We had our monthly team day yesterday. Ferny the Goth and Joseph had been tasked with organising the “team building” exercise and they chose this apparently interesting psychological questionnaire.
Why not play along? You’ll need a pen and paper. I’ll wait here and hum to myself while you get prepared.
We were advised to say the first thing that came into our heads - advice which Ferny the Goth would come to regret later in the day, but more on that later - and I suggest you jot down your first thoughts.
Remember, it’s just a bit of fun.
1. You are walking in the woods. With whom are you walking?
2. You are approached by an animal. What is the animal?
3. What is your interaction with the animal?
4. You come to a clearing and see your dream house. Describe the size of the dream house.
5. You enter the house and see a table. What do you see on or around the table?
6. You exit the house by the back door. You see a cup on the floor. What is the cup made from?
7. What do you do with the cup.
8. You come across a body of water. What type of body of water is it?
9. How do you cross the water?
For what it’s worth my answers were:
1. Nobody. I was walking alone in Thetford Forest (with my camera, I expect).
2. A bear. I like bears. It’s a family trait.
3. Run like buggery. I like bears but I’m not stupid. Well, maybe I am by running.
4. Compact and bijou. Less room to get cluttered, you see.
5. Nothing. I saw a beautiful and clear wooden table. Probably called something like ‘Svenka’.
6. Wood. Don’t know why, it’s just what I imagined.
7. Take in inside. It’s my dream house, so I’d keep it tidy - unlike my real abode
8. A lake. Specifically the Lake of Bays in Ontario.
9. By steam boat. I was thinking, of course, of the ferry on the aforementioned Lake of Bays.
I’ll give you the analysis later, but first that advice. We were in a hostelry, enjoying ginger beer ale and lime, when Ferny mentioned her current tale of woe with her on/off boyfriend.
“The last time we met he kept going on about his ex.”
“This is the ex who’s now his lodger?”
“Yes.”
“You do realise that she’s not his “ex”, don’t you?”
“What do you mean?”
“I’ll bet when you meet it’s always at yours, never at his?”
“Damn. Yes.”
“And do you meet his family?”
“Never.”
“Uh-huh.”
“Bollocks. You’re right.”
I didn’t stay long, not wanting to spoil anyone else’s evening. That’ll teach her to advise me to say the first thing that came into my mind.
But anyway, how did you get on with your answers? Ready for the pseudo-psychology? More »
