Rondi Adamson sent me a link, recently, to a questionnaire, "Are you a Plebe?" My answers are in bold below.
1. Can you talk about "Mad Men?" Who are they?.
2. Can you talk about the "The Sopranos?" Only in a couple of choirs.
3. Do you know who replaced Bob Barker on "The Price Is Right?" Yes.
4. Have you watched an Oprah show from beginning to end? Yes (Donald D'Haene, Nov 5).
5. Can you hold forth animatedly about yoga? No.
6. How about pilates? No.
7. How about skiing? No.
8. Mountain biking? No.
9. Do you know who Jimmie Johnson is? Yes, Helmet Head.
10. Does the acronym MMA mean anything to you? No.
11. Can you talk about books endlessly? Probably not; not many, anyway.
12. Have you ever read a "Left Behind" novel? Yes.
13. How about a Harlequin romance? No.
14. Do you take interesting vacations? As much as possible.
15. Do you know a great backpacking spot in the Sierra Nevada? No.
16. What about an exquisite B&B overlooking Boothbay Harbor? Where's that???.
17. Would you be caught dead in an RV? Maybe not; I've never been in one.
18. Would you be caught dead on a cruise ship? I have, and I wouldn't mind going on one again, depending on the destination(s) and amenities.
19. Have you ever heard of of Branson, Mo? Yes.
20. Have you ever attended a meeting of a Kiwanis Club? Yes.
21. How about the Rotary Club? No.
22. Have you lived for at least a year in a small town? Yes; I think Clinton, ON qualifies.
23. Have you lived for a year in an urban neighborhood in which most of your neighbors did not have college degrees? How urban? Maybe... Probably.
24. Have you spent at least a year with a family income less than twice the poverty line? No, unless we qualified for that status while I was growing up, but I doubt it.
25. Do you have a close friend who is an evangelical Christian? Yes.
26. Have you ever visited a factory floor? Yes.
27. Have you worked on one? Yes, in a cannery for 2 and 1/2 summers.
I think I scored 15/27. I'm not much of a Plebe, I guess. But being a Plebe is not the same thing as being a Philistine. If you would like to learn more about the Philistine Liberation Organization, click here. For the full statement of the PLO, along with links to reviews and it's first annual conference, click here.