suppose I could search the archive for
>the test we all took way back when, but do you (Sally?) or anyone, have the
>URL handy now???? Thanks.
I thought Sally gave the URL -- what I've used is

http://www.humanmetrics.com/cgi-win/JTypes2.asp

http://www.humanmetrics.com/index.htm#intro

>All this one told us was:
>
> "you're a Chosen One! You're warm, giving, knowing, and patient. Chances
> are you're not afraid to actively pursue your goals and dreams. As if all
> that weren't enough, you pretty much set the standard for emotional
> health by being filled with positive feelings and energy.
>
> You'd be a great person in an emergency and you always return phone calls.
> You're no fair-weather friend.
That's why I've always liked Shenji. I've considered making ["SEn.dZ)I]
(written Xnj) the 'Yemls word for "wise" or something like that.

> And that's just scratching the surface! "
>
> ET, phone home....
> But it doesn't explain why _certain_ world leaders won't meet with him
> (advisers fear he'll exercise mind-control...) nor why various religious
> sects believe he's the emissary of....Satan)
And this doesn't hurt either!

Jeff