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Grex Homme Item 39: Beatles Astrology [linked]
Entered by md on Mon Dec 18 15:44:18 UTC 1995:

The current issue of SPY magazine has a clever piece on the Beatles, "I 
Am the Taurus, Goo Goo Goo Joob."  The author proposes a new astrology 
based on the Fab Four, who "represent all of the major male personality 
types."  Here's a summary: 

                   Good                        Bad
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JOHN               The brainy cynic, the       A tortured, damaged soul
                   revolutionary, the          with a tendency to lash 
                   visionary. Driven,          out. Personal demons
                   willfull, articulate,       queuing up for exorcism.
                   caustically witty.          Confesses to his sins,
                   Gives new ideas a chance,   then repeats them.
                   experimental. Difficult at  Always hurts the ones he
                   times, but his very         loves. Destined for
                   presence galvanizes         tragedy.
                   everyone around him into
                   action.

PAUL               The cute guy, the sweet     Zero self-awareness. Can't
                   romantic, the effortlessly  distinguish between genius
                   successful golden boy.      and garbage. Smarmy, 
                   Mother Nature's son.        cloying, hammy. A control
                   Always smiling, always      freak, often selfish.
                   sincere. A sense of humor   Leave him to his own
                   but a gentle one. Never     devices and he'll
                   depressed, though he gets   embarrass himself. Too
                   "blue" in a way that makes  clever by half. Rests on
                   schoolgirls want to         his laurels.
                   cuddle him.

GEORGE             Strong, silent dark horse   Uncommunicative, passive- 
                   who keeps his own counsel.  aggressive. Easily 
                   Utterly competent and       suckered by strange fads.
                   trustworthy, loyal to his   Secret crackpot beliefs.
                   friends. If you can get     Nurses grudges for years.
                   him to open up you'll be
                   rewarded beyond your
                   expectations. Something in
                   the way those still waters
                   move.

RINGO              The cut-up, the class       Gets no respect, a real
                   clown, the goof ball.       laughingstock back home.
                   Easy-going, always game     Will do anything for a
                   for having more fun. Ugly   buck, but still goes
                   duckling, but popular with  bankrupt. Never gets
                   certain type of girl.       serious. Sometimes
                   Totally nonjudgmental.      alcoholic. Living in the
                   Seems frivolous, yet        past, and it don't come
                   probably full of sound      easy.
                   advice.
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Personally, I have elements of all of them except for John, but if I had 
to narrow it down I'd say that I'm basically a George, but with a lot of 
Paul thrown in.  "George with Paul rising," I guess.  What's your sign?

11 responses total.

#1 of 11 by gregc on Mon Dec 18 16:14:07 1995:

Heh, weird. I'd say John with a alot of George thrown in.

#2 of 11 by janc on Mon Dec 18 16:31:04 1995:

Really, none of the above.

#3 of 11 by omni on Mon Dec 18 16:53:05 1995:

 I'm a pure Ringo

#4 of 11 by shepherd on Thu Dec 21 16:09:59 1995:

Chaotic John

#5 of 11 by scott on Thu Dec 21 17:11:22 1995:

Mostly George.

#6 of 11 by popcorn on Sun Dec 24 13:16:20 1995:

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#7 of 11 by brighn on Sun Dec 24 19:07:24 1995:

That would be me or Bubu, Valerie... :)  It shall be done presently
(the linking, that is).

#8 of 11 by brighn on Sun Dec 24 19:12:21 1995:

Hmmm... your rising is supposed to be your actual personality, and your
sign is supposed to be your apparent personality, at least according to
the astrologers I know...  *shrug*
I think that would make me Paul, John rising.
(some might say Ringo, John rising...).
very little George in my chart, I think.  :)

#9 of 11 by bubu on Tue Dec 26 15:40:54 1995:

I would be a George, Paul rising....

#10 of 11 by aruba on Fri Feb 9 12:52:59 1996:

Pretty much pure George.

#11 of 11 by skywise on Mon Sep 23 06:13:49 1996:

add one paul...mix in half a ringo with a twist of john...

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