# Spark.com Unintelligence Test

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/spark-com-unintelligence-test/12319>\
**Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\
**Created:** [December 23, 1999, 11:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/spark-com-unintelligence-test/12319 "1999-12-23T23:53:00Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 7\
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**Author:** ![PurpleCrackwhore](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/9fc348/32.png) [@PurpleCrackwhore](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PurpleCrackwhore)\
**Post date:** [December 28, 1999, 3:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/spark-com-unintelligence-test/12319/21 "1999-12-28T15:47:00Z")

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Uncle… pardon my keen sense of observation, but didn’t you leave out a paragraph in your posted results… or did you just not want to let us in on your violent tendencies? 😉

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I really try to be good but it just isn’t in my nature!

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**Author:** ![Doctor\_Jackson](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/doctor_jackson/32/32_2.png) [@Doctor\_Jackson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Doctor_Jackson)\
**Post date:** [December 28, 1999, 7:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/spark-com-unintelligence-test/12319/22 "1999-12-28T19:26:00Z")

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“You’re normal!”

For the record, you are:

65% Un-telligent! which is normal since the current average is 60%.

Here is the custom report of your personality that led our team of geeks to conclude (with confidence) that you are bordering on mediocrity, yet more exciting than others:

"The subject shows a very high level of intelligence, and his sense of observation is one of his best qualities. Considering this, he shows a lot of potential, but that’s only part of the equation.

“Finally, the subject displayed a healthy (better than most net freaks anyway) sense of humor, a decent and respectable sense of morality, and a hot shot self-confidence. The balance of these three traits is important; high levels of confidence, medium levels of morality, and a good level of humor make for the strongest individuals.”

Final Score: 65% Un-telligent

## Is this saying I need to lose morality in order to survive? Interesting concept.

The overwhelming majority of people have more than the average (mean) number of legs. – E. Grebenik

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**Author:** ![John\_Corrado](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/a88e4f/32.png) [@John\_Corrado](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/John_Corrado)\
**Post date:** [December 28, 1999, 7:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/spark-com-unintelligence-test/12319/23 "1999-12-28T19:48:00Z")

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The Test Results Are In!  
“You kick ass.”

You have a knack for greatness. For the record,you are: 75% Un-telligent! which is significantly higher than the current average of 60%.

Here is the custom report of your personality that led our team of geeks to conclude (with confidence) that you are resourceful, sly, and guaranteed to get away with everything:  
"The subject shows a very high level of intelligence, and his sense of observation is one of his best qualities. Considering this, he shows a lot of potential, but that’s only part of the equation.  
“Finally, the subject displayed a insane and twisted (rather brilliant) sense of humor, a decent and respectable sense of morality, and a hot shot self-confidence. The balance of these three traits is important; high levels of confidence, medium levels of morality, and a good level of humor make for the strongest individuals.”

Nothing about violence levels for me, either.

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JMCJ

“John C., it looks like you have blended in very nicely.”  
-UncleBeer

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**Author:** ![Omniscient](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/omniscient/32/3290_2.png) [@Omniscient](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Omniscient)\
**Post date:** [December 29, 1999, 2:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/spark-com-unintelligence-test/12319/24 "1999-12-29T02:43:00Z")

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The Test Results Are In!

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            **"You kick ass."**

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You have a knack for greatness. For the record,you are: **77% Un-telligent!** which is significantly higher than the current average of 60%.

Here is the custom report of your personality that led our team of geeks to conclude (with  
confidence) that you are resourceful, sly, and **guaranteed to get away with everything:**

"The subject shows a very high level of **intelligence, and his sense of observation is one of his best qualities.** Considering this, he shows a lot of potential, but that’s only part of the equation.

“Finally, the subject displayed a healthy (better than most net freaks anyway) sense of humor, a fair and productive sense of morality, and a **barbaric self-confidence**. The balance of these three traits is important; high levels of confidence, medium levels of morality, and a good level of humor make for the strongest individuals.”

Final Score: **77% Un-telligent**

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**Author:** ![Kat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/b19c9b/32.png) [@Kat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kat)\
**Post date:** [December 29, 1999, 4:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/spark-com-unintelligence-test/12319/25 "1999-12-29T04:07:00Z")

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PCW, not everyone got a violence paragraph (I know I didn’t get one). Perhaps it’s only the extremes (completely violent or completely non-violent) who get it?

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**Author:** ![Dvette](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/958977/32.png) [@Dvette](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dvette)\
**Post date:** [September 14, 2017, 9:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/spark-com-unintelligence-test/12319/26 "2017-09-14T09:57:25Z")

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Just letting you know that I am the chick, who, around 18 years ago, got 100% on this Untelligence Test when I was a 19-year-old uni student who loved visiting [TheSpark.com](http://TheSpark.com). I really wish I could find the test again and see if I get the same result again!

> [@Shayna](#):
>
> The Test Results Are In!
> 
> “Your score is very low.”
> 
> Sorry about the bad news. For the record, you are:
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> 29% Un-telligent!
> 
> which is significantly lower than the current average of 60%
> 
> Here is the custom report of your personality that led our team of geeks to conclude (with confidence) that you are a sad and hopeless excuse for a woman:
> 
> "The subject shows a very high level of intelligence, and her sense of observation is one of her best qualities. Considering this, she shows a lot of potential, but that’s only part of the equation.
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> "In addition, the subject exhibits brave tendencies, and that does a lotfor her score.
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> **(I love this part)**
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> "But what concerns us most about her is her sinister and violent attitude. While we almost find it amusing that the subject would rather kill something than suffer a minor inconvenience, it effectively destroys her ability to survive tight situations. **Our study suggests there is a 67% chance that she will end up in prison!** Bwaahahahahahaha!!
> 
> “Finally, the subject displayed a poor (and a little bit boring) sense of humor, a fair and productive sense of morality, and a lack of self-confidence. The balance of these three traits is important; high levels of confidence, medium levels of morality, and a good level of humor make for the strongest individuals.”
> 
> Final Score: 29% Un-telligent
> 
> And as always, we publish overall test statistics:  
> 1244163 people have taken the un-telligence test
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> Of all takers, 52% were female and 48% were male
> 
> Currently, males are averaging higher!
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> ## The highest score achieved so far was by a female, age 19!
> 
> “How wonderful it is that nobody need wait a single moment before starting to improve the world.” - Anne Frank

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**Author:** ![whitetho](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/whitetho/32/1059_2.png) [@whitetho](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/whitetho)\
**Post date:** [September 14, 2017, 12:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/spark-com-unintelligence-test/12319/27 "2017-09-14T12:52:50Z")

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Can we assume that the reason you waited until now to comment is because you’ve been, as predicted by the test, in prison for the last 18 years?

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