# Life skills test **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [May 21, 2008, 12:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/life-skills-test/450039 "2008-05-21T00:27:47Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![black\_rabbit](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/f19dbf/32.png) [@black\_rabbit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/black_rabbit)\ **Post date:** [May 21, 2008, 12:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/life-skills-test/450039/1 "2008-05-21T00:27:47Z")
Would you rather: **A)** [ul][li]Be able to change the oil in your car[/li][li]Know the finer points of operating a lawnmower[/li][li]Live with your mother[/li][li]Be a virgin[/li][/ul] …or… **B)** [ul][li]Pay $30 to Jiffy Lube every month[/li][li]Barely know which end of the lawnmower to push[/li][li]Live on your own[/li][li]Have had sex with a member of your preferred gender[/li][/ul] You only get to pick one. According to my brother in law, one of these people is a loser. I think my brother in law is an idiot. ---
**Author:** ![ultrafilter](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/3d9bf3/32.png) [@ultrafilter](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ultrafilter)\ **Post date:** [May 21, 2008, 12:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/life-skills-test/450039/2 "2008-05-21T00:31:16Z")
B. ---
**Author:** ![Justin\_Credible](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/a8b319/32.png) [@Justin\_Credible](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Justin_Credible)\ **Post date:** [May 21, 2008, 12:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/life-skills-test/450039/3 "2008-05-21T00:35:45Z")
Yeah, I have to go with B, too. Am I a loser? 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![The\_Hamster\_King](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/8edcca/32.png) [@The\_Hamster\_King](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Hamster_King)\ **Post date:** [May 21, 2008, 12:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/life-skills-test/450039/4 "2008-05-21T00:37:29Z")
What if I have sex with my lawnmower and I know how to change the oil in my mother? ---
**Author:** ![eldowan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/848f3c/32.png) [@eldowan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/eldowan)\ **Post date:** [May 21, 2008, 12:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/life-skills-test/450039/5 "2008-05-21T00:42:06Z")
B Definately. ---
**Author:** ![Shagnasty](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/9dc877/32.png) [@Shagnasty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shagnasty)\ **Post date:** [May 21, 2008, 12:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/life-skills-test/450039/6 "2008-05-21T00:51:10Z")
I think B but there could be some problems there: B) ``` * Pay $30 to Jiffy Lube every month - fine but only if they do something for me. If I ride a bicycle it might be a scam.. * Barely know which end of the lawnmower to push - It isn't going to work well if I lay over the hot engine and push with my toes. * Live on your own - How would you define it if you live under a bridge and one day, a pesky "roommate" shows up and won't leave? * Have had sex with a member of your preferred gender - Again this is fine but there are always incest, pedophilia and necrophilia issues to take into account. ``` ---
**Author:** ![eldowan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/848f3c/32.png) [@eldowan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/eldowan)\ **Post date:** [May 21, 2008, 1:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/life-skills-test/450039/7 "2008-05-21T01:13:57Z")
Have you considered that Jiffy Lube isn’t for mechanical objects… :o ---
**Author:** ![ivylass](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/9de053/32.png) [@ivylass](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ivylass)\ **Post date:** [May 21, 2008, 1:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/life-skills-test/450039/8 "2008-05-21T01:21:38Z")
I’d say B, but there’s nothing wrong with knowing how to mow a lawn or change the oil in a car. ---
**Author:** ![alice\_in\_wonderland](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/alice_in_wonderland/32/176_2.png) [@alice\_in\_wonderland](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/alice_in_wonderland)\ **Post date:** [May 21, 2008, 1:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/life-skills-test/450039/9 "2008-05-21T01:24:48Z")
B, because I like sex and don’t like my mother. However, I don’t really think either means you’re a loser on their own - it depends on a bunch of other stuff. ---
**Author:** ![susan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/susan/32/17537_2.png) [@susan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/susan)\ **Post date:** [May 21, 2008, 1:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/life-skills-test/450039/10 "2008-05-21T01:26:24Z")
I don’t change my oil monthly, and I have no lawn, so I can’t answer this question. ---
**Author:** ![BellRungBookShut-CandleSnuffed](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/bcef8e/32.png) [@BellRungBookShut-CandleSnuffed](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BellRungBookShut-CandleSnuffed)\ **Post date:** [May 21, 2008, 1:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/life-skills-test/450039/11 "2008-05-21T01:38:31Z")
In the states, being a loser is much more closely tied in with living at home and being a virgin. Just as a cultural counterpoint, however, many people in the countryside of Japan where I am live with their families until they get married. ---
**Author:** ![j666](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/9de0a6/32.png) [@j666](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/j666)\ **Post date:** [May 21, 2008, 2:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/life-skills-test/450039/12 "2008-05-21T02:13:26Z")
For a person is over 21, both sides have a deal breaker: A. Sex. B. Oil. Granted, I have not changed my own oil in any car without a carburetor, but I just don’t understand how one can not _know how_ to do it. But A has another demerit: the finer points of operating a lawn mower. I know everyone needs a hobby, but I just do not get the whole lawn thing. But A has a serious positive: Moms are great. And older Moms need help in the yard, which would explain the weird lawn mower fetish. So, while I would prefer to BE B., I’d prefer to date A. Assuming I like Mom. ---
**Author:** ![Rick](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/9f8e36/32.png) [@Rick](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rick)\ **Post date:** [May 21, 2008, 2:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/life-skills-test/450039/13 "2008-05-21T02:16:03Z")
I’ll take two from column A and two from column B please. ---
**Author:** ![beanpod](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/a9adbd/32.png) [@beanpod](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/beanpod)\ **Post date:** [May 21, 2008, 3:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/life-skills-test/450039/14 "2008-05-21T03:27:22Z")
B, because changing the oil in a car is not _nearly_ as fun as sex. ---
**Author:** ![Autolycus](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/22d042/32.png) [@Autolycus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Autolycus)\ **Post date:** [May 21, 2008, 3:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/life-skills-test/450039/15 "2008-05-21T03:32:53Z")
No sex and I have to live with my parents (forever?)? B please. ---
**Author:** ![RickJay](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/bb73d2/32.png) [@RickJay](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RickJay)\ **Post date:** [May 21, 2008, 3:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/life-skills-test/450039/16 "2008-05-21T03:39:40Z")
B. I can pay someone to change my oil. I can pay someone to mow my lawn. You couldn’t pay me enough to remain a virgin and/or live with my parents. ---
**Author:** ![Governor\_Quinn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/d26b3c/32.png) [@Governor\_Quinn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Governor_Quinn)\ **Post date:** [May 21, 2008, 3:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/life-skills-test/450039/17 "2008-05-21T03:43:34Z")
I live in an apartment and I do not own a car. B, by default. ---
**Author:** ![Zoe](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/a4c791/32.png) [@Zoe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zoe)\ **Post date:** [May 21, 2008, 3:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/life-skills-test/450039/18 "2008-05-21T03:57:08Z")
The oil doesn’t need changing every month. Living with my mother is an oxymoron, but maybe she lives with me on a separate wing of the house – one with no exit. The answer to one question provides insufficient data to determine who’s a loser. I’m the Deciderer: I don’t care if I’m a loser. ---
**Author:** ![Anastasaeon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/73ab20/32.png) [@Anastasaeon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Anastasaeon)\ **Post date:** [May 21, 2008, 4:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/life-skills-test/450039/19 "2008-05-21T04:13:41Z")
That’s a big B. Oil changes and lawn mowers are easy as pie; however, if I can only choose one that’s exactly as stated, I’d rather forget how to do both, if only for the independence and sex. ---
**Author:** ![NinetyWt](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/cc9497/32.png) [@NinetyWt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/NinetyWt)\ **Post date:** [May 21, 2008, 4:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/life-skills-test/450039/20 "2008-05-21T04:35:36Z")
[QUOTE=beanpod] B, because changing the oil in a car is not _nearly_ as fun as sex. [/QUOTE] You’re doing it wrong. 😃 I choose A. [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/life-skills-test/450039.md?page=2)