is my brain sizzling like a fried egg?

[Arnold Winkelried]

or, Am I a druggie?

After reading an article in the Los Angeles (California, USA) Times today, I got worried and decided to check my mental health.

I did this by taking, from the Center for On-Line Addiction®, the Internet Addiction Test (http://www.netaddiction.com/resources/test.htm).

My score:
43
Results:
You are an average on-line user. You may surf the Web a bit too long at times, but you have control over your usage.

I'll need to watch myself. I probably fudged a couple of the answers to make me seem less Internet-dependent.

[ultress]

My only internet passion is this board. If I could slow down on it I'd be fine.

[pluto]

I wasn't worried until I took the test. Now I know I have a serious problem.

My score was exactly the same as Arnold's!

Eerie, huh?

[TVeblen]

A PSA, coming soon to your television...

::portentous voice-over; egg cracks on counter::

THIS is your MIND!

::eggs cracks into skillet; instantly burns into disgusting, rubbery carbon::

This is your mind on DRUGS!

::egg cracks into bowl, is whisked with lemon juice, hot butter and a pinch of cayenne; hollandaise is poured over Eggs Benedict::

This is your mind on STRAIGHT DOPE!

Fate worse than death...

Veb

[elelle]

My score said average use, with "control" over my usage. That's only because my daily work doesn't involve a computer. If I could post at work, I'd be here more often.

Off to search for a desk job...

[elelle]

Oh, and Arnold, you are one mighty satisfying omelet!

[evilbeth]

You guys are the only people I could confide this to--I got a 76.

You are experiencing occasional or frequent problems because of the Internet. You should consider their full impact on your life.

[Demo]

48
You are an average on-line user. You may surf the Web a bit too long at times, but you have control over your usage.

I...have...control... No, really I do! Yeah, that's the ticket!

[Sapphire Bullet]

wow. a 51....it doesn't touch evilbeth's 76 (ouch!), but I know I can stop anytime ;-)

smarty

[Elthia]

I got a 75, but would have been much higher if I had been trying to hide it. Every time they ask 'do you try to hide it', 'are you embarrassed about it', etc, I have to say NO - cause I'm an unabashed geek who LIVES online. *laugh*

So are my friends though, so I'm in good company (I'm picky, but I have met the vast majority of my friends online - I even met Mr. Elthia on the usenet, back when it wasn't Spam Central).

-Elthia

[mega the roo]

43 for me! I am IN control!

[Catrandom]

I'm amazed it's not higher. I'm in control! This means I can spend lots more time online!

Catrandom

[Rilchiam]

A PSA, coming soon to your television...

::portentous voice-over; egg cracks on counter::

THIS is your MIND!

::eggs cracks into skillet; instantly burns into disgusting, rubbery carbon::

This is your mind on DRUGS!

::egg cracks into bowl, is whisked with lemon juice, hot butter and a pinch of cayenne; hollandaise is poured over Eggs Benedict::

This is your mind on STRAIGHT DOPE!

Fate worse than death...

Veb

Mr. Rilch and I have company this weekend. Last night they got some eggs, bacon and tater tots, and this morning I offered to make "some this-is-your-brain-on-drugs" for them.

BTW, I'm not whipped; I just like to cook for people, because it's one thing I know I can do and do well, thus getting positive feedback.

[Koffing]

Score: 32
You are an average on-line user. You may surf the Web a bit too long at times, but you have control over your usage.

Of course, my job consists of Internet monitoring, which is kind of a cheat :D

[TVeblen]

I kept telling you guys I'm 30!

Well, okay, so it's just my Internet Addiction score. Wish I'd come out that well balanced on Cosmo quizzes.

Veb