In response to the "How British Are You" thread where I scored "Probably American".
http://www.csmonitor.com/USA/2012/0703/Are-you-a-Real-American-Take-the-alternative-citizenship-quiz/What-is-Bruce-Springsteen-s-song-Born-in-the-USA-about
I got 70% right.
Quote70 percent or higher? You're an American pop culture aficionado. What's more American than the Simpsons and a big ol' jar of mayonnaise, right?
57% :D
78%
Real Americans don't know condiment sales numbers. :huh:
I stopped after the second question about Big Macs. I got the born in the USA question. I havent eaten at Mcdonalds in over 20 years. They serve burgers without tomatoes? :x
Quote from: crazy canuck on December 16, 2013, 01:08:37 PM
They serve burgers without tomatoes? :x
Yep, and some people like DGuller eat them. :wacko:
83%. I'm the Real America.
61%
CC, you are weird.
78%
Two of the ones I got wrong were food questions. The Big Mac and Philly cheesesteak ones, specifically.
I got the mayonnaise question right. I just used what I know about my people. <_<
78%
Question 5 was too easy. :whistle:
Quote from: Ideologue on December 16, 2013, 01:10:34 PM
83%. I'm the Real America.
Ditto. Stupid mayonnaise. :mad:
91%
I guessed right that they wanted you to answer 'Cheez Wiz' for the cheesesteak question, but that answer is BULLSHIT. A real Philly Cheesesteak should be made with provolone or American 'cheese'.
Quote from: Caliga on December 16, 2013, 01:19:53 PM
91%
I guessed right that they wanted you to answer 'Cheez Wiz' for the cheesesteak question, but that answer is BULLSHIT. A real Philly Cheesesteak should be made with provolone or American 'cheese'.
Yeah i got that one wrong because of that bullshit, that and mayo.
70%
I missed: Cheesesteak, Coca Cola, Condiments, Catcher, and Rat Pack.
@PW
Aren't you from Georgia? I always expected that particular tidbit to be plaster all over the streets of Atlanta.
Tomatoes belong in the salad, not in your burger.
Quote from: DGuller on December 16, 2013, 01:31:58 PM
Tomatoes belong in the salad, not in your burger.
Well maybe not in your burger. But assuming good taste, it a basic ingredient of a burger.
Quote from: crazy canuck on December 16, 2013, 01:34:35 PM
Quote from: DGuller on December 16, 2013, 01:31:58 PM
Tomatoes belong in the salad, not in your burger.
Well maybe not in your burger. But assuming good taste, it a basic ingredient of a burger.
Lettuce and tomatoes confuse the taste of the burger. It's supposed to be a meat dish, you won't make amends for it by adding a slice of tomato on top of the patty.
Untouched or sliced tomatoes are an abomination, and only through chopping or saucing can they reach their ideal state.
Quote from: DGuller on December 16, 2013, 01:38:24 PM
Quote from: crazy canuck on December 16, 2013, 01:34:35 PM
Quote from: DGuller on December 16, 2013, 01:31:58 PM
Tomatoes belong in the salad, not in your burger.
Well maybe not in your burger. But assuming good taste, it a basic ingredient of a burger.
Lettuce and tomatoes confuse the taste of the burger. It's supposed to be a meat dish, you won't make amends for it by adding a slice of tomato on top of the patty.
If I want a meat dish, I eat a meat dish - usually a steak. If I want a burger, I make a burger.
Quote from: Grey Fox on December 16, 2013, 01:30:22 PM
@PW
Aren't you from Georgia? I always expected that particular tidbit to be plaster all over the streets of Atlanta.
It is. Or at least at the World of Coke (downtown Atlanta).
Quote from: Grey Fox on December 16, 2013, 01:30:22 PM
@PW
Aren't you from Georgia? I always expected that particular tidbit to be plaster all over the streets of Atlanta.
I overthought it, mistakenly believed Pemberton had a Pennsylvania connection.
I know Coca-Cola's hq is there.
I got 74. Fucking free bird.
Quote from: Peter Wiggin on December 16, 2013, 01:46:15 PM
Quote from: Grey Fox on December 16, 2013, 01:30:22 PM
@PW
Aren't you from Georgia? I always expected that particular tidbit to be plaster all over the streets of Atlanta.
I overthought it, mistakenly believed Pemberton had a Pennsylvania connection.
I know Coca-Cola's hq is there.
And the museum. Which I didn't get to visit during my last trip to Atlanta due to time constraints and the city streets teeming with criminals.
Quote from: katmai on December 16, 2013, 01:20:33 PM
Quote from: Caliga on December 16, 2013, 01:19:53 PM
91%
I guessed right that they wanted you to answer 'Cheez Wiz' for the cheesesteak question, but that answer is BULLSHIT. A real Philly Cheesesteak should be made with provolone or American 'cheese'.
Yeah i got that one wrong because of that bullshit, that and mayo.
I though I had read recently that salsa had overtaken things.
I don't understand how salsa is so expensive at the store, but they give to you free at Mexican restaurants. :(
Quote from: Ideologue on December 16, 2013, 02:19:34 PM
I don't understand how salsa is so expensive at the store, but they give to you free at Mexican restaurants. :(
In the city, you often get the opportunity to pay for it. :D
Man. Someday a real rain will come.
Quote from: DGuller on December 16, 2013, 01:38:24 PM
Quote from: crazy canuck on December 16, 2013, 01:34:35 PM
Quote from: DGuller on December 16, 2013, 01:31:58 PM
Tomatoes belong in the salad, not in your burger.
Well maybe not in your burger. But assuming good taste, it a basic ingredient of a burger.
Lettuce and tomatoes confuse the taste of the burger. It's supposed to be a meat dish, you won't make amends for it by adding a slice of tomato on top of the patty.
:wacko:
A Burger is a sandwich. A sandwich typically contains meat, a vegetable, and maybe cheese.
A burger is generic sausage. It is known.
Quote from: Ideologue on December 16, 2013, 02:19:34 PM
I don't understand how salsa is so expensive at the store, but they give to you free at Mexican restaurants. :(
The store kind is better.
Quote from: Ideologue on December 16, 2013, 02:19:34 PM
I don't understand how salsa is so expensive at the store, but they give to you free at Mexican restaurants. :(
They build it into the price of the rest of the food :secret:
Quote from: Ideologue on December 16, 2013, 02:19:34 PM
I don't understand how salsa is so expensive at the store, but they give to you free at Mexican restaurants. :(
Its cheap when the store is a Mexican supermarket. :P
Quote from: Peter Wiggin on December 16, 2013, 02:42:57 PM
Quote from: Ideologue on December 16, 2013, 02:19:34 PM
I don't understand how salsa is so expensive at the store, but they give to you free at Mexican restaurants. :(
The store kind is better.
You like the taste of preservatives?
Quote from: garbon on December 16, 2013, 02:57:42 PM
Quote from: Peter Wiggin on December 16, 2013, 02:42:57 PM
Quote from: Ideologue on December 16, 2013, 02:19:34 PM
I don't understand how salsa is so expensive at the store, but they give to you free at Mexican restaurants. :(
The store kind is better.
You like the taste of preservatives?
I like the chunks of peppers and tomatoes. Salsa that's just sauce is boring.
Well, I thought I'd better take this test given my result in the "British" test.
Unfortunately, the website is refusing to tell me how much I scored... :unsure:
Quote from: Peter Wiggin on December 16, 2013, 03:01:32 PM
Quote from: garbon on December 16, 2013, 02:57:42 PM
Quote from: Peter Wiggin on December 16, 2013, 02:42:57 PM
Quote from: Ideologue on December 16, 2013, 02:19:34 PM
I don't understand how salsa is so expensive at the store, but they give to you free at Mexican restaurants. :(
The store kind is better.
You like the taste of preservatives?
I like the chunks of peppers and tomatoes. Salsa that's just sauce is boring.
Ah gotcha. I dislike chunks and happy that it is rarer to have them at a restaurant. :D
The McD's question was really a reference to an old ad campaign jingle, not to the sandwich per se. I don't think I've ever eaten a Big Mac, but knew that answer.
I got 83%. Missed BitUSA because I thought the question was about the album (didn't read closely enough), Free as a Bird (never listened to that song), Red Sox, and mayo.
I don't think that test measures much, nor was it intended to, but it was fun.
Fucking Mayo. Ruined my perfect score. <_< "You answered 22 of 23 questions correctly for a total score of 96%. 90 percent or higher? You bleed red, white, and blue. Fourth of July might just be your favorite holiday." I find that kind of amusing, as I would move to Canada if I could. :lol:
87% I missed the condiment question, Free Bird, and the original Rat Pack leader. Only ashamed at missing the last one. In retrospect I went for the "too obvious to be correct" answer.
What a ridiculous quiz. "American-ness" isn't defined by pop culture knowledge.
Says the Canadian living in America :P
Most Canadians live in America.
Quote from: Benedict Arnold on December 16, 2013, 03:05:11 PM
Fucking Mayo. Ruined my perfect score. <_< "You answered 22 of 23 questions correctly for a total score of 96%. 90 percent or higher? You bleed red, white, and blue. Fourth of July might just be your favorite holiday." I find that kind of amusing, as I would move to Canada if I could. :lol:
Not to mention your user name.
Why, what ever could you mean, sir? The greatest fighting general of the American War of Independence was instrumental in keeping the cause alive. Sure, there was some... controversy over his later career choices, but before 1779 he was possibly second only to Washington in importance to American survival.
Quote from: garbon on December 16, 2013, 02:11:34 PM
Quote from: katmai on December 16, 2013, 01:20:33 PM
Quote from: Caliga on December 16, 2013, 01:19:53 PM
91%
I guessed right that they wanted you to answer 'Cheez Wiz' for the cheesesteak question, but that answer is BULLSHIT. A real Philly Cheesesteak should be made with provolone or American 'cheese'.
Yeah i got that one wrong because of that bullshit, that and mayo.
I though I had read recently that salsa had overtaken things.
So had I.
Quote from: katmai on December 16, 2013, 04:23:11 PM
Quote from: garbon on December 16, 2013, 02:11:34 PM
Quote from: katmai on December 16, 2013, 01:20:33 PM
Quote from: Caliga on December 16, 2013, 01:19:53 PM
91%
I guessed right that they wanted you to answer 'Cheez Wiz' for the cheesesteak question, but that answer is BULLSHIT. A real Philly Cheesesteak should be made with provolone or American 'cheese'.
Yeah i got that one wrong because of that bullshit, that and mayo.
I though I had read recently that salsa had overtaken things.
So had I.
We eat a lot of salsa now. It has become the goto snack food for the boys after school. They pull out some tortilla chips and salsa and will go through a jar or two.
Steak is well done and covered in ketchup and A1 sauce. FACT.
Quote from: Ed Anger on December 16, 2013, 04:25:01 PM
Steak is well done and covered in ketchup and A1 sauce. FACT.
That troll didnt work the first time. :P
Quote from: crazy canuck on December 16, 2013, 04:25:39 PM
Quote from: Ed Anger on December 16, 2013, 04:25:01 PM
Steak is well done and covered in ketchup and A1 sauce. FACT.
That troll didnt work the first time. :P
Chili has beans in it.
Calling all Texans! CC is promoting the bean heresy! SMITE HIM
The chili I get from Wal-Mart has beans in it.
96% didn't know the one about mayonnaise.
87
Missed Big Mac, Rat Pack, and Mayo.
Quote from: katmai on December 16, 2013, 04:23:11 PM
Quote from: garbon on December 16, 2013, 02:11:34 PM
Quote from: katmai on December 16, 2013, 01:20:33 PM
Yeah i got that one wrong because of that bullshit, that and mayo.
I though I had read recently that salsa had overtaken things.
So had I.
And I. I have sort of a biased perspective, though. :P
Quote from: Ed Anger on December 16, 2013, 04:34:44 PM
Calling all Texans! CC is promoting the bean heresy! SMITE HIM
I put two kinds of beans in my last chili.
Quote from: Ed Anger on December 16, 2013, 04:34:44 PM
Calling all Texans! CC is promoting the bean heresy! SMITE HIM
CC already has my contempt with his plebian tastes with patrician pretensions. His disgusting and repulsive rape of my culture is a new low, however.
Quote from: Ideologue on December 16, 2013, 04:49:29 PM
The chili I get from Wal-Mart has beans in it.
Well, of course. Wouldn't be much else to put in a vegetarian chili.
I was trying to troll someone, probably garbon, about how I grocery shop at Wal-Mart.
Quote from: Ideologue on December 16, 2013, 05:27:53 PM
I was trying to troll someone, probably garbon, about how I grocery shop at Wal-Mart.
Sowwy :(
I was just at Walmart in Mass after thanksgiving. Bought up a whole mess of food as it was so freaking cheap.
Quote from: derspiess on December 16, 2013, 05:26:24 PM
Quote from: Ideologue on December 16, 2013, 04:49:29 PM
The chili I get from Wal-Mart has beans in it.
Well, of course. Wouldn't be much else to put in a vegetarian chili.
Now with 100% air.
Quote from: derspiess on December 16, 2013, 05:26:24 PM
Well, of course. Wouldn't be much else to put in a vegetarian chili.
That is like vegetarian steak.
Quote from: Valmy on December 16, 2013, 05:57:16 PM
Quote from: derspiess on December 16, 2013, 05:26:24 PM
Well, of course. Wouldn't be much else to put in a vegetarian chili.
That is like vegetarian steak.
Carbohydrate-free bread.
We can both be the Real America.
America is sounding quite awful. :hmm: :P
Quote from: garbon on December 16, 2013, 06:40:52 PM
America is sounding quite awful. :hmm: :P
It is. But it's still better than all those other places.
I got 87%. I missed Yankee Doodle, Rat pack and Catcher in the Rye.
Did anyone get Rat Pack?
BA?
Quote from: HVC on December 16, 2013, 01:47:28 PM
I got 74. Fucking free bird.
:lol: Even a hater like me couldn't fuck that one up.
Then again, I did fuck up the Boss.
Quote from: Maximus on December 16, 2013, 03:32:54 PM
What a ridiculous quiz. "American-ness" isn't defined by pop culture knowledge.
It's certainly not defined by academic knowledge, not with Generation Adderall.
Quote from: CountDeMoney on December 16, 2013, 07:43:58 PM
Then again, I did fuck up the Boss.
Learning to play that song when i was in a band back then made it easy for me to remember what it was about. :D
Springsteen sucks
Hey Benny, how did you know that?
Quote from: Maximus on December 16, 2013, 03:32:54 PM
What a ridiculous quiz. "American-ness" isn't defined by pop culture knowledge.
But that's what it means to be an American. :huh:
52% :blush:
78%
Quote from: Ideologue on December 16, 2013, 05:27:53 PM
I was trying to troll someone, probably garbon, about how I grocery shop at Wal-Mart.
I buy everything there. Groceries, clothing, furniture, etc.
Quote from: Peter Wiggin on December 17, 2013, 12:11:17 AM
Quote from: Ideologue on December 16, 2013, 05:27:53 PM
I was trying to troll someone, probably garbon, about how I grocery shop at Wal-Mart.
I buy everything there. Groceries, clothing, furniture, etc.
My good god, man. Do take some pride.
I take pride in not wasting money. :showoff:
:blink:
Congratulations, Edward. You beat me. :showoff:
65%, the sports screwed me over.
The questions I missed:
- which team had a perfect NFL season
- Rat Pack
- Philly Cheesesteak (went with Provolone as I had that on my sandwich yesterday when I took the quiz)
- four score and 7 years (because I can't do maths. :P )
- Charlie Brown's unrequited love
- Gone With the Wind
- mayonnaise :x
Re-input my previous answers today and it finally deigned to give me a score.
63%.
I suppose this means I must be swimming uncomfortably somewhere in the Mid-Atlantic. :hmm:
Quote from: Syt on December 16, 2013, 12:54:30 PM
In response to the "How British Are You" thread where I scored "Probably American".
http://www.csmonitor.com/USA/2012/0703/Are-you-a-Real-American-Take-the-alternative-citizenship-quiz/What-is-Bruce-Springsteen-s-song-Born-in-the-USA-about
I got 70% right.
Quote70 percent or higher? You're an American pop culture aficionado. What's more American than the Simpsons and a big ol' jar of mayonnaise, right?
Well, I'm not that American :(
QuoteLess than 50 percent? Time to order your first Big Mac and take the quiz again!
61%. Higher than expected, with some good calculated guesses.
Quote from: Valmy on December 16, 2013, 05:25:51 PM
Quote from: Ed Anger on December 16, 2013, 04:34:44 PM
Calling all Texans! CC is promoting the bean heresy! SMITE HIM
CC already has my contempt with his plebian tastes with patrician pretensions. His disgusting and repulsive rape of my culture is a new low, however.
I understand why your State would need to keep it simple.
83%
:x :x :x :(
Quote from: Syt on December 17, 2013, 05:37:27 AM
The questions I missed:
- which team had a perfect NFL season
- Rat Pack
- Philly Cheesesteak (went with Provolone as I had that on my sandwich yesterday when I took the quiz)
- four score and 7 years (because I can't do maths. :P )
- Charlie Brown's unrequited love
- Gone With the Wind
- mayonnaise :x
:x to the mayonnaise, but not the cheese whiz? I know it's "proper" and all, but I never do a cheesesteak with anything other than sharp provolone. The texture's a hell of a lot more appetizing, too.