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  Re: Linear Thinking - this is an interesting test
 
(...) Common? sure. The alleged 98% ??? (no way to check whether it's true in fact)... strains the coincidence envelope. (22 years ago, 7-Sep-02, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)
 
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I'll preface this the same way the person who sent me this did... it's *not* a political statement on my part (although I must say Simon's got some clever people backing him). (URL) C. (22 years ago, 7-Sep-02, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)
 
  Re: Linear Thinking - this is an interesting test
 
(...) Dunno, but I'd hazard a guess that red hammer would be a pretty common response even without the maths questions. ROSCO (who's normal too....) (22 years ago, 6-Sep-02, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)
 
  Re: Linear Thinking - this is an interesting test
 
(...) Me too. Google didn't get me anything useful, just a whole bunch of copies of the test; no source or useful speculation. Any psych majors around? James (22 years ago, 6-Sep-02, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)
 
  Re: Linear Thinking - this is an interesting test
 
(...) Maybe math problems make us see red? Steve (22 years ago, 6-Sep-02, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)
 
  Re: Linear Thinking - this is an interesting test
 
(...) Augh! That's the answer I got! Lugnet poll, anyone? ;) Steve (22 years ago, 6-Sep-02, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)
 
  Re: Linear Thinking - this is an interesting test
 
(...) I'm afraid that this is an email I received from my boss's wife so I have no real answers to anybody's questions. I asked her if she knew the background to it but she and her friends only have theories as to why the answer seems to be the same (...) (22 years ago, 6-Sep-02, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)
 
  Re: Linear Thinking - this is an interesting test
 
(...) Wrench, red. -- Hop-Frog (22 years ago, 6-Sep-02, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)
 
  Re: Linear Thinking - this is an interesting test
 
(...) Not quite, black hammer. (...) But then I've always known I'm not quite right... Frank (22 years ago, 6-Sep-02, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)
 
  Re: Light and Sound
 
(...) HAHAHA! Danger, Danger, Will Robinson! Jeff J (22 years ago, 6-Sep-02, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)
 
  Re: Light and Sound
 
never noticed that... even when i got the set as a kid. -tk "richard marchetti" <blueofnoon@aol.com> wrote in message news:H1zrwE.J8D@lugnet.com... (...) robot (...) (22 years ago, 6-Sep-02, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)
 
  Re: Linear Thinking - this is an interesting test
 
(...) <snip> (...) I guess I am totally abnormal. I would meet you at the Corel Centre (which is in Ottawa, Canada) holding a blue screwdriver. :-) Jude (22 years ago, 6-Sep-02, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)
 
  Re: Linear Thinking - this is an interesting test
 
"Daniel Crichton" <danielc@helio.co.uk> wrote in message news:H20tFH.8Eq@lugnet.com... (...) Thats alright as I chose the hammer, but it was green. I guess we should team up to create a normal person ;) -- James Stacey ---...--- www.minifig.co.uk (...) (22 years ago, 6-Sep-02, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)
 
  Re: Linear Thinking - this is an interesting test
 
"Tony Alexander" <tw0nst3r@startrek.net> wrote in message news:H20464.9p@lugnet.com... (...) Not me. Maybe something to do with messing with my car the other day - I came up with spanner instead of hammer. Sounds close though. Strange thing is that (...) (22 years ago, 6-Sep-02, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)
 
  Re: The Suicide King
 
(...) OH NOOOOOOOO..... I meant I got one of the six creative licenses correct. However, now that I think about it, I think I have a chrome crown in one of my smaller castle sets, but I don't remember which set. I'll have to look when I get home (...) (22 years ago, 6-Sep-02, to lugnet.cad, lugnet.off-topic.fun)
 
  Re: Linear Thinking - this is an interesting test
 
OK, I got that answer too. Why? That seems completely counterintuitive to me. Yet clearly it has SOMETHING to do with the subconscious or something. This 98% figure, is it just english speakers, or westerners or what? (22 years ago, 6-Sep-02, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)
 
  Re: Linear Thinking - this is an interesting test
 
(...) <more snippage> (...) Okay Geoffrey, how about this one (no math at all!)-- Suppose you were suddenly told you *must* (whatever makes it imperative for you-- life or death, $50 million prize...) meet someone (not necessarily a close (...) (22 years ago, 6-Sep-02, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)
 
  Re: Linear Thinking - this is an interesting test
 
"Bob Parker" <cg47@hotmail.com> wrote in message news:H1zz6u.DI3@lugnet.com... (...) Actually, it's interesting, but not in the way you think ... ;-) (...) Are you going to take time to give us an answer sheet? (If not, one has been hurriedly (...) (22 years ago, 6-Sep-02, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)
 
  Re: Linear Thinking - this is an interesting test
 
Darnit. I'm normal. Peace and Long Life, Tony Alexander (22 years ago, 6-Sep-02, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)
 
  Re: The Suicide King
 
(...) Seriously? You have chrome crown of the regular mini kind? Wow, I could go for some of those. Where did you get this? -- Hop-Frog (22 years ago, 6-Sep-02, to lugnet.cad, lugnet.off-topic.fun)


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