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The Political Spectrum Quiz

By Bea McManis

Funny how people can get along even though they may appear to be poles apart in idealogy.

Mark Potwora and I both took the The Political Spectrum Quiz with the following results.

The Political Spectrum Quiz
Bea is a left social moderate. She is also a slight non-interventionalist and somewhat culturally liberal. Bea's scores (from 0 to 10):
Economic issues:+4.99 left
Social issues:+0.64 authoritarian
Foreign policy:+2.94 non-interventionalist
Cultural identification:+1.05 liberal


The Political Spectrum Quiz
Mark is a center-right social moderate. Mark is also a slight neo-con and somewhat culturally conservative. Mark's scores (from 0 to 10):
Economic issues:+1.71 right
Social issues:+0.04 libertarian
Foreign policy:+3.06 neo-con
Cultural identification:+1.76 conservative

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It would be interesting to see how others, on here, score.

Kelly Hansen

I took this myself a week or so ago:

Kelly is a centrist moderate social authoritarian. She is also a foreign policy centrist and somewhat culturally conservative.

Economic issues:+0.22 right
Social issues:+2.7 authoritarian
Foreign policy:+0.06 non-interventionalist
Cultural identification:+3.79 conservative

Aug 7, 2009, 1:54pm Permalink
George Richardson

I like to walk ten to fifteen feet to the left of the road at most times. That's where the Flowers grow and Ladybugs land on your arms. Happy Campers live there, I like that.

Aug 7, 2009, 2:49pm Permalink
Mai Knaym

My results:
I am a left moderate social authoritarian<br>Left: 6.38, Authoritarian: 2.16<br><img src="http://www.gotoquiz.com/politics/grid/7x16.gif"><br><br><br><b>My Foreign Policy Views</b><br>Score: -3.73<br><img src="http://www.gotoquiz.com/politics/grid/n31.gif"><br><a href="http://www.gotoquiz.com/politics/political-spectrum-quiz.html">Political Spectrum Quiz</a><br><br><br><b>My Culture War Stance</b><br>Score: -1.02<br><img src="http://www.gotoquiz.com/politics/grid/c45.gif"><br><a href="http://www.gotoquiz.com/politics/political-spectrum-quiz.html">Political Spectrum Quiz</a><br>
<b>Gabor, try this link: <a href="http://www.gotoquiz.com/politics/political-spectrum-quiz.html">Political Spectrum Quiz</a></b>

Aug 7, 2009, 4:12pm Permalink
Jeff Allen

I took it last week on Facebook, I cut and pasted my results below

It says I am a right moderate social authoritarian. Also a neo-con and culturally conservative.
scores (from 0 to 10):
Economic issues:+3.37 right
Social issues:+2.83 authoritarian
Foreign policy:+4.52 neo-con
Cultural identification:+5.17 conservative

Aug 7, 2009, 4:29pm Permalink
Gabor Deutsch

You are a left social moderate.
Left: 4.95, Authoritarian: 0.72

I do lean to my left, (your right) but I have a bum shoulder and bad back.

The Political Spectrum Quiz
Gabor is a left social moderate. He is also a foreign policy centrist and somewhat culturally conservative. Gabor's scores (from 0 to 10):
Economic issues:+4.95 left
Social issues:+0.72 authoritarian
Foreign policy:+0.59 neo-con
Cultural identification:+1.55 conservative

Aug 7, 2009, 4:42pm Permalink
Charlie Mallow

Howard, You got company. Lets form our own party. :-)

The Political Spectrum Quiz
Charlie is a center-left moderate social libertarian. He is also a slight non-interventionalist and culturally liberal.

Charlie's scores (from 0 to 10):
Economic issues:+2.13 left
Social issues:+3.48 libertarian
Foreign policy:+1.35 non-interventionalist
Cultural identification:+5.33 liberal
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Aug 7, 2009, 5:31pm Permalink
Howard B. Owens

I retook the test so I could embed my graphs

<b>My Political Views</b><br>I am a right social libertarian<br>Right: 6.03, Libertarian: 5.75<br><img src="http://www.gotoquiz.com/politics/grid/32x32.gif"><br><a href="http://www.gotoquiz.com/politics/political-spectrum-quiz.html">Political Spectrum Quiz</a><br>

<b>My Foreign Policy Views</b><br>Score: -7.25<br><img src="http://www.gotoquiz.com/politics/grid/n14.gif"><br><a href="http://www.gotoquiz.com/politics/political-spectrum-quiz.html">Political Spectrum Quiz</a><br>
Five or six years ago, that red X would have been on the opposite side.
<b>My Culture War Stance</b><br>Score: -2.95<br><img src="http://www.gotoquiz.com/politics/grid/c35.gif"><br><a href="http://www.gotoquiz.com/politics/political-spectrum-quiz.html">Political Spectrum Quiz</a><br>

Charlie, looking at how out of step I am with most of the test takers on that site, I'm not sure our Common Sense Political Party would not go very far.

Aug 7, 2009, 5:37pm Permalink
Howard B. Owens

I first took a test like this in junior high at the Del Mar Fair (county fair for San Diego). It was in the Libertarian Party booth. Every year up through college, me and my friends always made a bee-line for the Libertarian booth to take the quiz. Then we went and got our handwriting analyzed by the machines, and then we went and watched the "slice and dice" guy. I always liked Bing Crosby Hall (where all the booths are) more than the rides at the fair.

Aug 7, 2009, 5:47pm Permalink
Timothy Paine

I guess I'm just boring. I scored 0.0 (dead on the line) for Right or left. I scored .046 Libertarian. My X was as about in the middle of the graph as you can get.

Aug 7, 2009, 5:54pm Permalink
Howard B. Owens

"The Non-Interventionist Social Libertarian Party"

Charlie,

There was a time when that described a popular political party in this country. They called themselves "Republicans." I wonder whatever happened to them?

Aug 7, 2009, 6:22pm Permalink
Jeff Allen

There are many good reasons to leave a political party, but to blame talk radio, really? When you boil it down, talk radio is only another form of entertainment and needs to be kept in that perspective. As far as a reason to leave a political party, pretty shallow...Mallow. Sorry, no offense intended, just too obvious to resist.

Aug 7, 2009, 7:27pm Permalink
Beth Kinsley

Beth is a left moderate social libertarian. Beth is also a non-interventionalist and culturally liberal. Beth's scores (from 0 to 10):
Economic issues:+3.74 left
Social issues:+3.48 libertarian
Foreign policy:+6.03 non-interventionalist
Cultural identification:+6.01 liberal

Aug 7, 2009, 10:58pm Permalink
Susan Kennelly

I don't think it worked for me. I'll have to retake it and see if the numbers change. I'm a conservative thru and thru and this said something way different

Aug 8, 2009, 12:17am Permalink
Bea McManis

Posted by Susan Kennelly on August 8, 2009 - 12:17am
I don't think it worked for me. I'll have to retake it and see if the numbers change. I'm a conservative thru and thru and this said something way different

You just think you are. Truth be known you are a bleeding heart liberal, just like your mom. hehehe
I always feel like that show Michael J. Fox was in. His parents were definitely liberals (in this case one parent)...and they ended up with a conservative kid. geesh!

Aug 8, 2009, 12:49am Permalink
Charlie Mallow

Jeff, I was just joking too. I know how serious some people take party affiliation and all parties have some good things they stand for so, I would rather keep it on individual issues. I think we can all see with tests like this no one is 100% anything Democrat or Republican. We are all different and labels don't really work based solely on two parties. Most of us are somewhere in the middle whether we will let ourselves believe it or not, is another thing.

Aug 8, 2009, 8:50am Permalink
Lori Ann Santini

Thanks Bea. You have created a small miracle. LOL. With so many responses to this post it is very nice to see everyone playing well in the sand box. It also gives us a great understanding of why everyone has such diverse opinions. I end up so far left I think that I found that the world really is flat. Just joking.

Aug 8, 2009, 9:03am Permalink
Jeff Allen

Charlie, I agree. When I took the test, I realized how easy it would be to look past the actual question and answer in a way that you think would place you in your pre-conceived ideals. I answered from the gut and ended up closer to the middle than I would have guessed.

Aug 8, 2009, 9:26am Permalink
Susan Kennelly

Posted by Bea McManis "You just think you are. Truth be known you are a bleeding heart liberal, just like your mom. hehehe"

Yeah, I often wondered which mall you took me from... I'm sure my "real" mother is a conservative too. LOL

Aug 8, 2009, 10:35am Permalink
Howard B. Owens

Not to be disrespectful of anybody's political leanings, but as one of the libertarians around here, I find myself scratching my head at all the people popping up with "authoritarian" as part of their politics. I've just never been comfortable with the idea that I should tell somebody else how to live his or her life. Nobody yet has objected to having the label "authoritarian" attached to his or her name. That's surprising to me.

Aug 8, 2009, 2:19pm Permalink
Karen Miconi

Howard, in trying to understand authoritarian, I found this article. I have been through some trama in my life, and have post-tramadic-stress from them.
I guess this explains it.....

The authoritarian personality is an influential theory of personality The personality type is defined by nine traits that were believed to cluster together as the result of psychodynamic, childhood experiences. These traits are conventionalism, authoritarian submission, authoritarian aggression, anti-intraception, superstition and stereotypy, power and "toughness," destructiveness and cynicism, projectivity, and exaggerated concerns over sexuality.[1] In brief, the authoritarian is predisposed to follow the dictates of a strong leader and traditional, conventional values.

Aug 8, 2009, 5:42pm Permalink
Bea McManis

Posted by Mark Potwora on August 8, 2009 - 9:40am
Bea glad you put this up....

The credit goes to you, Mark. You were the one who said everyone on the Batavian should take the test. I just followed through. Great idea.

Bea

Aug 8, 2009, 5:41pm Permalink
Bea McManis

Posted by Karen Miconi on August 8, 2009 - 5:42pm
Howard, in trying to understand authoritarian, I found this article. I
These traits are conventionalism, authoritarian submission, authoritarian aggression, anti-intraception, superstition and stereotypy, power and "toughness," destructiveness and cynicism, projectivity, and exaggerated concerns over sexuality.

Basically sounds like every mother. Which is why most have an authoritarian personality. Not necessarily a bad thing, but part of the survival of motherhood.

Aug 8, 2009, 6:19pm Permalink
Karen Miconi

Thanks Bea, for your vote of confidence. At least someone is openminded...
<table style="width: 320px; border: 1px solid gray; font: normal 12px arial, verdana, sans-serif; background-color: white;"><tr><td colspan="2" style="background: white; color: black; padding: 5px;"><b style="font: bold 20px 'Times New Roman', serif; display: block; margin-bottom: 8px;">Which Positive Quality Are You?</b> <div style="font-size: 16px; margin-bottom: 4px;">Your Result: <b>Faith</b></div><div style="width: 200px; background: white; border: 1px solid black;"><div style="width: 80%; background: red; font-size: 8px; line-height: 8px;">&nbsp;</div></div><p style="margin: 10px; border: none; background: white; color: black;">You are Faith. Faith is the belief in better things, in spite of the cynicism and doubt that swirls around us. Faith gives us strength; it inpsires us to move forward and follow our hearts. "Faith tells us what the senses do not."</p></td></tr><tr><td style="color: black; background: white; padding: 3px;">Courage</td><td style="background: white; padding: 3px;"><div style="width: 100px; background: white; border: 1px solid black; margin-top: 4px;"><div style="width: 78%; background: red; font-size: 8px; line-height: 8px;">&nbsp;</div></div></td></tr><tr><td style="color: black; background: white; padding: 3px;">Love</td><td style="background: white; padding: 3px;"><div style="width: 100px; background: white; border: 1px solid black; margin-top: 4px;"><div style="width: 75%; background: red; font-size: 8px; line-height: 8px;">&nbsp;</div></div></td></tr><tr><td style="color: black; background: white; padding: 3px;">Charity</td><td style="background: white; padding: 3px;"><div style="width: 100px; background: white; border: 1px solid black; margin-top: 4px;"><div style="width: 69%; background: red; font-size: 8px; line-height: 8px;">&nbsp;</div></div></td></tr><tr><td style="color: black; background: white; padding: 3px;">Friendship</td><td style="background: white; padding: 3px;"><div style="width: 100px; background: white; border: 1px solid black; margin-top: 4px;"><div style="width: 59%; background: red; font-size: 8px; line-height: 8px;">&nbsp;</div></div></td></tr><tr><td style="color: black; background: white; padding: 3px;">Peace</td><td style="background: white; padding: 3px;"><div style="width: 100px; background: white; border: 1px solid black; margin-top: 4px;"><div style="width: 25%; background: red; font-size: 8px; line-height: 8px;">&nbsp;</div></div></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" style="text-align: center; padding: 8px;"><a href="http://www.gotoquiz.com/which_positive_quality_are_you"><b>Which Positive Quality Are You?</b></a><br><a href="http://www.gotoquiz.com/">Quiz Created on GoToQuiz</a></td></tr></table>

Aug 8, 2009, 9:12pm Permalink
Howard B. Owens

"Interesting Authoritarians are the minority."

Thank God.

I don't need the government telling me how to run my life. Let's do our best to keep it that way.

Aug 8, 2009, 8:39pm Permalink
Howard B. Owens

Here's how I did on Karen's quiz:

<table style="width: 320px; border: 1px solid gray; font: normal 12px arial, verdana, sans-serif; background-color: white;"><tr><td colspan="2" style="background: white; color: black; padding: 5px;"><b style="font: bold 20px 'Times New Roman', serif; display: block; margin-bottom: 8px;">Which Positive Quality Are You?</b> <div style="font-size: 16px; margin-bottom: 4px;">Your Result: <b>Courage</b></div><div style="width: 200px; background: white; border: 1px solid black;"><div style="width: 78%; background: red; font-size: 8px; line-height: 8px;">&nbsp;</div></div><p style="margin: 10px; border: none; background: white; color: black;">You are Courage. Courage is bravery, daring to do what is right in the face of adversity. Courage allows for the triumph of good over evil. "Courage does what must be done no matter what the consequences."</p></td></tr><tr><td style="color: black; background: white; padding: 3px;">Friendship</td><td style="background: white; padding: 3px;"><div style="width: 100px; background: white; border: 1px solid black; margin-top: 4px;"><div style="width: 59%; background: red; font-size: 8px; line-height: 8px;">&nbsp;</div></div></td></tr><tr><td style="color: black; background: white; padding: 3px;">Faith</td><td style="background: white; padding: 3px;"><div style="width: 100px; background: white; border: 1px solid black; margin-top: 4px;"><div style="width: 56%; background: red; font-size: 8px; line-height: 8px;">&nbsp;</div></div></td></tr><tr><td style="color: black; background: white; padding: 3px;">Peace</td><td style="background: white; padding: 3px;"><div style="width: 100px; background: white; border: 1px solid black; margin-top: 4px;"><div style="width: 53%; background: red; font-size: 8px; line-height: 8px;">&nbsp;</div></div></td></tr><tr><td style="color: black; background: white; padding: 3px;">Love</td><td style="background: white; padding: 3px;"><div style="width: 100px; background: white; border: 1px solid black; margin-top: 4px;"><div style="width: 53%; background: red; font-size: 8px; line-height: 8px;">&nbsp;</div></div></td></tr><tr><td style="color: black; background: white; padding: 3px;">Charity</td><td style="background: white; padding: 3px;"><div style="width: 100px; background: white; border: 1px solid black; margin-top: 4px;"><div style="width: 51%; background: red; font-size: 8px; line-height: 8px;">&nbsp;</div></div></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" style="text-align: center; padding: 8px;"><a href="http://www.gotoquiz.com/which_positive_quality_are_you"><b>Which Positive Quality Are You?</b></a><br><a href="http://www.gotoquiz.com/">Quiz Created on GoToQuiz</a></td></tr></table>

Aug 8, 2009, 9:20pm Permalink
Jeff Allen

I'd like to think that Authoritarianism is an understanding that submission is not necessarily opression and that it stems from a belief in absolute truth derived from God. The Bible is full of references to submission. Submission to God, submission to those in authority over us, submission to our spouses, submission to each other. In a true understanding of Jesus Christ, one finds that in submission, there is true freedom. I would hazard a guess that the map Karen posted would have looked completely different 50 years ago. Our founding fathers had a vision of small government and small government works very well when the governed are a moral people. It is when morality takes a backseat to personal gratification that government reaches further into our liberties to maintain "order". John Adams said "Our Constitution was made only for a moral and religious people. It is wholly inadequate to the government of any other." A deeper understanding that we were not put here to serve ourselves but to serve God and others first, that there is no greater love than when a man lays down his life for his brother, then submission and authority take on a whole new meaning.

Aug 8, 2009, 10:42pm Permalink
Howard B. Owens

Jeff, I'm quite familiar with the Christian teaching on submission and I've no quibble there, since submission is a choice, a choice individuals make. Submission is only meaningful if you choose it rather than have it imposed on you. If "submission" is imposed by the government, or a husband or a shop owner, it is no longer submission, but slavery.

The Adams quote only proves the point. The Constitution is a libertarian document, not an authoritarian document. If Americans were not a moral and religious people, to use Adams' terms, then we would not need a Constitution protecting and extending freedom, but rather a doctrine imposing morals and religious obedience. Adams was making the point that we shed the shackles of monarchy. For that, I thank God.

Aug 8, 2009, 10:57pm Permalink
Jeff Allen

Everthing after your first sentence betrays your claim of familiarity with the Christian teaching on submission. And you completely twisted Adams quote to say the exact opposite.

Aug 8, 2009, 11:34pm Permalink
Bea McManis

<table style="width: 320px; border: 1px solid gray; font: normal 12px arial, verdana, sans-serif; background-color: white;"><tr><td colspan="2" style="background: white; color: black; padding: 5px;"><b style="font: bold 20px 'Times New Roman', serif; display: block; margin-bottom: 8px;">Which Positive Quality Are You?</b> <div style="font-size: 16px; margin-bottom: 4px;">Your Result: <b>Charity</b></div><div style="width: 200px; background: white; border: 1px solid black;"><div style="width: 91%; background: red; font-size: 8px; line-height: 8px;">&nbsp;</div></div><p style="margin: 10px; border: none; background: white; color: black;">You are Charity. The spirit of giving has been promoted by every religion. Charity is kindness. It is compassion for our fellow man. Charity doesn't ask anything in return, and in this way it serves as the opposite of greed. "Be charitable with many."</p></td></tr><tr><td style="color: black; background: white; padding: 3px;">Friendship</td><td style="background: white; padding: 3px;"><div style="width: 100px; background: white; border: 1px solid black; margin-top: 4px;"><div style="width: 85%; background: red; font-size: 8px; line-height: 8px;">&nbsp;</div></div></td></tr><tr><td style="color: black; background: white; padding: 3px;">Peace</td><td style="background: white; padding: 3px;"><div style="width: 100px; background: white; border: 1px solid black; margin-top: 4px;"><div style="width: 81%; background: red; font-size: 8px; line-height: 8px;">&nbsp;</div></div></td></tr><tr><td style="color: black; background: white; padding: 3px;">Love</td><td style="background: white; padding: 3px;"><div style="width: 100px; background: white; border: 1px solid black; margin-top: 4px;"><div style="width: 81%; background: red; font-size: 8px; line-height: 8px;">&nbsp;</div></div></td></tr><tr><td style="color: black; background: white; padding: 3px;">Courage</td><td style="background: white; padding: 3px;"><div style="width: 100px; background: white; border: 1px solid black; margin-top: 4px;"><div style="width: 65%; background: red; font-size: 8px; line-height: 8px;">&nbsp;</div></div></td></tr><tr><td style="color: black; background: white; padding: 3px;">Faith</td><td style="background: white; padding: 3px;"><div style="width: 100px; background: white; border: 1px solid black; margin-top: 4px;"><div style="width: 56%; background: red; font-size: 8px; line-height: 8px;">&nbsp;</div></div></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" style="text-align: center; padding: 8px;"><a href="http://www.gotoquiz.com/which_positive_quality_are_you"><b>Which Positive Quality Are You?</b></a><br><a href="http://www.gotoquiz.com/">Quiz Created on GoToQuiz</a></td></tr></table>

Aug 8, 2009, 11:39pm Permalink
Bea McManis

Posted by Howard Owens on August 8, 2009 - 10:57pm
Jeff, I'm quite familiar with the Christian teaching on submission and I've no quibble there, since submission is a choice, a choice individuals make. Submission is only meaningful if you choose it rather than have it imposed on you. If "submission" is imposed by the government, or a husband or a shop owner, it is no longer submission, but slavery.

Taxes, licenses, etc. are all imposed by the government. Do you feel enslaved when you renew your drivers' license or register you car?
Living by the rule of law is not a new concept. Every civilization has laws that instill order in their society.
Do you feel enslaved if a shop owner insists that shoes and shirts be worn by customers? Or if a business has a system of orderly lines so that all customers are served in a timely manner? Is it a form of enslavement to have terms of service set down by a business owner?
Is it slavery for a family to adhere to rules of the house? Without some structure, whether it be in the family unit; community; state; or country there would be chaos.
On the other hand, Jeff, if we are going to take the Bible literally then:
I'm interested in selling my youngest daughter into slavery as sanctioned in Exodus 21:7. What would a good price for her be?
My grandson insists on working on the Sabbath. Exodus 35:2 clearly says he should be put to death. Am I morally obligated to kill him myself, or is it okay to call the police?
Here's one that's really important because we've got a lot of sports fans in this town. Touching the skin of a dead pig makes one unclean. Leviticus 11:7. If they promise to wear gloves, can the Washington Redskins still play football? Can Notre Dame? Can West Point?
Does the whole town really have to be together to stone my brother for planting different crops side-by-side? Can I burn my mother in a small family gathering for wearing garments made from two different threads?
(my apolgies to Sorkin for paraphrasing).

Aug 9, 2009, 7:03am Permalink
Jeff Allen

Bea, the short answer to your question is yes, you should do all of those things, and I could give you a hundred more examples of laws from the Old Testament that we today would consider absurd if not downright offensive. But that is only if the Bible ended with the book of Malachi The Bible however is a completely inadequate document when not taken as a whole. Jesus came to fulfill the law of the Old Testament. Having faith in Jesus Christ and His death and ressurection releases one from the yoke of the law. Does that mean we now are free to disobey law and free to sin? No, because there is a difference between liberty and license. Which brings me back to the point of submission as well as our Constitution. When God directly gave Moses the ten commandments He provided a foundation upon which all laws can be grounded. Take notice of how many...ten. Very few, but adequate enough that all laws can find there roots in the principles of one of the ten commandments. Parallel this with the government that out founding fathers established. Heavy on principle, light on laws. It is probably why the ten commandmensts have been liberally displayed in many government buildings even after 1791 and the ratification of the Bill of Rights. Since then we have reversed that and are now a country that is light on principle and heavy on laws.
To say Howard that our Constitution is libertarian and not authoritarian ignores the many specific mandates contained in it. The beauty of the Constitution is its balance of liberty AND authority, just as is faith in Jesus Christ. The parallels between the Scriptures and our countries founding are not by mistake but the very intention of the framers of our system of government and law.

Aug 9, 2009, 9:18am Permalink
Howard B. Owens

Bea, to whatever degree I abide by laws and guidelines, from DL registration to no-shirt, no-service rules, I do so out of choice. I abide by the social compact because I desire the benefits of society. If I wish to remain shirtless, then I don't enter businesses that require shirts. If I want to drive, I agree to abide by the rules of the road and be a licensed driver. To give you a real world example where I choose to opt out of society's rules is you will rarely find me on the Thruway. I refuse to pay the toll and I think it abhorrent to purposely avoid all the small towns, and their businesses, that the Thruway bypasses. It would be slavery, rather than choice, if the government forced me to take the Thruway.

I stand with Thomas Paine, "Give me liberty or give me death." There were very few authoritarians among our Founders, save Alexander Hamilton, the monarchist were pretty much purged from our early government.

Jeff, the mandates in the Bill of Rights limit government's power over people. It does nothing to limit the power of the people. We only have a Bill of Rights because the noise made by the anti-Federalists over the overreach of the Constitution in not protecting state rights or the rights of people. The anti-Federalists were ardently anti-authoritarian.

Aug 9, 2009, 10:04am Permalink
Lori Ann Santini

Bea- now you've done it. The comingling of church and state. :) By the way - I ended up with Charity. Somehow that didn't come as a surprise.

Aug 9, 2009, 10:05am Permalink
Charlie Mallow

Another good one Bea. I didn't expect the results.

Which Positive Quality Are You?
Your Result: Faith

You are Faith. Faith is the belief in better things, in spite of the cynicism and doubt that swirls around us. Faith gives us strength; it inpsires us to move forward and follow our hearts. "Faith tells us what the senses do not."

Courage
 
Love
 
Charity
 
Peace
 
Friendship
 

Aug 9, 2009, 10:36am Permalink
Bea McManis

Re: The Thruway
I hate taking the thruway too.
When up to me, I'd much rather go through the small towns and rural country side. That, as Howard states, is a personal preference.
As much as I would like to say I have a noble reason for not taking the paid portion of the 90, it really boils down to the fact that I don't like the white knuckle driving that is often associated with it. As far as that goes, I don't like the white knuckle passenger seat either.
Re: Comingling religion and politics, I didn't mean to.
I was just musing, as I read the posts this morning.

Now, if I could only figure out how to avoid high bridges and tunnels I'd be in fine shape, lol.

Aug 9, 2009, 11:03am Permalink
Bea McManis

Posted by Charlie Mallow on August 9, 2009 - 10:36am
Another good one Bea. I didn't expect the results.

thanks, Charlie, but the credit for the Positive Quality quiz goes to Karen.
I think it is a good quiz.

Aug 9, 2009, 11:10am Permalink
Lori Ann Santini

The beauty of freedom of speech Bea is that we can comingle thoughts. I am not against the two interacting. For example, the word God should stay in the pledge. The founding fathers made many of their decisions based on faith. Clearly, our regular politician, Mr. Mallow also does as he just posted after doing the quiz. Not trying to stir the pot here at all.

As for bridges and tunnels - I am with you. there isn't a friend or family member that doesn't know of my fear of the two. We might as well throw spiders into the mix too. That is the one time I throw caution to the wind and spray chemicals or do the wild grape smashing dance.

Aug 9, 2009, 11:35am Permalink
Bea McManis

Posted by Lori Ann Santini on August 9, 2009 - 11:35am
As for bridges and tunnels - I am with you. there isn't a friend or family member that doesn't know of my fear of the two.

I don't mind driving through a tunnel if I can see the "light" at the end. I hate the tunnels that bend in the middle and you can't see the end...and driving through a tunnel with one's eyes closed doesn't appear to be an option.
Also, I don't like the musing from the passengers, "gee, I wonder how many TONS of rock are above us?" or "does anyone want to guess how many gallons of water we're under?, or even worse, "hmmm, look! the tunnel is leaking."
Bridges come with their own set of phobias waiting to happen. Once again, it isn't so much the driving across one, if it is in one fell swoop. But, getting stuck on a bridge is torture and not helped by the comments, "hey look, the bridge is swaying" or "let's count the cars and trucks stuck on the bridge with us and figure out the combined weight sitting on this bridge." and the always good for a laugh, "I wonder how far down the water is from the bridge (or pavement or whatever).

Aug 9, 2009, 12:06pm Permalink
Beth Kinsley

I ended up with love which completely puzzles me. I would have thought maybe charity. And I also hate the thruway and avoid it at all costs. And bridges and tunnels still terrify me.

Which Positive Quality Are You?
Your Result: Love

You are Love. Love is the glue that binds us all together. The love of family, the love of friends, the love between husbands and their wives--these things form the foundation of our happiness, our security, and our comfort. "All you need is love."
Charity

Faith

Friendship

Peace

Courage

Aug 9, 2009, 12:07pm Permalink
Lori Ann Santini

Bea the number one way to stop all those questions is one of my worst experiences ever. I was stuck on the Tappan Zee bridge in an freak ice storm once. We were there for almost two hours. My friend started to barrage me with those statements. I ended the onesided conversation when I started to vomit endlessly. Standing outside the vehicle throwing up on the bridge didn't make me feel any better but he shut up for awhile.

Aug 9, 2009, 12:36pm Permalink
Lori Ann Santini

LOL. Thata was funny. My response Gabor was just to Bea's comments about what people say when stuck in a tunnel or on a bridge. Not meant to be taken as a response to this thread. Sorry. It hasn't gotten that bad yet.

Aug 9, 2009, 1:59pm Permalink
Bea McManis

Oh, what the heck...had to try this one too...

Do You Have a Place in This World?

<div style="width: 320px; border: 1px solid gray; padding: 6px; font: normal 12px arial, verdana, sans-serif; color: black; background-color: white;"><b style="color: black; font: bold 20px 'Times New Roman', serif; display: block; margin-bottom: 8px;">You Feel Like You Don't Fit In 16% Of The Time</b> <div style="width: 200px; background: white; border: 1px solid black; text-align: left;"><div style="width: 16%; background: red; font-size: 8px; line-height: 8px;">&nbsp;</div></div><p style="margin: 10px; border: none; background: white; color: black;">You have no trouble fitting in and being an active participant in this world. Like everyone you experience the valleys in life, but you take them in stride. You are what they call "well-adjusted". Bravo.<br><br><b><a href="http://www.gotoquiz.com/do_you_have_a_place_in_this_world&quot; style="color: blue;">Do You Have a Place in This World?</a><br><a href="http://www.gotoquiz.com/&quot; style="color: blue;">Take More Quizzes</a></b></p></div>

Aug 9, 2009, 3:04pm Permalink
Karen Miconi

OK Bea, I tryed it too!!
<div style="width: 320px; border: 1px solid gray; padding: 6px; font: normal 12px arial, verdana, sans-serif; color: black; background-color: white;"><b style="color: black; font: bold 20px 'Times New Roman', serif; display: block; margin-bottom: 8px;">You Feel Like You Don't Fit In 7% Of The Time</b> <div style="width: 200px; background: white; border: 1px solid black; text-align: left;"><div style="width: 7%; background: red; font-size: 8px; line-height: 8px;">&nbsp;</div></div><p style="margin: 10px; border: none; background: white; color: black;">You have no trouble fitting in and being an active participant in this world. Like everyone you experience the valleys in life, but you take them in stride. You are what they call "well-adjusted". Bravo.<br><br><b><a href="http://www.gotoquiz.com/do_you_have_a_place_in_this_world&quot; style="color: blue;">Do You Have a Place in This World?</a><br><a href="http://www.gotoquiz.com/&quot; style="color: blue;">Take More Quizzes</a></b></p></div>

Aug 9, 2009, 4:19pm Permalink
Susan Kennelly

You Feel Like You Don't Fit In 4% Of The Time

You have no trouble fitting in and being an active participant in this world. Like everyone you experience the valleys in life, but you take them in stride. You are what they call "well-adjusted". Bravo.

Aug 10, 2009, 8:14am Permalink

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