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Ageism is rampant
Mar. 31st, 2009 10:26 amAge meme
Put x's in the boxes that describe you. Add up your total, that gives you your "real" age.
[x]You know how to make a pot of coffee
[x] You keep track of dates using a calendar
[x] You own a credit card (used to)
[x] You know how to change the oil in a car
[x] You've done your own laundry
[x] You can vote in an election
[x] You can cook for yourself
[ ] You think politics are interesting
TOTAL SO FAR: 7
[ ] You show up for school late a lot
[x] You always carry a pen/pencil in your bag/purse/pocket
[ ] You've never gotten a detention
[ ] You have forgotten your own birthday
[x] You like to take walks by yourself
[x] You know what credibility means, without looking it up
[x] You drink caffeine at least once a week
TOTAL SO FAR: 11
[x] You know how to do the dishes
[x] You can count to 10 in another language
[x] When you say you're going to do something you do it
[x] You can mow the lawn
[x] You study even when you don't have to
[x] You have hand washed a car before.
TOTAL SO FAR: 17
[x] You can spell experience, without looking it up
[ ] The people at Starbucks know you by name
[x] Your favorite kind of food is take out
[x] You can go to the store without getting something you don't need
[x] You understand political jokes the first time they are said
[x] You can type pretty quick
TOTAL SO FAR: 22
[ ] Your only friends are from your place of employment
[x] You have been to a Tupperware party
[ ] You have realized that practically no one will take you seriously unless you are over the age of 25 and have a job
[x] You have more bills than you can pay
[x] You have been to the beach
[x] You use the internet every day
[ ] You have been outside of the united states 3 or more times
[ ] You make your bed in the morning
TOTAL: 26
Riiight.... Especially given that several of those things I did as a kid (washing car, mowing lawn,. changing oil)
Put x's in the boxes that describe you. Add up your total, that gives you your "real" age.
[x]You know how to make a pot of coffee
[x] You keep track of dates using a calendar
[x] You own a credit card (used to)
[x] You know how to change the oil in a car
[x] You've done your own laundry
[x] You can vote in an election
[x] You can cook for yourself
[ ] You think politics are interesting
TOTAL SO FAR: 7
[ ] You show up for school late a lot
[x] You always carry a pen/pencil in your bag/purse/pocket
[ ] You've never gotten a detention
[ ] You have forgotten your own birthday
[x] You like to take walks by yourself
[x] You know what credibility means, without looking it up
[x] You drink caffeine at least once a week
TOTAL SO FAR: 11
[x] You know how to do the dishes
[x] You can count to 10 in another language
[x] When you say you're going to do something you do it
[x] You can mow the lawn
[x] You study even when you don't have to
[x] You have hand washed a car before.
TOTAL SO FAR: 17
[x] You can spell experience, without looking it up
[ ] The people at Starbucks know you by name
[x] Your favorite kind of food is take out
[x] You can go to the store without getting something you don't need
[x] You understand political jokes the first time they are said
[x] You can type pretty quick
TOTAL SO FAR: 22
[ ] Your only friends are from your place of employment
[x] You have been to a Tupperware party
[ ] You have realized that practically no one will take you seriously unless you are over the age of 25 and have a job
[x] You have more bills than you can pay
[x] You have been to the beach
[x] You use the internet every day
[ ] You have been outside of the united states 3 or more times
[ ] You make your bed in the morning
TOTAL: 26
Riiight.... Especially given that several of those things I did as a kid (washing car, mowing lawn,. changing oil)
