# Indigo children... **URL:** \ **Category:** The BBQ Pit\ **Created:** [December 14, 2012, 3:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/indigo-children/643998 "2012-12-14T03:50:13Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![Leaffan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/leaffan/32/299_2.png) [@Leaffan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leaffan)\ **Post date:** [December 14, 2012, 6:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/indigo-children/643998/41 "2012-12-14T18:34:22Z")
> [@TroutMan](#): > > I aim to displease. šŸ˜‰ > > It is indeed a train wreck of a quiz. For further amusement, see this board thread of people who just loooooove the quiz. > [http://www.youthink.com/quiz.cfm?action=go\_detail&obj\_id=73891](http://www.youthink.com/quiz.cfm?action=go_detail&obj_id=73891) > > For those people who complain that despite the tagline, Dopers really arenā€™t that smart: this is the competition. Blocked. Drats. Iā€™ll have to wait till tonight to become enlightened. I think Iā€™ll enlighten myself with a couple of beers beforehand. ---
**Author:** ![FoieGrasIsEvil](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/foiegrasisevil/32/16638_2.png) [@FoieGrasIsEvil](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FoieGrasIsEvil)\ **Post date:** [December 14, 2012, 6:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/indigo-children/643998/42 "2012-12-14T18:35:55Z")
> [@Gyrate](#): > > Sure they may seem spoiled, but I suspect that the less they seek their source for some definitive, the closer theyā€™ll be to fine. I was going to make some lesbian lack of reproductive ability crack but this is better. šŸ˜ƒ ---
**Author:** ![Sitnam](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/6a8cbe/32.png) [@Sitnam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sitnam)\ **Post date:** [December 14, 2012, 6:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/indigo-children/643998/43 "2012-12-14T18:41:56Z")
> [@Leaffan](#): > > Blocked. Drats. Iā€™ll have to wait till tonight to become enlightened. I think Iā€™ll enlighten myself with a couple of beers beforehand. Youā€™re missing out, some of the better ones: 1. Which element do you prefer ? -Water -Fire -Air -Earth -I don`t have a preference, i love all of them all! -I don`t like any of them 2. Did you already experienced an " out of body " experience ? -Yes, more than once -Yes, only once -Kindaā€¦ -" no, at least, not yet , but i`m trying to " -No , and i never will 3. Have you already seen a ghost or felt a ghosts presence ? -Yes, it happens oftenly (both) -Yesā€¦ (both) -I`ve already felt a ghosts presence (only) -i`ve already seen a ghost (only) ---
**Author:** ![Leaffan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/leaffan/32/299_2.png) [@Leaffan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leaffan)\ **Post date:** [December 14, 2012, 7:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/indigo-children/643998/44 "2012-12-14T19:12:23Z")
> [@Sitnam](#): > > Youā€™re missing out, some of the better ones: > > ā€¦ Hey **Sitnam** , I was able to participate in this well thought out scientific quiz, itā€™s the youthink board that **TroutMan** linked to that I canā€™t access. How about being kind enough to share some of those gems with me? Pretty please? ---
**Author:** ![Lynn\_Bodoni](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/e47c2d/32.png) [@Lynn\_Bodoni](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lynn_Bodoni)\ **Post date:** [December 14, 2012, 7:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/indigo-children/643998/45 "2012-12-14T19:16:33Z")
> [@TroutMan](#): > > I aim to displease. šŸ˜‰ > > It is indeed a train wreck of a quiz. For further amusement, see this board thread of people who just loooooove the quiz. > [http://www.youthink.com/quiz.cfm?action=go\_detail&obj\_id=73891](http://www.youthink.com/quiz.cfm?action=go_detail&obj_id=73891) > > For those people who complain that despite the tagline, Dopers really arenā€™t that smart: this is the competition. That was one badly written quiz. Although I do take consolation in the fact that Iā€™m considered a normal person by my results. Any quiz that considers my reactions to be normal is, by definition, a bad quiz. ---
**Author:** ![iftheresaway](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/ecae2f/32.png) [@iftheresaway](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/iftheresaway)\ **Post date:** [December 14, 2012, 7:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/indigo-children/643998/46 "2012-12-14T19:18:24Z")
> [@TroutMan](#): > > I aim to displease. šŸ˜‰ > > It is indeed a train wreck of a quiz. For further amusement, see this board thread of people who just loooooove the quiz. > [http://www.youthink.com/quiz.cfm?action=go\_detail&obj\_id=73891](http://www.youthink.com/quiz.cfm?action=go_detail&obj_id=73891) > > For those people who complain that despite the tagline, Dopers really arenā€™t that smart: this is the competition. That was mean. I no is able to read no more after seeing that. ---
**Author:** ![Lynn\_Bodoni](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/e47c2d/32.png) [@Lynn\_Bodoni](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lynn_Bodoni)\ **Post date:** [December 14, 2012, 7:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/indigo-children/643998/47 "2012-12-14T19:18:27Z")
> [@Leaffan](#): > > Hey **Sitnam** , I was able to participate in this well thought out scientific quiz, itā€™s the youthink board that **TroutMan** linked to that I canā€™t access. How about being kind enough to share some of those gems with me? Pretty please? Itā€™s a huge, huge pile of stupidity there. Really huge. ---
**Author:** ![Chimera](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/8e8cbc/32.png) [@Chimera](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chimera)\ **Post date:** [December 14, 2012, 7:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/indigo-children/643998/48 "2012-12-14T19:22:23Z")
Butā€¦ _Iā€™m Special!!!_ ---
**Author:** ![Ambivalid](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/a5b964/32.png) [@Ambivalid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ambivalid)\ **Post date:** [December 14, 2012, 7:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/indigo-children/643998/49 "2012-12-14T19:24:31Z")
ā€œPediatric aromatherapistā€ā€¦classic! ---
**Author:** ![Boyo\_Jim](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/87869e/32.png) [@Boyo\_Jim](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Boyo_Jim)\ **Post date:** [December 14, 2012, 7:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/indigo-children/643998/50 "2012-12-14T19:25:38Z")
> [@Chimera](#): > > Butā€¦ > > _Iā€™m Special!!!_ I think the fact that you didnā€™t choose ā€œIndigoā€ for a color speaks for itself! ---
**Author:** ![Lynn\_Bodoni](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/e47c2d/32.png) [@Lynn\_Bodoni](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lynn_Bodoni)\ **Post date:** [December 14, 2012, 7:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/indigo-children/643998/51 "2012-12-14T19:26:51Z")
> [@Chimera](#): > > Butā€¦ > > _Iā€™m Special!!!_ Yes, yes, you are SPECIAL, you are evidently a Rainbow Child. šŸ˜› Normally I donā€™t care for size and color changes, but this is a particularly good use of those options. ---
**Author:** ![Cat\_Whisperer](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cat_whisperer/32/4839_2.png) [@Cat\_Whisperer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cat_Whisperer)\ **Post date:** [December 14, 2012, 7:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/indigo-children/643998/52 "2012-12-14T19:31:02Z")
> [@Chimera](#): > > Butā€¦ > > _Iā€™m Special!!!_ ā€œYes! Yes! Weā€™re all individuals!ā€ ---
**Author:** ![Cinnamon\_Imp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/58956e/32.png) [@Cinnamon\_Imp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cinnamon_Imp)\ **Post date:** [December 14, 2012, 7:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/indigo-children/643998/53 "2012-12-14T19:34:01Z")
Iā€™m notā€¦ ---
**Author:** ![LeeshaJoy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/8e8cbc/32.png) [@LeeshaJoy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LeeshaJoy)\ **Post date:** [December 14, 2012, 7:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/indigo-children/643998/54 "2012-12-14T19:37:29Z")
I always liked the ā€œspecial snowflakeā€ metaphor myself. Because, sure, no two snowflakes are identical, but when a few thousand/million/billion of those unique snowflakes are piled up together, theyā€™re just something you have to shovel out of the way in order to get anything done. ---
**Author:** ![Hermione](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/cdc98d/32.png) [@Hermione](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hermione)\ **Post date:** [December 14, 2012, 8:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/indigo-children/643998/55 "2012-12-14T20:39:46Z")
> [@RickJay](#): > > The ā€œindigo childā€ thing is kind of ten years ago, guys. This fad has long passed except among the hard core woosters. I say, Jeeves, have you heard about these Indigo chaps? ---
**Author:** ![Cat\_Whisperer](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cat_whisperer/32/4839_2.png) [@Cat\_Whisperer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cat_Whisperer)\ **Post date:** [December 14, 2012, 9:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/indigo-children/643998/56 "2012-12-14T21:05:26Z")
> [@Cinnamon\_Imp](#): > > Iā€™m notā€¦ I knew I could count on this bunch. šŸ™‚ ---
**Author:** ![DiggitCamara](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/df788c/32.png) [@DiggitCamara](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DiggitCamara)\ **Post date:** [December 14, 2012, 11:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/indigo-children/643998/57 "2012-12-14T23:05:11Z")
> [@Leaffan](#): > > Well, that was the worst quiz ever in the history of the planet. Thanks. I thought it was kind of transparent. And, of course, got told Iā€™m a ā€œCrystal Childā€. ---
**Author:** ![Thudlow\_Boink](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/thudlow_boink/32/320_2.png) [@Thudlow\_Boink](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Thudlow_Boink)\ **Post date:** [December 14, 2012, 11:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/indigo-children/643998/58 "2012-12-14T23:06:31Z")
> [@Hermione](#): > > I say, Jeeves, have you heard about these Indigo chaps? šŸ˜ƒ ---
**Author:** ![JackieLikesVariety](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jackielikesvariety/32/296_2.png) [@JackieLikesVariety](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JackieLikesVariety)\ **Post date:** [December 14, 2012, 11:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/indigo-children/643998/59 "2012-12-14T23:10:15Z")
> [@LeeshaJoy](#): > > I always liked the ā€œspecial snowflakeā€ metaphor myself. Because, sure, no two snowflakes are identical, but when a few thousand/million/billion of those unique snowflakes are piled up together, theyā€™re just something you have to shovel out of the way in order to get anything done. Beautiful! ---
**Author:** ![Nzinga\_Seated](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/b5ac83/32.png) [@Nzinga\_Seated](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nzinga_Seated)\ **Post date:** [December 14, 2012, 11:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/indigo-children/643998/60 "2012-12-14T23:20:37Z")
> [@Sitnam](#): > > Youā€™re missing out, some of the better ones: \ > > 1. Have you already seen a ghost or felt a ghosts presence ? > -Yes, it happens oftenly (both) > -Yesā€¦ (both) > -I`ve already felt a ghosts presence (only) -i`ve already seen a ghost (only) Haaaaa! It doesnā€™t let you opt out of believing in ghosts! [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/indigo-children/643998.md?page=2) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/indigo-children/643998.md?page=4)