11 ways to know if you are an asshole

It is such a cliché that web posts put up a certain number of items and list them in their title.
23 signs that you are an introvert...
hello? 23? Why not 20 or 25?
It makes me think of the Japanese pre-exercise warmup routine. It involves an 8-count. 1-2-3-4 (change sides) 5-6-7-8.
I have asked them about it, "Why do you do an 8-count? Is there some reason why this is more effective than—say—a 10-count or a 20-count?"
They look at me as if I am suffering from some social disease and move to the other side of the field and continue... 1-2-3-4 (change sides) 5-6-7-8.
But the numbered approach has its appeal. You know in advance how long you need to pay attention and usually you can remember some of them, unless there are 23 things you need to remember.
11 is a reasonable number, and that brings me to today's topic: how to know if you are an asshole or not.
First of all, being an asshole is pretty much a guy thing. Let's face it. It's guys who are the assholes on this planet; we don't say that a woman is an asshole much.
So this is directed to you guys. We will do this in the ever popular point scoring method, so you do need to keep score and do addition.
Asshole detection 101
1. Do you own a gun? Give yourself 2 points.
2. Do you think the gun protects you and your family and/or values? Give yourself 5 points.
3. Do you think that many people at work are incompetent? Give yourself 2 points.
4. Do you think that if the incompetent people at work would only listen to you, things would be better? Give yourself 5 points.
5. Do you often say that so-n-so at work is a jerk? Give yourself 2 points.
6. Do you think that your lifestyle is totally cool? Give yourself 2 points.
7. Do you think that others should do what you do lifestyle-wise? Give yourself 5 points.
8. Do you believe in a religion? Give yourself 2 points.
9. Do you think others should also believe what you believe? Give yourself 5 points.
10. Do you talk about women with your buddies and make comments about their appearance? Give yourself 2 points.
11. Do you talk with your friends about how you have "scored" with women? Give yourself 5 points.

Tally your score.
0~10 You are not an asshole.
11~20 You really need to be careful
21~36 You are a full-blown asshole

12. Can you do the math? If not, you are not an asshole, but you might be stupid. Take a test to find out!

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In the Wilderness

I was in the wilderness of Maine, drinking too much champagne this past Monday (relative was getting married), and there was no internet or even phone service out there, so I am using that as an excuse for spacing the column.
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