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http://www.okcupid.com/politics?describe=Democrat&score=2437

Apparently I'm a democrat, at 66% socially permissive and 33% economically permissive. What happened? Normally I come out dyed redder than a boiled lobster who's mum just caughted him looking at naughty pictures. Have I changed? Or is the test just not perfect? :)

Must write some *good* tests. Which academic discipline are you? Which book are you? Which C++ operator are you? Are you a beta-slut? :)

Date: 2005-03-30 01:57 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] cartesiandaemon.livejournal.com
In Europe, but taking test produced in America.

OK, fair point. Though I still think it was clear from the title, the side of the origin the scores were on, and from knowing me a bit :)

Tut tut tut, Mr Vicarage, you used to be far better at being pedantic than this...

ROFL. Flurble, see what I mean? :)

Date: 2005-03-30 02:22 pm (UTC)
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From: [personal profile] mair_in_grenderich
Aye aye, rector.

Date: 2005-03-30 02:39 pm (UTC)
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From: [personal profile] mair_in_grenderich
is it not rectors who live in vicarages?

and I guess you could be said to live inside yourself

Date: 2005-03-30 02:43 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] cartesiandaemon.livejournal.com
Oh yeah[1]. Sorry. I'm so attuned to my name I forget the other meaning :) We need to tell Risa, she's been looking for new appelations for me :)

[1] The wikipedia article was interesting. In anglican, rector and vicar are roughly equivalent -- apparently -- whereas in RC rector::dean. Or something.

Date: 2005-03-30 03:28 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] satanicsocks.livejournal.com
I thought a rector lived in a rectory.

Date: 2005-03-30 03:43 pm (UTC)
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From: [personal profile] mair_in_grenderich
well, I thought they were the same thing, but:

[dictionary.com]
rector
- A cleric in charge of a parish in the Protestant Episcopal Church.
- An Anglican cleric who has charge of a parish and owns the tithes from it.

vicar:
- The priest of a parish in the Church of England who receives a stipend or salary but does not receive the tithes of a parish.


... so you get the vicarage if you don't get the tithes?

Date: 2005-03-30 03:47 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] cartesiandaemon.livejournal.com
Google says that:

1. Traditionally rectors received tithes, but vicars didn't (eg. coming from a local monastery).
2. Tithes were abolished, making the posts equivalent.
3. Some rectors maintained their title and some became 'vicar'.
4. Some rectors now live in vicarages.
5. ...
6. Tithes!

At #5 I got bored, before finding out if any vicars lived in rectories, or how parson(age)s fit in, or if people did at all or mostly change title. I now know everything I want to. If anyone cares, go and look it up yourself :)