# Normality test
**URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/t/normality-test/73653
**Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share
**Created:** [July 24, 2001, 6:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/normality-test/73653 "2001-07-24T18:34:19Z")
**Posts on this page:** 20
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### Author:  [@mrblue92](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mrblue92)
#### Post date: [July 24, 2001, 6:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/normality-test/73653/1 "2001-07-24T18:34:19Z")
Found this little gem through [http://www.speedle.com](http://www.speedle.com)
> [@](#):
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> Are you the 2% or 98% of the population?
_skipping the inane “pick a number” thing since it always ends up as “D”_
> [@](#):
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> Think of a country that starts with the letter “D”.
> Remember the last letter of the name of that country.
> Think of the name of an animal that starts with that letter.
> Remember the last letter in the name of that animal.
> Think of the name of a fruit that starts with that letter.
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> Are you thinking of a Kangaroo in Denmark eating an Orange?
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> If not, you’re among the 2% of the population whose minds are different enough to think of something else. 98% of people will answer with kangaroos in Denmark when given this exercise.
When I took this today, of course I thought of Denmark first, so I threw that out and picked Djibouti (upon checking, I even spelled it right!), Iguana (good thing I didn’t pick Ibex), and Apricot. Even so, I have a hard time believing that a full 98% would pick Denmark and Kangaroo, especially if you ask “are you 2% or 98%”. Sure, that’s the easiest, but what about the Dominican Republic? Or Koalas?
So how many doper are Norms and how many are Weirdos?
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### Author:  [@mblackwell](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mblackwell)
#### Post date: [July 24, 2001, 6:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/normality-test/73653/2 "2001-07-24T18:41:53Z")
Weirdo.
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### Author:  [@Cyn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cyn)
#### Post date: [July 24, 2001, 6:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/normality-test/73653/3 "2001-07-24T18:42:04Z")
Koala in Denmark eating an apple, although I don’t think a koala would eat an apple, even a Fuji apple, which are really really yummy.
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### Author:  [@GingerOfTheNorth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GingerOfTheNorth)
#### Post date: [July 24, 2001, 6:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/normality-test/73653/4 "2001-07-24T18:44:00Z")
Kingfisher (bird) in Denmark, eating rhubarb.
Does anyone want some rhubarb? I have a whole bunch here.
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### Author:  [@Superdude](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Superdude)
#### Post date: [July 24, 2001, 6:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/normality-test/73653/5 "2001-07-24T18:46:10Z")
I thought of an octopus eating a strawberry in the Democratic Republic of Congo (its proper name).
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### Author:  [@FairyChatMom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FairyChatMom)
#### Post date: [July 24, 2001, 6:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/normality-test/73653/6 "2001-07-24T18:49:05Z")
Same as **Cyn** - does that make me weird??
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### Author:  [@Francesca](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Francesca)
#### Post date: [July 24, 2001, 6:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/normality-test/73653/7 "2001-07-24T18:57:32Z")
A dog in Deutchland eating a grenadine.
la la la
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### Author:  [@mrblue92](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mrblue92)
#### Post date: [July 24, 2001, 7:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/normality-test/73653/8 "2001-07-24T19:00:25Z")
> [@](#):
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> \*Originally posted by mblackwell \*
> \*\*Weirdo. \*\*
You’re not the first to say so…
I assume that means you’re normal. [sub]Sheep![/sub]
On second thought, I suppose the “Pick a number between one and ten, multiply by nine, add the digits together and subtract five, a=1, b=2…” deal is intended to make you think you have a random starting letter and therefore distracts you from the 2% vs. 98% statement.
Or perhaps most dopers are simply weirdos in comparison to the general population, which is not really surprising (and fine by me). Maybe I should try it around the office…
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### Author:  [@KarlGrenze](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/KarlGrenze)
#### Post date: [July 24, 2001, 7:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/normality-test/73653/9 "2001-07-24T19:10:33Z")
An Iguana eating an apple in Dubai? When I first saw the question, my mind blocked and forgot about Denmark.
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### Author:  [@sewalk](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sewalk)
#### Post date: [July 24, 2001, 9:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/normality-test/73653/10 "2001-07-24T21:16:03Z")
A dingo in Deutschland eating an orange. It would appear that I fall somewhere between normal and weird.
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### Author:  [@Balance](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Balance)
#### Post date: [July 24, 2001, 9:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/normality-test/73653/11 "2001-07-24T21:45:43Z")
A capybara eating an avocado in the Dominican Republic
Actually, the first animal to spring to mind was a cassowary, but I couldn’t think of a fruit that started with a “Y”, so I had to back up a step.
So it’s confirmed–I’m not normal. I’m sure _that_ comes as a shock…
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### Author:  [@Creaky](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Creaky)
#### Post date: [July 24, 2001, 10:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/normality-test/73653/12 "2001-07-24T22:04:37Z")
Kangaroo, Demark, orange.
Normal. Whew.
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### Author:  [@Saint\_Zero](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Saint_Zero)
#### Post date: [July 24, 2001, 10:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/normality-test/73653/13 "2001-07-24T22:17:16Z")
Orangutan eating a Nectarine in Democratic Reupblic of Congo.
Yeah, I’m off. 🙂 I thought when I got to the country that everyone would think “Denmark” and thought of something else. 🙂
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### Author:  [@thinksnow](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/thinksnow)
#### Post date: [July 24, 2001, 10:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/normality-test/73653/14 "2001-07-24T22:18:14Z")
Same as you, **mrblue** , I immediately thought of Denmark, but then decided to go with Dominica.
Antelope.
E-fruit? No idea.
Weirdo, I guess.
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### Author:  [@dobbinaire](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dobbinaire)
#### Post date: [July 24, 2001, 10:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/normality-test/73653/15 "2001-07-24T22:19:42Z")
Denmark, yeah.
Um, koala, and then apple. I’ll bet alot of dopers won’t necessarily pick kangaroo first off. 'Cept perhaps those in Australia. Koala bears, aren’t those from China? Kudos to all y’all who didn’t pick Denmark, and yes the ‘pick a number’ thing was inane.
And thank you, **mrblue92** , for a new website to visit :).
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### Author:  [@Tyklfe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tyklfe)
#### Post date: [July 24, 2001, 10:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/normality-test/73653/16 "2001-07-24T22:34:54Z")
ahhh, wierd again…
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### Author:  [@Kantalooppi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kantalooppi)
#### Post date: [July 24, 2001, 11:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/normality-test/73653/17 "2001-07-24T23:19:34Z")
Chicken in Dominican Republic eating a nectarine. And that’s odd, because normally I end up picking the ‘correct’ choices in normality tests like this. Perhaps it’s because Denmark doesn’t start with D in Finnish language.
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### Author:  [@Morgyn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Morgyn)
#### Post date: [July 24, 2001, 11:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/normality-test/73653/18 "2001-07-24T23:44:04Z")
Cat, eating a tangerine in the Dominican Republic.
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### Author:  [@eunoia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/eunoia)
#### Post date: [July 25, 2001, 12:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/normality-test/73653/19 "2001-07-25T00:05:59Z")
Oh! They meant EARTH countries!
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### Author:  [@Erika](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Erika)
#### Post date: [July 25, 2001, 1:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/normality-test/73653/20 "2001-07-25T01:46:40Z")
normal.
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