The Adnostic

I remember one time, when I was working a really boring job, a friend of mine sent me a link to one of those online IQ tests. Sure, the validity is suspect, but what the hell. Waste a little time and make sure it gets billed to the client.

Now, it has been a few years since I took the test and got my scores back, but this is what I recall:

- I scored 135 and was deemed to be an Artist/Philosopher. This meant that I had equal talent for creativity as I did analytical thinking. I was pretty proud of myself. This sounded rare. It made me feel an unwarranted sense of exceptionality.

- I sent the link to the IQ test to my friend, Gary. At the time, we were classmates in the same graduate program and a bit competitive. I knew he was smart, but it was almost as though he had made the decision to be ignorant in spite of his education. This seemed like a frustrating waste to me.

- Gray emailed me the official results and I almost spontaneously combusted.

If you're bored at work, you can take your own IQ test. This is The Morning News version. It's shorter and a heck of a lot funnier.