Questionnaire (humorous)

From: Dale K. Stalnaker (dks@en.com)
Date: Mon Mar 25 2002 - 17:43:33 EST

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    I just got this forwarded to me.

    In a message dated 03/22/2002 4:07:54 PM Eastern Standard Time,
    whboomer@dioceseofcleveland.org writes:

    Subject: FW: Lenten Total Quality Evaluation From God
    Date: Fri, 22 Mar 2002 16:10:16 -0500

    God's Total Quality Management Questionnaire

    God would like to thank you for your belief and patronage. In order to
    better serve your needs, He asks that you take a few moments to answer
    the following questions. Please keep in mind that your responses will
    be kept completely confidential, and that you need not disclose your
    name or address unless you prefer a direct response to comments or
    suggestions.

    1. How did you find out about God?

    ___ Newspaper

    ___ Bible

    ___ Torah

    ___ Book of Mormon

    ___ Koran

    ___ Other Book

    ___ Television

    ___ Divine Inspiration

    ___ Word of mouth

    ___ Dead Sea scrolls

    ___ My mama done tol' me

    ___ Near Death Experience

    ___ Near-life experience

    ___ National Public Radio

    ___ Tabloid

    ___ Burning Shrubbery

    ___ Who?

    ___ Other (specify): _____________

    2. Which model God did you acquire?

    ___ Yahweh

    ___ Jehovah

    ___ Allah

    ___ Just plain God

    ___ Krishna

    ___ Father, Son & Holy Ghost (Trinity Pak)

    ___ Zeus and entourage (Olympus Pak)

    ___ Odin and entourage (Valhalla Pak)

    ___ Gaia/Mother Earth/Mother Nature

    ___ None of the above; I was taken in by a false god

    3. Did your God come to you undamaged, with all parts in good working
    order and with no obvious breakage or missing attributes?

    __ Yes __ No

    If not, please describe the problems you initially encountered here.
    Please indicate all that apply:

    ___ Not eternal

    ___ Not omniscient

    ___ Not omnipotent

    ___ Finite in space/Does not occupy or inhabit the entire universe

    ___ Permits sex outside of marriage

    ___ Prohibits sex outside of marriage

    ___ Makes mistakes (Geraldo Rivera, Jesse Helms)

    ___ When beseeched, doesn't stay beseeched

    ___ Requires burnt offerings

    ___ Requires virgin sacrifices

    ___ Plays dice with the universe

    4. What factors were relevant in your decision to acquire a God? Please
    check all that apply.

    ___ Indoctrinated by parents

    ___ Needed a reason to live

    ___ Indoctrinated by society

    ___ Needed target for rage

    ___ Imaginary friend grew up

    ___ Hate to think for self

    ___ Wanted to meet girls/boys

    ___ Fear of death

    ___ To piss off parents

    ___ Needed a day away from work

    ___ Enjoy organ music

    ___ Needed focus on whom to despise

    ___ Needed to feel morally superior

    ___ Graduated from the tooth fairy

    ___ My shrubbery caught fire and told me to do it

    5. Are you currently using any other source of inspiration in addition
    to God? Please check all that apply.

    __ Self-help books

    __ Tarot, Astrology

    __ Star Trek re-runs

    __ Fortune cookies

    __ Ann Landers

    __ Psychic Friends Network

    __ Dianetics

    __ Playboy and/or Playgirl

    __ Sex, Drugs, and Rock & Roll

    __ Biorhythms

    __ EST

    __ Television

    __ Mantras

    __ Jimmy Swaggart

    __ Crystals (not including Crystal Gayle)

    __ Human Sacrifice

    __ Wandering around in desert

    __ Burning shrubbery

    __ Other:_____________________

    6. Have you ever worshiped a false God before? Is so, which false God
    were you fooled by? Please check all that apply.

    ___ Odin

    ___ Cthulhu

    ___ Lottery

    ___ Baal

    ___ Beelzebub

    ___ The Almighty Dollar

    ___ The Conservative Right

    ___ Mick Jagger

    ___ Bill Gates

    ___ The Great Pumpkin

    ___ Ronald Reagan

    ___ A burning cabbage

    ___ mushrooms

    ___ Other: ________________

    7. God employs a limited degree of Divine Intervention to preserve the
    balanced level of felt presence and blind faith. Which would you
    prefer: (circle one)?

    a. More Divine Intervention

    b. Less Divine Intervention

    c. Current level of Divine Intervention is just right

    d. Don't know - what's Divine Intervention?

    8. God also attempts to maintain a balanced level of disasters and
    miracles. Please rate on a scale of 1 to 5 God's handling of the
    following: (1 unsatisfactory, 5 excellent)

    Disaster:

    1 2 3 4 5 flood

    1 2 3 4 5 famine

    1 2 3 4 5 earthquake

    1 2 3 4 5 war

    1 2 3 4 5 pestilence

    1 2 3 4 5 plague

    1 2 3 4 5 AOL

    1 2 3 4 5 Republican Congress

    1 2 3 4 5 Jerry Lewis

    1 2 3 4 5 Dubya

    1 2 3 4 5 my last relationship

    Miracles:

    1 2 3 4 5 rescues

    1 2 3 4 5 spontaneous remissions

    1 2 3 4 5 crying statues

    1 2 3 4 5 water changing to wine

    1 2 3 4 5 walking on water

    1 2 3 4 5 stars hovering over towns

    1 2 3 4 5 VCRs that set their own clocks

    1 2 3 4 5 clear and competent statements by the President

    1 2 3 4 5 my present relationship

    9. Please rate the following on a scale of 1 to 5 (1 unsatisfactory, 5
    excellent):

    1 2 3 4 5 God's Courtesy

    1 2 3 4 5 answers to your prayers

    1 2 3 4 5 Are your spiritual needs being met?

    1 2 3 4 5 How are your shrubs doing?

    10. Do you have any additional comments or suggestions for
    improving the quality of God's services? (Attach an additional
    sheet(s) if necessary.)

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