Given that I’m moving back to Louisiana, it only seems fair that I pass its literacy test before being granted the right to vote. Unfortunately, it seems I’m illiterate:
1. Draw a line around the number or letter of this sentence.
How does one draw a line around something? I thought lines were those infinitely extendable things with no curvature. How I am supposed to draw a line around the number of this sentence? I have an idea!
Wait — that’s three lines. Fuck. Maybe I should try to draw it around the letter of this sentence? Not that I know what that’d be. Do they mean “the” letter of the question or “the” letter of “this sentence.” Given that both the question and “this sentence” have more than one letter, I’m not exactly sure what they’re asking me to do. Maybe this?
Granted that’s nine lines now, but they’re now “around” both “the” “letter” and “the” number and “the” word “number” in the question as well as the words “this sentence.” I may not be right but I can hardly be wrong. Moving on:
22. Place a cross over the tenth letter in this line, a line under the first space in this sentence, and circle around the last the in the second line of this sentence.
I got a little confused over whether they meant the first space in this sentence or “this sentence,” but I made up for it:
They didn’t ask me to draw Bad Ass Jesus struggling to get off the cross, but they didn’t not ask me to either. I’m sure they’ll appreciate it. What’s next?
29. Write every other word in this first line and print every third word in same line, (original type smaller and first line ended at comma) but capitalize the fifth word that you write.
That’s it — I’m fucking illiterate. I don’t even know what the difference between “writing” and “printing” is. You win Louisiana! I won’t be casting any votes that matter anyway. Just once I’d love to live in a state where they do.
As soon as I read the first question...
Posted by: Ahistoricality | Saturday, 29 June 2013 at 10:07 PM
Damn -- I've been on a bit of an internet diet, and didn't realize earlier when you said you were moving to LA, you meant Louisiana and not Los Angeles. Maybe I'm illiterate too.
As for #22, when they say "this line," do they mean that sentence (the last 's' in 'cross'), or the actual second line of the paragraph where it says "this line," which would be the 'h' in 'this'?
And has Bobby Jindal done this test?
Posted by: mxyzptlk | Sunday, 30 June 2013 at 05:44 PM
I've been on a bit of an internet diet, and didn't realize earlier when you said you were moving to LA, you meant Louisiana and not Los Angeles. Maybe I'm illiterate too.
No, not Los Angeles. I'm about as anti-Los Angeles as someone who's lived this close to it for more than a decade can be. Fucking hate the "city," which starts in north LA County and sprawls to an end somewhere south of San Diego. Give me defined boundaries and uncultivated greenery, please.
As for #22, when they say "this line," do they mean that sentence (the last 's' in 'cross'), or the actual second line of the paragraph where it says "this line," which would be the 'h' in 'this'?
It depends on if the applicant is white or black.
And has Bobby Jindal done this test?
Probably not in 10 minutes. It'd be entertaining to see him try.
Posted by: SEK | Sunday, 30 June 2013 at 07:29 PM
Did you make it to the big Kubrick exhibit at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art before skedaddling?
Posted by: mxyzptlk | Monday, 01 July 2013 at 12:35 AM