In the human unconscious, spiders hold a place of fear and respect that’s entirely out of proportion to their tiny size. Perhaps it’s their skill in hunting, their patience when lying in wait, or their ability to weave devious webs to trap their prey. Whatever the reason, spiders evoke a strong mixture of feelings in us all.


Imagine you are a spider, sitting at the center of a large web you have spun.
You will need a pencil and paper for this one - to record your answer (or you can describe with words what you pictured in the comments section).


  1. Draw a picture of your web and the number and types of insects you have trapped in it.
  2. You move to make a meal of one of your pray, but somehow it frees itself from the web and escapes. As it hurries out of reach, the lucky bug says something to you. What are its parting words?
 
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Welcome to My Parlor

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When it comes to relaxing in the great outdoors, few activities have the perennial appeal of fishing. Every weekend, no matter the weather, dedicated anglers set off to their favorite spot, joined by curious first timers in their pursuit of the day’s catch. Not many past times can boast the number of confirmed addicts that fishing has. What could be the secret of its allure?


You are out for a day of fishing when you get a strike. As you reel the fish out of the water, it trashes on the line and smacks into you. What area of your body does the fish hit?

 
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Something's Fishy

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There are a few common items that keep people in their pockets or bag nearly every time they leave the house: wallet, keys, ID and credit cards. The inside of our bags are like the insides of our heads; we all carry around a lot of the same stuff but there’s always something in each that makes every bag unique.


You’re getting ready for the day and putting your things. Besides the bare necessities, which of the following items do you want to take along with you?
 Your personal organizer or address book
 Hairspray or mousse
 A lucky charm
 Candy or gum


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Bare Necessities

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Can you still remember those long summer days when school was out, you had no responsibilities, and there was nothing but time from when you woke up till the sun finally went down? Time for play and adventure, time to daydream and roam. Hours to spend on childhood diversions... flying kites... watching clouds... blowing bubbles...


Imagine you are out again on a childhood summer’s day, blowing bubbles in and open field.


Which of the following best describes the scene you imagined?
 The bubbles you blow float away high into the sky.
 You are blowing hundreds of tiny bubbles through your plastic ring.
 You’re concentrating on blowing a single enormous bubble.
 The bubbles you make are carried behind you on the breeze.


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Adrift on the Breeze

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You're walking outside when a hard rain suddenly begins to fall. Even if you run full speed, you're still about five minutes from your destination.


Which of the following best describes your choice of action?
 "I'd find an awning or tree to stand under and wait for the rain to stop."
 "I don't know how long it's going to keep raining, so I'd run to where I'm going as fast as I could."
 "I'd see if there was anybody around with an umbrella I could share or a store where I could buy one."
 "I always have a folding umbrella in my bag when I go out, so I'd just use that."


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Caught in the Rain

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Everyone likes a nice person and most of us try to be good in our own lives. Why is it, then that there are so few people in the world who are good all the time? As hard as you may try, there are always those rotten days of moments and weakness where it just feels better to be bad. Whether that takes the form of driving too fast on the highway, cheating on a test, or “liberating” a box of pens from the office, we’ve all done things we can’t be proud of or justify. The key to becoming a truly good person is in accepting the bad parts of your own personality and admitting that you’re not perfect, not in trying to act like a saint while the devil on your shoulder whispers in your ear. We all succumb to temptation sometimes. The next scenario is…

  1. On a stroll through the countryside, you come across a field of delicious-looking strawberries. Your stomach starts to rumble, and there’s no one else around. Only a fence stands between you and a free lunch. How high is that fence?
  2. You sneak into the garden and begin to help yourself to the fruit. How many berries did you eat?
  3. Suddenly the farmer whose berries you’re stealing appears out of nowhere and starts yelling at you. What do you say in your own defense?
  4. After all is said and done, how did the berries taste? And looking back, how did you feel after your berry-stealing adventure was over?
 
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The Stolen Berries

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The human spirit loves a challenge, this desire to overcome may be the secret to our success as a species. Every human science was born through hard study and failed experiments; and every human personality is the product of an innate drive to create something unique from one’s raw individual experience. The need to be challenged is so strong in us that we sometimes make things more difficult than they need to be, just so we can rise to the occasion and overcome the obstacles we have ourselves created.


Imagine you are an eminent scientist who has been working to develop a new species of plant. You have spent years in your laboratory experimenting, and now your efforts have begun to show results. As the ultimate test of the hardiness of your creation, you plant 100 seeds of the new strain in an inhospitable desert location.

How many of those 100 seeds sprout? (Give a number from 0 to 100.)

 
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Planting the Seeds

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Humans aren’t the only entertainers in the animal kingdom. We’ve all watched the horse shows in a circus, the tumbling bears, and the antics of chimpanzees on tricycles. Then there are the star performers of the watery world - dolphins, killer whales and, let’s not forget, the seals.


You are a seal in a marine park show, performing in front of a sellout crowd. What runs through your mind as you face out into the audience, pumping your horns and waiting for the next bucket of fish from your trainer?

 
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Blowing Your Own Horn

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 1. Say the first thing that pops into your head.
The games work best when you don't hesitate or agonize over your choice of words. There are no right or wrong answers, so just relax and say whatever springs to mind.

2. Play with other people if you can.
Kokology can be read alone like any other book, but it's most enjoyable, exciting, and entertaining when you play with a partner or in a group. It's a chance to have a few laughs and get to know each other better. You may find that you have more in common than you ever suspected. On the other hand, you may find you're so incompatible that it's as though you're from different planets. There's only one way to find out for sure.

3. Don't try to predict the answers.
It's natural to want to try to outsmart the quizzes or guess what their hidden meanings may be. But what are you going to learn from that?

4. Be honest with yourself.
Kokology may be only a game, but like any good game, it can teach you something about yourself if you let it. Don't be afraid to accept the truth when a minor fault or shortcoming of yours is exposed. I can sense that you're basically a good, intelligent, and likable person. You bought this book, didn't you?

5. Be prepared.
Some of the quizzes will ask you to write something down or draw a picture, so it's a good idea to have a pen or pencil and some paper handy before you start. Advanced-level Kokologists might want to try videotaping a round of games at the next office party. The expressions on people's faces when their true characters are revealed can be priceless. And the secrets they unwittingly blurt out might be worth good money, too.

6. Don't read ahead.
This goes along with the advice of not trying to guess the answers, but it's directed at the group that likes to read the last page of a mystery novel first. Why not open yourself up to a few surprises? Is it really so satisfying to be able to say, "Oh, I knew it all along"?

7. Watch people's reactions (including your own).
The interpretations to the scenarios given in this book are only a starting point for learning more about yourself and others. Sometimes it's more instructive (and entertaining) to see how someone reacts to an answer that's a bit off target than it is to read an interpretation that's right on the money.

8. Keep an open mind.
In Kokology, as in life, it's important to keep things in perspective. There are no correct answers and more than one way of reading any situation. If you're playing with friends, take the opportunity to learn from and about them. What fun would the world be if we all thought alike? Variety is the spice of life.

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Eight Tips for Playing Kokology

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