Hehehe... via Three Rounds Brisk I found the Which Historic General Are You? Test. In light of MeaninglessHotAir's Grant v Sherman thread there was no way I could pass up taking it.
Turns out I'm a cowardly Julius Ceasar. I scored 15% on unorthodoxity (is that a word?), 55% on ruthlessness, 86% on tactics and a whopping 0% on Guts. Look at the bright side, if we ever share a foxhole together you'll have plenty of elbow room after I skeedaddle.
Julius Caesar
ReplyDeleteScored 57 Wisdom, 73 Tactics, 53 Guts, and 55 Ruthlessness.
It also says than I scored higher than 36% on guts, so it looks as if these numbers are constantly changing as more people take the test.
Since ambi and I are both Caesars, we will have to control the army on alternate days, in true Roman style. (How did those guys ever win anything with that setup?)
U.S. Grant - 68 Wisdom, 58 Tactics, 64 Guts, and 44 Ruthlessness. I noticed that the percentile scores compare you with folks of your age and gender. My "guts" percentile was over 99%!!! Considering Grant's "butcher bill" you all might consider asking for a transfer out of my unit. I will not hold it against anyone should they do so.
ReplyDeleteI guess that explains my affinity to Grant.
King Edward I
ReplyDeleteYou scored 64 Wisdom, 65 Tactics, 39 Guts, and 61 Ruthlessness!
Or rather, King Edward the Longshanks if you've seen Braveheart. You, like Edward, are incredibly smart and shrewd, but you win at any costs....
I guess I've never seen the point of fighting a war, watching people die, and not trying to win. S... or get off the pot.
Rog, MHA, Knuck, Ambi and Flenser:
ReplyDeleteLooks like we have the makings of a pretty good general staff here.
Caesar's tactics, Edward I's all around shrewdness and ruthless prowess, Vercingnetorix's wisdom and Grant's guts. Bring on them vandals.
Scipio Africanus - any of you guys seen any Carthaginians around?
ReplyDeleteGeorge Washington :
ReplyDelete66 Wisdom
77 Tactics
52 Guts
40 Ruthlessness
I'd only rather be Scipio Africanus.
Wait a second, when did orthodoxy get turned into wisdom in this test? Now, not only am I a quivering liver in the courage department, but I'm a moron to boot.
ReplyDeleteMan, I knew I should have bombed that orphanage and not hidden behind the rock. I think you guys better put me in charge of the chow hall or something else that isn't to critical.
anyone else get the feeling
ReplyDeletethe test was written by a kid who's
never been near the military?
the criteria(ruthlessness?in war??) are clearly written
from an armchair perspective.
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William Wallace
Scored 64 Wisdom, 73 Tactics,
65 Guts, and 46 Ruthlessness.
gumshoe1,
ReplyDeleteI thought the test reflected a bit too much sensitivity. There wasn't one question concerning the effectiveness of razing a city and selling the inhabitants into slavery.
rick -
ReplyDeletei'd put the questions about
"adverse publicity"
under the same heading.
the test-writer not only
can't imagine a battlefield
*without* MSM critques
and UN tut-tutting after-the-fact,
he/she hasn't read enough history
to imagine such a thing.