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benld74

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93. 43,,,just missed the Answer to the Ultimate Question of Life, the Universe and Everything

Wed Mar 30, 2016, 04:00 PM

Mar 2016

You got 43 points.

The higher your score, the thinner your bubble. The lower, the more insulated you might be from mainstream American culture.

See below for scores Charles Murray would expect you to get based on the following descriptions.

48–99: A lifelong resident of a working-class neighborhood with average television and movie going habits. Typical: 77.

42–100: A first-generation middle-class person with working-class parents and average television and movie going habits. Typical: 66.

11–80: A first-generation upper-middle-class person with middle-class parents. Typical: 33.

0–43: A second-generation (or more) upper-middle-class person who has made a point of getting out a lot. Typical: 9.

0–20: A second-generation (or more) upper-middle-class person with the television and movie going habits of the upper middle class. Typical: 2.

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Do you live in a bubble? A quiz [View all] RandySF Mar 2016 OP

That was pretty interesting. blue neen Mar 2016 #1

70 Viva_La_Revolution Mar 2016 #2

43 JustABozoOnThisBus Mar 2016 #3

Got me a 46? angstlessk Mar 2016 #4

56 Doc_Technical Mar 2016 #5

55. hay rick Mar 2016 #15

54 Phentex Mar 2016 #20

72 Generic Brad Mar 2016 #6

Mine too. Got a 65 So Far From Heaven Mar 2016 #34

Apparently. 8. Moondog Mar 2016 #7

... In_The_Wind Mar 2016 #10

~ Moondog Mar 2016 #12

You need to get out and about more. In_The_Wind Mar 2016 #13

Some of the questions were slanted towards males. n/ dixiegrrrrl Mar 2016 #8

which ones did you think were slanted toward males? noamnety Mar 2016 #9

the one about earning a letter in High School dixiegrrrrl Mar 2016 #29

Ah. noamnety Mar 2016 #31

I'm female and have done both. we can do it Mar 2016 #61

That was one I could say yes to, about the strenuous labor. raccoon Mar 2016 #68

There are letters for female athletes Thor_MN Mar 2016 #77

Several that I work with do it Mnpaul Mar 2016 #94

Many/most women past 50 might not know the various ranks in the military, No Vested Interest Mar 2016 #39

I knew zero. greymouse Mar 2016 #78

Corporalas the only one I had correct. No Vested Interest Mar 2016 #80

Same here. No clue. Arugula Latte Mar 2016 #86

I am well past 50 and knew all of them Skittles Mar 2016 #82

Yes, those things would help. No Vested Interest Mar 2016 #83

I was thinking the same thing. RandySF Mar 2016 #14

Yes, that one too. dixiegrrrrl Mar 2016 #37

It was weird for me too hibbing Mar 2016 #53

I didn't notice any of that nt LiberalElite Mar 2016 #17

54 In_The_Wind Mar 2016 #11

41 here nt LiberalElite Mar 2016 #16

65 points. femmocrat Mar 2016 #18

Me too. 2naSalit Mar 2016 #59

64 for me. Tobin S. Mar 2016 #19

22. Apparently I am quite in the bubble. Agschmid Mar 2016 #21

21 ohnoyoudidnt Mar 2016 #22

From Charles Murray of "The Bell Curve" infamy. baldguy Mar 2016 #23

Yeppers. That's why I didn't post it when I saw it this morning. KamaAina Mar 2016 #54

Which explains why his quiz was whiter than a piece of chalk Blue_Tires Mar 2016 #70

64 - but not real sure what that means n/t Pakhet Mar 2016 #24

no bubbles for me handmade34 Mar 2016 #25

58 here. stopbush Mar 2016 #26

58 also Cheese Sandwich Mar 2016 #63

41 rug Mar 2016 #27

61 rurallib Mar 2016 #28

61 here too. EmperorHasNoClothes Mar 2016 #87

I got a 47 tammywammy Mar 2016 #30

I had a 57. noamnety Mar 2016 #32

I got 46 - probably because of the pickup truck question csziggy Mar 2016 #33

I inherited two pickups, but I never bought one (which was the question asked) so I checked No. Iggo Mar 2016 #46

I had no clue on the Jimmie Johnson question csziggy Mar 2016 #47

I got that one and I'm not fan of nascar... Phentex Mar 2016 #48

Oh! Was it a spelling question? Oh shit, I missed that! Iggo Mar 2016 #49

Oh - NASCAR - no wonder I had no clue! nt csziggy Mar 2016 #50

Which one did the male enhancement commercials? Gidney N Cloyd Mar 2016 #60

Oh no! Phentex Mar 2016 #65

67 Skittles Mar 2016 #35

55. nt PufPuf23 Mar 2016 #36

I scored 42 mackerel Mar 2016 #38

Interesting. I scored 36. Rhiannon12866 Mar 2016 #40

32 applegrove Mar 2016 #41

16 -- I live in a bubble. Thank goodness. Arugula Latte Mar 2016 #42

Same here PasadenaTrudy Mar 2016 #51

We've gotta do what we need to do to keep our sanity in this country, amIright? Arugula Latte Mar 2016 #85

Yup! PasadenaTrudy Mar 2016 #91

Really? Charles Murray, co-author of the discredited Bell Curve? alarimer Mar 2016 #43

Yep, THAT Charles Murray. A real fuckhead. DinahMoeHum Mar 2016 #58

I scored 17 n/t PasadenaTrudy Mar 2016 #44

you want I should kick your bubbled ass, PasadenaTrudy? Skittles Mar 2016 #81

Iffen ya know one Jimmie Johnson, ya know th' other. Iggo Mar 2016 #45

67 jonno99 Mar 2016 #52

Got 65 points. Lady Freedom Returns Mar 2016 #55

14 La Lioness Priyanka Mar 2016 #56

Didn't finish the quiz, as most of it was inapplicable to a non-American... LeftishBrit Mar 2016 #57

The quiz is biased in favor of people with close friends Kaleva Mar 2016 #62

yes I notices this too. Cheese Sandwich Mar 2016 #64

You seem very personable online... Phentex Mar 2016 #66

I'm told I'm friendly, helpful, cheerful but I have little desire to hang out with others... Kaleva Mar 2016 #79

31 here, but stupid survey. it's very easy to have done none of those things magical thyme Mar 2016 #67

41... It's kind of a bullshit quiz Blue_Tires Mar 2016 #69

Woah, hitchhiking is a real thing. noamnety Mar 2016 #71

I amended my comment... Blue_Tires Mar 2016 #72

The last stranger I gave a ride to was a black man. noamnety Mar 2016 #74

I've given rides to strangers before Blue_Tires Mar 2016 #75

I think skewing it that way was sort of the point alarimer Mar 2016 #84

Skewed towards "mainstream American culture" Mnpaul Mar 2016 #95

Got 76 on this one. Don't remember what I got the last time this quiz was posted here. hunter Mar 2016 #73

67, no bubble. thin bubble. ghostsinthemachine Mar 2016 #76

I got a 74 one_voice Mar 2016 #88

47. But Charles Murray is going to explain my bubble to me? arcane1 Mar 2016 #89

Don't Panic, I got a 42! aidbo Mar 2016 #90

65 MosheFeingold Mar 2016 #92

43,,,just missed the Answer to the Ultimate Question of Life, the Universe and Everything benld74 Mar 2016 #93

45 Blue_In_AK Mar 2016 #96