spokeo

"Not your grandma's phone book"

This link was posted in a political forum I sometimes frequent and people got all up in arms over the supposed invasion of privacy, but after visiting I saw much of the information was wrong and other had to have been gleaned from online public records.

For example, it lists my age as several years older than I am and takes about fifteen years off the length of time at my current residence. Not only does it get the time wrong, it lists my house value at 1 million dollars.

I wish. (it also says my neighborhood is "under average", which is correct, but what am I doing in a mansion in a lower middle class neighborhood?

The most annoying thing about my personal info on the site is the list of interests. Some things are true and must have been shared from websites I've joined and surveys I've taken. It has a lot wrong, such as I like country music and that I own dogs, among other erroneous "facts". It also under-represents my education level.

I checked several members of my family, and found the same pattern of wrong information. I also plugged in the names of a few of my online friends and found what I think are errors. Under the photos tab I did see my sister's picture, but there are no photos of me online, at least none that are connected with my "real name".

Of course, to get the sensitive data such as credit reports and criminal background, you'll have to pay. If they get the simple stuff wrong, it makes me wonder about the validity of those "private" things.

spokeo

sesquipedalianism

sesquipedalianism \ses-kwi-PEED-l-iz-uhm\ , adjective;
1. Given to using long words.
2. (Of a word) containing many syllables.

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Using this word is sesquipedalianism.

Goodbye Horses - Q Lazzarus

You may remember this tune from "Silence of the Lambs" in the Buffalo Bill scene where he dresses up in drag and dances in front of his video camera.

And tucks. -ahem-

May Trivia Tournament Begins!

Take your brain out of the jar

and play the ToTG Trivia Tournament

There's not a lot of people who play, but *most* of us that do are some brainy folks!

*most* excludes me. I win when no one else plays. -sigh-

Click on the link above or the graphic below to play