I asked two people to participate in a game of word association. These two individuals were not aware of one another’s answers. See their responses below and you will notice something. Look closely. Illuminati confirmed.Â
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In an interview, St. Olaf students Katie Jeddeloh and Nina Rickett-Green are given a word and say the first thing that comes to mind.
Format: word—Katie’s response—Nina’s response
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St. Olaf—snow—God
Food—delicious—delicious
Adorable—cats—dogs
Book—read—Great Con
Vacation—warm—Hawaii
Beach—Hawaii—Warm
Technology—iPhone—phone
Family—parent—home
Future—scary—confusion
Outer space—rad—scary
Electricity—Edison—plug
Spotify—ads—songs
Money—not enough—stress
Mansion—Summit Ave.—large
Michelangelo—Donatello—art
Drive-in movie theater—50s—cute
Sunset—nice—friends
Tasty—tongue—pizza
Disgusting—also tongue—mushrooms
Hot chocolate—Cage—warm
People—too many—too many
Salty—Spicy—pretzels Â
Baseball hat—sun—Cubs
Communication—marketing—committee
Corporate—Trump—money
Time—travel—scarce
Children—loud—cute
Teenager—awkward—angst
Comfy—pants—slippers
Fuzzy—my dog—my dog
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I am #Shook.
Experiment Conclusion: I need sleep. Thank you to Katie and Nina for entertaining my lame ideas.