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Cross Your T’s

The consensus of the group seems to be to a) lay low and b) analyze the notes. Suggestion for the taking: institute a sabbatical from sleuthing, hone our handwriting analysis acumen, and initiate some intelligence intake. This will give Hal, Callie, and me some time to figure out how we’re going to get notes from the stash of secrets to compare with the one from the doorknob, and what our next steps should be.

A few years ago on a Saturday estate sale excursion, I found this ancient book on what your handwriting explains about you. I bought it for its stylish retro properties and obviously the fact that it’s both “revealing and practical!” I think it’s just the ticket for this little experiment because it was written way back in the day (1920s) when people still cared about handwriting. Some of the pages were damaged—like the ones with the key to the personalities—but most of the book is really fascinating.

Next week we will definitely have samples from the stash in hand to analyze, but here is what you can do in the meantime to hone your skills:

Step 1: Write this sentence on a piece of paper. “Where secrecy or mystery begins, vice or roguery is not far off.” – Samuel Johnson, the English poet (yes, I am channeling Amanda’s tendency to quote here!)

Step 2: Take a look in the gallery. We’ve posted 6 handwriting personality tests (A, B, C, D, G, N) from the book to show you how to study your letters and habits. Put your sample quote through each test. Cornelia is salvaging the personality key from the ruined pages and posting it in the Debate Club for us so we can all see what our handwriting says about us.

Step 3: Report your findings back here so we can all get the hang of it.

Will this help us solve our mystery of the illusive “Leave it Be” note? Yes and no. Hopefully we’ll have something to share with everybody soon, and when we do, we will be well prepped to take a stab at figuring out what kind of character – or characters – we’re dealing with.

So, what does your handwriting say about you?

23 responses

AwesomeAnna93 06.26.2009

A-1; B-7; C-1; D-4; G-4; N-2
theresaax2 06.26.2009

This is so interestesting! I took it, and I have incredibly bad handwriting, so it shows lol. A-2, B-2, C-9, D-7, g-3, N-2
Winnona33 06.26.2009

So, I’m almost all 1’s : A1 B3 C1 D4 G1 N1, which I’m sure means I’m something extreme—like extremely stubborn (or perhaps extremely intense) but I cant find Cornelia’s post in the Debate Club to find out what it means….

Where’s the key?
Cornelia Bennett 06.27.2009

Sorry guys! It took me a little while to decode, but I finally got the key up in Debate Club. Check it out!
Cornelia Bennett 06.27.2009

PS - I’m A-1, B-3, C-4, D-1, N-1, G-7. Dependability, Honesty, Ambition, Attention to Detail, Individuality, Logic, Executive Ability, Inventiveness, Scientific Tastes. :)
Mrs.Hayworth 06.27.2009

Oh my! I think I used to have this book when I was a young girl! I took the test, and my results were as follows: A-1, B-4, C-7, D-5, N-2, G-4. Docility & Generosity with a healthy dose of Independence. Not so far from the mark if I do say so myself!
Karoline 06.27.2009

My results were:
a-1: dependability, honesty, independence, trustworthiness
b-7: sadness
c-7: altruism, animation, benevolence
d-4: business ability
g-4: peace loving, docility
n-1: logic criticism, executive ability
I strongly believe that some of these contradict each other but still it was fun to do…..:)
AwesomeAnna93 06.27.2009

A-1; B-7; C-1; D-4; G-4; N-2

A-1 - Dependability, Honesty, Independence, Trustworthiness;
B-7 - Sadness
C-1 - Coldness
D-4 - Business Ability
G-4 - Peace loving, Docility
N-2 - ?

Hmm.. that was…..very interesting…..
JokeGal 06.27.2009

A-2; B-7; C-3; G-5; N-1

A-2 - Creative Ability, Cunning, Versatility
B-7 - Sadness
C-3 - Arrogance, Criticism
D-3 - Business Ability, Creative Ability, Eccentricity
N-1 - Logic, Criticism, Executive Ability
G-5 - Calmness, Gentle

Interesting…
theresaax2 06.27.2009

Okay! So…
A-2 - Creative Ability, Cunning, Versatility
B-2 - Optimism, Idealism, Hopefulness, Enthusiasm
C-9 - Emotional Nature, Inconsistency
D-7 - Generosity
My N and G are ?

This is actually pretty accurate. We just need the personalities of the suspected writers of the note.
elc2010 06.29.2009

I have horrible handwriting haha but this was fun :)

Results:
A-1 - Dependability, Honesty, Independence, Trustworthiness
B-4 - Worry, Irritability
C-3 - Arrogance, Criticism
D-5 - Generosity
G-5 - Calmness, Gentle
N-2 - ?
AveryJ 06.29.2009

This was really fun (although I do not like my B or C one bit)!

A – 1 - Dependability, Honesty, Independence, Trustworthiness
B – 7 - Sadness
C – 3 - Arrogance, Criticism
D – 7 - Generosity
G -2 - Energy, Determination
N -2 - ?

I wonder if there’s a certain handwriting that makes a good detective. I want that one.
Liza 07.01.2009

OMG - this was really dead on… even the jealousy thing. Blah. (I can get pretty fiesty lol.) I hope everybody on here does this. Wouldn’t it be fun to see if anybody ends up with the exact same answers or a lot of us turn out to be certain personality types?
A- 2 Creative Ability, Cunning, Versatility
B- 2 Optimism, Idealism, Hopefulness, Enthusiasm
C- 10 Inconsistency, Jealousy
D- 9 Vivacity
N- ? ??????????????
G- 2 Energy, Determination
stef_stone 07.03.2009

A-2 - Creative Ability, Cunning, Versatility
B-4 - Worry, Irritability
C-4- ?
D-5 - Generosity
G-2 - Energy, Determination
N-1 - Logic, Criticism, Executive Ability
Cornelia Bennett 07.03.2009

So check this – I went through the results we’ve gathered so far (per Liza’s suggestion fantastico) and came up with some interesting factoids. According to the almighty handwriting analysis book…

- two thirds of us are dependable, honest, independent and trustworthy.

- a whole bunch of people are sad.

- we are equal parts cold, arrogant, critical, altruistic, animated, benevolent, emotional and inconsistent. Pretty well rounded, I’d say!

- a lot of people are all business and also generous.

- we might form a commune because we’re mostly peace loving and docile
Rosie 07.18.2009

Heehee! Can you try and work me into those results?? ;)
I’m:
A-2-Creative ability, Cunning, Versatile
B- 2-Optimism, Idealism, Hopefulness, Enthusiasm
C-4- ???
D-5- Generosity
G-4-Peace loving, Docility
N-2- ???

Docility-HAH! THAT’S a good one!! The rest… pretty much true!
whoaitsjor 09.21.2009

I just found out about this wonderful site for Amanda,
and I’m catching up on everything :)
My results:
A-2 - Creative Ability, Cunning, Versatility
B-3 - Eccentricity, Determination, Ambition
C-3 - Arrogance, Criticism
D-6 - Generosity
G-4 - Peace loving, Docility
N-2 - ????

Hmm, I think eccentricity and arrogance may be a little off,
but other than that, everything’s right! That’s crazy!
Milana 10.20.2009

A-1 - Dependability, Honesty, Independence, Trustworthiness
TRUE. I’m loyal as a dog.
B-7 - Sadness
TRUE. Somedays I feel like I have no friend, but I always am reminded by someone.
C-3 - Arrogance, Criticism
TRUE. Eh heh, I admit it.
D-4 - Business Ability
TRUE. I’m clever and good with words. I confuse people into saying what I want them to say.
N-2 - ?
TRUE. I’m a bit of a mystery.
G-4 - Peace loving, Docility
FALSE. I’m not nice and can think better with loud music.

It was quite close, though. This plan will work yet!
trumpetgirl 03.02.2010

A-1 - Dependability, Honesty, Independence, Trustworthiness.
B-3 - Eccentricity, Determination, Ambition
C-5 - ?
D-6 - Generosity
N-2 - ?
G-3 - ?

Huh. I’m quite of a mystery then! The 3 that showed up were correct though!
And you guys should really do this test on the leave it be note! It seems pretty accurate!
A.Leanne. 06.09.2010

A: 2
B: 7
C: 5
D: 2
G: 3
N: 2

This is pretty neat!!!
Basil_H. 10.03.2010

I forgot to mention earlier that we as children cannot preform the same way a crime lab can. It’s a given, but still I thought I should mention it. I’ll do the handwriting thing- but is it cursive or print?
Basil_H. 10.03.2010

And it’s interesting that the most useful pages were the most damaged…
KristianaRose 10.25.2010

Creative ability, cunning, versatility…
Sadness…
Arrogance, criticism…
Business ability…
? Intuition, idealism…