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QUIZ: How Predictable Are You?

Let’s find out.

PREDICTABILITY – IS IT a good or a bad thing?

On the one hand, being predictable can mean you’re reliable and can be always be counted on to respond in a certain way. On the other hand, well… it could be seen as a little dull on occasion, always knowing what you’re going to do or say.

So how predictable are you?

1. Do you have 'your usual' in different cafés?
No, I have to try everything on the menu
Usually. Sometimes I go nuts and order something different though

Absolutely
I never go to the same cafe more than once
2. How long does it take you to get dressed in the morning?
Depends on how I'm feeling...
Not too long - I always wear something similar

Absolutely ages - I never know what I'm going to wear
One minute - I have my clothes picked out the night before
3. A friend invites you to go to a gig with them last minute, what do you do?
Ask what the gig is and then decide
See if I can cancel the plans I already have...

I need more notice than that
Definitely go
4. How often do you 'snooze' your alarm?
I have four different alarms set
Maybe once

Up to three times usually...
Never
5. What time do you get into work at every day?
9am on the dot
Whenever the bus gets me there...

Five minutes before my start time
Five minutes after my start time
6. How would your friends describe you?
Laid back
Punctual

Reliable
Eh... late, usually
7. What will you be up to this weekend?
Who knows?
Got tickets to something, so there's that

The usual
I've a few vague plans
8. If you won a million euro what would you do?
Hightail it out of here
Invest it properly

Consider my options - and definitely treat myself
Say Sayonara to work
Answer all the questions to see your result!
You scored out of !
Completely predictable
You know what you like and you're sticking to it, alright?
Share your result:
You scored out of !
Pretty predictable
Sometimes you surprise yourself though
Share your result:
You scored out of !
Rarely predictable
You're predictably unpredictable
Share your result:
You scored out of !
Bit of a wild card
No one knows what you'll do - even you
Share your result:

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    Mute Stephen Brady
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    Oct 16th 2020, 1:12 PM

    Why do all you journos claim Trumps claims about election security are unfounded? There are plenty of stories in media including NYT and there have been arrests of both Dems and Republican.

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    Mute Tricia G
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    Oct 16th 2020, 2:00 PM

    @Stephen Brady: Because they are unfounded.

    Trump claims that it’s possible for people to submit multiple votes that aren’t theirs. That it’s possible for a foreign entity to “stuff ballot boxes”. That’s complete nonsense.

    There are numerous ways States try to ensure that people only vote once and if voting by mail, your signature has to match. And you only get one.

    Even if you sent in a mail in ballot and showed up on the day, only one get’s counted.

    Anyone caught voting twice is risking a criminal conviction.

    The real danger is things like what the Republican Party are doing n California, using illegal ballot collection boxes. Therefore risking peoples votes not being counted.

    That and voter intimidation, trying to reduce the efficiency of the postal service, voter ID and reducing the numbers of places where people can actually vote leading to long wait times. Up to 11 hours in some places (weirdly, that’s usually in democratic leaning areas in Republican States. )

    Voter suppression is what is really going on here and there is only one party pushing that.

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    Oct 16th 2020, 2:28 PM

    @Stephen Brady: because trump is a ch4rl4tan and everything he says is a lie.

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    Oct 16th 2020, 4:22 PM

    @Tricia G: they are not unfounded. People dont get locked up for unfounded allegations. When you are found guilty it isn’t unfounded. Also the dems wanted to remove security features like signature verification and postmarks but yeah sure they dont intend to cheat. They are the good guys. Dream on

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    Oct 16th 2020, 4:23 PM

    @Tricia G: you also do know that a lot of states use digital machines for voting. Of course they can be rigged too.

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    Oct 16th 2020, 5:29 PM

    @Stephen Brady: Funny how Trump hasn’t said a word about the digital voting machines……. He’s only slated the mail in ballots.

    And that really can’t be rigged.

    And if you’d bothered to read the story you yourself posted you’d have seen the following (which supports my point) “But some election experts said it was somewhat misleading to use the Paterson scandal as a cudgel to discredit mail-in voting, noting that election fraud is extremely rare and, as the case in New Jersey shows, is usually easy to detect.”

    And the rest of the article REALLY shows why voting fraud is a non-issue….. Did you even bother to read it?!

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    Oct 16th 2020, 5:30 PM

    @Stephen Brady: “dems wanted to remove security features like signature verification and postmarks” – Okay, you’re gonna need to provide evidence of that because I think that is a flat out lie.

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    Oct 16th 2020, 6:06 PM

    @Stephen Brady: fun fact: caught, arrested and a new election happening. If the same logic was applied to guns Republicans would lose their minds. Some people might misuse them so let’s get rid of them has never really been a republican stance.

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    Oct 16th 2020, 1:07 PM

    There were a lot of voters that never thought Donald Trump could beat Hillary Clinton and they got a real shock when he won the election. Those people came out in 2018 for the mid-terms and they’re going to vote, come hell or highwater, in this Presidential Campaign.

    Trump scrapped in the last time. There has never been a US electorate more eager to vote. A high turnout bodes badly not just for Trump but for many Republican’s like Lindsey Graham. He never believed for a minute his race would be so close.

    Never say never, Trump could still pull out a miracle but there is a very motivated electorate trying to prevent it.

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    Oct 16th 2020, 1:46 PM

    @Tricia G: I’ve always thought that the potential of a democrat victory has been undermined. They won a landslide in the 2018. There’s definitely some type of silent majority.

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    Oct 16th 2020, 2:30 PM

    @Tricia G: trump could still win, but I wouldn’t be surprised at a blue Tsunami. The dems will win a few extra senate seats that they had not anticipated to win.

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    Oct 16th 2020, 1:12 PM

    It’s going to be a Trump win.
    Creepy Joe has dementia and with all the new stories about his Corrupt and depraved son Hunter being silenced by big tech companies the Democrats can’t hide it anymore.
    People are fed up with the Democrats lies.

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    Oct 16th 2020, 1:16 PM

    @Leo The Liar: more worrying than Hunters behaviour is his dad’s. Remember Clinton was impeached for lying about his affair not having the affair. Biden has already lied about his knowledge of Hunters business dealings. Could this alone be enough? Who knows? There is a lot more to come on this.

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    Oct 16th 2020, 1:40 PM

    @Leo The Liar: Trump wont win. The virus will win. Trump has made a bags of it and whoever is in the opposition was going to win.

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    Oct 16th 2020, 1:53 PM

    @Leo The Liar: I guess all those people that are so fed up with the Dems stayed home in 2018 during the midterms.

    And don’t answer Polling questions that show the Dems having a large upswing.

    And the literally millions of people that have voted already in the US as democrats…….

    I’m seeing a flaw in your logic.

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    Oct 16th 2020, 2:33 PM

    @Leo The Liar: living up to your name there kid.

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    Oct 16th 2020, 4:05 PM

    @Leo The Liar: “Creepy Joe.” Surprised that you aren’t a bot.

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    Oct 16th 2020, 5:42 PM

    @Leo The Liar: you clearly don’t have a clue mate. It’s all over bar the shouting.

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    Oct 16th 2020, 1:49 PM

    A lot of the states don’t actually start counting the postal ballots until the polls on election day are closed themselves. This will probably lead to Trump declaring “victory” on the night and claim “massive fraud” when the postal vote puts Biden back in the lead.

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    Oct 16th 2020, 2:22 PM

    Are Trump and Biden the best America has to offer for leadership ?
    Really? The USA is in real trouble.

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    Oct 16th 2020, 1:43 PM

    They are not voting for Biden as he is so uninspiring, they are voting for anyone but Trump.

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    Oct 16th 2020, 5:43 PM

    @Batster: he’s not exactly Obama but its the change of administration that’s required. Bidens Town Hall was excellent last night

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    Oct 16th 2020, 4:22 PM

    Trump 4 more years

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    Oct 16th 2020, 1:23 PM

    In Florida a Democratic lady said that they are being hurt as the Republicans are calling them socialists and Cubans who live there remember that they lost everything to socialists in Cuba.

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    Oct 16th 2020, 1:27 PM

    @Tom Mullally: If all the Republicans have got is name calling then even they know they are going to lose.

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    Oct 16th 2020, 7:24 PM

    If Biden does win, and its a big if, it won’t be on merit

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    Oct 16th 2020, 6:22 PM

    At this stage I hope Trump does lose and then maybe the Irish Media will concentrate on our own inept and self serving power hungry politicians, especially #LeoTheLeak.

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