Facebook memes/apps

[drscott]

...are really intrusive. I block them as fast as I can. But here's the results of the latest (some bizarro astrology/Chinese combo) for us, which, uh, seem close to accurate:

excessor:

The Scorpio/Rat
The rattiest of all Rats, this Scorpio can weasel its way in and out of any deal. They are clever people whose wit and wisdom combine to create an unbeatable agenda. They think on their feet and often conceal ulterior motives. Sexy? Yes. By fits and starts.

THE DESIGNING MASTERMIND
A sharp-tongued, wily magpie if ever there was one, the Scorpio born in a Rat year will be chatty and cutting. This person is generally lithe and agile as well as quick-spirited. He or she will probably enjoy all manner of graceful sport and prove able at competitive games. The Scorpio/Rat is an amiable fellow. People like him or her straight away and never guess that behind the ready smile is a rare drive for power. He wants to hold the most potent place in whatever area he has chosen as his own. This Rat's private life is often fraught with betrayal. Like other Rats, the Scorpio born is the marrying kind. But his marriages sometimes grow shaky if too much pressure is exerted on this highly strung person. Caresses and tender gestures keep this Rat's nerves calm. Should endeavor to team up with romantic partners who are not afraid of intimacy.

dr_scott:

The Cancer/Monkey
Cancer born Monkeys will seduce the very socks off any member of the opposite sex [ed note: huh?] who dares cross their path. They are sensitive and sweet-natured, yet have a talent for organization and bossy leadership. Solving problems for others is their strongest suit.

THE EMOTIONAL PLANNER
This person is forever awake to new concepts and possible avenues. He's always on his toes. Even in the middle of the night, this variety of Cancer is raring to find out who makes the kinds of candles that exactly replicate church candles from Poland in the eighteenth century. Like all Monkeys, the Cancer/Monkey is a problem-solver. He can not only see a situation for what it is-as he is coldly objective when necessary-but he can see through cloudy dilemmas and for that reason come quickly to the end of them. The Cancer/Monkey lets very little grass grow under his feet. -especially when it comes to love. Cancers born in Monkey years incessantly seek love wherever they can find it.

Snort.

Comments

[fyellin.livejournal.com]

Imagine, instead, that the papers had been accidentally swapped, and you had been given the first piece of paper and excessor the second. (With the headings removed, of course.) You probably still would have thought that these were amazingly accurate predictions.

That's the secret of astrology. You make predictions that sound personal, but that really apply to almost everyone. See the "Forer effect" for more details.

[dr-scott.livejournal.com]

That would be a good test. In this case neither would ring true when swapped. But then by chance sometimes it would, eh?

[fyellin.livejournal.com]

As long as your response is "My, what a coincidence," rather than "Gee, there must be something to this."