Keke and Boba

Nate · Aug 18, 2006

Im making a test (heard about it on internet) I made this picture.

And you see the 2 pictures? Tell me which one you think is called Keke and Boba.
Just tell me from the back of your mind, its not a quiz.

PowerBookG4 · Aug 18, 2006

I am guessing that this is something we are not suppose to tell so that our answer does not effect what other people say... So since I figured this I also figured that I would let you guys know not to let us know what you voted for.

macdillon · Aug 18, 2006

That was a good show.

Aslain · Aug 18, 2006

I heard about this on 20/20. Supposedly, 98 percent? of people choose the same answer. Fascinating.

Nate · Aug 18, 2006

Yep, it was 98 percent.

AstralZenith · Aug 18, 2006

so for whoever picked boba.... was that just a guess or did you think about it?

Graphite · Aug 18, 2006

Its really not surprising at all that everyone is choosing the same thing. So long as your native english. People generalize definitions based on the words. Example, things that begin with AB are probably negative or the like. There are many words that start with a ke or have a ke sound in english and create a jagged edged object in mind. Key (obvious), kinky (not the weird sex definition), kink, keen (the sharp definition). Its exactly why people who learn new languages are not surprised by the translations of some words... [/linguistic-psychology] :biohazard

DCraver · Aug 18, 2006

I think because Boba has round letters and the shapes are round and Keke has sharp letters and the shapes are round. And if they were people I could imagine them saying their respective names. O_O

EDIT: Oops I didn't really read Graph's post but his was better >='(

AstralZenith · Aug 20, 2006

Graphite said:
Its really not surprising at all that everyone is choosing the same thing. So long as your native english. People generalize definitions based on the words. Example, things that begin with AB are probably negative or the like. There are many words that start with a ke or have a ke sound in english and create a jagged edged object in mind. Key (obvious), kinky (not the weird sex definition), kink, keen (the sharp definition). Its exactly why people who learn new languages are not surprised by the translations of some words... [/linguistic-psychology] :biohazard

yeah I was thinking kinky too

slyseeker · Aug 20, 2006

Boba refers to tapioca drinks that are popular in Asia and Asian communities... so it's not all that ambiguous a word to me and far from sharp.

coach_z · Aug 20, 2006

what the heck is going on in here?
-chris

PumpkinLand · Aug 20, 2006

I'm the anti-social one that went with the lower percentage option.

AstralZenith · Aug 20, 2006

PumpkinLand said:
I'm the anti-social one that went with the lower percentage option.

The way they sound has something to do with it too... Keke has a sharp sound and Boba has a fat sound

PumpkinLand · Aug 22, 2006

AstralZenith said:
The way they sound has something to do with it too... Keke has a sharp sound and Boba has a fat sound

OMG!! Sulks, and cuts wrists...IT HURTS MORE THAN IT HURTS YOU!!

Lol.

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