i'll take "things that make no sense" for $1000, alex

[rone]

<todd`> A California English standardized test question....
<todd`> "Which phrase most helps to create a mood of anticipation? a) a whirlwind of activity, b) long hot afternoons, c) snarling insults back and forth, d) jammed onto racks and shelves"

[Poll #1175524]

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[dawn-guy.livejournal.com]

Without reading comments, the whirlwind answer is what the standardized test people want to see. It assumes a cultural background including stories of frenzied activity leading up to significant events like school plays and Christmas, which fits middle-class white North America.

[paracelsvs.livejournal.com]

You're good at this game.