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Are you an Optimist or a Pessimist?
If you don't know:
Optimist:"Great! The glass is half-full which means it's probably filling up!"
Pessimist:"Oh Crap! The glass is half-empty which means it's draining!"
Realist:"It's half a glass of water."

Pessimist-Realist. ;)

Realists are pessimists who don't want to sound bad.

Are you an Optimist or a Pessimist?
If you don't know:
Optimist:"Great! The glass is half-full which means it's probably filling up!"
Pessimist:"Oh Crap! The glass is half-empty which means it's draining!"
Realist:"It's half a glass of water."

... an Optimistic Realist.

"The Glass is Half full... so a couple more sips then the waiter will re-fill the glass. "

Optimism/Realism rules! :D

Realists are pessimists who don't want to sound bad.

Pessimistic ;)
Realist. Being optimistic or pessimistic is trying to delude yourself. Realism is the best way of seeing things as they are.

Cynic

Realists are pessimists who don't want to sound bad.

Let's use an example.

Anna Kournikova comes up to you and asks if you would like to go out with her.

Optimist - "I may even get to sleep with her tonight! And maybe after, we'd get married, have children, and die together! I say yes, yes, YES!"

Pessimist - "She's just going to dump me afterwards and I'll look like a fool. I'll say no"

Realist - "I'll just take it slow. If tonight's date ends well, maybe I'll kiss her. But, I'll just focus on the fact that she likes me and I won't mess that up. I say yes"

Pessimist.

I find that being a pessimist allows you to usually be pleasently suprised, as things usually go better than you expect.

It's a nice way to be.

Optimist: The glass is half-full.
Pessimist: The glass is half-empty.
Atma: *glug* *glug* *glug* *glug* The glass is completely empty.

The glass is in between the possible values of being full or being empty.

Pessimist.

I find that being a pessimist allows you to usually be pleasently suprised, as things usually go better than you expect.

It's a nice way to be.
And when things don't go our way, we're not suprised at all!

And when things don't go our way, we're not suprised at all!

Exactly! We can never be disappointed!

Same here. Don't want to be disappointed... :D

Exactly! We can never be disappointed!
We're being cheerful! MUST...EXPEL...HAPPY THOUGHTS...:p

Pessimist-cynic-skeptic-realist.

I can't think of any more to squeeze in there

Pessimist: I always expect the worst, so every surprise is a pleasant one.

Are you an Optimist or a Pessimist?
If you don't know:
Optimist:"Great! The glass is half-full which means it's probably filling up!"
Pessimist:"Oh Crap! The glass is half-empty which means it's draining!"
Realist:"It's half a glass of water."

Pessimistic realist.

Let's use an example.

Anna Kournikova comes up to you and asks if you would like to go out with her.

Optimist - "I may even get to sleep with her tonight! And maybe after, we'd get married, have children, and die together! I say yes, yes, YES!"

Pessimist - "She's just going to dump me afterwards and I'll look like a fool. I'll say no"

Realist - "I'll just take it slow. If tonight's date ends well, maybe I'll kiss her. But, I'll just focus on the fact that she likes me and I won't mess that up. I say yes"

After looking at that example I guess I'm an Optimistic Realist

Ex engineering student. The glass is twice as big as it needs to be.

I don't know what the word for this is, but I'd look at the glass and wonder "Is the water cold? 'cause I'm kinda thirsty..."

I see things as they are, not as I want them to be. I have no idea what that makes me, since being a realist is too cliche, being an optimist means wearing rose-tinted glass all day long, and being a pessimist means...


Ahh, hell with it. Cynical Skeptic.

Ex engineering student. The glass is twice as big as it needs to be.

:)

The glass is actually entirely full. (half H20, half 70% N2 20% O2 10% Other elements)

I've always found the glass metaphor ironic.

You can say "half empty or half full", but I hear

"the glass is half-..." and it's automatically negative just because it isn't a full glass.

i see the world for what it is and what it could be at the same time, i just don't see the same space in between everyone else does.

I've always found the glass metaphor ironic.

You can say "half empty or half full", but I hear

"the glass is half-..." and it's automatically negative just because it isn't a full glass.

i see the world for what it is and what it could be at the same time, i just don't see the same space in between everyone else does.

well I also keep hearing "the glass is half..." but no one listens to me when I say "I ORDERED A F*#KING CHEESEBURGER!"

"The glass is too big" *nod*

Realist, unless it exists in a vacuum the glass is completely full. Air and liquid, though if it were in a vacuum the lack of pressure would cause most any fluid to boil out.

"The glass is too big" *nod*

I figured the LGist thing would be to use this question to disctract the people around you, then pie them.

Or...

Perhaps the water can be whipped into a frothy foam that fills the entire glass. *nod*

its half a glass of water. is that enough to fill my need? if not, can i get some more?

the answer is usually "yes" so im an optimistic realist.

its half a glass of water. is that enough to fill my need? if not, can i get some more?

the answer is usually "yes" so im an optimistic realist.

*steals your water*
What now, eh?

I'm more of a "I dropped the half-empty glass of water on the ground and now the water is spilled all over and there are shards of glass in my feet." kind of person.

Engineer: The glass is twice as big as it needs to be.

Are you an Optimist or a Pessimist?
If you don't know:
Optimist:"Great! The glass is half-full which means it's probably filling up!"
Pessimist:"Oh Crap! The glass is half-empty which means it's draining!"
Realist:"It's half a glass of water."

Lunatic Goofballist: "Oooh! Water! I can make some mud!"


I will take Lunatic Goofballist.
:D

Cynic-Pesimist-Realist

Yep, the glass is not half full, it is full...
The half is air which is consist of Nitrogen 70%, Oxygen 20%, and others 10 %
The other half is water which is consisted of Hidrogen 70 % and Oxygen 30 %.
So that means there are N 35 % Oxygen 25 %, And Hidrogen, eh, I do not know

I like to pretend I'm a pessimist, or realist at most.

In fact I'm a paid up optimist. LIFE IS GOOOOD PEOPLE! [well, for the lucky bastards amongst us like me!!!!!!)

Engineer: The glass is twice as big as it needs to be.

Contractor: The glass is half as big as it needs to be I suggest additions.

realist. There is only that which is true. it does not matter if the glass is half .... it's just there. A better example is this:
What is your position on what global warming will do?
optomist: Well, it will destroy the earth and we will all go live on mars. YAY!
realist: I'll be dead by the time it destroys earth so I don't care.
pessimist: All life will end.

Ex engineering student. The glass is twice as big as it needs to be.

Engineer: The glass is twice as big as it needs to be.

Damn beaten to it :(

I'm a cynic, pessimist, realist and engineer. But that doesn't stop me from feeling rather annoying amounts of hope.

Realists are pessimists who don't want to sound bad.

Optimists are idiots who want to ascribe morality to their deficiency.

Damn beaten to it :(

I'm a cynic, pessimist, realist and engineer. But that doesn't stop me from feeling rather annoying amounts of hope.

Pessimism without hope is simply depression. Hope is what separates the pessimist from the insane. That, and not being an optimist.

Lunatic Goofballist: "Oooh! Water! I can make some mud!"


I will take Lunatic Goofballist.
:D

No. The glass is half empty because the boutonnière is entirely full.

Lunatic Goofballist: "Oooh! Water! I can make some mud!"


I will take Lunatic Goofballist.
:D

Half a glass of water isn't going to make much mud. On the other hand, half a swimming pool of water leaves plent of room for dirt. :)

No. The glass is half empty because the boutonnière is entirely full.

I think both your statement and mine might be true at the same time.

I figured the LGist thing would be to use this question to disctract the people around you, then pie them.

Always an option:

"Are you a 'glass is half' full person or a 'glass is half-empty' person?"

"Well, I never really-" *SPLAT!*

No. The glass is half empty because the boutonnière is entirely full.

:D

Half a glass of water isn't going to make much mud. On the other hand, half a swimming pool of water leaves plent of room for dirt. :)

OK, so I am an optimistic lunatic goofballian, I am willing to accept that even a little mud is better than no mud at all.

When I was little (like two or three, and my sister was one or two), we had one of those plastic kiddie pools, which we would do just that, splash out half the water, then scoop in lots of dirt till we were sitting in a mud pie. Mom never could figure out why, but we did it all the time. Fortunately, even though she didn't get it, she was cool enough to let us do it. The best part was that the pool was under a giant mulberry tree, so sometimes we had purplish mud.

OK, so I am an optimistic lunatic goofballian, I am willing to accept that even a little mud is better than no mud at all.

When I was little (like two or three, and my sister was one or two), we had one of those plastic kiddie pools, which we would do just that, splash out half the water, then scoop in lots of dirt till we were sitting in a mud pie. Mom never could figure out why, but we did it all the time. Fortunately, even though she didn't get it, she was cool enough to let us do it. The best part was that the pool was under a giant mulberry tree, so sometimes we had purplish mud.

Yay! :D

I'm not an optimist, because I don't think that the half-full glass is a positive trend. I'm not a pessimist because I don't think a glass half-filled is a step in the wrong direction.

I'm a grumpy bastard.

I see my half full glass and say "Oi, who pissed in my glass?"

They say the glass is half-empty,but they say of what:p

realist. There is only that which is true. it does not matter if the glass is half .... it's just there. A better example is this:
What is your position on what global warming will do?
optomist: Well, it will destroy the earth and we will all go live on mars. YAY!
realist: I'll be dead by the time it destroys earth so I don't care.
pessimist: All life will end.
A better one would be:

Optimist- We will create new inventions to save our world!Yay!:p
Realist- We're just going through a climate shift OR We'll adapt, no big deal shorter winters are better for farmers:)
Pessimist-By the time Global warming has any negative effects I'll be dead so screw it.:mad:
Pessimist's speak the truth!!!

Right now I'm a I-want-to-set-something/one-on-fire-ist, but it is probably best that I don't mention it.

realist. There is only that which is true. it does not matter if the glass is half .... it's just there. A better example is this:
What is your position on what global warming will do?
optomist: Well, it will destroy the earth and we will all go live on mars. YAY!
realist: I'll be dead by the time it destroys earth so I don't care.
pessimist: All life will end.

Pessimistic realist: we won't let it go runaway, thank heavens, but there's not a glacier's chance on a warming Earth we're going to do anything in time to stop it becoming a disaster.

Probably a mixture of all of them at some point, but for one that rules over the others i'd say realist, but maybe i'm being too optimistic.

"Damnit Kirk! I'm a Realist, not an Idealist!"

And I stick by my catch phrase.

Realist;wishes things were good when they suck. Glad things don't suck when they're good.