I have often been accused of not being in step with the rest of the world when it comes to my preferences, beliefs and outlooks on life. Personally I’ve never much cared about such things, and typically when the accusation has been thrown my way my response is that I’m fine and it’s the rest of the world that is out of synch. 


This test was created to determine if I’m really that far off into my own little world, or if there are more of us out there than the masses would care to believe. Circle your answers and see for yourself. I may develop additional tests in the future to further develop this particular field of research. 


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PART ONE: FOOD 

A. Pizza - Pepperoni, or Canadian Bacon? 

B. Pork Chops, or Rack of Lamb? 

C. Italian Beef, or Barbecue Brisket? 

D. Spaghettios - With Meatballs, or Sliced Franks? 

E. French Fries, or Hash Browns? 


PART TWO: SNACKS AND SUCH 

A. Jelly - Grape, or Apple? 

B. M&MS - Plain, or Peanut? 

C. Peanut Butter - Smooth, or Crunchy? 

D. Fruit Loops, or Cap’n Crunch? 

E. Fritos, or Lemon Drops? 


PART THREE: BEVERAGES 

A. Coke, or Pepsi? 

B. Cherry Coke, or Shasta Cherry Cola?

C. 7-Up, or Sprite? 

D. Dr. Pepper, or A&W Root Beer? 

E. Sweetened Tea, or Lemon-Lime Kool-Aid? 


PART FOUR: EATING OUT 

A. McDonald’s, or White Castle? 

B. Burger King, or A&W? 

C. Applebee’s, or Outback Steakhouse? 

D. Arby’s, or Steak & Shake? 

E. Subway, or Quizno’s? 


PART FIVE: MOVIE/TV HEROES 

A. James T. Kirk, or Han Solo? 

B. James Bond, or Indiana Jones? 

C. Batman, or Spider-Man? 

D. Rob Petrie, or Ray Barone? 

E. Mickey Mouse, or Bugs Bunny? 


PART SIX: SILLY ROMANTIC FANTASIES 

A. Betty, or Veronica? 

B. Jeannie, or Samantha? 

C. Ginger, or Mary Ann? 

D. Laura Petrie, or Carol Brady? 

E. Batgirl, or Supergirl? 


CORRECT ANSWERS: 

(Five Points Per Correct Answer) 


PART ONE: FOOD 

A. Canadian Bacon 

B. Rack of Lamb 

C. Italian Beef 

D. Sliced Franks 

E. Hash Browns 


PART TWO: SNACKS AND SUCH 

A. Grape 

B. Plain 

C. Smooth 

D. Cap’n Crunch 

E. Lemon Drops 


PART THREE: BEVERAGES 

A. Coke 

B. Shasta Cherry Cola 

C. 7-Up 

D. A&W Root Beer 

E. Lemon-Lime Kool-Aid 

(Give yourself five extra points if you are familiar with either Green River of Canfield’s Swiss Creme Soda and prefer one or both to any or all of the above.) 


PART FOUR: EATING OUT 

A. White Castle (That one’s a no-brainer...) 

B. A&W 

C. Outback Steakhouse 

D. Steak & Shake 

E. Quizno’s (Subway may be better for you, but Quizno's just tastes better...)


PART FIVE: MOVIE/TV HEROES 

A. Han Solo 

B. Indiana Jones 

C. Batman (Give yourself five extra points if you prefer stories published before 1986) 

D. Rob Petrie 

E. Bugs Bunny 


PART SIX: SILLY ROMANTIC FANTASIES 

1. Betty 

2. Jeannie 

3. Mary Ann 

4. Laura Petrie 

5. Batgirl 

(Men: Add 10 points for being man enough to admitting to such things; subtract five points if you’ve never considered the question before now. Women: Well, ummm.....) 


SCORING: 

0-10 POINTS - You must be the “anybody else” my critics are talking about when they say that I don’t think like anybody else... 

15-20 POINTS - If nothing else, you’ve been given something new to think about. 

20-30 POINTS -  I guess this is what they mean by “I’ll meet you halfway.” 

35-40 POINTS - Okay, so you’re more like me than you realized. Is that really so bad? 

45-50 POINTS - Don’t look now, but you could be me. (And I can’t help thinking that one of us probably ought to be scared by that...)