Living In The "Hood" Test

[Bumper]

Just a tad stereotypical, definitely not politically correct, hopefully not too offensive, but mildly amusing.

Living in the “Hood” Test

1. You've ever used an album cover or old envelope for a dustpan. (5 points)

2. You've ever put foil on your TV antennas to get better reception. (8 points)

3. You've ever had to use pliers to turn your TV on.(7 points)

4. You had to come in the house when the street lights came on. (6 points)

5. You had a crack house in your neighbourhood.( 5 + 5 extra points if your house was the crack lady)

6. If you can count more than five police cars in your neighbourhood on a daily basis.(3 points)

7. If you ever had to pick your own switch or belt so you could be spanked.(3 points for each)

8. If you've ever been beaten with an extension cord.(15 points)

9. If you have ever had to walk to or home from school.(2 points)

10. If you've ever passed someone a note asking "Do you like me? or "Can I have a chance? check _yes, _no or _maybe.(7 points)

11. If you have ever used dishwashing liquid for bubble bath.(9 points)

12. If you have ever mixed up some Kool-Aid and the found that you didn't have any sugar.(4 points - add 4 if you put the pitcher in the refrigerator until you got some sugar)

13. If you have ever played any of the following games (2 points each): (hide and go seek, freeze tag, captain or momma may I?, or red light, yellow light, green light, Stop!)

14. If your neighbourhood had an ice cream man.(2 points + 2 if he rang a bell)

15. If you remember any of the following candies (1 point each): cherry clans, lemonheads, Alexander the grape, ring pops, Chico sticks, baked beans, candy cigarettes, powder packs with the white dip stick, big league chew, jolly ranchers, jaw breakers, and candy necklaces.

16. If you refer to Now and Laters candies as "Nighladers".(6points)

17. If you've ever run from the police on foot. (5 points + 5 if you got away)

18. If you remember underoos or the Wonder Woman bra and panty set.(6 points + 4 if you owned some)

19. If you've ever had reusable bacon grease in a container on your stove. (5 points)

20. The batteries in you remote control are held in by a piece of tape. (5 points)

21. If you've ever used any of the following for drinking glasses (3 points each): jam jars mayonnaise jars, mason jars, or peanut butter jars.

22. You've ever covered your furniture in plastic.(2 points)

23. The heels of your feet have ever looked like you had been kicking flour.(1point)

24. If you have ever worn any of the following fragrances (1 point each): Brute, Hai Karate, Jean Nate, Old Spice, Chloe, English Leather, Stetson, Charlie, or Faberge'.

25. You've ever used tussy.(9 points)

26. You've never been to the dentist. (10 points + 10 if you've never been to the doctor.)

27. You've ever wore clothes with the tag still on them.(4 points)

28. If you're acquainted with someone with a name as follows (3 points): kay-kay, lee-lee, ree-ree, ray-ray, etc.

29. You have ever paged yourself for any reason.(3 points)

30. You've ever worn slippers shoes outside of the house.(2 points)

31. You add "ED" or "T" to the end of words already in the past tense (for example, Tooked, Light-Skinneded, kilt, ruint, etc.) (3 points)

32. You pronounce words like this (1point for each example you can think of): skrimps or strimps, skreet, axe (ask), member (remember), frigerator, etc.

33. You use nem' to describe a certain group of people (for example Craig and nem' or momma and nem') (6 points)

34. You've ever had a crack across your windshield and never bothered to get it fixed. (3 points)

35. You've ever driven on a donut spare tire more than 2 weeks after your flat. (4 points)

36. You've ever asked a perfect stranger to take a picture with you and told your friends it was someone you dated.(3 points)

37. Your child drops his/her pacifier and you sanitize it by sucking it.(7 points)

38. If you've ever ran a race barefoot in the middle of the street at approximately 11 at night.(10 points)

39. You've ever left a social gathering with a plate.(1 point)

40. You leave a restaurant with silverware, sugar, and/or ketchup.(8 points)

41. You think "red" is a flavour of Kool-Aid. (4 points)

42. You can't hold a glass because of the length of your nails. (3 points)

43. The gold teeth in your mouth spell words. (8 points)

44. You don't have your own place but your child has a leather coat and a pair of Jordan's. (5 points)

45. If you've ever had to get to the driver's side of the car through the passenger side door.(8 points)

46. You have ever slept in a chair to avoid messing up your hair. (7 points)

47. You constantly hit *69 and ask, "Did you just call here?" (10 points)

48. You won't answer the phone if you don't recognize the number on the caller id box. (7 points)

49. You know a child who can't speak, but can do the "bank-head bounce." (15 points)

50. You think Tupac is still alive. (20 points)

Scoring:

0 - 30 - You have enjoyed a nice sheltered life in the suburbs.

31 - 60 - Hood movies have given you a little exposure.

61 - 100 - You may have visited the hood a few times or on weekends.

101 - 130 - You probably spent a few years in the hood, and moved to the suburbs.

131 - 160 - You're the genuine article. You are no stranger to hood life.

161 - 200 - You are definitely, without a doubt an expert on life in the hood.

201+ - Congratulations! You are Ghetto Fabulous!

[Seakony]

I scored a 64.. but I think alot of it had to do with the 60's.

I scored a 74. But I am wondering, if you are running barefoot from the cops near 11pm with a group of people does that count as a race. Not that I have done that, but wondering if that would set you up for the double whammy??

[_nick_]

Originally Posted by Bumper

2. You've ever put foil on your TV antennas to get better reception. (8 points)

4. You had to come in the house when the street lights came on. (6 points)

7. If you ever had to pick your own switch or belt so you could be spanked.(3 points for each) - belt

12. If you have ever mixed up some Kool-Aid and the found that you didn't have any sugar.(4 points - add 4 if you put the pitcher in the refrigerator until you got some sugar) - just refridgerator

13. If you have ever played any of the following games (2 points each): (hide and go seek, freeze tag, captain or momma may I?, or red light, yellow light, green light, Stop!) - all of them

14. If your neighbourhood had an ice cream man.(2 points + 2 if he rang a bell) - he had a bell AND annoying music with a little girl that said "hello" +2 heh

15. If you remember any of the following candies (1 point each): cherry clans, lemonheads, Alexander the grape, ring pops, Chico sticks, baked beans, candy cigarettes, powder packs with the white dip stick, big league chew, jolly ranchers, jaw breakers, and candy necklaces. - 8 (I loved the dip stick candies!)

18. If you remember underoos or the Wonder Woman bra and panty set.(6 points + 4 if you owned some) - 10, Spiderman AND Batman

19. If you've ever had reusable bacon grease in a container on your stove. (5 points)

21. If you've ever used any of the following for drinking glasses (3 points each): jam jars mayonnaise jars, mason jars, or peanut butter jars. - 3, mason jars

29. You have ever paged yourself for any reason.(3 points) - when I first got my pager ages ago, I had to page myself to see if it worked...

30. You've ever worn slippers shoes outside of the house.(2 points)

32. You pronounce words like this (1point for each example you can think of): skrimps or strimps, skreet, axe (ask), member (remember), frigerator, etc. - skrimps, most definitely.. I say it all the time in the kitchen at the restaurant I work at. sometimes "member" slips out when I'm talking fast.. shush pervs

38. If you've ever ran a race barefoot in the middle of the street at approximately 11 at night.(10 points)

40. You leave a restaurant with silverware, sugar, and/or ketchup.(8 points) I used to steal spoons wherever I went!! I don't anymore, promise.

41. You think "red" is a flavour of Kool-Aid. (4 points) -it's not?

45. If you've ever had to get to the driver's side of the car through the passenger side door.(8 points) - yes, only for a short while lol

48. You won't answer the phone if you don't recognize the number on the caller id box. (7 points)

50. You think Tupac is still alive. (20 points) -he's still releasing albums, dammit!

Scoring:

101 - 130 - You probably spent a few years in the hood, and moved to the suburbs.

128- borderline!!
That's me though! LOL, our old neighboorhood turned ghetto when I was about 12, and we moved to where we are now when I was 18.