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Trogdor the Burninator
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Giddy up!

**smirk**

[ November 13, 2003, 03:13 PM: Message edited by: Trogdor the Burninator ]

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Speed
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I'd like to try it, but your links sends me to the answer page. I didn't read any, to keep the test honest. [Smile]

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Trogdor the Burninator
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Ooops.....

Try it now.

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T_Smith
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Dude. Double http:://'s in there.

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Trogdor the Burninator
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try it now.

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Megachirops
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quote:
I did scarily well on the 80's music test.

124

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Trogdor the Burninator
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Cheater.

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Megachirops
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uh UH!

That's my music you're talking about!

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Trogdor the Burninator
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It was mine, too, and I only got 73.4. I should probably get myself checked out for Down's Syndrome or something.

[ November 12, 2003, 12:12 AM: Message edited by: Trogdor the Burninator ]

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Megachirops
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Or I'm simply better than you.

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Megachirops
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How'd you get a decimal, anyway?

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Megachirops
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And how'd you lose a fifth of a point, eh?

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saxon75
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Heh, I had this vision of Ic as Bob or Doug McKenzie.

I got a 73, which sucks because there were 17 that I left blank and actually knew.

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Bob_Scopatz
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Sheesh! 38.5 and that's partly 'cuz he took off 30% for being in the generation that gave him disco and the bradys.

Hmmmph.

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Kayla
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Man, that test was too long, but on the ones I did know, I got half of them wrong because I spelled them wrong. I mean, really, is it such a big deal if I spell Billie Jean as Billy Jean? Or Jessie as Jesse? And who in the Hell names their boy Jessie?

[ November 11, 2003, 09:51 PM: Message edited by: Kayla ]

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Trogdor the Burninator
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And why can't I find her, a girl like that?

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Kayla
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Cause I'm already married. [Big Grin]

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Trogdor the Burninator
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Not you.

I wish I had Jessie's girl.

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Kayla
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Nuh uh. "Where can I find a woman like that?" I'm like that, you big, old poopy head.

[ November 11, 2003, 09:57 PM: Message edited by: Kayla ]

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Megachirops
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*nod*

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Megachirops
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(Which explains your score . . . )

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Trogdor the Burninator
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You're Jessie's girl?

Thank God I found you.

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Kayla
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Yah, now you can finally sleep.

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Trogdor the Burninator
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I'm such a poor sport I call anyone who beats me a cheater.

[Roll Eyes]

[ November 11, 2003, 11:04 PM: Message edited by: Trogdor the Burninator ]

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Papa Moose
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113, and three of the questions missed because of stinkin' typos.

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Annie
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Ha! I got an 88.5, and I wasn't even alive for all of the eighties. Take that, old 'uns.

(I misspelled Billie Jean and Jessie too. Drat.)

[ November 11, 2003, 10:21 PM: Message edited by: Annie ]

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Bob_Scopatz
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You all forget that Icarus OWNS a karaoke machine.

Literally OWNS one!

He uses it too! It's not like those Nordic track things that you fold up and stick under the bed. Nope, this is a permanent fixture in their house. Like the kitchen table. It's just THERE.

And they actually know good places to buy the karaoke versions of hard-to-find songs.

Now, Moose's performance I can't explain except to point out that his mis-spent youth was mis-spent in Santa Barbara and he knows actual DJs who invite him over to their house and all. They probably play music there too!

My score was a sad combination of leaving things blank that I later recognized and misspelling things that I knew the word, but not how to spell it.

I challenge you all to a 60's duel, though.

HAH! <--- sound of me throwing down gauntlet

WHOA! <--- sound of me marveling at all the cool color trails as my gauntlet falls swirlingly to the ground.

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Ethics Gradient
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Hmmm. 34.1.

Lost a few because of typos.

I'm actually pleased.

Very few of the songs I missed are ones I think are good. [Wink]

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littlemissattitude
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80.5.

I'm really frustrated, because there were a lot that I know I know, but just went blank on.

It kind of worries me though - whoever made up that quiz thinks that "Smokin' in the Boys Room" is an 80s song. Thing is, it was out when I was in high school, in the 70s - Brownsville Station, not Motley Crue.

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Kayla
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Yeah, they released it in 1974, but Motley Crew covered it with a video in 1985. Remember, video killed the radio star. [Laugh]

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JonnyNotSoBravo
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98.5. I think knowing the Hotel California song was what really helped me out...

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Annie
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"Africa" was worth 5 points?!? Who doesn't know "africa"?

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rivka
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Oh, the shame.

Final Score: 56.5

In my defense, I had the same problems with Billie Jean and Jessie as others. And there were a LOT where I knew one of two blanks, or even two of three -- I want partial credit! [Razz]

I did get the 10-pointer. [Big Grin]

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Frisco
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WooHoo! 105.5!

Same stupid typos as the rest of you. I've never owned a Michael Jackson album! Or a Rick Springfield album! Where would I ever see it spelled?!

And I was only 10 when the 80s ended. [Razz]

And there were more that I would have known had the song been playing instead of having to read and insert the beat.

Had I heard and known "Footloose" and "Physical", I wouldn't have guessed "please" for "Louise", nor "rebel yell" for "body talk". [Embarrassed]

And I somehow drew a blank at the lyrics for Der Kommisar.

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Megachirops
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Yeah, I'm kicking myself over Footloose and Physical too.

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Frisco
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Did you claim Woodstock or The Twist?

Woodstock is a 30% deduction, and The Twist is a 15% bonus.

I got no bonus because I was three months old when Nancy told us all to Just Say No. [Grumble]

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Megachirops
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"Just Say No"

No bonus, no deduction.

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Frisco
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But it's just that you're so mature, Iccy!

[ROFL]

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Frisco
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I'm almost as embarassed as the last time I took one of these tests and filled in

"I just called to say _____ _____ _____."

With "your dog's loose".

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Trogdor the Burninator
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prolixshore
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i misspelled jessie too!

grrr

many that i should have gotten i screwed up somehow, but i got a 58.5, which aint bad since i was only 7 when the 80's ended and i rarely listen to that crap.

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Mr.Funny
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0. Was not very old back then. Never listen to music, even now. [Hat]

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Frisco
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Wow. I think a blind Rhesus monkey with Alzheimers could've guessed at least one right.

And you get five points just for saying where you heard about the test!

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Narnia
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73...better than I thought. I was actually surprised and rather proud that I knew that many! [Smile]

I'm impressed with all the rest of you. [Hail]

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Mr.Funny
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Too lazy. I stopped after question 20 when realizing that there was no possible way that I could have answered any of these questions without a random guess being correct. I put something like pepperspray for "She blinded me with ______."

So, I just scrolled down and hit submit. [Big Grin]

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Da_Goat
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The only ones I definitely knew was the Weird Al, Beastie Boys, and Billy Idol songs. The rest were just guesses.

So....I only got 17.5 [Blushing]

But this isn't my generation. I didn't even start getting into modern music, really, 'til '97 (before that, it was only my dad's music that I also liked [lynyrd skynyrd, Beatles, etc.]). So gimme a break!

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Scythrop
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88, but only really respectable thanks to Hotel California. Can't believe I didn't get Little Red Corvette [Blushing]

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rivka
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Ok, everyone who knew Hotel California -- are you SD fans? Or do you just know the lyric?

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Frisco
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What does Snoop Dogg have to do with this?

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Ryuko
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60. That's respectable. I got the Hotel California lyric because A. I heart the Eagles and B. I read the lyric in the book "Scuse me while I kiss this guy" or one of its sequels.

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