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From: Mike Russell on 4 Jun 2010 11:02 On Fri, 4 Jun 2010 07:59:27 -0700, C J Campbell wrote: > On 2010-06-03 13:49:27 -0700, Mike Russell > <groupsRE(a)MOVEcurvemeister.com> said: > >> On Thu, 3 Jun 2010 11:00:29 -0700, C J Campbell wrote: >> >>> Actually, I am not making fun of him. I seriously believe he needs help. >> >> If you really believe that, then why make things more painful by using >> medical terminology to ridicule him in public? > > What makes you think I am ridiculing him? Call it what you want. -- Mike Russell - http://www.curvemeister.com
From: RichA on 5 Jun 2010 01:08 On Jun 3, 6:55 pm, tony cooper <tony_cooper...(a)earthlink.net> wrote: > On Thu, 3 Jun 2010 15:16:00 -0400, "Peter" > > > > <peter...(a)nospamoptonline.net> wrote: > >"tony cooper" <tony_cooper...(a)earthlink.net> wrote in message > >news:ivrf065q14tlc0j91nn044ldc65lve8rd6(a)4ax.com... > >> On Thu, 3 Jun 2010 11:05:44 -0400, "Peter" > >> <peter...(a)nospamoptonline.net> wrote: > > >>>"John McWilliams" <jp...(a)comcast.net> wrote in message > >>>news:hu8ela$hn7$1(a)news.eternal-september.org... > >>>> whisky-dave wrote: > >>>>> "John McWilliams" <jp...(a)comcast.net> wrote in message > >>>>>news:hu6mj2$dms$1(a)news.eternal-september.org... > >>>>>> Savageduck wrote: > >>>>>>> On 2010-06-02 14:32:26 -0700, John McWilliams <jp...(a)comcast.net> > >>>>>>> said: > > >>>>>>>> Allen wrote: > >>>>>>>>> Peter wrote: > >>>>>>>>>> "Allen" <all...(a)austin.rr.com> wrote in message > >>>>>>>>>>news:PpCdnX5mia8P-JvRnZ2dnUVZ_rydnZ2d(a)giganews.com... > >>>>>>>>>>> Savageduck wrote: > >>>>>>>>>>> <snip> > >>>>>>>>>>>> Given that you are not going to find 72% of any test population > >>>>>>>>>>>> scoring below 95. > >>>>>>>>>>> One exception: the population of my killfile for this group. > > >>>>>>>>>> I have yet to meet a member of Mensa who had any intelligence. > > >>>>>>>>> I've known many people (including myself) who qualified for Mensa, > >>>>>>>>> but only one who was actually a member. She proves your statement. > >>>>>>>> Now, now, we who exceed the so-called Mensa standard by a hundred > >>>>>>>> points or more ("Uber-Mensaists") > >>>>>>> Huh! That remark just got you removed from any consideration for > >>>>>>> MENSA > >>>>>>> qualification, or membership at any level "uber" or standard . > >>>>>> I know I shouldn't reveal this, but I am on the admissions committee > >>>>>> for > >>>>>> the uber class, and the extra secret one that's above it such that I > >>>>>> cannot mention its name, and probably shouldn't mention its > >>>>>> existence.... If you wish to be considered for candidacy, we have a > >>>>>> secure and non-googleable web site I will invite you to to start the > >>>>>> process. Hit me off line. > > >>>>>> Good luck! > > >>>>> What does it cost ? > > >>>> It's a bargain at $800.00. The real costs are underwritten by the Trust. > >>>> You get a couple of really nice wall hangings, framed sheepskin (real), > >>>> hand lettered: a lifetime supply of stationery; and a gold pen set (18 > >>>> kt). Application fees are $150.00. > > >>>And well worth the cost, if your ego requires it. Many years ago I > >>>considered applying for membership. Although I clearly qualified, I could > >>>not see any benefit to me. I get more enjoyment from a Gropper lithograph > >>>that was purchased for $10 and given to me because it reminded my client > >>>of > >>>me. > > >> If - as you claim - you "clearly" qualify for MENSA, then you have > >> taken MENSA's tests. I can only imagine that being done by someone > >> whose ego requires stroking. > > >Straw man argument. Mensa also accepts certified results not administered by > >them. > >From th4e website, which you are free to look up' > >"Generally, there are two ways to prove that you qualify for Mensa: either > >take the Mensa test, or submit a qualifying test score from another test.. > >There are a large number of intelligence tests that are "approved". More > >information on whether a test you have taken is approved, as well as > >information on the procedure for taking the Mensa test, can be obtained from > >the nearest Mensa office. " > > Why would you take - allegedly - any IQ test? The Stanford Binet test > is administered to people from two to twenty-three for various > reasons. The Wonderlic is a personnel test. Other tests are given to > criminals and people with psychotic disorders. But why anyone would > take a full-blown IQ test for other than ego stroking is beyond me. For the fun of solving the puzzles. Haven't you seen the Mensa books in the stores?
From: RichA on 5 Jun 2010 01:11 On Jun 2, 10:09 am, C J Campbell <christophercampbellremovet...(a)hotmail.com> wrote: > On 2010-05-31 19:02:08 -0700, Me <u...(a)domain.invalid> said: > > > > > On 1/06/2010 12:48 p.m., Rich wrote: > >> Me<u...(a)domain.invalid> wrote innews:hu19do$v4o$1(a)news.albasani.net: > > >>> On 1/06/2010 1:33 a.m., RichA wrote: > >>>> Why are the workers offing themselves? > > >>> Just worth noting, especially if people who don't own Apple products > >>> make sanctimonious claims: > > >>> "Among other things, Foxconn produces the Mac mini, the iPod, the iPad, > >>> and the iPhone for Apple Inc.; Intel-branded motherboards for Intel > >>> Corp.; various orders for American computer manufacturers Dell and > >>> Hewlett-Packard; motherboards for UK computer manufacturer Zoostorm; > >> the > >>> PlayStation 2 and PlayStation 3 for Sony; the Wii for Nintendo; the > >> Xbox > >>> 360 for Microsoft, cell phones for Motorola, the Amazon Kindle, and > >>> Cisco equipment." > > >>> Also worth noting that with>400,000 employees, and the background > >> level > >>> for suicide in China of 12-15 per 100,000 per annum, 10 suicides over a > >>> 5 month period is not indicative of anything statistically significant > >>> at all. > > >>> It's a great headline story though - especially when there's a link to > >>> Apple - the largest (capital value - not revenue) tech company in the > >>> world. > > >> Yeah, I remember worthless, paper companies in the 1990's worth more in > >> the stock market than GE because had high-tech names and that impressed > >> morons. F--- Apple. > > > You can't seriously compare Apple, with revenue of ~$40 billion, income > > (EBIT) of $11 billion, and profit of ~$8 billion with tech-bubble > > startups of the late '90s? > > Rich has severe mental issues and he probably should be in therapy. > Perhaps it is time for a group intervention of some kind. > Interesting justification (or deflection) of your guilt for owning Chinese products.
From: RichA on 5 Jun 2010 01:13 On Jun 2, 10:11 am, George Kerby <ghost_top...(a)hotmail.com> wrote: > On 6/1/10 9:03 PM, in article > 2010060119030099097-savageduck1(a)REMOVESPAMmecom, "Savageduck" > > > > <savageduck1@{REMOVESPAM}me.com> wrote: > > On 2010-06-01 18:39:41 -0700, Rich <n...(a)nowhere.com> said: > > >> Me <u...(a)domain.invalid> wrote innews:hu2646$8u3$1(a)news.albasani.net: > > >>> On 1/06/2010 4:48 p.m., John McWilliams wrote: > >>>> Me wrote: > >>>>> On 1/06/2010 12:48 p.m., Rich wrote: > > >>>>>> Yeah, I remember worthless, paper companies in the 1990's worth > >>>>>> more in the stock market than GE because had high-tech names and > >>>>>> that impressed morons. F--- Apple. > > >>>>> You can't seriously compare Apple, with revenue of ~$40 billion, > >>>>> income (EBIT) of $11 billion, and profit of ~$8 billion with > >>>>> tech-bubble startups of the late '90s? > > >>>> Rich can use his hatred of Apple, compact cameras, plastic and people > >>>> unlike him ethnically to make any "comparison" you can think of. > > >>>> Maybe he shorted the stock at $40.... > > >>> He might just be an unhappy malcontent needing Prozac... > >>> Oh wait, Prozac only "works" (self-reported) in about 70% of cases. > >>> What he /really/ needs is a new iPhone: > >>>http://www.salon.com/life/feature/2010/05/30/iphone_college_students/in > >>> dex.html "72 percent said that their iPhone made them happier." > >>> Better than Prozac. > > >> 72% have IQ's under 95... > > > ...and you know that little fact, how? > > Rich is the self-appointed spokesperson for the double-digiters. Oh yes? Ever had an IQ test? Or are you one of those retarded liberals who call them "culturally biased" because certain groups score so terribly low...
From: Peter on 5 Jun 2010 10:38
"RichA" <rander3127(a)gmail.com> wrote in message news:3fed867d-7b2a-4369-8387-781446f2ed35(a)t10g2000yqg.googlegroups.com... On Jun 3, 6:55 pm, tony cooper <tony_cooper...(a)earthlink.net> wrote: > > Why would you take - allegedly - any IQ test? The Stanford Binet test > is administered to people from two to twenty-three for various > reasons. The Wonderlic is a personnel test. Other tests are given to > criminals and people with psychotic disorders. But why anyone would > take a full-blown IQ test for other than ego stroking is beyond me. For the fun of solving the puzzles. Haven't you seen the Mensa books in the stores? You don't have to be Jewish to eat Levy's. -- Peter |