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2010-04-30 19:56:14
Jay
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Dilbert_X wrote:

JohnG@lt wrote:

Uzique wrote:

having a MENSA certificate proves your intelligence like having a pretentious french signature makes you a francophone
You are entirely correct. All an IQ test does is test for the ability to learn, not the knowledge that you possess. Being able to rearrange letters into a word does not a genius make
IQ Test doesn't measure the ability to learn.......
Ability to learn, ability to apply knowledge and ability to engage in abstract reasoning.
"Ah, you miserable creatures! You who think that you are so great! You who judge humanity to be so small! You who wish to reform everything! Why don't you reform yourselves? That task would be sufficient enough."
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2010-04-30 21:02:34
Jaekus
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Which is lot more than simply ability to learn.
You even said it just now.
2010-04-30 23:36:54
Dilbert_X
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The world standard test measures Fluid Reasoning, Knowledge, Quantitative Reasoning, Visual-Spatial Processing, and Working Memory
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stanford-B … nce_Scales
Ability to learn is not there.

The Wonderlic test, used by the NFL and the military, does measure learning apparently, but its not an IQ test.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wonderlic_Test

And MENSA only require a 132 IQ

Last edited by Dilbert_X (2010-04-30 23:37:41)

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2010-04-30 23:45:57
CC-Marley
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I got a 98 on my asvab in 1992. Is that good?
Edit-My dyslexia kicked in.

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2010-04-30 23:50:08
Spark
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And MENSA only require a 132 IQ lol
wat

i thought it was closer to 142
The paradox is only a conflict between reality and your feeling what reality ought to be.
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2010-05-01 01:59:21
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Reciprocity wrote:

fat kids with diabetes?  not enough of 'em.  There's nothing wrong with our society when 12 year olds can destroy their pancreata.
how come we didnt have those issues growing up eating the same food?  actually the food was worse cause the fries were fried in some shittier oil and there was no option for apples or milk.
2010-05-01 02:00:10
Spark
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true but saturation marketing hadn't been invented yet...
The paradox is only a conflict between reality and your feeling what reality ought to be.
~ Richard Feynman
2010-05-01 02:05:18
BLdw
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Dilbert_X wrote:

And MENSA only require a 132 IQ lol
Only?
2010-05-01 02:05:29
11 Bravo
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Spark wrote:

true but saturation marketing hadn't been invented yet...
say what?  the happy meal toy was the talk on the playground tbh
2010-05-01 02:10:02
Spark
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BLdw wrote:

Dilbert_X wrote:

And MENSA only require a 132 IQ lol
Only?
triple nine requires a 149 or thereabouts

11 Bravo wrote:

Spark wrote:

true but saturation marketing hadn't been invented yet...
say what?  the happy meal toy was the talk on the playground tbh
vOv maybe kids just weren't as stupid, or parents were better. i dunno, i'm not a marketing/demographics/social geography expert

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~ Richard Feynman
2010-05-01 02:43:28
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Tetrino wrote:

unnamednewbie13 wrote:

It's not dishonest marketing. You're getting a greasy cheeseburger, greasy salty fries and a toy. No amount of fluff McD puts on it can avert sensible eyes from that fact and if people choose to ignore that, chances are their diet is already far gone with all the junk food they get from the freaking grocery store.

Edit: Anyone see the EA Games unlocks on Dr. Pepper bottles?
Kids are hardly sensible. All they see is the toy and that's reason enough for them to want to get the Happy Meal. And what with parents being soft-hearted 'friends of children' nowadays, you end up with kids eating crappy food and not giving a shit because they have a fancy new toy to play with for 5 minutes.

Dietary needs are not a child's priority, therefore the parent is responsible for ensuring the child eats healthily. And when the parent fails, someone has to step in.
No, they don't have to step in. What they can do are health awareness publicity campaigns. The moment they begin to do stuff like tax or ban certain products more because they're disagreeable, they've overstepped their bounds. Perhaps the parents should grow some and not stuff McD's down their family's throats day in and day out.

Nothing wrong with Happy Meal toys. I still have the wind up Kaa the snake and Luigi on a cloud sitting on my misc stuff shelf and for so cheap, they provided me with at least 50 hours of entertainment as a kid.

ruisleipa wrote:

talk about reductio ad absurdum. your post fails hard
Wikipedia strikes again. (sorry, couldn't help it)
2010-05-01 02:56:30
ruisleipa
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unnamednewbie13 wrote:

ruisleipa wrote:

talk about reductio ad absurdum. your post fails hard
Wikipedia strikes again. (sorry, couldn't help it)
heh it's OK. Though I did know what it meant and didn't need to check wiki
2010-05-01 03:29:17
BLdw
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Spark wrote:

BLdw wrote:

Dilbert_X wrote:

And MENSA only require a 132 IQ lol
Only?
triple nine requires a 149 or thereabouts
I'm only curious what means "only 132" when vast majority of people can't score that high in the first place.
2010-05-01 05:55:02
jord
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BLdw wrote:

Spark wrote:

BLdw wrote:


Only?
triple nine requires a 149 or thereabouts
I'm only curious what means "only 132" when vast majority of people can't score that high in the first place.
Only as in it's not the peak of intellect.

Don't you have to pay to take that test? I'd rather pay to be a Scientologist.
2010-05-01 05:55:58
Dilbert_X
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MENSA and Scientology aren't that different, and I bet Scientology has more hot chicks.
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2010-05-01 05:58:42
jord
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Probably, and they don't do that pretentious "we don't reveal our number" bullshit when they damn right probably do. I'm looking at you Joe "169".
2010-05-01 07:34:58
Jay
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BLdw wrote:

Spark wrote:

BLdw wrote:


Only?
triple nine requires a 149 or thereabouts
I'm only curious what means "only 132" when vast majority of people can't score that high in the first place.
https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f7/IQ_curve.svg/350px-IQ_curve.svg.png

I'm at 136
"Ah, you miserable creatures! You who think that you are so great! You who judge humanity to be so small! You who wish to reform everything! Why don't you reform yourselves? That task would be sufficient enough."
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2010-05-01 07:53:53
Uzique
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i bet that makes you feel great about yourself

... learnt to speak french yet?

edit: in case you dont get my point... i dont give a fuck about your iq. nobody does. discuss happy meals and getting fat or shut the fuck up

Last edited by Uzique (2010-05-01 07:54:44)

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2010-05-01 07:54:34
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Uzique wrote:

... learnt to speak french yet?
si
2010-05-01 08:00:18
13urnzz
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fuck, there is more derailment, backbiting and bitching here than the junk drawer.

ontopic; fuck happy meals. the way companies market to kids, to get them to get their parents to buy them shit, is a pretty good tactic. if parents fall into the trap of letting their kids dictate what to buy, then i say GG companies.
2010-05-01 08:08:46
Jay
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Uzique wrote:

i bet that makes you feel great about yourself

... learnt to speak french yet?

edit: in case you dont get my point... i dont give a fuck about your iq. nobody does. discuss happy meals and getting fat or shut the fuck up
Hey, you were the ones that kept talking about it and the thread alive.
"Ah, you miserable creatures! You who think that you are so great! You who judge humanity to be so small! You who wish to reform everything! Why don't you reform yourselves? That task would be sufficient enough."
-Frederick Bastiat
2010-05-01 08:11:53
ruisleipa
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burnzz wrote:

fuck, there is more derailment, backbiting and bitching here than the junk drawer.
https://pennymaxwell.files.wordpress.com/2009/12/train-derail-3.jpg
2010-05-01 08:52:52
BLdw
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jord wrote:

BLdw wrote:

Spark wrote:


triple nine requires a 149 or thereabouts
I'm only curious what means "only 132" when vast majority of people can't score that high in the first place.
Only as in it's not the peak of intellect.

Don't you have to pay to take that test? I'd rather pay to be a Scientologist.
Yeah, at least here you have to. I think Uzique put it well.

Uzique wrote:

the irony about MENSA is that you've got to be STUPID to pay their fees, in order to join a club of INTELLIGENCE.
Whole idea of "club of intelligence" is absurd.
2010-05-01 10:02:13
Reciprocity
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11 Bravo wrote:

Reciprocity wrote:

fat kids with diabetes?  not enough of 'em.  There's nothing wrong with our society when 12 year olds can destroy their pancreata.
how come we didnt have those issues growing up eating the same food?  actually the food was worse cause the fries were fried in some shittier oil and there was no option for apples or milk.
we weren't shoveling that crap down 5 or 10 times per week.  For me, getting a happy meal was was like a once a month treat, if even that often.  Like I said, it's a social problem.  McDonalds is just pushing their product like they always have and now it's socially acceptable  to feed your kids that garbage every day.

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