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From: Allen on 5 Jun 2010 11:02 Peter wrote: > "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. > My favorite not-quite-Mensa book was Densa, which came out in the mid 1980s. My favorite multiple choice question in it had only one answer: Q: How many stars are in the sky? A: All the above. By the way, I had two S-B tests: one for college entrance and the other required for something I don't remember after 60+ years. Not for self-glorification, though. Allen
From: Peter on 5 Jun 2010 12:00 "Allen" <allent(a)austin.rr.com> wrote in message news:e8idnUcOvcRs-5fRnZ2dnUVZ_uqdnZ2d(a)giganews.com... > Peter wrote: >> "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. >> > My favorite not-quite-Mensa book was Densa, which came out in the mid > 1980s. My favorite multiple choice question in it had only one answer: > > Q: How many stars are in the sky? > A: All the above. <G> Reminds me of that old Sherlock & Watson story. They are both camping out and in their sleeping bags. Sherlock: Look at all those stars, what do you think it means. Watson: The universe is truly infinite and beautiful Sherlock: Wrong! Somebody stole our tent. -- Peter
From: George Kerby on 5 Jun 2010 14:04 On 6/5/10 12:13 AM, in article 8accec75-38ea-4442-9756-449dfa2fd44b(a)h13g2000yqm.googlegroups.com, "RichA" <rander3127(a)gmail.com> wrote: > 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? I don't know how one could get through High School without one. Affirmative: 117 on the one that I could trace > Or are you one of those retarded liberals who call them "culturally biased" > because certain groups score so terribly low... Man, you nailed me! How did you know I really am a closet "Obammy Mammy"? You so smart! I bet you have your first dollar framed...
From: C J Campbell on 5 Jun 2010 14:17 On 2010-06-04 08:02:55 -0700, Mike Russell <groupsRE(a)MOVEcurvemeister.com> said: > 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. I have no intention of evoking "contemptuous laughter at or feelings" toward anyone. Again, what makes you think that I was laughing at him or trying to get anyone else to laugh at him? rid�i�cule n. Words or actions intended to evoke contemptuous laughter at or feelings toward a person or thing: "I know that ridicule may be a shield, but it is not a weapon" (Dorothy Parker). tr.v. rid�i�culed, rid�i�cul�ing, rid�i�cules To expose to ridicule; make fun of. -- Waddling Eagle World Famous Flight Instructor
From: Mike Russell on 5 Jun 2010 16:05
On Sat, 5 Jun 2010 11:17:36 -0700, C J Campbell wrote: > On 2010-06-04 08:02:55 -0700, Mike Russell > <groupsRE(a)MOVEcurvemeister.com> said: > >> 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. > > I have no intention of evoking "contemptuous laughter at or feelings" > toward anyone. Again, what makes you think that I was laughing at him > or trying to get anyone else to laugh at him? > > rid�i�cule > n. > Words or actions intended to evoke contemptuous laughter at or feelings > toward a person or thing: "I know that ridicule may be a shield, but it > is not a weapon" (Dorothy Parker). > tr.v. rid�i�culed, rid�i�cul�ing, rid�i�cules > To expose to ridicule; make fun of. Since you are asking, I'm inclined to give you the benefit of the doubt. Please consider, though, that it can be hurtful to discuss a person's medical problems, and especially alleged psychological problems, in a public forum, whatever your intentions. -- Mike Russell - http://www.curvemeister.com |