PREPARE TO BE ASTOUNDED AGAIN.
I have now perfected the Shame Scale [patent pending]!
The Shame Scale is used to determine whether or not something is
a) Horrifically shameful (i.e. The Arizona Cardinals loss in Super Bowl XLIV, your Senior Prom)
or
b) Barely Shameful (i.e. this Blogstation)
HS-----------------------------------0-----------------------------------BS
You will notice that the scale only measures shame, as everything is in some way shameful.
FIRST, you will need to determine whether you are measuring a single person or a group or and entire event.
SECONDLY, is the person, group or event typically like this? If yes, move five units to the BS side. If no, move 5 units to the HS side.
THIRDLY, has this ever happened before? If yes or no, move ten units to the HS side.
The scale is 35 units across and five units are generally given per question. Most of the events or persons you will measure on this scale will surprisingly end up within 5 units of Horribly Shameful.
This is not an error.
[That is all]
