I hate politics. I really, really do. The debates just make everyone angry, and no one really gets persuaded, so there's no point, which is why I'm not here to talk about that right now.
Instead, why don't you sit right there, and I'll tell you how I became the prince of a town called Bel-Air.
Or, you know, not.
Anyway, some people were asking about my rating system for people. I typically use a scale from 0-100, with 50 being average. My personal rating of an individual can vary over the course of a day, depending upon a variety of factors, but will rarely fluctuate more than 20 points. For example, if someone's already a 70 in my book (quite high), and they do something quite nice, it wouldn't change his or her number at all, whereas a 70 who is revealed to hate guinea pigs can be expected to drop to 65 or so, unless the 70 ranking has been held for longer. If a person is consistently a number, it makes it more unlikely that the number will change.
Does that make sense at all? To further extrapolate:
100-90: You are the highest form of divinity, and I will bow to your ever whim with no questions asked. (Examples: Benedict Cumberbatch, Patti LuPone, Sutton Foster, Jonathan Safran Foer)
89-70: You are an awesome person, I'm probably quite afraid of you, want to be BFFs but will never work up the courage to tell you how very much I like you. (Ex: Martin Freeman, Michael Cerveres, Flight of the Conchords' Bret and Jemain, John Finnemore)
69-50: You're on the high side of average. I like you, and am perfectly willing to have a nice chat and a cup of tea. If you asked for a cookie, I would give you one. (No examples here because I can't remember the names of famous people towards whom I am slightly ambivalent. Meryl Streep? I like her well enough, but am not really a fan.)
49-30: Ah. Well. You're in a bit of a sticky spot. Chances are that you whistle, or make jokes about veal, or share intimate details of your romantic liaisons on facebook. You are generally distasteful, I will not voluntarily spend more time with you than need be, but if I already have cookies made and you ask nicely, I guess you can have one.
29-10: I hate you.
9-0: You shall burn in the fiery pits of Mordor.
I think i'm in the 49-30 range ):
ReplyDeleteNow how would someone know where they rank?
ReplyDeleteWell, if I really dislike someone, it's usually fairly obvious. I'm thinking of making a score card so people can get an idea of where they rank, since a few people have expressed interest.
DeleteWhat do you have against whistling? :(
ReplyDeleteI have a sensory perception disorder, which means I'm hypersensitive to certain light and sound stimuli. Whistling is a major perceptive trigger for me, and is literally painful for me to hear. Plus the sound is really annoying.
DeleteHoe please, Meryl Streep should be your lord. She could play your mother and you'd believe it.
ReplyDelete*goes off into distance whistling*
Huh. I had a friend who kept a trust scale that I think went from zero to ten. I forgot most of the specifics, but the most memorable one was "can trust you not to kill me."
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