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The Patient Ox (aka Hénock Gugsa)

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** TPO **
A personal blog with diverse topicality and multiple interests!


On the menu ... politics, music, poetry, and other good stuff.
There is humor, but there is blunt seriousness here as well!


Parfois, on parle français ici aussi. Je suis un francophile .... Bienvenue à tous!

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Tuesday, December 10, 2013

Buddhist Personality Test - by Anonymous




Buddhist Personality Test *
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Let's find out which Buddhist personality type you fit in and which ones dominate your being. Try our quiz to figure out who you are...



  

When colleagues ask you to join them for a movie, what do you say?
A) Great, that's a plan. Let's go!
B) I don't even know them that well, I don't think so...
C) OK, if you say so, but do I really want to go? Don't know...

When you see a posh new car entering the driveway, what do you think?
A) WOW! I want that car for myself...
B) Why do people have to flaunt so much?
C) There is no way I can ever afford something that good...

You see a happy couple lost in each other. What would be your thoughts...?
A) You'll be jealous and will envy them ... if you do not have a healthy relationship.
B) It's inappropriate for people to get too cozy in public ….
C) You'll feel dejected and lonely for not having someone special in your life but all the same, you'll be happy for the couple.

You received a bonus on your salary. What will you do with the extra money?
A) Splurge within the next few days on extravagances.
B) Save and put the money in a separate account, even though there are a few things you really want to buy for a long time.
C) Spend the money on useless things that you gain no pleasure out of it.

What would you do if you found out that your boyfriend/girlfriend cheated on you?
A) Not worry so much as you can easily move on and will find someone else.
B) Be furious and extremely hurt, and end up verbally accusing the other of deceit.
C) You'll blame yourself and think that there must be something wrong with you and that you were not good enough for him/her.


Answer Key:

A) If all your answers were (A), then you are a ‘greedy type.
B) If all your answers were (B), then you are an ‘angry type.
C) If all your answers were (C), then you are a ‘confused type.
D) A combination of A, B and C will show that you have a bit of all these traits in you.
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* Source:  Buzzle …  http://www.buzzle.com/articles/which-buddhist-personality-type-you-fit-in.html


Monday, December 9, 2013

Sherm's Burrito - by Jim Toomey

Sherm's Burrito
by Jim Toomey
("Sherman’s Lagoon") *

December 7,2013
  Sherman’s Lagoon is a comic strip set in an imaginary lagoon inhabited by a cast of sea creatures whose lives are curiously similar to our own.
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(Click on the strip to enlarge.)
* Source: http://shermanslagoon.com/