Should IQ be a requirement? - Page 7

Weird Harold · 08-17-2007, 09:20 PM

Thank you for the answers. I got hung up trying different prefixes, a 3 letter word didn't even occur to me. I usually do good playing Jeopardy. I like to shout out the answers, if it's on, in the house I'm working in. We could have some sort of Jeopardy tournament here to see who is the top dog.

Clodfobble · 08-17-2007, 09:50 PM

But "three-letter word" was in the instructions. You score zero for reading comprehension!!

Perry Winkle · 08-18-2007, 08:03 AM

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Originally Posted by Aliantha

I find it interesting that so many people here claim to have had their IQ tested.

I was tested twice. The first time for admittance into a gifted school/program in 3rd grade. I was accepted but didn't attend. The second time I was tested because I had filed for disability when I was REALLY, really sick, and when I got better the govt. provided career counseling and a formal IQ test was part of the evaluation.

Weird Harold · 08-18-2007, 03:19 PM

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Originally Posted by Clodfobble

But "three-letter word" was in the instructions. You score zero for reading comprehension!!

I must be a genius then, Einstein, or some other famous, really smart guy was like that.

bluecuracao · 08-18-2007, 09:50 PM

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Originally Posted by Rexmons

why does the NFL discriminate so openly against out of shape people?

Do they?? Some of those guys have impressive spare tires on them.

Rexmons · 08-20-2007, 10:40 AM

hey look what Neatorama recently posted.

skysidhe · 08-20-2007, 10:56 AM

That's a very interesting graph Rex.

Clodfobble · 08-20-2007, 11:46 AM

Interesting. It's a little hard to tell, but it looks like salesmen and security guards (i.e. "protection services excluding policemen") have the biggest range, while clerical workers and doctors have the smallest range. So feel free to stereotype your secretary, but maybe drop some literary references around your building's security guard to find out if he's one of the smart ones.

xoxoxoBruce · 08-20-2007, 02:44 PM

If you're really interested in that graph Rex posted, here's a 92 page pdf that explains it.

lumberjim · 08-20-2007, 03:10 PM

where are all the 170's people working?

smurfalicious · 08-20-2007, 03:16 PM

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Originally Posted by lumberjim

where are all the 170's people working?

They're "too smart" to actually work.

lumberjim · 08-20-2007, 03:18 PM

see....i should have known that.

xoxoxoBruce · 08-20-2007, 03:48 PM

They're too busy hating everyone else.

DanaC · 08-20-2007, 06:22 PM

I'm too smart to work.....

Nivek · 08-20-2007, 06:36 PM

There are a ton of factors that make an IQ test unfair and inconsistent. There's no way to judge a person's complete intelligence.

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08-17-2007, 09:20 PM	#91
Weird Harold Vice-President of Resentment Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Central Illinois Posts: 199	Thank you for the answers. I got hung up trying different prefixes, a 3 letter word didn't even occur to me. I usually do good playing Jeopardy. I like to shout out the answers, if it's on, in the house I'm working in. We could have some sort of Jeopardy tournament here to see who is the top dog. __________________ I don't need a whole lottsa money. I don't need a big fine car.

08-20-2007, 10:40 AM	#96
Rexmons - Kavkaz United - Join Date: May 2007 Posts: 613	hey look what Neatorama recently posted. __________________ "Life's a bitch but God forbid the bitch divorce me..."

08-20-2007, 02:44 PM	#99
xoxoxoBruce The future is unwritten Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 71,105	If you're really interested in that graph Rex posted, here's a 92 page pdf that explains it. __________________ The descent of man ~ Nixon, Friedman, Reagan, Trump.

08-20-2007, 03:10 PM	#100
lumberjim I can hear my ears Join Date: Oct 2003 Posts: 25,571	where are all the 170's people working? __________________ This body holding me reminds me of my own mortality Embrace this moment, remember We are eternal, all this pain is an illusion ~MJKeenan

08-17-2007, 09:50 PM	#92
Clodfobble UNDER CONDITIONAL MITIGATION Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Austin, TX Posts: 20,012	But "three-letter word" was in the instructions. You score zero for reading comprehension!!

08-20-2007, 10:56 AM	#97
skysidhe ~~Life is either a daring adventure or nothing.~~ Join Date: Apr 2006 Posts: 6,828	That's a very interesting graph Rex.

08-20-2007, 11:46 AM	#98
Clodfobble UNDER CONDITIONAL MITIGATION Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Austin, TX Posts: 20,012	Interesting. It's a little hard to tell, but it looks like salesmen and security guards (i.e. "protection services excluding policemen") have the biggest range, while clerical workers and doctors have the smallest range. So feel free to stereotype your secretary, but maybe drop some literary references around your building's security guard to find out if he's one of the smart ones.

08-20-2007, 03:18 PM	#102
lumberjim I can hear my ears Join Date: Oct 2003 Posts: 25,571	see....i should have known that. __________________ This body holding me reminds me of my own mortality Embrace this moment, remember We are eternal, all this pain is an illusion ~MJKeenan

08-20-2007, 03:48 PM	#103
xoxoxoBruce The future is unwritten Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 71,105	They're too busy hating everyone else. __________________ The descent of man ~ Nixon, Friedman, Reagan, Trump.

08-20-2007, 06:22 PM	#104
DanaC We have to go back, Kate! Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Yorkshire Posts: 25,964	I'm too smart to work.....

08-20-2007, 06:36 PM	#105
Nivek It's a fiendishly complex anagram of my name, Kevin. Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Florence, South Carolina Posts: 25	There are a ton of factors that make an IQ test unfair and inconsistent. There's no way to judge a person's complete intelligence. __________________ Most people put a clever, philosophical statement in their signatures that grabs people's attention and makes them think...sorry, I got nothing.

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