Let’s play a Meme
Oh! New Meme action. Today we’re going to find out if I’m an out of touch cultural elite
1. Can you talk about “Mad Men?” sure! I can talk about _anything_! I’ve even seen a few episodes of Mad Men… +1
2. Can you talk about the “The Sopranos?” Sure! I can talk about _anything_! I’ve even… actually, I’ve never seen a full episode of the show +1
3. Do you know who replaced Bob Barker on “The Price Is Right?” Yup. Drew Carey. Had to look up the spelling, though -1
4. Have you watched an Oprah show from beginning to end? Um, I think so? -.5
5. Can you hold forth animatedly about yoga? …Not animatedly… 0
5. How about pilates? I think I’ve seen a pilates video before. Oprah did one, right? 0
5. How about skiing? Not since I was 15… 0
6. Mountain biking? Nope 0
7. Do you know who Jimmie Johnson is? Former coach of the hated Dallas Cowboys (I call bullshit on this question, but…) +1
8. Does the acronym MMA mean nothing to you? I had to look that up. But I do have family who do MMA -.5
9. Can you talk about books endlessly? Spent 5 years selling books. I’m good at what I do. So… yes. +1
10. Have you ever read a “Left Behind” novel? Um, yes. I’ve read the first 5 or 6 of them. I sort of view it as a Christian version of the Eye of Argon -1
11. How about a Harlequin romance? Gods, didn’t everyone read one when they were 12-15? Fun fact: Harlequin is the only interesting thing ever to come out of Manitoba -1
12. Do you take interesting vacations? Does it make me an elitist if I go somewhere I find interesting?! Anyway: yes +1
13. Do you know a great backpacking spot in the Sierra Nevada? When I was a boyscout, yes. Because I live in California, and that’s where boyscouts go backpacking. 0 (I feel sure that “boyscouts” are non-elite by this definition, but knowing where the great hiking spots in California _is_ elite. So it’s a wash)
14. What about an exquisite B&B overlooking Boothbay Harbor? huh? 0
15. Would you be caught dead in an RV? Sure! Why not? -1
16. Would you be caught dead on a cruise ship? That’s where I got the job offer from Obama 0 (Obama! Elite! But cruise ship! Non-elite!)
17. Have you ever heard of of Branson, Mo? Yes, but for the life of me I don’t know why. -1
18. Have you ever attended a meeting of a Kiwanis Club? Dude, I’m in politics. Of course I have. -1
19. How about the Rotary Club? Indeed -1
20. Have you lived for at least a year in a small town? Does San Francisco count as a small town? It has less than 1 million people… +1 (San Francisco probably deserves more than 1 point, but…)
21. Have you lived for a year in an urban neighborhood in which most of your neighbors did not have college degrees? I live in one now. Excelsior Represent! -1
22. Have you spent at least a year with a family income less than twice the poverty line? After what the Republicans did to the economy… oh yes. -1
23. Do you have a close friend who is an evangelical Christian? I have at various times, yes. -1
24. Have you ever visited a factory floor? I’ve visited my father at work, yes. -1 (my Dad owned the factory, but I’m giving myself non-elite points anyway..)
25. Have you worked on one? nope! +0
Score: -5 I’m Not Elite
