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December 02, 2004

Ri-dic-ulous

I took the 'which country are you' quiz that I found over at Electric Venom and while it makes sense that I'd get Israel, get a load of the description:


You're Israel!
Though a victim in the past, you've learned very little from this and have encouraged a cycle of violence in your life and the life of many you know.  You're a little paranoid and somewhat schizophrenic, causing you to promote both hatred and hope in cycling intervals.  Some of the paranoia is justified, as a lot of people don't like you, but more people are helping you than you'd ever really admit to.  At this point, you live on some valuable property and would benefit greatly from just giving peace a chance.
Take the Country Quiz at the Blue Pyramid

That damn Israel never giving peace a chance and always starting wars with the Arab states. I mean, when Egypt decided it was ready to make peace in return for money and land that was lost when it invaded Israel, Israel showed it the door. And Jordan? Pshah. They wish they could make peace with Israel but Israel says uh-uh. And oh that valuable land. One of the few areas in the Middle East with no oil and mostly rugged, desert terrain otherwise. And people helping? Other than the US (and yes, I admit that I'm not sure who else matters but we're talking quantity here), who gives a fig about Israel?

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I am not sure you should take that description all that seriously. Others are just as asinine. Like Thailand for example: "Recent adversity has led to questions about your sexual promiscuity and the threat of disease, but you still manage to attract a number of tourists and admirers. And despite any setbacks, you can really cook a good meal whenever it's called for. Good enough to make people cry."

Posted by: Alceste at December 2, 2004 03:20 PM

You're Sudan!

Every time you get a headache, you reach for some aspirin, only to realize that someone destroyed it. That's just how things are going for you right now... it's hard to eat, hard to sleep, hard to not have a headache. You try to relax, but people always jump on you about something that doesn't make sense. If you were a goat, you'd be a Nubian.

Posted by: Shawn at December 2, 2004 03:31 PM

You're Cambodia!

Life's been really rough, but it's slowly improving.  You know way too much about the skeletal structure of humans, mostly from being forced to study it.  This has given you a fear of many things, most especially the color red.  The future has to be more promising though, and your greatest adversary can now never come back to hurt you any more.

(The "who was the worst villain in the Nixon administration" question pissed me the fuck off. That's like asking, "Which is more vile and disgusting? Rocky Road or Cherry Garcia?" They're both good, you assfaces. Mumble grumble.)

Posted by: Jeff Harrell at December 2, 2004 03:34 PM

Yeah, I am the U.N. and my heart's in the right place. Me. With a right placed heart? Dude, the quiz is so broken. But I did like:
"you are trying to completely save the world from itself, so there's always going to be a long way to go. "

It's so Buffy.

Posted by: Dawn Summers at December 2, 2004 03:36 PM

Plus there's the added bonus of still living in New York.

Posted by: Dawn Summers at December 2, 2004 04:15 PM

It said I was the UN, too.

Stupid quiz couldn't be more broken.

Posted by: Gib at December 2, 2004 04:16 PM

I'm Brazil... huh?

You're Brazil!
You're athletic, charming, and probably a good dancer. Unfortunatley, you don't really mind chopping down the rain forest, and you probably consider homeless people expendable in certain circumstances. Of course, your personality is so diverse that it's hard to track down exactly what you're like. You definitely like Pele, the World Cup, and shouting "gooooal" at the top of your lungs.

Posted by: Mike D at December 2, 2004 04:21 PM

I'm South Africa.

Posted by: ken at December 2, 2004 04:22 PM

I didn't take the quiz. Instead, I wrote a little letter to the guy who runs bluepyramid: I though he could use a little feedback.

Posted by: Ivan Lenin at December 2, 2004 04:30 PM

Are you one of those people who thinks the government of Isreal is above reproach? After all, you seem to feel that the current US regime is above criticism, so I was wondering if that applies to our allies as well.

Posted by: Don Myers at December 2, 2004 05:17 PM

Wow, Don. You've sure got that "I'm a tool, I'm a tool" party trick down pat.

Posted by: Jeff Harrell at December 2, 2004 05:23 PM

Don, are you one of those people who don't understand the difference between 'reproach' and 'bullshit'? Because you seem to have no clue about the difference between 'regime' and 'democracy', as well as the difference between 'criticism' and 'contempt'.

Posted by: Ivan Lenin at December 2, 2004 05:25 PM

Took it once, got Ireland. Took it again, got Pakistan.

Hmm....

Posted by: Shannon at December 2, 2004 05:53 PM

You're Colombia!
You do a lot of drugs, and these have kind of distorted your view of reality, to the point that everyone looks like an enemy. You keep trying to restore order over your schizophrenic world view, but you don't even know which goal is your own and which is someone else's. You're pretty sure someone needs to be punished for all this, but who that is changes all the time. Things would be a lot better for you if you switched to coffee, or even to decaf, but all this money would be hard to give up.

hmmm, what money? ;)

Posted by: Panic at December 2, 2004 06:22 PM

Jesus...ask for a little clarification and the attack poodles throw a hissy fit!

Posted by: Don Myers at December 2, 2004 07:58 PM

I just *knew* Ken was racist! :)

Posted by: Dawn Summers at December 2, 2004 08:07 PM

Oh... My... Gawd!!! I'm in the UN with Dawn? Maybe I should take a moment to get to know her better. ;)

I took this test a couple weeks ago when I stumbled across it - nice to know the answer didn't change. =P

Posted by: MarkW at December 2, 2004 11:32 PM

No, Dawn, I'm not racist. I'm mostly black, but my white half is in denial! DUHHHH!!!

And, by the way? So's your face.

Posted by: ken at December 3, 2004 12:16 AM

I am Afghanistan - and proud of it!

Posted by: Monjo at December 3, 2004 05:09 AM

I have been Colombia, the UN, and a couple others. Mixed background coming out I guess. Wrong mix as far as I know ;).

Is anyone the U.S.?

Posted by: Panic at December 3, 2004 05:18 AM

I was Spain.

I took their state test and had to try 16 times before I got to be Texas. I think my first attempt was nebraska.

Posted by: Drew at December 3, 2004 09:32 AM

What a surprise. Guy asks a valid question and instead of an answer neocons attack instead of answering. not that thats ever happend before.

Israel description is pretty accurate to be fair.

Posted by: young-white-and-liberal at December 6, 2004 11:06 AM

no one else apart from US gives a fig about Israel? EU countries are anti-semitic?

found some stuff on http://www.wrmea.com/html/us_aid_to_israel.htm

After US the biggest aid contributor to Israel is Germany. Most aid goes in form of reparations but military and educational assistance has been provided during and since the GULF War. Total German contributions since 1991. $31 billion.

Seems Germany spends a fortune.

Posted by: young-white-and-liberal at December 7, 2004 06:22 AM
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