One of the Wolves

A friend pointed me to a cool website that “grades” the readability of your blog. Mine was Junior High.

http://www.criticsrant.com/bb/reading_level.aspx

I think this is the perfect time to test this. From here:

pneumonoultramicroscopicsilicovolcanoconiosis
tetramethyldiaminobenzhydrylphosphinous acid
hepaticocholangiocholecystenterostomies
formaldehydetetramethylamidofluorimum
dimethylamidophenyldimethylpyrazolone
supercalifragilisticexpialidocious
dichlorodiphenyltrichloroethane
pseudopseudohypoparathyroidism
floccinaucinihilipilification
trinitrophenylmethylnitramine
antidisestablishmentarianism
paradimethylaminobenzaldehyde
honorificabilitudinitatibus
internationalization
electroencephalographically
ethylenediaminetetraacetate
hydroxydesoxycorticosterone
octamethylpyrophosphoramide
methylchloroisothiazolinone
antitransubstantiationalist
ethylenediaminetetraacetic acid
anhydrohydroxyprogesterone
cystoureteropyelonephritis
disproportionableness
incomprehensibilities
levator labii superioris alaeque nasi

[Hmmm... Didn't bump me up to genius. Let'ts try this:]

Sometimes, when I have pneumonoultramicroscopicsilicovolcanoconiosis, I decide to drink some tetramethyldiaminobenzhydrylphosphinous acid mixed with hepaticocholangiocholecystenterostomies as a short term cure. Eventually, formaldehydetetramethylamidofluorimum starts forming on my dimethylamidophenyldimethylpyrazolone — which, I knew would happen — but sometimes, it’s like: SUPERCALIFRAGILISTICEXPIALIDOCIOUS! And POOF! It’s gone. Some friends have told me that dichlorodiphenyltrichloroethane would work as a valid substitute, but I’ve heard that pseudopseudohypoparathyroidism may result. As well, there is a slight risk of floccinaucinihilipilification on your trinitrophenylmethylnitramine; if you don’t believe in antidisestablishmentarianism, then this may be a problem. Changing gears: Is it wrong if my cereal contains paradimethylaminobenzaldehyde, and may cause honorificabilitudinitatibus? I have to give it to Cheerios though, on their internationalization: The warning message was also in Spanish! I wonder if the cereal box was electroencephalographically produced, and I wonder if they used ethylenediaminetetraacetate or hydroxydesoxycorticosterone during the process. I’ve heard that some box companies use octamethylpyrophosphoramide, which worries me especially if this is a box that food comes in. On the same token, though, my Scope mouthwash has methylchloroisothiazolinone, which may mean that my anxiety is self-induced, which, in itself, is a worry. I saw an Inside Edition episode today that talked about antitransubstantiationalists and their hatred for substance, using ethylenediaminetetraacetic acid to rid themselves of anything substantive (like this paragraph). Instead of using ethyl-whatever, though, anhydrohydroxyprogesterone can be mixed with cystoureteropyelonephritis and be used as an alternative substance-reducer. Tangentially, I think the disproportionableness and incomprehensibilities of this paragraph lead to its eventual levator labii superioris alaeque nasi, and I’ll leave it as an exercise for reader to assess its true meaning.

[Hmmm... Still didn't work. I have three hunches which, if I was going all out, would explore further:

1. Is my blog's readability cached at all on the grader's system?
2. Does the algorithm even look at the text it finds? and,
3. Are there other variables that I am not thinking about?

My guesstimate answers are Probably, Maybe Not, and Likely, and if I was really testing this, I'd try and answer these questions.]

[It may be important to note that my spellchecker only recognizes antidisestablishmentarianism, internationalization, incomprehensibilities.]

UPDATE: I decided to give the grader a link to this post only. That bumped me up to a High School reading level!!! I wonder if that’s because the dictionary it uses — if it even uses one — doesn’t recognize any of the words. [Awww, but don't I sound smart??? ]

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