The Elvis Costello Lyrics Test!

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The Elvis Costello Lyrics Test!

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I scored 66/69, and noticed that he mis-wrote the lyric to Battered Old Bird.

Anyone here a bigger Elvis fan than me?


http://www.okcupid.com/tests/take?testi ... 1369760284

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58/69, well it said i scored higher than anyone that was my age and gender.......dont' know if that's so great though, how many 25 year old girls have taken this test? Oh well, i'll take it as a good thing. I know somebody on this board will get them all. Nice job Whar, sooooo close.
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You scored 66 lyrical acumen!
Good Lord, do you ever get out of the house? Great job!

The answer is no. :oops:
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I have horrible test anxiety and bailed after the first three questions. Damn. I thought I was an Elvis fan. Oh wait, I am. I just have other things going on in my feeble mind and the lyrics are scattered around in the cobwebs of my brain.

Well done, whar.
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I scored 68 out of 69, and like every test, I'm sitting here obsessing about which one I could have gotten wrong. Thanks for posting that, whar.
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miss buenos aires wrote:I scored 68 out of 69, and like every test, I'm sitting here obsessing about which one I could have gotten wrong. Thanks for posting that, whar.
They should allow you to go back and see which ones you got wrong. There was one on the first page that was a bit of a stumper.
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69 out of 69. Don't know whether to be proud or ashamed.
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You scored 69 lyrical acumen!
Good Lord, do you ever get out of the house? Great job!"
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You two should be very proud.





Good job MBA. :wink:
... damn, I was too forward.
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whar wrote:You two should be very proud.





Good job MBA. :wink:
... damn, I was too forward.
They're cheating I tell ya! :wink:
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68 out of 69 (pats self on back). Some of those were tough. I had to look up the one I know I got wrong.
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First it showed 69/69 !!!

And then that I scored "62 lyrical acumen". Don't get it. :?
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invisible Pole wrote:First it showed 69/69 !!!

And then that I scored "62 lyrical acumen". Don't get it. :?
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Post by alexv »

That was fun, in the middle of a maddening work day (not an excuse, just a fact), only got 59. Sheeeet!! I see that IPole and Miss Ba are the campiones.
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Post by whar »

I'm pretty impressed with the results. You guys certaintly aren't hacks.

I'm interested to see BlueChair's results.
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Why? You already know I'm a hack 8)
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I got 47 with no caffeine.
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Post by migdd »

69 out of 69!!! :D :shock: :D

And I was unsure of at least 4 or 5 and guessed, based on what I thought sounded like an Elvis lyric.

Cool test! Thanks Whar!
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Post by bambooneedle »

69/69. There were over 10 I didn't know.
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Post by Richard »

I feel humbled seeing some of the results posted above. A lot of fun though. 63/69
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Post by legman open to offers »

I shoulda studied. Rushed it and made 58. :?
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Post by John »

A mere 61.

I bow down - never could understand what that four-eyed nerd was singing anyway!
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60- that's OK.
Good enough but not too obsessional.
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Post by BlondTrophyWife »

I scored 66/69. I think my husband is right. I need to get a life!
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John wrote:A mere 61.

I bow down - never could understand what that four-eyed nerd was singing anyway!
:shock:
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