Yes! In your face, Sharan Shetty!
For once, I didn’t totally embarrass myself on the Slate News Quiz, beating both this week’s designated Slate staffer (the aforementioned Sharan Shetty, who had a really good score, but is a total loser compared to me) and the reader average.
I got 11 out of 12, and would have had the 12th if this stupid test didn’t put such a high premium on speed. I had the information to get it right, and would have done so if I had taken another second.
Why am I trumpeting this pathetic minor triumph? Because normally, I totally embarrass myself on this quiz, mainly because of the time factor (which rattles me; I had being hurried) and the fact that Slate deliberately chooses the kinds of quirky news items that I don’t tend to focus on during the week — or quirky details in bigger news stories.
Since I normally test well, which is a major element in whatever feeble self-esteem I am able to muster at this point in my life (yeah, I know — lame), this quiz is a thorn in my side. And yet I inflict it on myself every Friday.
So I’m relishing this week’s score.
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