Sometimes its fun when its NOT double blind

[andydunn]

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk_politics/4220473.stm

Graphology experts analyze Tony Blairs hand writing only to find out after they published their results that it was actually Bill Gates.

[jmercer]

Gotta love it. :) Wooooooooo-woooooooo! ;)

[tommyz]

Whoopsy daisy....:D

[LostAngeles]

I thought that was cute. It gave me a good snicker.

[Luke T.]

Here (http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/news/articles/16212644?source=Evening%20Standard) is a news report of the handwriting analysis before it was revealed to be Gates'.

Psychologist Elaine Quigley has analysed the note and concludes that it shows our Prime Minister is a daydreamer hoping for the best.

"He is struggling to concentrate, but he knows he will get to the bottom of the problems in time.

"That's Teflon Tony. The most readable of his doodles are the points that he believes will catch

the public interest," she said. Ms Quigley claims the boxes Blair has drawn round words such as "taxes, rich world" and "international" show self control and a practical turn of mind.

On the other hand, his circles show a daydreamer, while his looped letters show he is sensitive to his image and aware of criticism. Some may say the fact Mr Blair does not seem to have mastered joined-up writing is deeply suspect, however Ms Quigley maintains that his disconnected letters show a determined writer.

[Luke T.]

Here's another one (http://www.timesonline.co.uk/article/0,,2-1461520,00.html), from the London Times.

AS WORLD leaders discussed international aid for Africa, Tony Blair scribbled notes and doodled. Unfortunately for him, after the World Economic Summit in Davos, Switzerland, his notes fell into the hands of a Emma Bache, a graphologist.
Her verdict: the Prime Minister’s surprisingly chaotic script indicates an aggressive, unstable man who is feeling under enormous pressure.

Mrs Bache, who regularly carries out employee assessments for firms such as Barings, said: “I analysed his writing 18 months ago and there are marked differences. Then, his writing was much more fluid indicating that he felt more easy-come-easy-go. The ticks, such as the upward stroke on the ‘t’ in taxes, were not so angular.

“He is a lot more assertive and aggressive than in recent years because there are lots of very angular strokes. There is a lack of curves and a lot of irritability which he is struggling to keep under control.

She did say there was a marked difference between a previous sample and this one. :)

[Luke T.]

And yet another one. (http://news.independent.co.uk/low_res/story.jsp?story=605702&host=3&dir=62&dir=62&host=3)

The Independent asked Helen Taylor, a graphologist, to analyse the writing and, just for fun, Nina Ashby, a clairvoyant who specialises in the interpretation of patterns, to investigate Mr Blair's extensive use of symbols. She said: "It shows he's full of aggressive, nervous energy, which is driving him on. But it is not rooted in practicality. It's more aspirational, as indicated by the slanting writing. A more practical person would be expected write more horizontally.

"The boxes suggest he is trying to compartmentalise things, possibly for delegation, but some look as if they are going to collapse. The relative sizes of the boxes and the letters indicate his priorities."

She added: "I think he's under pressure, trying to complete his circles, but not always succeeding. And it suggests this is not a natural leader. It is a person of a religious nature, perhaps a vicar, not sure of his priorities." Ms Ashby concluded that Mr Blair was easily able to compartmentalise matters; organisations such as the G8 and the International Finance Fund are firmly ringed and boxed. "But as you get further down, the boxes and circles and triangles overlap and crowd in on each other and the focus is on issues, such as Aids and trade.

"Look at the triangle goalposts: one is trapped among circles and boxes, the other free and isolated. It creates a more confusing picture and suggests things are in danger of getting out of control."



:D

[Bodhi Dharma Zen]

This is like wine experts or audiophile cable lovers!

[jj]

Originally posted by Bodhi Dharma Zen
This is like wine experts or audiophile cable lovers!

I've got to question your statement about wine experts. They differ intensely on how good a particular wine is, but in general they agree about whatit is, just not why it's the way it is.

There are a few exceptions. Some flavors in wine can only be detected by part of the population, for instance 'foxy'. Most of these flavors are usually not very appreciated, but this can create an enormous difference of opinion among the various tasters.

The same is true of beer tasting.

HOWEVER

Both wine tasting and beer tasting have been systemized. There are "training kits" that contain various tastes and scents that describe different standardized flavor components.

Wine tastings, also, are very often done as DBT's.

Now, when a group of people gather in a diningroom and do a non-blind tasting, I agree. We're speaking sheer subjectivity.

[Bodhi Dharma Zen]

Apparently, they cant distinguish a white wine (with added color) from the real thing, not to mention they will praise cheap wine in a nice bottle.

http://www.astrocyte-design.com/interests/cheeky.html

[Mojo]

Originally posted by jj
I've got to question your statement about wine experts. They differ intensely on how good a particular wine is, but in general they agree about whatit is, just not why it's the way it is.
Here's a wine expert having a little trouble with what wine is: Malcolm Gluck writing in the Guardian on 12th Nov 2003wine is a protein and thus is more companionable and healthier with food

[Zep]

*SIGH*

Duck and weave, duck and weave...

Nina Ashby, a clairvoyant who was reported in another paper as saying the doodles showed that Mr Blair was "not a natural leader", claimed that she had been misquoted.
http://www.portal.telegraph.co.uk/news/main.jhtml?xml=/news/2005/01/31/ndodl31.xml&sSheet=/news/2005/01/31/ixhome.html

[Mojo]

AS WORLD leaders discussed international aid for Africa, Tony Blair scribbled notes and doodled. Unfortunately for him, after the World Economic Summit in Davos, Switzerland, his notes fell into the hands of a Emma Bache, a graphologist.
Her verdict: the Prime Minister’s surprisingly chaotic script indicates an aggressive, unstable man who is feeling under enormous pressure.

Mrs Bache, who regularly carries out employee assessments for firms such as Barings, said...I wonder if they got her to assess Nick Leeson's handwriting?