28 Oct 2005 - 03:40

the historical general test

I just took the Which Historic General Are You? test. Give it a try; though it was a bit time-consuming, it was interesting and it made me think.

But I'm ticked off about the results. I came out as General George MacClellan!

Compared to other women my age, these were my scores:

You scored higher than 27% on Unorthodox
You scored higher than 69% on Tactics
You scored higher than 12% on Guts
You scored higher than 17% on Ruthlessness

I had the tactical smarts I needed, but not the balls. I may not be the one to lead us into battle with the Forces Of Mediocrity.

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I am off to yet another CSE meeting. When I return, I will discover which Historic General I am!

-- CatherineJohnson - 28 Oct 2005

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I had the tactical smarts I needed, but not the balls. I may not be the one to lead us into battle with the Forces Of Mediocrity.

LOL!

That may make us a good pair.

I'm going to be very surprised to discover any tactical smarts in my own answers.

But I probably have a grain or two of ruthlessness, in theory.

-- CatherineJohnson - 28 Oct 2005

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William Wallace

You scored higher than 96% on Unorthodox
You scored higher than 56% on Tactics
You scored higher than 88% on Guts
You scored higher than 72% on Ruthlessness

I have the balls. But they're worried about my brain function.

-- KDeRosa - 28 Oct 2005

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My numbers weren't as impressive as Ken's, but I'm Julius Caesar nonetheless, which goes perfectly with my present addiction to HBO's Rome.

Carolyn, our Tactics and Guts numbers are nearly reversed. I don't know if that's a good thing.

Ooo, McClellan^?. Isn't he the one that Lincoln had to finally remove? Or am I in the wrong war?

-- SusanS - 28 Oct 2005

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George McClellan^?, aka "Little Mac" was commander of the Army of the Potomac during the early war. He was beloved by his men, but took too much counsel of his fears (and Allan Pinkerton). A disaster as a field commander.

Later, he ran against Lincoln on a platform of abandoning the war and allowing the South to secede (he was the leader of the so-called "Copperhead" Democrats). A combination of military votes and the capture of Atlanta (you might have heard about that one) brought Lincoln to victory.

(My nanny bot won't let me take the test; I'll have to wait until I'm home.)

-- DougSundseth - 28 Oct 2005

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"A disaster as a field commander."

Yep, that's me. A brainy weenie.

-- CarolynJohnston - 28 Oct 2005

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Heh. You probably hesitated before shooting that kid in the alley, didn't cha'?

I would have demanded to see the red cap on his gun while zig zagging back and forth, but that wasn't an option.

-- SusanS - 28 Oct 2005

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I'm laying bets on Doug being Patton.

-- SusanS - 28 Oct 2005

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sez i'm caeser -- but the numbers
say wimpy nerdboy. 3% guts, forsooth.

You scored higher than 8% on Unorthodox
You scored higher than 58% on Tactics
You scored higher than 3% on Guts
You scored higher than 17% on Ruthlessness

-- VlorbikDotCom - 28 Oct 2005

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oh lord

I dread even taking this test

I'm gonna get 0 on tactics

-- CatherineJohnson - 28 Oct 2005

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Just as I thought.

I stink on tactics.

You scored higher than 70% on Unorthodox
You scored higher than 23% on Tactics
You scored higher than 71% on Guts
You scored higher than 80% on Ruthlessness

Caesar

-- CatherineJohnson - 28 Oct 2005

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Heck

I wanted to be William Wallace

-- CatherineJohnson - 28 Oct 2005

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We've got 3 Caesars?

-- CatherineJohnson - 28 Oct 2005

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Remember he got disemboweled.

-- KDeRosa - 28 Oct 2005

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True.

-- CatherineJohnson - 28 Oct 2005

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OK, I'm good with Caesar.

-- CatherineJohnson - 28 Oct 2005

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What happened to Caesar, though?

It was something bad, wasn't it?

-- CatherineJohnson - 28 Oct 2005

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I stink at history, too.

-- CatherineJohnson - 28 Oct 2005

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Yah, well, I demand a recount. It called me a hippie! I am many things, but I would make a pretty lousy hippie. =)

You scored higher than 18% on Unorthodox You scored higher than 16% on Tactics You scored higher than 3% on Guts You scored higher than 12% on Ruthlessness

You know nothing about tactics or war. You are docile and cowardly and the mere thought of violence is enough to make you wet yourself. Hate to break it to you, but chances are very good that you're not General material.... not even BAD General material. Hell you're probably not even a productive member of society. Why are you even here? Don't you have a peace pipe to smoke, or a war to protest or something? So here's to you and to whatever naive country that lets you vote....

Too funny. =)

-- LesleyStevens - 28 Oct 2005

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A hippie!

-- CatherineJohnson - 28 Oct 2005

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That can't be right.

-- CatherineJohnson - 28 Oct 2005

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good grief!

that's what it actually said?

-- CatherineJohnson - 28 Oct 2005

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I SAY WE BOMB THE HOSPITAL!

-- CatherineJohnson - 28 Oct 2005

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Or wherever it is these jokers are holed up.

-- CatherineJohnson - 28 Oct 2005

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Caesar was assassinated by the Roman senators. ides of march and all that stuff. et tu brutus.

Start watching Rome on HBO, they should be up to the assassination in a few episodes.

-- KDeRosa - 28 Oct 2005

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If I'm not mistaken, I believe it was Caesar who, while laying siege to an army in a fortress, was attacked by another army. Caesar wound up encircling the fortress, then was encircled himself and finally attacked by both sides while in the middle. He eventually defeated both armies with some very quick thinking.

-- KDeRosa - 28 Oct 2005

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Caesar just hooked up with Cleopatra in Rome. Not a show for the kids, I must say. Nothing resembling Shaw's version. Even muting it is not enough.

-- SusanS - 28 Oct 2005

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Ken: That was the battle of Alesia; Caesar was besieging Vercingetorix. IIRC, it is barely mentioned in the first episode of Rome.

-- DougSundseth - 28 Oct 2005

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Thanks Doug. I don't remember them mentioning it in Rome but, as Susan has mentioned, I may have been distracted.

-- KDeRosa - 28 Oct 2005

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Caesar was assassinated by the Roman senators. ides of march and all that stuff. et tu brutus.

Oh, right!

-- CatherineJohnson - 28 Oct 2005

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But Catherine, don't be turned off by Caesar's assassination. Everyone in those days came to a nasty end.

-- CarolynJohnston - 28 Oct 2005

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Not like now.

-- BarryGarelick - 28 Oct 2005

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Waittaminit now.

Here's V's score:
You scored higher than 8% on Unorthodox
You scored higher than 58% on Tactics
You scored higher than 3% on Guts
You scored higher than 17% on Ruthlessness

Here's Catherine's score:
You scored higher than 70% on Unorthodox
You scored higher than 23% on Tactics
You scored higher than 71% on Guts
You scored higher than 80% on Ruthlessness

How can they both be Caesar? Their scores are practically reversed!

-- CarolynJohnston - 28 Oct 2005

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Just to make Carolyn nuts:

I scored higher than 6% on Unorthodox
I scored higher than 26% on Tactics
I scored higher than 68% on Guts
I scored higher than 33% on Ruthlessness

It seems you would have to be high on all of these to be Caesar. Maybe they mean Mrs. Caesar (or Calpurnia)

-- SusanS - 28 Oct 2005

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BTW, for the people talking about HBO's Rome: If you haven't seen it, I, Claudius is a must-see. Also not for children, but quite excellent. The BBC miniseries shows up on various cable channels occasionally, and quite a few public libraries have copies as well. Sometimes you can find it for rent. It's a heck of a cast, with Derek Jacobi as Claudius and Brian Blessed as Augustus. Also look for a 36 year old Patrick Stewart (Captain Jean-Luc Picard) in the role of Sejanus.

-- LesleyStevens - 28 Oct 2005

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I've never seen I, Claudius!

Maybe if I ever get to order a DVD from Netflix, I will.

So far, Christopher's got the whole thing ties up with vintage WWE stuff.

-- CatherineJohnson - 28 Oct 2005

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Hey!

I'm the most ruthless person here!

-- CatherineJohnson - 28 Oct 2005

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I like that.

This is the quality that allows me to think I can teach math to my kid.

-- CatherineJohnson - 28 Oct 2005

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I'm serious about that.

-- CatherineJohnson - 28 Oct 2005

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I didn't bomb the hospital, though.

-- CatherineJohnson - 28 Oct 2005

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I wonder if homeschool moms score high on guts?

I wouldn't be surprised.

-- CatherineJohnson - 28 Oct 2005

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King Edward I

You scored
62 Wisdom
73 Tactics
46 Guts
58 Ruthlessness

Works for me. Edward Longshanks was a pretty decent king and commander.

Oh, and the hospital is a smoking crater; storing munitions in a hospital is a violation of the Laws of Land Warfare.

-- DougSundseth - 29 Oct 2005

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Wait!

How'd you get a Wisdom rating!?

-- CatherineJohnson - 29 Oct 2005

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If I'm not mistaken, I believe it was Caesar who, while laying siege to an army in a fortress, was attacked by another army. Caesar wound up encircling the fortress, then was encircled himself and finally attacked by both sides while in the middle. He eventually defeated both armies with some very quick thinking.

Well that sounds like your typical denizen of Kitchen Table Math.

-- CatherineJohnson - 29 Oct 2005

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The test gives two scores. At the top of the page it gives your numerical score, the first of which is listed as "wisdom." At the bottom, the score is the percentage of people taking the test who got a lower numerical score.

-- LesleyStevens - 29 Oct 2005

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My scores are almost exactly the same as Doug's. A little more ruthless than he, but I can't hold a candle to Catherine.

I, Claudius is one of the best videos ever made. Also, two of the best books ever written (I, Claudius and Claudius the God).

HBO's Rome is in my mind already a classic. If you're really interested in this stuff though you have to watch the movie Cleopatra to get a more accurate version. Also, the movie version of the Shakespeare play is quite good.

-- BernieJohnston - 29 Oct 2005

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Julius Caesar
You scored 55 Wisdom, 88 Tactics, 40 Guts, and 49 Ruthlessness!

My test tracked 4 variables How you compared to other people your age and gender:

   You scored higher than 18% on Unorthodox
   You scored higher than 97% on Tactics
   You scored higher than 5% on Guts
   You scored higher than 49% on Ruthlessness

-- PaulMiller - 29 Oct 2005

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BTW, I said to bomb the hospital and shoot the kid. I'm a bastard, I admit it.

-- PaulMiller - 29 Oct 2005

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More from Harry:

KILLER FACT!

History's top ten conquerors, in square miles:
1. Genghis (4,860,000)
2. Alexander (2,180,000)
3. Tamerlane (2,145,000)
4. Cyrus the Great (2,090,000)
5. Attila (1,450,000)
6. Adolf (1,370,000)
7. Napoleon (720,000)
8. Mahmud of Ghazni (680,000)
9. Pizarro (480,000)
10. Bush (423,424)

Stout Cortes at number 11. If Bush invades Canada, as I believe he should, he will overtake Alexander the Great, but still be a Napoleon short of Genghis Khan.

Source: Encyclopedia Britannica; The Book of Lists.

-- CatherineJohnson - 29 Oct 2005

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Well heck.

I missed my wisdom score.

-- CatherineJohnson - 29 Oct 2005

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97% on tactics??????!!!!!

-- CatherineJohnson - 29 Oct 2005

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whoa

-- CatherineJohnson - 29 Oct 2005

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Who on earth was Mahmud of Ghazni?

-- CarolynJohnston - 29 Oct 2005

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From http://www.afghan-network.net/Rulers/mahmud-ghazni.html

Sultan of the kingdom of Ghazna (998-1030), originally comprising modern Afghanistan and northeastern modern Iran but, through his conquests, eventually including northwestern India and most of Iran. He transformed his capital, Ghazna, into a cultural centre rivalling Baghdad.

-- LesleyStevens - 29 Oct 2005