But what if I don't fish?  12 for 12. 

I missed Kosovo. It was a racist question.

The quiz is a bit off seeing as it's asking if the Dow is closer to 10,000 or 12,000. The Dow has dipped a bit below 11k of late. It seems like a question that could change at a moments notice. How often are they updating the answers?

I noticed the same thing about the DOW, because as of one day last week (Wednesday?) it was closer to 10,000 (I think, but not sure). I missed two ... that question and the one regarding Serbia. So I'm in the 83rd percentile, while all women scored an overall average of 39?

That's frightening. What's even more troubling is that the question every demographic answered correctly most often involved talk-show hosts.

I got 12 of 12 must not be much of test.  I only watch UFC and FOX news. 

I missed the 1st one the easy one

I got 83%, too, also because of the DOW question and the Kosovo question.  I can't claim to have been tricked by the 12,000 or 10,000 difference on the DOW, though.  I just pulled the 10,000 out of my a**.  Shows you how much I care about the DOW, and Kosovo.

That sucks about the stupid women, though.  When I do find a woman friend who can talk about more than her kids and her last vacation, I keep her. 

I sucked but, I am smarter than the average Oildaler

CatherineBaker, I'm with you on the "kids and last vacation" comment. I am somewhat estranged from one of my sisters because she talks about nothing other than her four kids while they scream like banshees in the background and she indulges their every whim while on the phone. Highly annoying to be engaged in a conversation with constant interruptions. We don''t talk much anymore.

My wife prefers the company of men because of the reasons you both stated.  Company as in converation I think.

Vanityfair--Honestly, if other women bore US, how must they bore men?  I mean, I can talk with anyone about anything, and I know I can find something to talk about with these women other than their kids-- chick things, like hardwood vs tile vs carpet, or how do you wash pre-made salad stuff-- God, anything!  Anything would be preferrable to their kids, but they don't WANNA talk about anything but their kids.  I would never dream of boring anyone but my family (who ARE blood-related) with stories about my kids.

Trying to shut them up by giving them examples of how your own kid is smarter, more precocious, or just better in every way doesn't work either.  I had to learn that the hard way.  That's a sure-fire way to get them to never shut up!  If they have to sit there all day they WILL get you to admit, honestly or not, that their child is special in some way.  Fish-eyed silence doesn't work, either.  If you sit quietly they WILL go on.  Your only option is to repeatedly interrupt them.  Right when they're getting going on a great story interrupt with "Did you know the Dow is at 12,000?  I thought it was at 10,000.  Can you believe it?"  You may have to do this several times, but it will work eventually.

Or if you smoke, just say you have to go out for a cigarette.  That's what I do, and it works like a charm. 

Anglo1, I think that's why I come on here at least just to read the comments. As an at-home mom, the opportunities for discourse are few and far between, unless you count the exchanges at playdates, music class, t-ball, etc. and no one's talking much about anything other than their kids there! 

Laughing, Catherine, that was hysterical. Email me if you want to meet for coffee! You are quite witty.

83% missed 2 :-(   I missed the Kosovo one and one other - hmmmm must not have been too important can't remember which one it was!!!  I did get the DOW one right!!!!!  Guess because I've been watching it and my 403(b) sink in the sunset!!!!!

Agree Cat & Vanity!!! I have a friend who's son (age 3) lets loose a blood curdling scream at his whim. Try talking over that!! The baby one is picking up on it  :-(  Mommy says,"now now, that is not nice when mommy is on the phone".  Waaayyyyyy before cordless phones, my daughter thought she would try and get away with stuff while I was on the phone! I'd excuse myself, put the phone down and popped her butt!!!  Only happened once!!!!

Same here, Vanity.  I'm a stay-at-home (never-go-out) mom of two, and the wittiest repartee I hear all day is jokes from Spongebob.  I find myself rehashing the numbingly-boring events of the day to my cop husband at night, who must sit there and think "I just saw a guy with a knife sticking out of his neck, and you're telling me about how we're out of paper towels."

Oh well, this too shall pass.  One day I WILL have a life again outside of this house.

ANGLO: I have found (since Jr. High) that I prefer yakin with men as opposed to women. But then I love sports, driving fast, beer, NASCAR, puttin my feet on the coffee table!!! I can "do" fluffy when I have to but prefer jeans and a shirt, boots or barefoot or sandals.  I can also turn the air purple when I have to!!!  My hubby of 37 years says that's why he loves me - I can be what I need to be for the moment!

VANITY:  You & Cat would have great conversations! Cat is a great person :-)  met her at the bloggers BBQ.

I think you're pretty witty, too, Vanity.  I don't know why I'm blogging under my old profile.  I started a new one.  I'll contact you from that one.  You too, Witters.  Coffee sounds great.

Very good. 

Fluffy? Witters, do you wear those slippers with bunny ears on them?

My wife and I used to play a lot of softball on different teams and would pass each other sometimes going between Wasco an Shafter and meet later at some pizza parlor with friends.  There would usually be guys tables and gals tables, my girl was at our table because the last thing she wanted to hear about was what someones child did that day.  She would much rather hear jokes and "important" talk. She did like her Margarita nights with the co-workers[female] at our house. 

Men can be boring too, Anglo.  I find they will often go on (and on) about work, or sports, or guns, or cars, or fifty other things I'm not interested in.  The mark of a good conversationalist is someone who will find something in common with who they're talking with and talk about that.  The mark of a GREAT conversationalist is someone who already seems to know what you have in common.

Unlike Witters, I'm not really into guy stuff--or girl stuff for that matter.  It's funny, when I was in college my psychology professor treated us all like the willing little guinea pigs that we were, and we took a test that measured our gender leanings.  By a show of hands later, the girls mostly identified with feminine characteristics, and the guys identified with the guy stuff, but there were two other categories.  Androgynous meant you strongly identified with BOTH genders (as my then-boyfriend and future uncloseted gay did) or Undifferentiated, which meant you didn't identify strongly with either gender.  Well, I was undifferentiated.  Even back then I refused to be part of a group!

Witterpitters, your remarks about dealing with phones and children is right on, and the younger ones DO learn from the older kids how to manipulate mom. My sister and I used to be very close and talk on a weekly basis on the phone (she lives in the Bay Area) but she's so far out there in her perspective of what it means to be a "good mother" now that she has alienated many of those around her. I could throw out some examples for entertainment purposes but I don't want to disrespect the purpose of this blog. 

My apologies to drilnliftcrude for veering so completely off topic.

(but I don't care if others veer off ... there's very little else going on in the way of conversation right now!! I was just trying to respect the host)

edited to 'splain

See edit. :) 

12 out of 12.  There's another stat that I can add to my list of acheivements.  Still figuring out how I pulled Kosovo out of my tush. 

Witter, like you, the only reason I got the Dow Jones right is that i'm an constantly watching my 401k go downhill, lol.

allRED, well...uh...hmmm....LMAO.

10 of 12 but I mopped the floor in my age group (well, actually every group, but I'm worried most about senility) and actually got the right answer to the one on who had campaigned for Obama. Generally speaking, deaf people (me) don't know a lot about popular culture so when they asked which talk show host campaigned for Obama, I just guessed at Oprah and got it right. She's on Everyone's side. :-)

I missed the Kosovo thingy, too, John. Also missed the number of deaths in Iraq. I quit watching that horrible statistic after 1,000 so I'm not surprise I missed it.

12 of 12... but I`m special

10 of 12. I didn't know the majority leader of the Senate and the Dow question was a little tricky.

I missed one, but getting out more often is always good.

76% But, I'm telling the truth.

Men can be boring too, Anglo. I find they will often go on (and on) about work, or sports, or guns, or cars, or fifty other things I'm not interested in.

"We can't wait to hear about your round of golf; we love to see deer heads hangin' on the wall..."        -Terri Clark, "Girls Lie, Too"

The world record for being boring was set by a woman named Sheree Collier in 1998. We went out twice; the first time we saw "Good Will Hunting." Good movie; Sheree was boring. Second date we saw "Wag the Dog." Good movie; Sheree was boring. We were sitting in Rubio's Fish Tacos afterward and I got up to use the men's room. There in the next booth was a San Diego Police sergeant on his dinner break. I was, like, really tempted to say, "Sergeant, arrest this woman!"

Kinda tossed softballs up there didn't they?

Maggie

Is that special.............as in ED? :-)

IN YER FACES.  I got 13 out of 12.

Popeye, you may be "smart", but you sure are stupid....

 I got 7 out of 12 but hey...I'm tired lol!

Thousands of tweens and even more thousands of 8-10 year olds screaming in your ears for 4 hours! You'd be tired too..

:0)

 I actually like the Jonas Brothers.

They are funny, clever, cute and I pretty much like most of their songs.

They are pretty clean and fun to listen to.

We waited to long to get the tickets and had to get lawn seating it was far back but still..the show those boys put on was amazing!

It was loads of fun. But being prone to migraines YES I got one about  half way through and wasn't feeling to good.

But all in all it was totally worth it :-)

This is a pic of Marishka there.

I have some videos I might put online. It was dark and the vid is shaky so I am still working on it :-)