You know you're an Intp when...

[AlisaD]

When you can't be bothered to even try reading this thread?

 

[EyeSeeCold]

When you write and/or type "and/or" more often than you write and/or type "and" and/or "or."

And/or use "/" without "and/or" for including alternate words to give you and/or the reader a better perspective of the meaning you want to capture and/or because of your indecision.

 

[BigApplePi]

And/or use "/" without "and/or" for including alternate words to give you and the reader a better perspective of the meaning you want to capture and/or because of your indecision.

Which is better: to use and and and and and or to use and, and, and and or does it matter?

 

[EyeSeeCold]

Which is better: to use and and and and and or to use and, and, and and or does it matter?

Depends, what do you mean by "better"? Correct? Cleaner? More useful?

I'll answer preemptively:

• Not sure
• The latter
• Depends on your purpose:

If it is to confuse: yes
If it is to get a point across: no​

Does it matter? Maybe, if you're madder than a mad hatter.

 

[Causeless]

When you can't be bothered to even try reading this thread?

It seems to all essentially repeat. So, if I just read chunks of it every so often, I figure I've got the gist.

 

[MissQuote]

Yep. And your socks may, or may not, match (and you might have to check to be sure) based on an accepted norm of the definition of "match", though, that is, in your humble opinion, an idea that is highly open to interpretation and/or debate when you consider all possible intricacies/factors implied in the concept of "match/matching" when it comes to a thing such as socks [including but probably not limited to] considerations of thread count, style, material texture, thickness, height on the calf (and/or ankle and/or thigh) and/or the merits in wearing socks that differ in color/pattern schemes between the two as opposed to wearing two identical items (possibly including the fact that an impromptu puppet show to explain this whole concept would be much more difficult if both socks met the mainstream criteria for "match/matching", and you are begining to suspect by the dumbfounded look on the face of the person you are explaining this all to that perhaps a puppet show would be more on their level...)... though you suppose it might be prudent to admit that this whole theory of whether of not your supposedly unmatched socks do in fact match came about because you likely couldn't be bothered/counted on to remember/get around to dealing with what we could refer to as the "clean sock bucket/basket/pile" in such a conventional method as pairing and putting away, because really there are much more important things to think about in life anyhow.

 

[Causeless]

Yep. And your socks may, or may not, match...

I've been before quoted with the phrase, "Of course they match! They both fit, don't they?"

 

[MissQuote]

^hehe.

That's awesome. Perfect argument.

I think there might be something wrong with me though- I just spent about 20 minutes working on a sort of semi diagram to show how many different pairs could be made with 12 individual socks. On the first page of my new journal. Which nobody but me is going to see. And i just realised that I forgot to date the page, which is a problem, so I better go do that.

 

[Reptillian]

-You seem to be a schizoid or close to that?

 

[persuedsmile612]

When you pass people and exchange bland plesantries but you don't make a sound above a whisper because you were too busy thinking about something else (usually the person you exchange plesantries with.)

 

[persuedsmile612]

Nope it's not just you! I like alliteration and often wonder if I include alot will people read it and say "Oh there is some nice alliteration" I know I do.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alliteration

 

[persuedsmile612]

- Sometimes you wish there is an off button that turns your thought process off to let your brain cool down a bit.

Yes, yes and yes! Your eyes never close and your mind never stops.

 

[persuedsmile612]

You hate the idea of money.

And know that quadruple posting will annoy your fellow INTP's

You know said INTP's will understand your quadruple posting yet still be annoyed

I would say sorry but you know that I'm not.

 

[ElvenVeil]

when you stand back puzzled of why persuedsmile612 did not edit all of his replies into one post in the first place, instead of making four posts in total, thus decrease the chance that the fellow INTP would be mad at him

 

[persuedsmile612]

C-c-c-c-combobreaker!
And, well I wasn't bothered editing them. You deal with it

And I left out a fullstop just for kicks cos I'm in that kinda mood.

Edit:
I missed a full stop after "mood."

 

[persuedsmile612]

You despise the concept of money.

When you don't understand why everone says they wish they could ignore the phone/turn it off/on silent because you never actually get any phone calls...

When at work/home your mind is constantly x number of stepa ahead of your machin and it's unbelievably irratating! "Computer! Read my thoughts and do things!!!"

When at home/work your machine is having a good day but then your body can't keep up with how fast you are thinking... Agrh!

When you *can't* use somebody else's computer just because their Firefox doesn't have the right add-ons installed (no Tab Kit or AdBlock Plus! Panic! ) and their taskbar is not set to at least 3 taskbar buttons high like yours.

If you put your task bar on the side of the screen you can fit more windows in it!

You know your INTP when you have your task bar on the side of the screen....

Yes! Really, the only reason you haven't gone crazy is because of internet and all it's glory.

-You have analyzed yourself multiple times, recognizing all your major faults, but you're too damned lazy or just don't care enough to fix them.

Besides it's interesting to track their progress. ...then forget about them, then go 'huh that's interesting' when they change notably, then promptly forget about them again.

You tried to take the test on my Personality.com but got angry at the questions because they were either too vauge or too specific and they were made with radio buttons so you couldn't pick more than one answer for a question and felt annoyed at yourself for not wanting to commit to one answer or the other, and the questions are stupid anyway.... Didn't even make it half way ....

 

[BigApplePi]

You despise the concept of money.

When you have no idea what money means, what it is, can't figure it out and wonder why everyone else is so misled.

 

[persuedsmile612]

When you have no idea what money means, what it is, can't figure it out and wonder why everyone else is so misled.

Ha, it has no real value anyway.

- creating the system is more appealing the following it even if your own
- errors from others is expected but never from yourself
- if you are not good at something its because that something is useless and irrlevont

This is the funniest thing ever!!!!!!

 

[xbox]

When you don't understand the reason of paying for an education, when you can get the same and more at the library, and only pursue an education as a vehicle for providing evidence of getting a job, which in turn, is a very frustrating process.

A tendency to create run on sentences, which makes total sense to you, but none to the professor who relentlessly slashes through the paper, leading you to lose points in that department, but you continue regardless as an evil plot to piss him/her off.

Forced social situations that have no route for escape, forces the mind into shutdown and emergency coping mechanisms, in which you turn your focus 100% inward and entertain yourself with your own thoughts which can be quite dark in nature. At that point, because you have no control over your facial expressions, people eventually stay away from you.

 

[xbox]

During teenage years, you purposely bombed part-time summer job interviews with witty sarcasm. You walked into a place that you didn't really care about, answered the stupid questions in a smart-ass way, and left the place completely positive that you didn't get the job. But if it were a job that you did care about, you put in some effort into answering the questions normally.

or that was just probably me.. haha

 

[Joey]

-you suck at spelling, but are excellent at using big, rarely used words. although few people understand it when you say things like "the traits that make up a persons personality are discrete, not continuous.".....which usually results in the reaction, "what do you mean by low key traits?"

-you also know your an INTP when everytime you look up at the night sky you see it as 3D, instead of a 2D "backdrop" like most people probably see it instinctively.

 

[Joey]

-you constantly use phrases like "im sorry im late (or) im sorry i cant make it there, Ive just been sooooo busy", even though you know damn well that youve done NOTHING all day except sit in your basement thinking about physics and how harmonic oscillation explains everything in the universe.

 

[xbox]

You "wasted time" as a child, building elaborate, detailed structures and floor plans with legos.

 

[Dimensional Transition]

-you constantly use phrases like "im sorry im late (or) im sorry i cant make it there, Ive just been sooooo busy", even though you know damn well that youve done NOTHING all day except sit in your basement thinking about physics and how harmonic oscillation explains everything in the universe.

Damn...
Everywhere I go, I always am too late. Always. It's ridiculous. I just forget all appointments COMPLETELY. I even put them in my agenda and stuff, but I just forget to check it, or I just read over the appointment. Always too late at school also.
I'm starting to skip classes as soon as I know I've been too late now. This is what society does to you, folks. Every time I'm too late, some people always make this fucking annoying 'tsah' tongue sound, some people sigh, some people laugh at me... Teachers punish me with having to come 30 minutes earlier to school... I never do that. So instead of going through that 30 second long hell, I just decide to skip that class, making matters even worse.

I've generally noticed that people who get to school too late tend to have a real PROBLEM with something, they're definitely not the kind of people to be punished.
Insomnia, problems at home with parents, depression, anxiety, being bullied, etc etc are generally the reasons of skipping school or being late.
These people need help, they don't need this giant social disapproval...

 

[xbox]

When people comment on how you seem intimidating, or "too quiet", you quietly take it as a compliment then proceed to stay quiet. They often mistake it as a weakness, and continue talking about mindless nonsense.

It is only once they get on your bad side, they realize it was a mistake, but by then it's too late, because at that point you have unleashed the demonic wrath of mental fury upon them. In the most powerful but in the least words possible.

 

[EyeSeeCold]

When people comment on how you seem intimidating, or "too quiet", you quietly take it as a compliment then proceed to stay quiet. They often mistake it as a weakness, and continue talking about mindless nonsense.

It is only once they get on your bad side, they realize it was a mistake, but by then it's too late, because at that point you have unleashed the demonic wrath of mental fury upon them. In the most powerful but in the least words possible.

Funny how you can be intimidating by doing nothing.

 

[Logicality]

He'd just find a way to get it back. Like usual.

66. You know you're a (female/gay/bi) INTP if you happened upon the Tardis and all you wanted to do is keep the 10th doctor company. And keep his heartrates up. <3

You know you're an Intp when you know what a "tardis" is.

 

[MissQuote]

Besides it's interesting to track their progress. ...then forget about them, then go 'huh that's interesting' when they change notably, then promptly forget about them again.

ha!

You tried to take the test on my Personality.com but got angry at the questions because they were either too vauge or too specific and they were made with radio buttons so you couldn't pick more than one answer for a question and felt annoyed at yourself for not wanting to commit to one answer or the other, and the questions are stupid anyway....

yeah.

 

[persuedsmile612]

You often see a pop up box reading:

"You are about to close [a ridiculous ammount] of tabs. Are you sure you want to continue?"

 

[xbox]

Hahaha! That just made me spit out my coffee..

 

[persuedsmile612]

The use of "when" at the beginning of the first sentence irritates you because it's already supplied in the title of this thread.

Yes. Please, everybody, pay attention now and stop this.

 

[persuedsmile612]

You frequntly make people spit out thier tea/coffee etc.
I do apologise.

And you never want to close all those tabs. Ever.

 

[Terynna]

someone suggests a change and you immediatetly start the flow chart in your head of all the possible scenarios that could be affected by the suggested change and they look at you waiting for an answer and when your flow chart is finally finished you wonder why they're still looking at you waiting for an answer

 

[xbox]

When you show up late to your first date.

 

[Yet]

when you were by accident (you had the wrong time in your head) half hour late on your job application

(but fortunatly got the job anyway)

 

[xbox]

You hate the rules of a fixed schedule so much that you break the rules of a day schedule, which means bed time at 5am, and wake up time at 5pm.

 

[Roboman]

When you can't be bothered to even try reading this thread?

I liked this one.

Read the first page and skipped to last and see this.

 

[Yet]

when you walk in after work, only after 15 minutes you notice that your partner has cut his hair ... and in that time you were having a conversation with him as well...

(he claims it was longer but I think it was only 15 minutes)

 

[Melllvar]

I was cleaning my apartment the other day and I realized that I have a dishwasher. I had lived here 8 months without noticing I had a dishwasher. Actually I'm not really sure how long I've lived here, for the same kinds of reasons that it took so long for me to notice I have a dishwasher.

I don't think I'll be using it, though...

(edit: And actually I wasn't even the one who noticed, my friend was over here helping and he noticed it.)

 

[BigApplePi]

I had lived here 8 months without noticing I had a dishwasher.

I don't think I'll be using it, though...

Can I use your dishwasher Melllivar if I promise to take out whatever I put there?

 

[xbox]

was supposed to take sleeping pills like 3 hours ago. It's past my bedtime.

 

[BigApplePi]

was supposed to take sleeping pills like 3 hours ago. It's past my bedtime.

If it's too late to take them now, take them when you wake up in the morning???

 

[Cogwulf]

this seems awfully familiar

 

[Poetic Justice]

When you only have 24 hours to throw something out before you stop seeing it and it remains there for several months

 

[EyeSeeCold]

this seems awfully familiar

This has happened so many times lol.

It's like you never learn haha.

 

[xbox]

Lolllll!!!

 

[P.H.]

When you see a flaw in someones reasoning and can't help but blurt it out.

 

[boondockbabe]

117. You feel at home here...But you're an outsider everywhere else

 

[boondockbabe]

Why is it when you finally break down and ask for help on another forum not one damn person responds ? I hate people sometimes

 

[BigApplePi]

Why is it when you finally break down and ask for help on another forum not one damn person responds ? I hate people sometimes

Yeah. Curse those people who don't even acknowledge yer message. But which message? Is this the one? Re: On-Line Therapy?