Friday Quiz: Guess the Republicans

[sofa king]

Good luck. I'll post the answers tomorrow, if anyone cares to take a stab at it. Bonus points for guessing the symbols themselves.

Edit: Republicans

[Kalyke]

1. Mitch McConnell. eom

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2. A hint.

There are five Republicans in the list. The symbols go from left to right.

I will provide another hint in a few hours.

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4. Hint #2

Each of the symbols in the first column corresponds to a personality disorder as described in Axis II, Cluster B of the DSM-IV.

Each candidate appears to meet the criteria for one of the four disorders in Cluster B.

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6. Hint #3

Here are two potential answers for line 4, but they are wrong for another, unspoken reason:

[Kalyke]

8. The hats mean rich.

I'm still trying to get which behavior disorder the nuclear symbol represents.

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14. I'll give you that one!

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9. Hint #4

http://www.npr.org/2010/12/11/131991083/it-s-all-about-me-but-is-narcissism-a-disorder

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12. Hint #5

I seem to have led some of you astray. This should settle the question:

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15. State of the game

Kalyke has unraveled a good part of the board already:



NuclearDem has correctly identified the four disorders. One is Narcissim. One is not in the puzzle.

Oh, and I'm not a psychologist, so I'm probably wrong!

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21. State of the game #2

Updated.

Dick Cheney is Line #1

George W. Bush is Line #3

Line #4 is neither Rush Limbaugh nor Bill O'Reilly. Neither appear in the puzzle.

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26. Hint #6

If one were to include this symbol:



It would only fit on ONE line.

[NuclearDem]

27. So Bush is in the puzzle and he's not number 4?

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29. Yes.

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33. Hint #7

Mike Huckabee is not in this puzzle, though he could be. If he were he might have this symbol:

[NuclearDem]

34. Mike Huckabee's a minister...

So the upside down cross could be a former minister?

[NuclearDem]

18. Number 4...is supposed to be female then?

Ann Coulter?

[butterfly77]

3. Dick Cheney..

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5. Yep. He's in there.

[Kalyke]

11. Is he number 2?

Sadistic, rich and not particularly religious.

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13. Nope.

But I don't want to say more yet....

[NuclearDem]

25. Cheney could be more number one

Certainly a sociopath, authoritarian, and elitist.

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28. Ding Ding Ding!

Line #1 goes down to NuclearDem!

[NuclearDem]

30. Sweet! I'll take President Bush for number two then.

Definitely a pattern of grandiosity, certainly an elitist who was a shill of the rich, and someone who perverted Christianity for his own ends (God told him to invade Iraq)

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31. Nope.

But by guessing line #2 incorrectly, you pretty much flip line #3, as line #5 is clearly not President Bush. That should reveal some clues about the meaning of the remaining symbols, too.




I'm updating the board on "State of the Game #2."

[Kalyke]

7. Well, the missing file ones are from the deleted

from DSM-IV but were in DSM-III-R.

I'm going to guess they represent: Sadistic personality disorder - is a pervasive pattern of cruel, demeaning and aggressive behavior.

The female silhouette is: Histrionic personality disorder: pervasive attention-seeking behavior including inappropriate sexual seductiveness and shallow or exaggerated emotions.

The last one is could be Sarah Palin, but I was going to assume that the male/female blended symbol meant either closet homosexual/bisexual (in the case of Republicans) and I don't think Sister Sarah is homosexual - closet or otherwise.

That's all I've got right now.

On edit: the woman is Narcissistic personality disorder.

[Kalyke]

10. No. 5 is Rush Limabugh.

Narcissistic, closeted homosexual and hate-filled for those unlike himself.

[NuclearDem]

16. Alright, here's what I'm guessing so far:

* Antisocial personality disorder (DSM-IV code 301.7): a pervasive disregard for the law and the rights of others.
* Borderline personality disorder (DSM-IV code 301.83): extreme "black and white" thinking, instability in relationships, self-image, identity and behavior often leading to self-harm and impulsivity. Borderline personality disorder occurs in 3 times as many females as males <5>
* Histrionic personality disorder (DSM-IV code 301.50): pervasive attention-seeking behavior including inappropriate sexual seductiveness and shallow or exaggerated emotions.
* Narcissistic personality disorder (DSM-IV code 301.81): a pervasive pattern of grandiosity, need for admiration, and a lack of empathy.

Narcissistic is marked by the Broken Image.
Borderline is marked by the Nuclear symbol.
Histrionic is marked by the woman's silhouette.

I think the Nazi symbol represents fascism.
The male/female symbol represents questionable sexual orientation (or maybe misogyny?)
The upside down cross might represent someone who exploits Christianity for their own ends.


I want to say Number 1 is Rush Limbaugh. Instability in relationships marked by several failed marriages, definitely a disregard for the rights of others, definitely narcissistic, and definitely an elitist. Plus, the hint that he's not number 4 for one reason means I'll rule out the third image in the Number 4 row.

Number 2 is Glenn Beck...he's basically Rush Limbaugh but with the Christianity angle.

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17. You're definitely on the way

But as I hinted above, even though Rush fits the equation for line #4, he's not the answer for a particular reason.

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19. You also got Histrionic.

[NuclearDem]

20. Alright, so by process of elimination...

The nuclear symbol is antisocial, and borderline isn't in the puzzle.

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22. Correct!

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24. And to keep things moving along.

I'll credit your guess of "fascism" as my looser definition of "authoritarian":

[NuclearDem]

23. I think Mitch McConnell or John Boehner would be good candidates for 5

Especially if histrionic can be characterized by exaggerated emotions.

[NuclearDem]

32. Alright...number 5 is either Palin or Christine O'Donnell

And I think number 4 could possibly be Liz Cheney or Michelle Bachmann.

(I think the gender symbol indicates female)

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35. You get half of yes!

I think I can concoct a Christine O'Donnelll for you:



But you'll notice that there's also a male symbol in that female symbol....

[NuclearDem]

36. Alright...number 5 is Palin then?

I want to say the male/female symbol is anti-abortion, homophobic, or "family values"...

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37. End Game

So our participants, mostly NuclearDem, have unraveled almost all of the board. The last few pieces should fall into place soon:

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38. Last hints

The last two answers are both making moves to run for President.

Bill-O had to buy off allegations of sexual harassment. Rush Limbaugh was caught coming back from the Carribean with condoms in his pocket. Christine O'Donnell made it on a Satanic altar, or something. All of them face:



Leaving only the hardest symbol to decipher, but so simple to understand:

[NuclearDem]

39. Oh, well 2 is Romney and 4 is Gingrich then

Romney's a Mormon while the rest of potential candidates are Protestant or Catholic.

Newt Gingrich had an affair with a Congressional staffer.

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40. He shoots! He scores! NuclearDem cleans up almost single handed!

Thanks so much for playing, NuclearDem. I hope you enjoyed yourself as much as I did. Have a great weekend!

[NuclearDem]

41. Yes! That was fun!

You have a great weekend too!