Hey, so I know a guy.

He's got this amazing machine.

It gives you an exact personalized readout of your personality.

Your strengths and weaknesses written out on a piece of paper.

Bill, come on over here.

I need a patient to try this out today to see if it's going to work.

It's just like those chairs people sit in at salons with the plastic domes, except the

domes not plastic.

It's metal, equipped with state-of-the-art sensors.

Just flip a switch, and the sensors will read your skull.

Now, think clean thoughts here we go now.

Keep breathing now.

You're doing fine.

In just a few minutes, this machine will measure 32 of your mental faculties and rate

them all on a scale of 1 to 5, from deficient to very superior.

Well, it says you have a few things to work on, they're not too serious, though.

Everything from your individuality to self-esteem, ambition, faith.

And your faith is way too high, Bill, be careful you're not stripped off your feet by some

evangelist.

Now, that's an overview of your person.

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