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Emode Freud Test

I am a "poodle". I guess that is good since they are the smartest dog and look great when they dont have the silly haircut. I apparently became a poodle as a toddler, but had differnet experiences than RP during todlerhood where she was more anal than I. What does that make her. All I know is that my test seems frightfully right on. I am trying to be less "expulisve". I dont get how this makes me poodlelike though. Are they wild, rebellious dogs? If so, why would they allow the stupid haircut>
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paigow, Freud would say your strongest unconscious conflict stems from events that happened when you were a Toddler.

He would also conclude that relative to others, your personality today is moderately affected by the events of your childhood. It appears that your biggest unconscious conflict that still afflicts you stems from what Freud defined as the anal stage of development that occurred when you were between a year and a half and three years old. Freud would say that this conflict can manifest in your personality by giving you a tendency to be unusually disorderly or messy, or "expulsive." You may also harbor a strong rebellious streak. This normally happens when parents neglected toilet-training and gave too much control to a child and the child naturally reacts by exerting their power and indulging their desires.

Freud defined five psychosexual developmental stages that everyone goes through on their way from infancy to adolescence. And each of those stages is associated with adult personality traits. At each stage, we all had to overcome certain "conflicts" or hurdles as we learned new skills and developed relationships with others. No one gets through all five stages without having trouble with at least one of them. And it's this unresolved "trouble" that Freud encouraged people to travel back to, recognize, and overcome.

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paigow, Freud would say your strongest unconscious conflict stems from events that happened when you were a Toddler

He would also conclude that relative to others, your personality today is moderately affected by the events of your childhood. It appears that your biggest unconscious conflict that still afflicts you stems from what Freud defined as the anal stage of development that occurred when you were between a year and a half and three years old. Freud would say that this conflict can manifest in your personality by giving you a tendency to be unusually disorderly or messy, or "expulsive." You may also harbor a strong rebellious streak. This normally happens when parents neglected toilet-training and gave too much control to a child and the child naturally reacts by exerting their power and indulging their desires.

Freud defined five psychosexual developmental stages that everyone goes through on their way from infancy to adolescence. And each of those stages is associated with adult personality traits. At each stage, we all had to overcome certain "conflicts" or hurdles as we learned new skills and developed relationships with others. No one gets through all five stages without having trouble with at least one of them. And it's this unresolved "trouble" that Freud encouraged people to travel back to, recognize, and overcome.

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Anybody who has noticed my compulsive editing of posts would not be surprised by the following result:

robustpuppy, Freud would say your strongest unconscious conflict stems from events that happened when you were a Toddler.

He would also conclude that relative to others, your personality today is moderately affected by the events of your childhood. It appears that your biggest unconscious conflict that still afflicts you stems from what Freud defined as the anal stage of development that occurred when you were between a year and a half and three years old. Freud would say that this conflict can manifest in your personality by giving you a tendency to be especially orderly or clean, or "retentive." You may also harbor a strong rebellious streak. This normally happens when parents toilet-train a child on some kind of schedule, rather than at the child's natural pace and the child naturally reacts by struggling for their autonomy and the legitimacy of their needs.

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I bet I'm not the only toddler among us.

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I did some research on this topic for, um, personal reasons, so can report that it is legal to marry your first cousin in at least 13 states (plus others if you are past childbearing age or meet requirements like genetic counseling). It is legal to marry your second cousin in every state. I don't know of any states in which it is legal to marry your aunt/uncle or niece/nephew, including Utah.

However, studies I reviewed said that it's probably okay in most instances to marry an aunt/uncle or niece/nephew, from a genetic/birth defects standpoing, unless you know you are a carrier for a genetic disease. Of course, the okayness would greatly decrease as the practice is repeated.

I was channel surfing last night and saw that thing on escaping the Kingstons. They are one creepy bunch. There is a possibility that I am distantly related by marriage to the rescuer-helper Jonathan Atkisson.

On another note, I am 19.9211% Geek. I'll report back on the results of the SFC and a long-time ex-boyfriend, who are both geeks for a living.

tm

My first cousin is a lesbian. In what states can I marry her?

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Back from the dead and just checking things out here on a recommendation...

I actually thought the movie was painful to watch. What did you like about it?

Zak

What's this "reformed version" shit in your title? We need the "sex stories" version (and your critics be damned).

Star Trek: Nemesis

Continuing the geek trend (I scored 33%) I rented and watched the above dvd this weekend. It was horrible. I guess during this mission to seek out new life and new civilizations they forgot to pack a coherent script.

aV

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Originally posted by evenodds
I highly recommend Roger Dodger.

My weekend's only disappointment: the OddMan's Geek Test score was disappointing low -- a 16.96252% Geek. I'd hoped his scifi library and tech job would have provided a significantly higher score.

I give Roger Dodger a thumbs down. What did you like about it? I have loved Campbell Scott ever since he stole my heart in Singles all those years ago. But in this moive I just wished he would shut the fuck up, which of course, is the point, but it does not make for pleasant viewiing.

One thing about that movie that tied in with the FB was his writing in lipstick on Rosallini's mirro "she likes it up the ass". what was that thread awhile back? THat its a way of marking your territory- showing you fully conquered her?

And speaking of DVDs= I saw Sunset Boulevard this weekend (trying to get the occasional classic in now that I am over my life long fear of black and white movies). I now realize that a few movies have borrowed from it. American Beauty took its opening sequence from Sunset for sure. And Faye Dunway, who was lambasted and iconized simultaenously for her over the top performance in "Mommie" clearly drew from the over the top performances of the days gone by like that from GLoria Swanson. I saw "The Women" and saw similar over the topness. I beleive they thought this was good acting back then, so why wasnt it when Mommie came out? I call Faye' performance a tribute.

and it was a good flick. I recommend.

Star Trek: Nemesis

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Originally posted by andViolins
Continuing the geek trend (I scored 33%) I rented and watched the above dvd this weekend. It was horrible. I guess during this mission to seek out new life and new civilizations they forgot to pack a coherent script.

aV

Indeed. The Rommulans can't hold a candle when compared with the Borg. And god, what a horrible plot. Essentially, any one of the main the characters might just as well have said, "I am very very grumpy. I think I'll take it out on YOU!" And then, BLAMO the shooting starts. Even Richard Simmons could have provided more motivation for these scenes.

On the other hand, two weeks until another movie about a famous cyborg: T3! I've got the soda, who's bringing the popcorn? :)

Seven

I watched a pre-release version of "The Hulk".

Much, much better than anticipated.

not7y(now bring on Charlie and the Angels)S

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Well, the ex-boyfriend really came through: 51.08481% - Super Geek. I suspect being a second-generation geek really helps.

Nice!

Actually, I was quite impressed with the catholic view of geekdom embraced by the test. It wasn't just a computer and gaming test - SCA and Show Choir got you points. Not just Star Wars/StarTrek, but learning Tolkien languages and vampires. D&D and multiple maps on the walls. Pretty comprehensive.

(Actually, I was a little distressed that I recognized as many of the subcultures they referred to as I did - the vampire thing brought back warm and fuzzy memories of exes past....)

R.S.V.P. question

Yes, people are becoming barbarians. That was the question, wasn't it?

Just remember, there is nothing wrong with the "unfortunately, we hadn't heard from you so we assumed you couldn't make it since you didn't even have time to respond. We'll just have to see you next time." They don't come to this one, but perhaps they will be trained to respond the next time.

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Originally posted by Atticus Grinch
Is everyone seeing a rising tide of rudeness vis-a-vis responses to social invitations? Just yesterday, two couples of otherwise conscientous friends finally responded (by phone) to invitations we mailed three weeks ago. (One declined, I think because they always wait until the last possible moment to get better offers, and finally came up with one; the other accepted.) We like these people just fine, but criminy. It's getting tough to take. I should note that both couples had been subjected to voicemails subtly asking for replies; we had written both off when the calls weren't returned for a week.

I originally thought it was because the people out West worth having at parties can tend toward the unrefined and flaky, but is it true elsewhere, too?

Warning: You can't hear the "We assumed because you hadn't heard from us . . . " response and the "Of course, you knew we wouldn't miss it for the world" response in the same day without your head exploding.

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Originally posted by paigowprincess
My first cousin is a lesbian. In what states can I marry her?

None.

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Originally posted by zakoh02
Back from the dead and just checking things out here on a recommendation...

I actually thought the movie was painful to watch. What did you like about it?

Zak

Let's see . . . I enjoyed the performances, the story, the writing, the cinematography.

It was a more stylized, updated Whit Stilman-type movie.

For those who wish to see it completely unspoiled, I will provide some spoiler space . . .

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It's not a happy, feel-good movie, but it's incredibly honest and real.

In the opening scene where we meet him and listen to him argue to people in a restaurant about men's sexual obsolence, we (the audience) are eavesdropping, according to the camerawork. The shots reinforce that the movie is about Roger and his world view and disconnected from his connection to us, i.e., he cares not what anyone thinks, especially a dispassionate audience.

In the movie, we follow maybe 30 hours in the charater's life as he indoctrinates his young nephew into his incredibly cyncial view of how to pick up women (and by extension, he reveals his views of women, in general).

He is impossible to ignore, even when you'd like to beat him about the head and neck. As you watch him slide downward, the feeling of horror is palpable. During the scene at the climax of the film, it in incredibly uncomfortable to watch and you keep hoping that something, some glimmer of humanity will kick in and stop the "fail safe."

To me, that is the definition of a really good film. It set me inside his reality so convincingly that I recognized conversatons my friends and I have had and I laughed and I squirmed.

Oh, and Paigow, the line was that she likes it "in the pooper." Much funnier, much more real.

E/O

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Originally posted by paigowprincess
I give Roger Dodger a thumbs down. What did you like about it? I have loved Campbell Scott ever since he stole my heart in Singles all those years ago.

OMG, you liked Singles?!

That was such a crappy movie. And it thought it was so cool, so insular, but it was so wack. He did so much better with Say Anything and his later movies, of course.

For your classics list, I would add It Happened One Night. I watched it again this weekend, when it aired on AMC. Clark Gable and Claudette Colbert, 1934. I think Billy Wilder directed. It's one of the best movies ever made.

I also highly recommend The Philadelphia Story. I haven't seen it on television. I have it on vhs. It was one of the first movies I purchased. Katharine Hepburn, Jimmy Stewart, Cary Grant.

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Originally posted by SlaveNoMore
I watched a pre-release version of "The Hulk".

Much, much better than anticipated.

Kewl. We keep watching the ads thinking "Ang Lee: Why this? Why?" and have been dying of curiosity to see it.

I can also recommend the Italian Job. Light, charming adult fun. Not quite as fluffy (or as tooth-ache stylish) as the Thomas Crowne remake, but in the same vein. And you will WANT a mini when you leave, I guarantee it. Very different character from Marky-Mark this time out - he actually seems ... relaxed and confident, with none of that "working class boy makes good" vibe he usually brings, which I'm not used to, but it sits nicely on him. Ed Norton is actually the weak link in it, but I'm not sure why ....

Anyone seen the Eye? I'm dying to see that.

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Originally posted by evenodds
OMG, you liked Singles?!

Not nearly as good as Swingers!!!

That film was so money!

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Originally posted by Bad_Rich_Chic
I can also recommend the Italian Job. Light, charming adult fun.

Oh, and for the parents among us, it's rug-rat safe if they're old enough not to be bored. There's pretty cool action & chases fairly evenly interspersed throughout to keep their attention. Not much foul language and no nudity or sex - maybe a kiss, that's about it. It's all subtext, baby.