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02-04-2019, 12:23 AM
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Originally Posted by mountainman
I once read an article postulating that "EQ" (emotional quotient), the ability to keep your worst instincts in check and productively interact with others, is much more reliable than IQ as a predictor of success.
And I fervently believe there are numerous types of intelligence-and lack thereof. Nor do I place much faith in intelligence tests.
To support that, I was tested in high school and soon called in to have several guidance counselors , the principle, AND vice principle, straight up call me a slacker for not getting straight A's.
If they divulged my exact score, I don't recall it, but I do remember them saying it was just a hair beneath genius level. And they scoffed when I protested that I simply could NOT grasp Algebra 2.
But I couldn't. I just couldn't. So much for IQ scores.
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It so happens that I am well acquainted with someone whose IQ test places him solidly within the "genius level". He is scheduled to appear in bankruptcy court on February the 14th. I was at his house about two weeks ago...and he was boasting by showing me his MENSA membership certificate. I almost told him to take the certificate to the bankruptcy court...to see if he could get some leniency from the presiding judge.
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02-04-2019, 12:27 AM
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Originally Posted by thaskalos
It so happens that I am well acquainted with someone whose IQ test places him solidly within the "genius level". He is scheduled to appear in bankruptcy court on February the 14th. I was at his house about two weeks ago...and he was boasting by showing me his MENSA membership certificate. I almost told him to take the certificate to the bankruptcy court...to see if he could get some leniency from the presiding judge.
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C'mon Gus, you're talking about yourself here, except for the IQ and MENSA parts of the story.... 
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02-04-2019, 12:37 AM
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C'mon Gus, you're talking about yourself here, except for the IQ and MENSA parts of the story.... |
You are batting 1000 with these guesses of yours, Randall. 
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02-04-2019, 12:39 AM
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Most of us get between 50 and 80 turns around the Sun...from the sharpest to the dullest alike...have fun while the Ride lasts...The life of the Mind is over-rated...
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02-04-2019, 12:42 AM
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You are batting 1000 with these guesses of yours, Randall. |
At least I'm always in the game AND never in Bankruptcy Court... 
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02-04-2019, 12:46 AM
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Originally Posted by thaskalos
It so happens that I am well acquainted with someone whose IQ test places him solidly within the "genius level". He is scheduled to appear in bankruptcy court on February the 14th. I was at his house about two weeks ago...and he was boasting by showing me his MENSA membership certificate. I almost told him to take the certificate to the bankruptcy court...to see if he could get some leniency from the presiding judge.
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Amen, brother. My entire life makes a total mockery of "intelligence tests."
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02-04-2019, 12:49 AM
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At least I'm always in the game AND never in Bankruptcy Court... |
Hey...Trump has been to the bankruptcy court repeatedly...and you've never held that against HIM! What gives?
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02-04-2019, 12:59 AM
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Hey...Trump has been to the bankruptcy court repeatedly...and you've never held that against HIM! What gives?
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The difference between you and Trump is.....Trump owned the casino and went bust(The Mob), while you gambled in the casino and got broke(Your Bookies)... 
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02-04-2019, 01:02 AM
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The difference between you and Trump is.....Trump owned the casino and went bust(The Mob), while you gambled in the casino and got broke(Your Bookies)... |
Technicalities. When you go busted...who cares about the accompanying details?
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02-04-2019, 01:03 AM
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Originally Posted by thaskalos
Technicalities. When you go busted...who cares about the accompanying details?
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I wouldn't know, but thanks for the insight, just in case...
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02-04-2019, 05:00 AM
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Originally Posted by Buckeye
That's why it's meaningless, but again, that does not apply to my father.
I think I already told you my father spoke to Einstein every morning.
And I don't think it applies to me either!
I think maybe I'll start a math thread next.
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Either of you ever speak to Napoleon or G Washington?
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02-04-2019, 06:51 AM
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Originally Posted by thaskalos
10,000 random people were asked to guess what their IQ was. Their answers averaged out to 138. Then they were asked how long they thought they would live. The average there was 89 years.
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Everyone wants to be special, inflating their iq is one way.
If you asked the same 10,000 people
On a scale of 1-10 how good a.driver are you. I guarantee you get a higher median than 6.
That’s why I put down 100.
I am quite average thank you.
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02-04-2019, 09:52 AM
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At least 50% of everyone has an above average IQ.
So it is pretty common.
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02-04-2019, 02:22 PM
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I was above average until I read this thread.
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02-04-2019, 02:55 PM
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I was above average until I read this thread.
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It was a rather simple question really; I found it odd that answering 7 out of 10 questions correctly only left three more for a perfect score.
Maybe we're all smart and what he have here is what I've always thought it was.
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