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[ESTJ] ESTJs - Trivial Pursuit

INTJMom

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I'm trying to determine if a friend of mine is an ESTJ or an ENTJ.
I asked him if he was any good at Trivial Pursuit and he said, "Not really."
Is it possible he could still be an ESTJ anyway?
 

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The game or the life exercise that results in disatisfaction and conversion to some weird-cult-religion later in life?
 

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Okay someone get the pliers... this could take some doing...

Mom, I know you're all INTJie and stuff but a little bit more info... puhlease...

Ta.

:newwink:
 

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The game or the life exercise that results in dissatisfaction and conversion to some weird-cult-religion later in life?
The game, silly. That's why it was capitalized.
 

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Re: OP: The answer is "Yes," to be brutally technical.
 

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Okay someone get the pliers... this could take some doing...

Mom, I know you're all INTJie and stuff but a little bit more info... puhlease...

Ta.

:newwink:
Ok. First of all, you're not an ESTJ. You only barely qualify to respond because your father is an ENTJ.:devil:

I want feedback based on that one point. I thought all ESTJs would at least be good at Trivial Pursuit if not unbeatable.

My problem is my friend is blind so I'm not sure how much of his observations are done because it is forced upon him.

I've always thought he was ESTJ (because I "tested" he and his wife many years ago).
 

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Re: OP: The answer is "Yes," to be brutally technical.
Thank you. Why more people can't just say yes or no, I have no idea. :devil:


Would you care to further elaborate on the "technical" part?
 

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So you're basing your opinion on your own personal experience?
It's all theory in this case, I'm afraid. But it is quite true that an ESTJ is not necessarily good at Trivial Pursuit.
 

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It's all theory in this case, I'm afraid. But it is quite true that an ESTJ is not necessarily good at Trivial Pursuit.
Ok, so my friend could still be an ESTJ... and most probably is.


BTW: You don't post like a typical INTP. Why is that?
 

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I'm good at Trivial Pursuit and I'm an INFP.
 

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I knew an INTJ on whom I'd bet $1000 could pwn you all in any Trivia challenge, "Pursuit" or otherwise. He was very successful at scholar's bowl (quiz competitions).
 

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:D Thanks.


Are you sure you're an N? :devil:

Haha! Well, if it helps, my skill comes from a love of reading rather than being someone who simply learns facts. I'm interested in a lot of things! :D
 

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Ok. First of all, you're not an ESTJ. You only barely qualify to respond because your father is an ENTJ.:devil:

I want feedback based on that one point. I thought all ESTJs would at least be good at Trivial Pursuit if not unbeatable.

My problem is my friend is blind so I'm not sure how much of his observations are done because it is forced upon him.

I've always thought he was ESTJ (because I "tested" he and his wife many years ago).
Dude that's ISTJ, based on stereotypes. ESTJs would stereotypically be good at beating you with one thing.. a large stick.

As a parting shot, you understand that feedback based upon any one event wouldn't be indicative of anything in particular... right?
 

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The game, silly. That's why it was capitalized.

I don't give up opportunities to make convuluted jokes. Capitalization be damned.

At any rate- why would they be good (or bad) at Trivial Pursuit? Isn't it mostly a pop-culture junky thing? Which could be any type, really, but I think the absolute ideal could be ENTP.
 

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Is it possible he could still be an ESTJ anyway?

:huh:
......


Is this a serious question?
I've never heard that one of the defining characteristics of being ESTJ is being pro at that game.

However most of their pursuits in life are trivial beyond belief.

Perhaps it's just a different kind of trivial pursuit that he's practiced in.
 

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Haha! Well, if it helps, my skill comes from a love of reading rather than being someone who simply learns facts. I'm interested in a lot of things! :D
Glad you got the joke. :)

Dude that's ISTJ, based on stereotypes. ESTJs would stereotypically be good at beating you with one thing.. a large stick.
Definitely.
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As a parting shot, you understand that feedback based upon any one event wouldn't be indicative of anything in particular... right?
You... took a shot... at me? :boohoo:

In answer to your
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, umm, perhaps I did not know that.

I was just adding that one puzzle piece to the puzzle, actually.
It makes a lot more sense that he is an S and not an N.


I don't give up opportunities to make convuluted jokes. Capitalization be damned.

At any rate- why would they be good (or bad) at Trivial Pursuit? Isn't it mostly a pop-culture junky thing? Which could be any type, really, but I think the absolute ideal could be ENTP.
The people who are the best at it are people who remember a lot of disconnected facts and details.

:huh:
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Is this a serious question?
I've never heard that one of the defining characteristics of being ESTJ is being pro at that game.
Unfortunately, yes.
Apparently, it was a dumb question.
I thought an S would be pretty good at it, but he said he was really bad at it.
 
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What does Trivial Pursuit have to do with N/S?

I know one xNTP (besides myself) that I'd put up against any ESTJ in Trivial Pursuit.
 
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