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    R Giskard Reventlov
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    I am a good person. Proof[^]. Actually, I just scraped it at 30 points! :-)

    "If you think it's expensive to hire a professional to do the job, wait until you hire an amateur." Red Adair. Those who seek perfection will only find imperfection nils illegitimus carborundum me, me, me me, in pictures

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      I am a good person. Proof[^]. Actually, I just scraped it at 30 points! :-)

      "If you think it's expensive to hire a professional to do the job, wait until you hire an amateur." Red Adair. Those who seek perfection will only find imperfection nils illegitimus carborundum me, me, me me, in pictures

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      Tom Clement
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      Thanks for the link. Not sure what this really makes me, but I got 37 and I felt guilty about my answers on the three that didn't score 4 points. I suspect I'm a spineless wimp.

      Tom Clement articles[^]

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      • R R Giskard Reventlov

        I am a good person. Proof[^]. Actually, I just scraped it at 30 points! :-)

        "If you think it's expensive to hire a professional to do the job, wait until you hire an amateur." Red Adair. Those who seek perfection will only find imperfection nils illegitimus carborundum me, me, me me, in pictures

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        Lost User
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        I can never be bothered calculating my score in an online quiz that doesn't do it for me. I don't know if that makes me a good person or not.

        “I believe that there is an equality to all humanity. We all suck.” Bill Hicks

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          Thanks for the link. Not sure what this really makes me, but I got 37 and I felt guilty about my answers on the three that didn't score 4 points. I suspect I'm a spineless wimp.

          Tom Clement articles[^]

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          Pete OHanlon
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          You're a better person than me Tom. I only got 34.

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          • R R Giskard Reventlov

            I am a good person. Proof[^]. Actually, I just scraped it at 30 points! :-)

            "If you think it's expensive to hire a professional to do the job, wait until you hire an amateur." Red Adair. Those who seek perfection will only find imperfection nils illegitimus carborundum me, me, me me, in pictures

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            _Damian S_
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            35... Guess I am a good person. Wonder if I'm on the nice list for Santa this year??

            Quad skating his way through the world since the early 80's... Booger Mobile - My bright green 1964 Ford Falcon - check out the blog here!! | If you feel generous - make a donation to Camp Quality!!

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            • R R Giskard Reventlov

              I am a good person. Proof[^]. Actually, I just scraped it at 30 points! :-)

              "If you think it's expensive to hire a professional to do the job, wait until you hire an amateur." Red Adair. Those who seek perfection will only find imperfection nils illegitimus carborundum me, me, me me, in pictures

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              Mycroft Holmes
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              33 and I knew I was going to get a down check for #10, I see the parent thing from the other end of the phone, there is a limit to how often one should talk to ones grown progeny!

              Never underestimate the power of human stupidity RAH

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              • R R Giskard Reventlov

                I am a good person. Proof[^]. Actually, I just scraped it at 30 points! :-)

                "If you think it's expensive to hire a professional to do the job, wait until you hire an amateur." Red Adair. Those who seek perfection will only find imperfection nils illegitimus carborundum me, me, me me, in pictures

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                Lost User
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                35 - but then my parents and grandparents are all dead. Not sure about the score for the kid in the supermarket either - is the "are you OK" implying you stay to see if they are, or just ask and bugger off if they say yes (which is quite likely in my experience)

                MVVM # - I did it My Way ___________________________________________ Man, you're a god. - walterhevedeich 26/05/2011 .\\axxx (That's an 'M')

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                • R R Giskard Reventlov

                  I am a good person. Proof[^]. Actually, I just scraped it at 30 points! :-)

                  "If you think it's expensive to hire a professional to do the job, wait until you hire an amateur." Red Adair. Those who seek perfection will only find imperfection nils illegitimus carborundum me, me, me me, in pictures

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                  H Brydon
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                  mark merrens wrote:

                  I am a good person.

                  Too bad it isn't a good webpage. This is 2013 and the page author can't write it so that it computes the results? ... so, I'm taking the trouble to point out a quality problem. And THAT my friends is what makes me a good person. :-)

                  -- Harvey

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                  • R R Giskard Reventlov

                    I am a good person. Proof[^]. Actually, I just scraped it at 30 points! :-)

                    "If you think it's expensive to hire a professional to do the job, wait until you hire an amateur." Red Adair. Those who seek perfection will only find imperfection nils illegitimus carborundum me, me, me me, in pictures

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                    berrymaria
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                    I got 31. :^)

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                    • R R Giskard Reventlov

                      I am a good person. Proof[^]. Actually, I just scraped it at 30 points! :-)

                      "If you think it's expensive to hire a professional to do the job, wait until you hire an amateur." Red Adair. Those who seek perfection will only find imperfection nils illegitimus carborundum me, me, me me, in pictures

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                      OriginalGriff
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                      Not a good quiz - where is the "release the sharks with fricking lasers on their heads" option, which most of those questions needed?

                      The universe is composed of electrons, neutrons, protons and......morons. (ThePhantomUpvoter)

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                      • R R Giskard Reventlov

                        I am a good person. Proof[^]. Actually, I just scraped it at 30 points! :-)

                        "If you think it's expensive to hire a professional to do the job, wait until you hire an amateur." Red Adair. Those who seek perfection will only find imperfection nils illegitimus carborundum me, me, me me, in pictures

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                        Chris C B
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                        I found the survey to be rather incomplete. Although I am currently extremely busy in my secret volcano lair at present, I did mange to find the time to modify the survey with the answers which are appropriate alternatives to suit me: 1) You are recently made redundant and your closest friend at work is given a promotion, do you: e. Put a bomb in his car, and then apply for his position. 2) You see an old woman drop a £50 note as she gets on to the tube, do you: e. As she was almost certainly on welfare, treat it as a tax rebate. 3) Your partner’s grandfather passes away while you’re on a very important business trip. Do you: e. Find out if your spouse is favourably mentioned in his will, and then make the decision. 4) The intern at your office has come over to ask for your advice on getting ahead in your industry while you’re in the middle of something important. Do you: e. Secretly train him up to do your job so you can spend more time sailing/fishing/golfing. 5) You have plans to go to a free Bruce Springsteen concert you’ve been looking forward to for weeks but a recently divorced friend asks if he can spend the evening with you instead. Do you: e. Take their ex to the concert and try for a sh@g afterwards. 6) You have prepared a dinner party but everyone cancels on you last-minute. Do you: e. Pick up a few local whores and give them a good meal on a quid pro quo basis. 7) After a hard day, you get a phone call from your grandmother asking if you can help her use her new iPad. Do you: e. Point out that Steve Jobs canceled all charitable donations from Apple, and therefore you refuse to work on Apple products on moral grounds. 8) You see a small child lost in a supermarket. Do you: e. Get the kid to stuff a couple of bottles of gin under their jacket, walk straight past the tills, and meet you in the car park. 9) Your friend asks you to sponsor her for a charity marathon but your rent is due and your paycheck is late. Do you: e. Tell her it will probably kill her, and you do not wish to contribute to her death. 10) You haven’t called your parents in weeks and you get a guilt-inducing voicemail from your mother. You have immediate dinner plans. Do you: e. First, call their lawyer to check the status of their will, then make the decision. I am sure you will agree that this makes me most extraordinarily good.** ** as an evil overlord, that is.

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                        • R R Giskard Reventlov

                          I am a good person. Proof[^]. Actually, I just scraped it at 30 points! :-)

                          "If you think it's expensive to hire a professional to do the job, wait until you hire an amateur." Red Adair. Those who seek perfection will only find imperfection nils illegitimus carborundum me, me, me me, in pictures

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                          Dont value yourself a good person based on that quiz. Most of the points given are maybe reflected as "good" in one society (I think someone pointed this out too in the comments). Most did not have fitting answer at all, like communicating with the other people. That Quiz makes it seem like our lives are based on making all our decisions in our own head and not talk about how we feel and rely on others help in solving some differences. Number 9 really appalled me; "Your friend asks you to sponsor her for a charity marathon but your rent is due and your paycheck is late. Do you:" You have option to Not communicate, tell her you will do it later and hope she will forget it (insinuating an intention of not doing it, thus this is a lie)... This is NOT the lowest point answer... somehow lieing is better for a good person than being HONEST, like explaining her you dont believe in charity because hardly any money makes it to the cause. The other two options are to pay some (youre broke and you must still get even more broke, because someone just HAPPENS to have a charity marathon.. what does that even mean, "charity marathon"...). Second highest scoring option is to get in trouble with your land lord because you couldnt pay your rent "But, there was this charity..." come on! The worst answer is the best answer in my interpretation because its being honest (I must assume that is not telling a lie since the answer in the quiz is stating you say that, without more detail like in the first answer). Now, being honest about that, she could correct your false impression (if it is false) by providing more accurate information and your ideals might change. THEN you could go on being HONEST about the fact youre so goddamn tight on your money, and surely she would understand. If you believe in charity, but your situation is tight on money, you would then honestly explain this and Surely she would understand. She is into charity work, isnt she? Aint them supposed to be the kind of ppl who understand human life which can be hard at times. Where is option for this?!

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                            35... Guess I am a good person. Wonder if I'm on the nice list for Santa this year??

                            Quad skating his way through the world since the early 80's... Booger Mobile - My bright green 1964 Ford Falcon - check out the blog here!! | If you feel generous - make a donation to Camp Quality!!

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                            _Damian S_ wrote:

                            Wonder if I'm on the nice list for Santa this year?

                            I believe you don't meet the age requirement for Santa's list

                            Microsoft ... the only place where VARIANT_TRUE != true

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                              _Damian S_ wrote:

                              Wonder if I'm on the nice list for Santa this year?

                              I believe you don't meet the age requirement for Santa's list

                              Microsoft ... the only place where VARIANT_TRUE != true

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                              What??? There's an age requirement??????? Say it's not true!!

                              Quad skating his way through the world since the early 80's... Booger Mobile - My bright green 1964 Ford Falcon - check out the blog here!! | If you feel generous - make a donation to Camp Quality!!

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                                I found the survey to be rather incomplete. Although I am currently extremely busy in my secret volcano lair at present, I did mange to find the time to modify the survey with the answers which are appropriate alternatives to suit me: 1) You are recently made redundant and your closest friend at work is given a promotion, do you: e. Put a bomb in his car, and then apply for his position. 2) You see an old woman drop a £50 note as she gets on to the tube, do you: e. As she was almost certainly on welfare, treat it as a tax rebate. 3) Your partner’s grandfather passes away while you’re on a very important business trip. Do you: e. Find out if your spouse is favourably mentioned in his will, and then make the decision. 4) The intern at your office has come over to ask for your advice on getting ahead in your industry while you’re in the middle of something important. Do you: e. Secretly train him up to do your job so you can spend more time sailing/fishing/golfing. 5) You have plans to go to a free Bruce Springsteen concert you’ve been looking forward to for weeks but a recently divorced friend asks if he can spend the evening with you instead. Do you: e. Take their ex to the concert and try for a sh@g afterwards. 6) You have prepared a dinner party but everyone cancels on you last-minute. Do you: e. Pick up a few local whores and give them a good meal on a quid pro quo basis. 7) After a hard day, you get a phone call from your grandmother asking if you can help her use her new iPad. Do you: e. Point out that Steve Jobs canceled all charitable donations from Apple, and therefore you refuse to work on Apple products on moral grounds. 8) You see a small child lost in a supermarket. Do you: e. Get the kid to stuff a couple of bottles of gin under their jacket, walk straight past the tills, and meet you in the car park. 9) Your friend asks you to sponsor her for a charity marathon but your rent is due and your paycheck is late. Do you: e. Tell her it will probably kill her, and you do not wish to contribute to her death. 10) You haven’t called your parents in weeks and you get a guilt-inducing voicemail from your mother. You have immediate dinner plans. Do you: e. First, call their lawyer to check the status of their will, then make the decision. I am sure you will agree that this makes me most extraordinarily good.** ** as an evil overlord, that is.

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                                Argonia
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                                Please, teach me master :begging:

                                Microsoft ... the only place where VARIANT_TRUE != true

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                                  What??? There's an age requirement??????? Say it's not true!!

                                  Quad skating his way through the world since the early 80's... Booger Mobile - My bright green 1964 Ford Falcon - check out the blog here!! | If you feel generous - make a donation to Camp Quality!!

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                                  Argonia
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                                  I am so sorry but its true :(( Didn't you get the mail from Santa on your 18th birthday?

                                  Microsoft ... the only place where VARIANT_TRUE != true

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                                  • R R Giskard Reventlov

                                    I am a good person. Proof[^]. Actually, I just scraped it at 30 points! :-)

                                    "If you think it's expensive to hire a professional to do the job, wait until you hire an amateur." Red Adair. Those who seek perfection will only find imperfection nils illegitimus carborundum me, me, me me, in pictures

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                                    Erudite_Eric
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                                    37 for me, and I answered honestly. See, I am nice really, even nicer than you in fact. :)

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                                    • R R Giskard Reventlov

                                      I am a good person. Proof[^]. Actually, I just scraped it at 30 points! :-)

                                      "If you think it's expensive to hire a professional to do the job, wait until you hire an amateur." Red Adair. Those who seek perfection will only find imperfection nils illegitimus carborundum me, me, me me, in pictures

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                                      Richard Deeming
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                                      I stopped reading when I saw their illustration of a "good person" was Mother Teresa[^]. X|


                                      "These people looked deep within my soul and assigned me a number based on the order in which I joined." - Homer

                                      "These people looked deep within my soul and assigned me a number based on the order in which I joined" - Homer

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                                        Dont value yourself a good person based on that quiz. Most of the points given are maybe reflected as "good" in one society (I think someone pointed this out too in the comments). Most did not have fitting answer at all, like communicating with the other people. That Quiz makes it seem like our lives are based on making all our decisions in our own head and not talk about how we feel and rely on others help in solving some differences. Number 9 really appalled me; "Your friend asks you to sponsor her for a charity marathon but your rent is due and your paycheck is late. Do you:" You have option to Not communicate, tell her you will do it later and hope she will forget it (insinuating an intention of not doing it, thus this is a lie)... This is NOT the lowest point answer... somehow lieing is better for a good person than being HONEST, like explaining her you dont believe in charity because hardly any money makes it to the cause. The other two options are to pay some (youre broke and you must still get even more broke, because someone just HAPPENS to have a charity marathon.. what does that even mean, "charity marathon"...). Second highest scoring option is to get in trouble with your land lord because you couldnt pay your rent "But, there was this charity..." come on! The worst answer is the best answer in my interpretation because its being honest (I must assume that is not telling a lie since the answer in the quiz is stating you say that, without more detail like in the first answer). Now, being honest about that, she could correct your false impression (if it is false) by providing more accurate information and your ideals might change. THEN you could go on being HONEST about the fact youre so goddamn tight on your money, and surely she would understand. If you believe in charity, but your situation is tight on money, you would then honestly explain this and Surely she would understand. She is into charity work, isnt she? Aint them supposed to be the kind of ppl who understand human life which can be hard at times. Where is option for this?!

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                                        R Giskard Reventlov
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                                        I think you may be taking it a touch too seriously. It isn't serious: it's just a silly survey in a newspaper: do it for a bit of fun and forget it.

                                        "If you think it's expensive to hire a professional to do the job, wait until you hire an amateur." Red Adair. Those who seek perfection will only find imperfection nils illegitimus carborundum me, me, me me, in pictures

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