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It's been two of those weeks in a row, and what works best to fix that? Iscream, that's what!
| You Are Chunky Monkey Ice Cream |
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Don't forget that 25 April is Ben and Jerry's annual "Free Cone Day" which is the anniversary of their opening day. These free cones are a special "thank you" to their customers.
So what special iscream did you end up being? I took the liberty of figuring out PZ Myers' special iscream flavor (below the fold) .. it's too perfect, indeed, it's soooo appropriate, heehee!
| You Are Fossil Fuel Ice Cream |
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If I instead use PZ's first and last name, well, here's the surprising result;
| You Are Marsha Marsha Marshmallow Ice Cream |
 Outdoorsy and gluttonous, yup, that's you! |
tags: online quiz
Comments
For "Coturnix": You Are Dave Matthews Band Magic Brownies Ice Cream
For "Coturnix", second time around: You Are Fossil Fuel Ice Cream
Posted by: coturnix | April 8, 2006 5:44 PM
oh, pooh! i thought they had a specific set of criteria they used to assign iscream flavors. it appears that it is a random process!
Posted by: GrrlScientist | April 8, 2006 5:51 PM
Sorry.... ;-(
Posted by: coturnix | April 8, 2006 6:17 PM
1. You Are Dave Matthews Band Magic Brownies Ice Cream
2. You Are Fossil Fuel Ice Cream
3. Same as #1
4. You Are Phish Food Ice Cream
Posted by: John | April 8, 2006 7:34 PM
Oh, random! So they don't magically rank you using pigeons or something like that. I got:
"You Are Phish Food Ice Cream. You've been described as gooey and fudgey. Sorry."
So no reason to worry.
Posted by: Caio de Gaia | April 8, 2006 9:37 PM
OK, the quiz has:
1. A single question.
2. The answer to the question should require no thought or reflection ('cause it's your name).
3. Ben and Jerry's ice cream.
This is evidence that the target demographic is expected to have, uh, memory issues ("How did that sentence start, dude?") and so to be highly unlikely to notice the discrepancy from one submission to another.
But they're totally diggin' those ice cream flavors!
Posted by: Dr. Free-Ride | April 9, 2006 12:12 AM
I feel like such a party pooper! Is it because I am a scientist - I have to replicate everything and break everything to see how it works on the inside?
Posted by: coturnix | April 9, 2006 1:41 PM
don't worry. i did the same thing... 4 times. 4 different responses. chunky monkey, half baked, dave matthews band magic brownies, and marsha marsha marshmallow.
Posted by: latina marie | April 10, 2006 4:53 PM