House Intelligence Committee? Gail, you really killed me with that one. As if it would be possible to assemble a committee from the House on intelligence, hahaha, you got me.
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Sadly, Trumps supporters, the people the Democrats are trying so desperately to reach, couldn't get two out of twelve correct, so you are really preaching to the choir here.
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All of the correct answers read like dialogue from a bad B movie.This is depressing.I need a quiz on some of the really intelligent statements made during the Impeachment Hearings such as Dr.Hill”s comment that Mr.Bolton told her that “Mr Giuliani is a hand grenade who is going to blow us all up”.Her statement was- and here we are!
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Gail Collins you crack me up. Thanks!
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What’s with the supercilious comments NYT. 14 out of 15 and the comment is I’m reading too much?
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13 out of 15 (I didn't even know Elizabeth Warren had a dog, let alone a 25 foot balloon-facsimile; also the Lou Dobbs question and I only have myself to blame for that).
The desire to do well on these tests has become less a matter of pride and more a kind of bitter determination to see things through to the end.
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Good one Gail. I voted for the funny ones and still got 8 right. Is that statistically relevant even though I'm in Canada?
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I'm sorry, James, but you really should apologize.
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14/15 here. The only one I didn't get was Liz Warren in Iowa. After all, Iowa is so far away from Minnesota that I really don't keep up with what goes on there. (Using the president's geography knowledge on that)
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Using a tried and true method of inversional rationality I got all but one, but I just want to use this space to give thanks to Gail Collins on this Thanksgiving Eve.
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I've absolutely been dwelling on this stuff too late into the night.
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Dear Gail, this isn't a nightmare life we're living, it's trumpian reality. Fake and dystopian and tomorrow how are we going to speak to Trumper couch potatoes at our Thanksgiving tables? Who didn't get 15 out of 15 questions correct from your Thanksgiving Quiz? Mass insanity! And why is Donald Trump throwing American democracy under his bus?
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When asked by Florida Rep. Val Demings why he didn't recall knowing about Rudy Giuliani's pursuit of the Barisma investigation as early as a New York Times report on May 9, Gordon Sondland replied,
1. "I can't remember my own name sometimes."
2. "If it's not a 3-letter word, it just doesn't sink in."
3. "I remember the first girl I kissed"
(Answer: 3. But not those other girls you might start hearing about.)
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"11 out of 15 right - Pretty darned good...qualified to be on the House Intelligence Committee." Nah, Methinks I know waaay too much real stuff to ever be allowed to sit with such stalwart beacons of Intellitude like Dev and Gym. But thanks anyway, Gail. It was fun!
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"You got 15 out of 15 right." Sigh...I am going to give up my subscription to The Times and other news sites. I have to find something else to do...
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Um. . . how did you know about the wine tasting?
Third straight quiz of Gail's in which I got 'em all.
Which may or may not indicate I need to find a hobby.
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I clicked on the Giuliani link about him being married to his 4th cousin, and what a blast from the past--in 2006, over 63% of Americans felt "warmly" towards Giuliani. My how things have changed! (and about half of Americans felt warmly towards Hillary Clinton).
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The quiz is too easy. Just pick the strangest, off the wall answer. And you’ll win.
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Gail, I love you. I religiously read all of your columns, and enjoy them immensely. But really, enough of the quizzes. They’re really tiresome.
PS, Please relay this message to other Times writers and editors who think that quizzes are a good idea.
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NYT readers are really tuned in. This is an esoteric list of obscure displays of Trump stupidity, yet the majority of NYT readers got them correct! How can we force Trump supporters to pay attention to the goofy nonsense coming out of the President's mouth? Would they recognize it as such? Biden's nonsense may be clueless, but it is not mean. Just as he has been throughout his political career.
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BTW, in the picture, I'm pretty sure Nunes MUST be telling a (admirably, though surprisingly) skeptical Castor "Nuh Uh!! For sure it's 'Snap, Crackle and Flop'! No way it can be 'The Three Stooges' cause - duh!! - that's you 'n me 'n Gym!!"
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11/15 is qualified for the House Intelligence Committee? After watching Jim Jordan in the Impeachment hearings I'd believe it!
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13 out of 15! Yea! What is that, an A-? Not bad for outright guessing on 10 of them. I'll spring this quiz on my Trumpista brother-in-law tomorrow at the family TG get together. Betcha I win.
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12/15 & I am Canadian....talk about needing to get a grip!
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Gail, in addition to the quiz, this should be a 'caption the photo' contest.
Nunes looks like he never showers and is daring Castor to breathe.
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Also, “quid pro quo” is fancy Lawyer talk for church donation. THEY didn’t want to pay it, but I was “ called “ to make them. Stupid libruls. - Trump.
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I missed only two (4 and 12). But really, in question no. 6, about Rick Perry: Extra credit if you can discuss Perry for more than three minutes without ...
the missing answer is "barfing."
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You will never let Romney live down that dog-on-top-of-station-wagon event, will you Gail?
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Had all the good answers in the Donald and Ukraine categories. Easy, just pick the most outrageous, vulgar or stupid answer.
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"Stupendous. Really, that’s amazing. Do you think you’ve been dwelling on this stuff a little too late in the night?"
Yes, I dwell on this "stuff" at night, daytime as well;
since Trump was elected my life has been a living hell.
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Sharpie the Guillotine !!!
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Gail, here are three questions of my own to add to your list, together with my answers:
-- How many days in his adult life has President Trump not committed a crime or an immoral act?
Not many, if any.
-- How many times has the President been adequately punished for his crimes?
Not any.
-- So why are large numbers of Americans still resistant to seeing Trump ridden out of town on rail?
Because -- as H.L. Mencken once said -- Nobody ever went broke underestimating the intelligence of the American people.
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Thank you Gail. I love your quizzes. I got 13/15, bragging rights in my household. I'm always amazed at the crazy things that Donald Trump says. "That I, in my great and unmatched wisdom, ...." Priceless! I can't wait for the charades game of Donald Trump quotes to come out.
Sadly, Gail, I got 14/15. I missed the one about loopholes. However, the correct answer did not surprise me, and I should have been able to reason it out.
Thank you for being Gail. I would love to have a drink with you sometime. I think many of your readers think of you as a friend. Might not be what you're going for, but there it is.
Happy Thanksgiving!
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I had to miss 2 of them because the wrong answers were so funny!
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Yes Gail, I have been dwelling on this stuff too much, and often a little too late in the night. On the other hand, one could probably do pretty decently on this quiz by trying to consistently pick answers that five years ago would have seemed patently absurd.
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14 right. I need a timeout.
But seriously, regarding #10 — what is Nunes smoking? Why would anyone want a nude picture of Donald Trump?
“Goodness hides behind its gates / But even the president of the United States / Sometimes must have to stand naked” — Bob Dylan
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Thanks for the great Dylan quote...now back to getting the side dishes up and running~
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"You got 15 out of 15 right.
Stupendous. Really, that’s amazing. Do you think you’ve been dwelling on this stuff a little too late in the night?"
Yes, too much time, because it is all truly _mind-boggling_. Someone, anyone, get us out of this terrible absurdist nightmare of a movie.
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I didn't miss any, which means something is seriously wrong.
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oof I got half the Trump related ones wrong because I didn't think they would be the most ridiculous answer. Nailed the ones about the Dems though which I am happy about.
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14 out of 15. I need a life!
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I got 15 out of 15. . . sad. I need to get out more as well!
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Agreed, see you next trip to New Haven!
I also got 15 out of 15. The answers are even more lame for the state of the country than for any of us who can’t miss a beat.
Did badly because they all sound possible in the era of Trump. Except I really did miss Bailey's balloon. How did I do that?
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hahahahaha
thanks for telling me I'm too informed - but in my defense, info gained in the daylight hours, not at night. Netflix is the nighttime ritual around here
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15 for 15 as well, and in record tine, and after viewing The Irishman with only one potty break--for the dog!
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Well done, Gail and NYTimes. Give me a good chuckle and the feeling that I am not going crazy (at least not by myself). Thanks!
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I was laughing so hard I had trouble resisting answering #11 "Snap, Crackle and Flop" That's what I'll be calling the trio from now on. I just wish I could say Trump's only turned three people into stooges.
Thanks for another great quiz, and Happy Holidays Gail.
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15 for 15. I had no idea I knew that much. I keep thinking that I have no idea what the hell is going on
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I can't believe I only got 13/15? I need a new life. Thankfully (?) I'll be getting one in 2022 when I retire...most likely to Canada because I just can't stand this much winning. My father-in-law (god rest his soul) had dementia (and a 4th grade education) and could run circles around trump.
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i got 13-15. clearly i need a life.
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With my great and unmatched wisdom, I scored 14 out of 15. Loosing was never so easy.
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Well, I took all of the correct answers and put them into Google Translate and it came out as the Gettysburg Address.
I'm frightened,
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It seemed like Trump was at least giving ol' Abe some well-deserved slack, but we should have known it would just be a matter of time ...
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13 out of 15-I don't know whether to laugh, cry, or dive into Netflix for the foreseeable future.
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It’s a shame that these quizzes are becoming too easy. To get a correct answer, choose (1) the most absurd response; (2) the most offensive response; (3) the most immature response. Some are all three. Sad.
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Rick Perry has forgotten the name of the third amigo. Oops.
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You get extra credit if you noticed the oblique reference to Raúl Labrador. (That is an alternative fact.)
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I got 13/15 right! Should I announce my candidacy today or wait till after Thanksgiving? Can I still get into the debates?
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12 out of 15. Not bad for a non American.
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15/15. I need to lay off politics for awhile.
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Thank you Gail, for “the loophole is a loophole is a loophole...” comment which I had somehow missed in the news; however I did guess the right answer by asking myself “what would Lewis Carrol have said?”
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This is apparently a cousin of Trump's wondering why the centennial of the 19th amendment, granting women the right to vote and passed by congress in 1919, was not celebrated sooner!
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Rose is a rose is a rose is a rose.
Gertrude Stein
1913 poem "Sacred Emily"
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Brilliant.
For Canadians of a certain age the three amigos will always be, Mexican president Carlos Salinas, US president George H.W. Bush and Canadian prime minister Brian Mulroney who signed the first Nafta agreement in 1992.
After fifteen out of fifteen on the quiz (first time ever) feeling a little stupendous, and a little ashamed.
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It's sad the most ridiculous answers are true. And worse that I knew them:)
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Same here. As a dumb Aussie, I scored 13/15 by selecting the most ridiculous answers, especially where Trump was involved. Poor old USA!
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Ditto!
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'Tis a topsy-turvy trumpftopia, to be sure.
We shouldda known, hire a reality teevee star,
trade Reality for 'reality' teevee. And he's still a 'star.'
Now, if we, the people just Owned the voting machines...
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I am thankful that the worst public servant in modern American history is about to be impeached.
Let Congress, the courts and the Constitution carve up this Presidential Turkey and serve it to the annals of shameful history.
And let's prepare for National Impeach-A-Republican day on November 3 2020 and prepare to be REALLY grateful as we Make American Great Again after this wretched snake-oiled detour to Deploristan.
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Rosario Dawson did such a great job in "Rent"; and "rent" will be an apt term for the country when Trump is finally done with us. Let's hope we can manage to oust him before he's able to finish the job. He is terrifyingly delusional and surrounded by equally terrifyingly delusional sycophants.
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11 of 15.
I am so ashamed. ;)
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13/15, but the my two wrong answers are alternative facts.
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Ha!
I missed #2, #12 and #14
You got 12 out of 15 right.
Pretty darned good. You’re qualified to be on the House Intelligence Committee.
Why Thank You!
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14 of 15 and, yes, Gail, I am paying too close attention.
May you have a wonderful Thanksgiving. I'm grateful for the sanity you give me via laughter.
May all commenters have a happy Thanksgiving. You are why I subscribe to the NY Times.
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NYT commenters thoughtful contributions give me assurance that people are paying attention. Also a big reason why I subscribe.
Happy Thanksgiving to you too.
Peace.
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I enjoyed taking this quiz, but thought I was someplace else, like another dimension when I completed the task.
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Darn you, Gail Collins! I got 13 of 15 while thinking the whole time this was a serious survey! Nice break from the reality of our political demise, I must say! May you and your's have a great Thanksgiving!
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I earned the right to be on the House Intelligence Committe-9/15 Oh what a cruel stab to the heart!
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12/15
I’m “ qualified to be on the House Intelligence Committee.” Yippee!
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Don't get too smug. The ironically named "Intelligence Committee" is home to some of the biggest idiots in Congress.
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I only missed one.
I need to take a news break.
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You just couldn't leave Romney's dog out of this, could ya? Happy Thanksgiving, Gail!
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Also fun. And I just made stupid stuff up that I thought the person might have said. The joke's on me. They actually said that!
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More Biden material, please!
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Incredible - like those that vote for him and think he is the "chosen one"; I did not realize the depth of Trump's stupidity.
HAPPY THANKSGIVING - the holiday I like least - followed by Easter and Halloween.
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14/15. I clearly need Political Junkie rehab.
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And don't forget to tune it tonight to Hannity's Grand Old Propaganda America where 40% of the nation will genuflect and worship America's leading draft-dodger, tax-dodger, debt-dodger, philanderer, prevaricator and all-American guy !
Oh the humanity...
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One of the things I'm grateful for (and not just on Thanksgiving) is Gail Collins' column.
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It would've been more interesting to quiz on the Constitution and why we are grateful for it......
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After getting 3 of the first 4 wrong, I gave up.
Sorry, try as I might I just can't think like Trump or his sycophants.
Happy Thanksgiving MS Collins. Our best to you and yours.
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Too easy, Gail. Always, always choose the MOST ridiculous response with any Trump Regime Quiz. It’s a no-brainer, just like Him. I’m hoping this is the last Thanksgiving The Orange Turkey will be occupying the White House. A Girl can dream. And drink.
Cheers.
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Got them all right. (That feels so wrong.)
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At one time, and it feels like a century ago, the PM of Canada, the Prez of the US, and the Prez of Mexico were nicknamed The Three Amigos.
By the way, I'd like to know the median score of all responders to the quiz!
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These Trump questions are too easy. Just pick the most ridiculous one and it's always right.
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My favorite quiz of yours yet: all possible answers were equally absurd, so implausibility was no help if you hadn't kept up.
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That one where Biden said he would "Keep punching" in response to a question about violence against women: I read that as a trick answer. "Say it ain't so, Joe!"
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I mostly guessed at the Trump questions because I either change the channel or mute the volume when I hear his voice. So I just picked the most outrageous answer which was usually right.
Fortunately for me, most of my side of the family have gone off to that Big Thanksgiving Dinner in the Sky. My husband's family are either anti-Trump or apolitical.
And for that I am very Thankful!
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14/15. I didn't know several, happy to say I'm obsessing a lot less these days, so just picked the second furthest out there. Accept for the one I picked incorrectly, that Rudy said something funny. Too far, it seems.
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I kept getting answer after answer right, and thought the quiz might be rigged, where maybe every answer was correct. Then, against my better judgement, I selected "Look into this real soon" on question 13. So, 14 out of 15 right, pretty much based on guessing.
I would like for my family to take the quiz over the Thanksgiving weekend to see how up-to-date they are, but they may not do as well, and I would hate to have to gloat or brag, because...Hey, 14 out of 15...pretty good.
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Yes, I have spent too much time on this but many were educated guesses that could only have come from that person and his minions.
Biden would say "punch" so that one was easy too. Did he play with Gerald Ford?
But the thing that bothered me was the color-coded answers. I couldn't tell how I was doing until the end of the quiz.
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Yes, I completely dwell on this stuff too much. But it is so hard to get away from it!
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14/15 - Funny, but how very sad that I guessed at most of the answers.
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You're right, I do dwell on this stuff too much — but not tomorrow when I'll dwell on family, gratitude and stuffing, in that order.
Happy Thanksgiving to all
and many thanks for your enlightened optimism, Gail Collins.
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Fun quiz! I particularly like the response after I'd finished: yup ... obsessing late into the night.
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I'm not even paying close attention to the Primary Race and got these right. That last sentence; I'm exposed!
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Me too, after getting 14/15 correct. I'm so ashamed.
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