IWS #238 - Back to School edition results!

cartman · 09-02-2016, 10:45 AM

1. Stupid signs up for an after-school program. What is the activity they pick?
Lots of variation here. Stupid seemed to lean towards the athletic activities. Brawn over brain indeed.

Code:

Soccer		3
Football	3
Sports		2
Basketball	2
Band		2
Yearbook	1

2. What is Stupid's favorite school cafeteria food?
Stupid loves them some pizza.

Code:

Pizza	 13

3. What is Stupid's high school mascot?
Surprisingly, two mascots bubbled to the top. I was expecting a bit more variation.

Code:

Tigers		6
Eagles		5
Lions		1
Wildcats	1

4. What job does Stupid tell the counselor he would like to get after graduating?
Another great spread of answers, along with one that is truly the essence of stupid.

Code:

Doctor		3
Teacher 	2
Lawyer 		2
Pro Athlete 	1
Accountant 	1
Programmer 	1
Garbage Man	1
Business 	1
House 		1

5. Stupid has to take a foreign language class to graduate. Spanish class is already full. What class do they end up picking?
Not quite the slam dunk as food, but evidently Stupid would like their pizza with a fried egg on top.

Code:

French	11
German	2

6. Stupid visits their brother in college. What fraternity does Stupid's brother join?
Stupid's brother leans towards the nerdy side, or enjoys being hazed. Driving a cake parade float labeled "Eat Me" also made a solid showing.

Code:

Lamba Lamba Lamba	3	
Sigma Alpha Epsilon	3
Delta Tau Chi		2
Sigma Chi		2
Kappa Sigma		1
Tau Kappa Epsilon	1
Delta Kappa Epsilon	1

Here's how the final totals look:

Code:

Headed for summer school:
Coffee Warlord	780
jbergey22	858
JeeberD		936

Lost points trying for extra credit:
nilodor		2574
The Jackal	3432
Young Drachma	3432
ntndeacon	4290

Possibly were caught copying someone's test answers:
Toddzilla	5148
albionmoonlight	5148
Butter		5148

Falied at being the teacher's pet:
DanGarion	6435
CU Tiger	8580

Stupidatorian:
timmae		19305

albionmoonlight · 09-02-2016, 10:50 AM

On a board like this, I am surprised I am the only one who said programmer.

Thanks for running it. It was fun, and it had a good mix of spread answers and obvious answers.

Toddzilla · 09-02-2016, 10:53 AM

ugh - garbage man killed me

What kind of "Stupid" is reccomended to be a doctor, teacher, or lawyer?

cartman · 09-02-2016, 10:59 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Toddzilla

ugh - garbage man killed me

What kind of "Stupid" is reccomended to be a doctor, teacher, or lawyer?

Dunning–Kruger effect - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

JeeberD · 09-02-2016, 11:22 AM

I bombed 5 and 6. French didn't even cross my mind, guess going to high school in Germany and 90% of the kids taking German will do that. I don't know anything about Greek life and frats, and it looks like my Google-fu let me down.

I also out-smarted myself on 4. My first thought was doctor, but my dad is a doctor and I assumed that was why that was my first reaction. So I went with Lawyer instead, like a moron.

JeeberD · 09-02-2016, 11:24 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Toddzilla

ugh - garbage man killed me

What kind of "Stupid" is reccomended to be a doctor, teacher, or lawyer?

You do realize that "Stupid" is just a placeholder for a pronoun and has nothing to do with this hypothetical person's intelligence, right?

DanGarion · 09-02-2016, 12:43 PM

I really thought "Business" would work, it was so generic and it's the most common major.

claphamsa · 09-02-2016, 02:13 PM

bah, forgot

JonInMiddleGA · 09-02-2016, 02:51 PM

I didn't play but did take a gander at this one both before and (now) after.

Pizza was arguably the most obvious answer in history.

Clearly no heavy Georgia bias in participation, roughly 1/3rd of the teams here are {gasp} Bulldogs. (Tigers is probably #2 here, Warriors & Bears are #3 / #4 IIRC)

The one that really surprised me though was not a single vote for Latin as the other foreign language. I know it's dead and fading rapidly but I thought sure there'd be at least one person go that route.

Coffee Warlord · 09-02-2016, 03:10 PM

Though I about guarantee I didn't win (the German/French did me in), I think you screwed up my score. Seems strange I finished dead last. Hitting on Soccer, Pizza, and getting the 2nd placer on Eagles & Delta Tau Chi, feels like I shoulda gotten a higher score.

CU Tiger · 09-02-2016, 03:21 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Coffee Warlord

Though I about guarantee I didn't win (the German/French did me in), I think you screwed up my score. Seems strange I finished dead last. Hitting on Soccer, Pizza, and getting the 2nd placer on Eagles & Delta Tau Chi, feels like I shoulda gotten a higher score.

Assuming your answers were
soccer (3)
pizza (13)
eagles (5)
Random single job (1)
German (2)
DTC (2)

that would be*13*5*1*2*2=780

CU Tiger · 09-02-2016, 03:22 PM

BTW kicking myself for going sports instead of football and eagles instead of Tigers.

Locally there are 4 bulldogs and 8 eagles (or variations - blue eagles, bald eagles, war eagles) so I erased Tigers and went Eagles...

cartman · 09-02-2016, 03:24 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Coffee Warlord

Though I about guarantee I didn't win (the German/French did me in), I think you screwed up my score. Seems strange I finished dead last. Hitting on Soccer, Pizza, and getting the 2nd placer on Eagles & Delta Tau Chi, feels like I shoulda gotten a higher score.

3*14*5*1*2*2=780

Not getting any extra for the job, and only x2 instead of x11/12 for the language did you in.

Coffee Warlord · 09-02-2016, 03:46 PM

I accept my suckness, then.

I was too tired to do the math myself.

Toddzilla · 09-02-2016, 07:39 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by JeeberD

You do realize that "Stupid" is just a placeholder for a pronoun and has nothing to do with this hypothetical person's intelligence, right?

No, I was taking this whole thing very literally. Once I got over why a guy named Stupid would go back to school in the first place, I must have forgot.

Young Drachma · 09-03-2016, 12:35 AM

Close, but not close enough. This was a fun one.

timmae · 09-03-2016, 10:13 PM

Thanks for running this! Hell yes! New poll will be put up this week!

09-02-2016, 11:22 AM	#5
JeeberD General Manager Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: The Town of Flower Mound	I bombed 5 and 6. French didn't even cross my mind, guess going to high school in Germany and 90% of the kids taking German will do that. I don't know anything about Greek life and frats, and it looks like my Google-fu let me down. I also out-smarted myself on 4. My first thought was doctor, but my dad is a doctor and I assumed that was why that was my first reaction. So I went with Lawyer instead, like a moron. __________________ UTEP Miners!!! I solemnly swear to never cheer for TO

09-02-2016, 12:43 PM	#7
DanGarion Coordinator Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: The Great Northwest	I really thought "Business" would work, it was so generic and it's the most common major. __________________ Los Angeles Dodgers Check out the FOFC Groups on Facebook! and Reddit! DON'T REPORT ME BRO!

09-02-2016, 02:13 PM	#8
claphamsa Grizzled Veteran Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: non white trash MD	bah, forgot __________________ Dominating Warewolf for 0 games! GIT R DUN!!!

09-02-2016, 02:51 PM	#9
JonInMiddleGA Hall Of Famer Join Date: Nov 2000 Location: Behind Enemy Lines in Athens, GA	I didn't play but did take a gander at this one both before and (now) after. Pizza was arguably the most obvious answer in history. Clearly no heavy Georgia bias in participation, roughly 1/3rd of the teams here are {gasp} Bulldogs. (Tigers is probably #2 here, Warriors & Bears are #3 / #4 IIRC) The one that really surprised me though was not a single vote for Latin as the other foreign language. I know it's dead and fading rapidly but I thought sure there'd be at least one person go that route. __________________ "I lit another cigarette. Unless I specifically inform you to the contrary, I am always lighting another cigarette." - from a novel by Martin Amis

09-02-2016, 03:10 PM	#10
Coffee Warlord Head Coach Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Colorado Springs	Though I about guarantee I didn't win (the German/French did me in), I think you screwed up my score. Seems strange I finished dead last. Hitting on Soccer, Pizza, and getting the 2nd placer on Eagles & Delta Tau Chi, feels like I shoulda gotten a higher score. Last edited by Coffee Warlord : 09-02-2016 at 03:12 PM.

09-02-2016, 10:50 AM	#2
albionmoonlight Head Coach Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: North Carolina	On a board like this, I am surprised I am the only one who said programmer. Thanks for running it. It was fun, and it had a good mix of spread answers and obvious answers.

09-02-2016, 10:53 AM	#3
Toddzilla Pro Starter Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Burke, VA	ugh - garbage man killed me What kind of "Stupid" is reccomended to be a doctor, teacher, or lawyer?

09-02-2016, 03:22 PM	#12
CU Tiger Grizzled Veteran Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Backwoods, SC	BTW kicking myself for going sports instead of football and eagles instead of Tigers. Locally there are 4 bulldogs and 8 eagles (or variations - blue eagles, bald eagles, war eagles) so I erased Tigers and went Eagles...

09-02-2016, 03:46 PM	#14
Coffee Warlord Head Coach Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Colorado Springs	I accept my suckness, then. I was too tired to do the math myself.

09-03-2016, 12:35 AM	#16
Young Drachma Dark Cloud Join Date: Apr 2001	Close, but not close enough. This was a fun one. __________________ Current dynasty: OOTP25 Blitz: RTS meets Moneyball \| OOTP Mod: GM Excel Competitive Balance Tax/Revenue Sharing Calc \| FBCB Mods on Github Last edited by Young Drachma : 09-03-2016 at 12:35 AM.

09-03-2016, 10:13 PM	#17
timmae College Starter Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Chicago	Thanks for running this! Hell yes! New poll will be put up this week! __________________ Interactive OOTP 15 Dynasty (Single Season) CHAMPION!! Oh yeah... Happy New York Day everyone!

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