Hah. I got Martin Blank.

That said, I was disappointed by this test. As a bit of a Cusack fan, I'd seen all or almost all of the referenced movies. So it was just like, "Match the thing which EXACTLY describes the character with the movie." Maybe I'm getting curmudgeonly in my incredible old age, but it seems that there was a time when people who made these kind of novelty tests attempted to actually create questions and answers which a viewer could answer semi-honestly -- like, for this one, they might have a question that was:

What's your view of morality?

* I'm pretty fast and loose with the whole concept (Martin Blank)

* I'm compassionate and open-minded, but just (Cusack in Con Air)

* I'm good-hearted and chivalrous (Cusack in Better off Dead)

* I'm manipulative and totally self-centered (Cusack in Being John Malkovich)

That at least gives the general public some hope of choosing something close to their own beliefs. What we get with this test is a list of professions which there's no way to answer honestly if you're not a playwrite, a journalist, an assassin, a record store owner, or a student. That leaves a lot of people in the cold.

I realize that these tests aren't actually revealing of anything in particular, but if there's not at least a facade of "you're answering genuine questions," then they lose a lot of interest to me.

Rant's over now. Good luck with the job search and all that, Doyce.

posted by Epoch, February 5, 2002 02:54 PM

In am Loyd Dobler, which is ok since it is my favorite movie of his anyway.

posted by Bonnie, February 6, 2002 08:19 AM