| ARE YOU A MAVERICK |
Take the test ….
I heard Presidential hopeful, John McClain calling himself a maverick I developed a rotten feeling about continuing to apply that word to my self- characterization. Enter Sarah Palin and the word turned putrid. 
Now that both are out of any effective picture I decided that I will no longer allow my self-characterization to be impacted by their respective claims on that word – however that I would first have to pass a self developed test to see if I was truly entitled to the title. So here is the test and you can take it too. If you get three out of six yeses you are entitled to the applicability of the word maverick!
| Maverick | Score | Nonconformist | Rebel | unconventional | eccentric | One of a kind | Odd one out |
| McCain | 1 | no | no | no | no | no | yes |
| Palin | 3 | no | no | no | no | yes | yes |
| Melanie | 4 | yes | yes | yes | no | yes | no |
| You | |||||||
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Can I use the term Mavricky in a job interview to describe myself.