<![CDATA[Gawker: Quiz]]> http://cache.gawker.com/assets/base/img/thumbs140x140/gawker.com.png <![CDATA[Gawker: Quiz]]> http://gawker.com/tag/quiz http://gawker.com/tag/quiz <![CDATA[ Peggy Noonan or Jack Handey? ]]>

  • "You disappear and then come back and people say, 'Hey, look at that guy.'"
  • "His staff should build a podium for him, one that fits, and take it wherever he goes."
  • "You know that on some level, at some moment, Dwight D. Eisenhower looked at John F. Kennedy and thought: Punk."
  • "Old America: 'We've been here three generations.' New America: 'You're still here?'"
  • "The eagle, you will note, is the centerpiece of my flag. It symbolizes freedom. Also the ability to see far away, so you can spot somebody doing something fishy and get him locked up."
  • "His father died of AIDS, you asshole"

First four: Noonan
Five: Handey
Six: Gessen

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Fri, 13 Jun 2008 17:10:20 EDT Pareene http://gawker.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5016376&view=rss&microfeed=true
<![CDATA[ Quiz: Are You An Online Jackass? ]]> beggEveryone has a little online jackass in them; some of us add people on Facebook too soon, some of us beg for votes on Digg, some make white whines on Twitter. But these behaviors can lead to more annoying habits, like constantly bugging people to blog you, getting hooked on Yelp, or writing drug metaphors. Thank god online jackassery can be summed up in a condescending online quiz. Take it below! Maybe you're a Carrie.

For each time you did the following in the last thirty days:

1 point

  • Asked for a digg
  • Added someone on Facebook the day you met them
  • Visited MySpace
  • IMed someone asking who they are
  • Messaged someone on a site like Facebook when you could have called or e-mailed
  • Used a "Sent from my Blackberry/iPhone/etc." e-mail signature
  • Discussed an Apple rumor
  • Made a joke about fonts

2 points

  • Commented on a blog just to say you liked or hated something
  • Posted a Craigslist missed connection
  • Used MySpace
  • Submitted your own blog post to Digg
  • Asked someone to blog you
  • Added to a Wikipedia talk page
  • Bought a Threadless T-shirt

3 points

  • Told a personal story in a Yelp review
  • Used Tumblr
  • Gave a bad review on Amazon to a book written over thirty years ago
  • Added a celebrity on Facebook
  • Made a YouTube response video
  • Twittered about your blog
  • Got fake-married on Facebook
  • Friended someone on MySpace, LinkedIn, Friendster, or Yahoo 360
  • Asked anyone to tag anything

4 points

  • Invited someone to add their photo to a Flickr group
  • Invited someone to a Facebook app
  • Vlogged
  • Made a Facebook event that wasn't really an event
  • Blogged about dealing with someone in the service industry
  • E-mailed a press release
  • Wrote "why do I care" in a blog comment

Death Round: 20 points

  • Sent an unneeded "reply to all"
  • Sold someone's contact info
  • Played Second Life
  • Rickrolled someone
  • Reviewed your own book on Amazon
  • Complained that someone reblogged a third party's content without crediting you for finding it first
  • Said the word "microcelebrity"
  • Invited your whole address book to something
  • Talked like a LOLcat in real life


Results
0-10: Get the hell off my blog. But first digg my story.
11-15: You must feel great about yourself. Add twenty points for taking the quiz.
16-25: Very mediocre. Why are you reading this on your Playstation? Go play GTA IV.
26-40: All your Tumblr posts are stolen from other people's blogs. Your Twitters are about Twitter. But somehow all the YouTube clips you IM me are two years old.
41+: All my base are belong to you. Oh god, you probably laughed at that. You can haz the finger, jackass.

Picture: A very funny College Humor article. Before you go, I was serious about the digg.

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Wed, 14 May 2008 20:38:44 EDT Nick Douglas http://gawker.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=390633&view=rss&microfeed=true
<![CDATA[ What excitement! Next week's Jeopardy—which ... ]]> JEOPARDYWhat excitement! Next week's Jeopardy—which has some cockamamie relationship with the New York Times—will feature a category on the newspaper each day for its Tournament of Champions! Get your questions—oops, your answers—ready!
Monday, Nov. 5 - The New York Times Op-Ed
Tuesday, Nov. 6 - The New York Times Columnists
Wednesday, Nov. 7 - Blogs of The New York Times
Thursday, Nov. 8 - The New York Times Travel section
Friday, Nov. 9 - The New York Times Business section

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Fri, 02 Nov 2007 15:30:43 EDT Choire http://gawker.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=318380&view=rss&microfeed=true
<![CDATA[ How The 'Post' Is Humiliating Its Freelance Photogs ]]> clinton well hungLast month, the Post sent around an email to all its freelance photogs, telling them that they'd basically have to re-audition for the photo editors at the paper if they wanted to continue to be considered for work. Lots of photographers were understandably upset; it's a bit of a slap in the face for someone who's a working professional to be called in and asked to try out for a job they've been doing for years. Nonetheless, the paper insisted, and now reports have started circulating about what they're being made to do. And really, it all sounds a bit odd.

The Photo District News blog reports:

Freelancers check in at Post HQ in Manhattan, where someone logs the serial numbers of their camera equipment. This is to make sure they have their own pro gear and aren't just borrowing it from other freelancers.

Then the photographers are put in a car and driven up to the Post printing plant in the Bronx. Once there, they must complete three mock assignments:

* Photograph someone through the window of a car.

* Photograph someone leaving a building (as if on a perp walk).

* Photograph a piece of artwork (as if capturing a family photo or other document out in the field).

It sounds like all they really care about is the equipment, and the fake assignment is just a ruse, but still. It seems like an awful lot of trouble to go to. And embarrassing. For everyone.

NY Post Photo Test: Shoot The Perp [PDN Pulse]

Earlier: NY Post To Audition All Photogs

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Wed, 25 Jul 2007 15:00:44 EDT Doree Shafrir http://gawker.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=282325&view=rss&microfeed=true
<![CDATA[ Gawker Quiz: Are You a Hipster? (Valid Only 12/05) ]]> leotardfantastic.jpgSure, there are plenty of those "Are you a hipster?" quizzes out there, but isn't there an obvious problem with all of them? After all, the scene — like a baby with the brown-apple splatters — is always changing, which instantly dates such quizzes and renders them useless. Think about it: does anybody still hang out at Enid's or think Pianos is hipster ground zero? Of course not. Have you ever even heard of Pianos? Probably just in passing, when you hear old folks reminisce about the good ol' days of 2003.

So how does a young New Yorker know right this minute if they are a hipster or not? Simple: by taking our spanking-new quiz. After the jump, Blue States Lose mastermind Joey Arak guides you down the path to self-discovery.

Give yourself 1 point for each question you answer yes, or for each statement you agree with. Just like Cosmo, add up your points and check your results at the end.

1) Have you ever commented on Brooklyn Vegan?

2) Without looking it up, can you fill in the blanks in this sentence:
The Dark Room is on _______ between _______ and _______, but why are you going there? That place sucks now.

3) Sure you've been to the Tribeca Grand before, but do you remember the name of the Saturday night party that, until recently, called the basement home?

4) You've seen David Cross and [enter favorite Stroke here] at a bar, but you didn't make a big deal out of it, right? After all, they're just dudes hanging out.

5) In the past six months, have you been to two Fader-sponsored parties? (anybody can luck into one).

6) The ratio of free Sparks or Red Stripe that you've consumed to the number of Sparks or Red Stripe you've actually paid for is 2:1 or greater.

7) Do you know who Gavin McInnes, Michael T and Todd P are? (Give yourself 1 point for each.)

8) Have you been in a photo, even in the background of a photo, published on The Cobrasnake or Last Night's Party?

9) Do you know the name of the doorman at Misshapes and Motherfucker?

10) Do you know any of the details about why Death From Above had to change their name to Death From Above 1979?

11) Do you know what Cornerstone is?

12) Have you ever received anything for free — anything at all — from Cornerstone?

13) Do you work for Cornerstone?

14) Can you identify the fake UK buzz band in this group: Arctic Monkeys, Tiny Riot, Test-Icicles, Art Brut?

15) Do you know the procedure for gaining entry into the Alife Rivington Club and Nom de Guerre?

16) Famed graffiti artist Neckface designed T-shirts for a Williamsburg tattoo parlor that's in the back of an art gallery on Berry and North 9th. Can you name the tattoo parlor?

17) During the summer season that somewhat recently concluded, guys: did you wear a T-shirt with a blazer? Girls: did you wear a pair of
cowboy boots that you had bought before July?

18) Did you DJ at a party/bar/club in 2005?

19) While having a conversation with someone in a bar, has the topic ever turned to how much you both hate Ultragrrrl, even though you both agreed on "how nice she is in person?"

20) Rejoice, the used clothing/record store now located in Williamsburg, was chased out of the Lower East Side because of surging rents. Do you know what LES street it used to be located on?

21) During CMJ three months ago, did you attend two separate parties DJ'd by Steve Aoki ... in the same day?

22) Do the following letters mean anything to you: LVHRD?

23) Were you invited to the Subways show at the Northsix tonight by +1?

Results key:

0-4 points: You are a Normal Person. You can probably enjoy a solid hour of Top-40 radio without once considering slashing your wrists. You can talk to your mom about movies you both enjoy. You love hanging out with co-workers, especially when it's something fun like Happy Hour in Murray Hill. You don't think there's anything wrong with living in Queens. You are mentally at peace at all times.

5-9 points: You are Culturally Aware. You understand what "indie rock" is, and you can walk by the Angelika or Sunshine and recognize some of the titles playing, but you always say "Oh! I want to see that!" and never do. You think the OC mix CDs are a great way to discover new bands. You've started blowing off some get-togethers with friends for the occasional show at Webster Hall and Irving Plaza. Still, though, you're not quite sure why it's cool to like LCD Soundsystem but bad to like The Bravery. You're walking a fine line right now, and you could go either way.

10-14 points: You are a Hipster. You seek out the latest and greatest music, and you might have a blog. You go to shows at Mercury Lounge, Bowery Ballroom and Northsix several times a month, and most of your friends are hipsters, too. You have little in common with most co-workers or fellow students. You've gazed longingly at the Misshapes photo gallery and considered it — maybe you've even gone once or twice — but guest lists and Happy Ending after-parties are still a foreign concept, even though you'd love to be a part of it. You've stopped hanging out above 14th Street.

15-19 points: You are a Self-Loathing Hipster. You may not have "the look," but it's time to come out of the closet as a hipster. You've resisted this before, and you probably hate hipsters more than a little bit, but in the back of your mind you know it's true. You're already over M.I.A., the Go! Team and Maximo Park. You always know where to go. You'll go to hipster'd out venues such as Supreme Trading or the Delancey to have a good laugh, but you also can't dream of hanging out on a Friday or Saturday night at a place that doesn't play cool music. Special DJ sets and parties at Hiro and Tribeca Grand bore you, but for some reason you'll always find yourself there. It's a love-hate thing. You've written about your complaints with the scene on your blog.

20-24 points: You are an Unabashed Hipster. Odds are you can't even concentrate on this because the Bloc Party remix CD is playing through your Mac so loud. And you're proud of it! You work in music/media/art/fashion/promotion, but the day job doesn't stop you from going out 4-5 nights a week. You won't touch it unless it's an open bar. Either you're a DJ or you're in a band. Several of your shirts have no sleeves. For the most part, you've stopped eating.

25 points: You are the Hipster Messiah. Generations of hipsters have sung your praises and awaited your arrival so that you could show them precisely how it should be done. You are an immortal. Everybody in the scene has not only heard of you, but would probably recognize you even though they have never met you. Then they would softly whisper to a friend, "That's such-and-such." You aren't even invited to anything because it's just a given that you know about it and you'll be there. You work with bands and artists, but only the ones you feel like taking on. You're not a DJ, per se, but sometimes they'll ask you to play your favorite records just for shits and giggles. You own more than one headband. When Maureen Callahan needs a quote for a Post article, she calls you. You consider "Bronques" a close friend. You should kill yourself.

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Wed, 07 Dec 2005 11:38:36 EST Jessica http://gawker.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=141547&view=rss&microfeed=true