[ LONG ] Are you actually an ordinary person?

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You May Be An Ordinary, Average Person If...

... you have an excuse whenever things go wrong for you.

... you have someone else to blame whenever things go wrong for you.

... you are a compulsive buyer and/or a foolish spender.

... you are a daydreamer and a romantic.

... you are more concerned with being believed than with being truthful.

... you are often too critical of yourself.

... you are perpetually in debt.

... you are unhealthy and overweight.

... you are unwilling to commit to anything.

... you become dissatisfied when hemmed in by restrictions and limitations.

... you conform to the appearance and behavior of the people around you.

... you consume too much alcohol, caffeine, and/or sugar.

... you crave excitement in your life.

... you do just enough to meet the minimum requirements.

... you do not like being told what to think.

... you dream about "striking it rich".

... you expect bad things to happen to you.

... you expect to be rewarded for being a nice person.

... you fall in love easily.

... you fear rejection.

... you feel jealous over someone else's success.

... you focus on past events in your life.

... you get bored easily

... you get married at least once in your life.

... you get married for the first time in your mid-twenties.

... you have a creative streak that you are unable to fulfill.

... you have a great deal of unused potential.

... you have a great need for other people to like and admire you.

... you have a hard time saying 'no' to temptation.

... you tend to be critical of yourself.

... you have great ideas you never act upon (but someone else usually does).

... you have had problems expressing your sexuality.

... you have more unfinished projects than time to complete them.

... you have no long-term plans or goals.

... you know a little about everything, but too little about any one thing.

... you maintain relationships with 'toxic' people.

... you never seem to have enough (i.e., money, time, things, et cetera).

... you own more stuff than you need.

... you prefer comfort over challenging situations.

... you prefer entertainment over educational opportunities.

... you presume to know other people's intentions and motivations.

... you react to situations rather than plan for them.

... you sometimes have trouble in your relationships.

... you sometimes have trouble with insomnia.

... you started smoking because your best friends started smoking.

... you take pride in being an independent thinker.

... you talk more about doing something than actually doing it.

... you waste a lot of time on trivial matters.

... you worry about things that are completely out of your control.

... you would rather be popular than honest.

... you would rather not try than risk failure.

... you would rather sleep late than get up early.

... your first marriage ends in divorce.

... your favorite heroes are fictional (i.e., Batman, Wonder Woman, et cetera).

Ordinary people self-gratify NOW, and deal with the consequences L-A-T-E-R.

Last edited by TheRobotLives on 08 Oct 2020, 12:40 pm, edited 1 time in total.

You may need to number them for me to answer. Are they questions designed for me to answer?

I'm not sure I understand the point. I would wager that at one time or another every could check one or more of those items.

^same here. I check some of the boxes, many I don't. does that make me not ordinary?

No, they are not questions.

They are descriptive terms (Barnum statements, actually) in the same format as a Jeff Foxworthy routine.

That IS the point -- Everyone could, at one time or another, agree with most of these statements.

... you have an excuse whenever things go wrong for you. COVID-19. Best excuse for everything this year.
... you have someone else to blame whenever things go wrong for you. It wasn't me, it was the one armed man.
... you are a compulsive buyer and/or a foolish spender. Thankfully, no lon... Oh, look! A $ 1,500 smartphone!
... you are a daydreamer and a romantic. Yep.
... you are more concerned with being believed than with being truthful. Nope.
... you are often too critical of yourself. Yep.
... you are perpetually in debt. Thankfully, no longer.
... you are unhealthy and overweight. Thankfully, no longer.
... you are unwilling to commit to anything. Yep.
... you become dissatisfied when hemmed in by restrictions and limitations. Yep.
... you conform to the appearance and behavior of the people around you. Nope.
... you consume too much alcohol, caffeine, and/or sugar. There is no such thing as too much caffeine.
... you crave excitement in your life.Well, a *little* won't hurt.
... you do just enough to meet the minimum requirements. Nope.
... you do not like being told what to think. Yep.
... you dream about "striking it rich". Yep.
... you expect bad things to happen to you. Yep.
... you expect to be rewarded for being a nice person. Nope.
... you fall in love easily. Nope.
... you fear rejection. Nope.
... you feel jealous over someone else's success. Nope.
... you focus on past events in your life. Compulsively so.
... you get bored easily. Yep.
... you get married at least once in your life. Haven't kicked the bucket yet, but I'm not planning to marry.
... you get married for the first time in your mid-twenties. Nope.
... you have a creative streak that you are unable to fulfill. Yep.
... you have a great deal of unused potential. Yep.
... you have a great need for other people to like and admire you. Nope.
... you have a hard time saying 'no' to temptation. Nope.
... you tend to be critical of yourself. Compulsively so.
... you have great ideas you never act upon (but someone else usually does). Yep.
... you have had problems expressing your sexuality. Yep.
... you have more unfinished projects than time to complete them. Yep.
... you have no long-term plans or goals. Nope.
... you know a little about everything, but too little about any one thing. I know a lot about a lot of things.
... you maintain relationships with 'toxic' people. Nope.
... you never seem to have enough (i.e., money, time, things, et cetera). One can never have enough caffeine.
... you own more stuff than you need. Not anymore. Minimalism FTW.
... you prefer comfort over challenging situations. Yep. Had enough office politics for a lifetime.
... you prefer entertainment over educational opportunities. I consider education entertaining.
... you presume to know other people's intentions and motivations. Nope.
... you react to situations rather than plan for them. Nope.
... you sometimes have trouble in your relationships. What does "relationship" mean??? Is it a type of boat?
... you sometimes have trouble with insomnia. I. Always. Have. Trouble. With. Insomnia.
... you started smoking because your best friends started smoking. Yep. Lasted a whole week.
... you take pride in being an independent thinker. Compulsively so.
... you talk more about doing something than actually doing it. I talked about a marathon. Ran 5 in 15 days.
... you waste a lot of time on trivial matters. I underlined every answer in this post using BBCode.
... you worry about things that are completely out of your control.Compulsively so.
... you would rather be popular than honest. Oh, hell no.
... you would rather not try than risk failure. Mostly, but I am getting more balanced.
... you would rather sleep late than get up early. See the Insomnia answer above.
... your first marriage ends in divorce. If I am stupid enough to get married, it will end in mariticide.
... your favorite heroes are fictional (i.e., Batman, Wonder Woman, et cetera). Jean Luc Picard is real , right?

How did I do? Am I a middling median meanie? Or an outlandish outlaw outlier?

So what are they for? I mean... What do I do to them? Just read them?

Yes.  Read ... ponder ... discuss ...

Ah. Ok.

I'm just a "regular guy" in lots of ways. Ordinary in lots of ways.

Interesting so many could not apply to myself ever but others seem very obvious ... yes it did cause me to stop and think .

Yes (26)
... you are a daydreamer and a romantic.
... your favorite heroes are fictional (i.e., Batman, Wonder Woman, et cetera).
... you have an excuse whenever things go wrong for you.
... you are often too critical of yourself.
... you are unhealthy.
... you get bored easily.
... you own more stuff than you need.
... you have a great deal of unused potential.
... you worry about things that are completely out of your control.
... you waste a lot of time on trivial matters.
... you talk more about doing something than actually doing it.
... you react to situations rather than plan for them.
... you have had problems expressing your sexuality.
... you presume to know other people's intentions and motivations.
... you become dissatisfied when hemmed in by restrictions and limitations.
... you prefer entertainment over educational opportunities.
... you crave excitement in your life.
... you dream about "striking it rich".
... you never seem to have enough (i.e., money, time, things, et cetera). (Mainly motivation but yes).
... you focus on past events in your life.
... you have a creative streak that you are unable to fulfil. (But I'm certainly trying!)
... you have no long-term plans or goals.
... you have a great need for other people to like and admire you.
... you know a little about everything, but too little about any one thing.
... you have great ideas you never act upon (but someone else usually does).
... you have more unfinished projects than time to complete them.

No (10)
... you are a compulsive buyer and/or a foolish spender.
... you have someone else to blame whenever things go wrong for you.
...you are overweight.
... you expect to be rewarded for being a nice person.
... you started smoking because your best friends started smoking.
... you are unwilling to commit to anything.
... you consume too much alcohol, caffeine, and/or sugar.
... you fear rejection.
... you have a hard time saying 'no' to temptation.
... you sometimes have trouble with insomnia.

It depends on the situation (9)
... you are more concerned with being believed than with being truthful (Not usually, but it really depends on the situation).
... you maintain relationships with 'toxic' people. (Preferably not, but it can be complicated).
... you would rather not try than risk failure.
... you would rather be popular than honest. (Especially if your own safety or someone else's is on the line, but generally no).
... you take pride in being an independent thinker.
... you do just enough to meet the minimum requirements.
... you conform to the appearance and behaviour of the people around you.
... you do not like being told what to think.
... you feel jealous over someone else's success.

Too early to say (5)
... your first marriage ends in divorce.
... you are perpetually in debt.
... you fall in love easily.
... you get married at least once in your life.
... you sometimes have trouble in your relationships.

I doubt it (1)
... you get married for the first time in your mid-twenties.

Incredibly mixed feelings on the matter (3)
... you would rather sleep late than get up early.
... you expect bad things to happen to you.
... you prefer comfort over challenging situations. (Sometimes comfort can be sickly sweet and overbearing)

I check most of them boxes. I'm unusually ordinary.

They are meant to be silly after you have read them all ,, Suppose to realize your a ordinary person..
Humour has to be set up before you can apply it , I think ?

But Fnord did not consider THAT SOMEONE like me would read it. And sort out , that none apply to me. For. I Am EXTRAordinary....... in ways. Yet unfathomable to even myself .