bertusgeert 1 #1 February 10, 2005 Take all the people you know, have known, have known about, then compare yourself intelectually to them. The dumbest person you know is a 0.00001 and the smartest is 100. Where do you rank yourself and why? (Based in intellegence, wisdom, insight, intellect.) Just wondering... --------------------------------------------- As jy dom is moet jy bloei! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
livendive 8 #2 February 10, 2005 From a strict intelligence standpoint, I'm way up there...in the top 2 in any average thousand people. When you add in wisdom and insight though, my stock drops off like crazy. For a pretty smart guy, I do some stupid shit! If the scale runs from 0.00001-to 100, I'd probably rank myself around 83.14159. Blues, Dave"I AM A PROFESSIONAL EXTREME ATHLETE!" (drink Mountain Dew) Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
unformed 0 #3 February 10, 2005 Haha. I'm right there with you. I'm a genius, but I do a lot of stupid shit. I actually enjoy doing stupid shit, it makes life much more entertaining.This ad space for sale. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Rebecca 0 #4 February 10, 2005 I am brilliant, ueber-intelligent even. Do not question- that's just the way it is. you've got to ask yourself one question: 'Do I feel loquacious?' -- well do you, punk? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
turtlespeed 226 #5 February 10, 2005 QuoteI am brilliant, ueber-intelligent even. Do not question- that's just the way it is. Where is that e-con? oh never mind - yes - you are woman - it must be true, right? As for me - i heard something about a box of rocks once - and I tried to climb in it.I'm not usually into the whole 3-way thing, but you got me a little excited with that. - Skymama BTR #1 / OTB^5 Official #2 / Hellfish #408 / VSCR #108/Tortuga/Orfun Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
WrongWay 0 #6 February 10, 2005 Speaking in terms of IQ, I'm way up there to be honest. But to also be honest, I'm sometimes lazy and have trouble applying myself......not to mention I'm the ADD poster child. Hey look, fish flakes!! Wow, a castle!! Woohoo!! Fish flakes!! Wrong Way D #27371 Mal Manera Rodriguez Cajun Chicken Ø Hellfish #451 The wiser wolf prevails. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
IanHarrop 42 #7 February 10, 2005 I use to think I was brilliant... now I confess to "Moments of Brilliance""Where troubles melt like lemon drops, away above the chimney tops, that's where you'll find me" Dorothy Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
turtlespeed 226 #8 February 10, 2005 QuoteSpeaking in terms of IQ, I'm way up there to be honest. But to also be honest, I'm sometimes lazy and have trouble applying myself......not to mention I'm the ADD poster child. Hey look, fish flakes!! Wow, a castle!! Woohoo!! Fish flakes!! That was funny. I could so hear "Nora" saying that. "Would you quit following me!"I'm not usually into the whole 3-way thing, but you got me a little excited with that. - Skymama BTR #1 / OTB^5 Official #2 / Hellfish #408 / VSCR #108/Tortuga/Orfun Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
lawrocket 3 #9 February 10, 2005 I used to think I was pretty smart. IQ measured in the 140's by the neurologist. But then I went to law school, and the intellectual firepower there was simply astounding. I'd rate myself in the lower 60's... My wife is hotter than your wife. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jimmytavino 16 #10 February 10, 2005 ..... what was the question again??? !!! ... simple answer....... smart enough that I should "Know Better"........ in most situations.... ................... UNsmart enough,, that i usually DON'T !! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
pleifer 0 #11 February 10, 2005 Quote ..... what was the question again??? !!! I don't remem..... wanna go ride bikes? _________________________________________ The Angel of Duh has spoke Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Dougiefresh 0 #12 February 10, 2005 I'm an idiot. It's amazing I can dress myself. I AM the dumbest person I know.Human beings, who are almost unique in having the ability to learn from the experience of others, are also remarkable for their apparent disinclination to do so. --Douglas Adams Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Rebecca 0 #13 February 10, 2005 QuoteI'm an idiot. It's amazing I can dress myself. I AM the dumbest person I know. You're funny! you've got to ask yourself one question: 'Do I feel loquacious?' -- well do you, punk? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites wmw999 2,563 #14 February 10, 2005 QuoteI am brilliant, ueber-intelligent even I, on the other hand, really am a rocket scientist Well, sort of at least. Wendy W.There is nothing more dangerous than breaking a basic safety rule and getting away with it. It removes fear of the consequences and builds false confidence. (tbrown) Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites turtlespeed 226 #15 February 10, 2005 QuoteQuoteI am brilliant, ueber-intelligent even I, on the other hand, really am a rocket scientist Well, sort of at least. Wendy W. Well wendy - you know - Skydiving - it's not Rocket science. Are you going to Dublin?I'm not usually into the whole 3-way thing, but you got me a little excited with that. - Skymama BTR #1 / OTB^5 Official #2 / Hellfish #408 / VSCR #108/Tortuga/Orfun Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites wmw999 2,563 #16 February 10, 2005 I'm taking the canopy class instead -- I hadn't really realized they were the same weekend until I started looking at flights Wendy W.There is nothing more dangerous than breaking a basic safety rule and getting away with it. It removes fear of the consequences and builds false confidence. (tbrown) Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites turtlespeed 226 #17 February 10, 2005 QuoteI'm taking the canopy class instead -- I hadn't really realized they were the same weekend until I started looking at flights Wendy W.I'm not usually into the whole 3-way thing, but you got me a little excited with that. - Skymama BTR #1 / OTB^5 Official #2 / Hellfish #408 / VSCR #108/Tortuga/Orfun Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites gmanpilot 0 #18 February 10, 2005 Not sure, but I'm constantly amazed/irritated at the stupid shit people do. Where does 145 fall on the IQ scale?_________________________________________ -There's always free cheese in a mouse trap. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Dougiefresh 0 #19 February 10, 2005 Above 144 and below 146? 100 is average. Above 160 is supposedly genius. It's all bull though, IQ is not an indicator of any use. Someone with a 200 IQ can become an alcoholic and die in the gutter, while a drooling sub-moron can become president. Did I say that? Shit, now this is going to get sent to SC. Human beings, who are almost unique in having the ability to learn from the experience of others, are also remarkable for their apparent disinclination to do so. --Douglas Adams Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites bertusgeert 1 #20 February 10, 2005 QuoteAbove 144 and below 146? 100 is average. Above 160 is supposedly genius. It's all bull though, IQ is not an indicator of any use. Someone with a 200 IQ can become an alcoholic and die in the gutter, while a drooling sub-moron can become president. Did I say that? Shit, now this is going to get sent to SC. Seems to me that people don't like the IQ indication. I see at simply as an indication of intellect, not what your intellect actually is. It think it is somewhat valid. The reason I asked is because it seems to me that people like to think they are smarter than they are. I was raised by a mother who always told me how smart I am and that I am "special". (sometimes I think she meant special in a different way though). This has developed into a inflated self-concept, judging myself higher than others when I am really not that great at all. But I recently realized something. I used to be pissed when others are smarter than me, I don't want to be insignificant. But...I realized I would rather have others smarter than me, to some extent, because then I would always have a vast amount of thing to read and learn, which is alwys fun. I learned to like learning more than actually just having the knowledge. Anyhow...just my thoughts for today... --------------------------------------------- As jy dom is moet jy bloei! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites metalslug 36 #21 February 10, 2005 I always get a chuckle out of this kind of question... It's a lot harder to recognise genius than it is to recognise stupidity. A wristwatch cannot measure the precision of an atomic clock, but the atomic clock can measure the wristwatch. There are a lot of wristwatches that believe they are atomic clocks. This is why most people we know appear to be less smart than ourselves. One must consider that an "IQ" score of 100 is the average of a geographical region of only the people that have been tested, not of the entire population. So, logicaly, for every few tested people that score above 100, there should likewise be a few tested people that score below 100. But, have you ever met a person who has actualy admitted to a low score ? Neither have I, but they're out there. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites AMax 0 #22 February 10, 2005 I am pretty stupid. According to the last evaluation report my coefficient is 0.0001423725 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites GeordieSkydiver 0 #23 February 10, 2005 Smart enough to know not to tell anyone how smart I am. (or am not)Lee _______________________________ In a world full of people, only some want to fly, is that not crazy? http://www.ukskydiver.co.uk Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites sunshine 2 #24 February 10, 2005 QuoteI'm an idiot. It's amazing I can dress myself. I AM the dumbest person I know. You're the dumbest person i know too. ___________________________________________ meow I get a Mike hug! I get a Mike hug! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Breezejunky 0 #25 February 10, 2005 I know the old joke about when you were a teenager you knew everything blah, blah, blah But when I think back to my childhood and early teen years, I do think I was a lot smarter then (compared to my peers) than I am now. Funny..... 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Dougiefresh 0 #12 February 10, 2005 I'm an idiot. It's amazing I can dress myself. I AM the dumbest person I know.Human beings, who are almost unique in having the ability to learn from the experience of others, are also remarkable for their apparent disinclination to do so. --Douglas Adams Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Rebecca 0 #13 February 10, 2005 QuoteI'm an idiot. It's amazing I can dress myself. I AM the dumbest person I know. You're funny! you've got to ask yourself one question: 'Do I feel loquacious?' -- well do you, punk? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
wmw999 2,563 #14 February 10, 2005 QuoteI am brilliant, ueber-intelligent even I, on the other hand, really am a rocket scientist Well, sort of at least. Wendy W.There is nothing more dangerous than breaking a basic safety rule and getting away with it. It removes fear of the consequences and builds false confidence. (tbrown) Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
turtlespeed 226 #15 February 10, 2005 QuoteQuoteI am brilliant, ueber-intelligent even I, on the other hand, really am a rocket scientist Well, sort of at least. Wendy W. Well wendy - you know - Skydiving - it's not Rocket science. Are you going to Dublin?I'm not usually into the whole 3-way thing, but you got me a little excited with that. - Skymama BTR #1 / OTB^5 Official #2 / Hellfish #408 / VSCR #108/Tortuga/Orfun Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
wmw999 2,563 #16 February 10, 2005 I'm taking the canopy class instead -- I hadn't really realized they were the same weekend until I started looking at flights Wendy W.There is nothing more dangerous than breaking a basic safety rule and getting away with it. It removes fear of the consequences and builds false confidence. (tbrown) Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
turtlespeed 226 #17 February 10, 2005 QuoteI'm taking the canopy class instead -- I hadn't really realized they were the same weekend until I started looking at flights Wendy W.I'm not usually into the whole 3-way thing, but you got me a little excited with that. - Skymama BTR #1 / OTB^5 Official #2 / Hellfish #408 / VSCR #108/Tortuga/Orfun Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
gmanpilot 0 #18 February 10, 2005 Not sure, but I'm constantly amazed/irritated at the stupid shit people do. Where does 145 fall on the IQ scale?_________________________________________ -There's always free cheese in a mouse trap. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Dougiefresh 0 #19 February 10, 2005 Above 144 and below 146? 100 is average. Above 160 is supposedly genius. It's all bull though, IQ is not an indicator of any use. Someone with a 200 IQ can become an alcoholic and die in the gutter, while a drooling sub-moron can become president. Did I say that? Shit, now this is going to get sent to SC. Human beings, who are almost unique in having the ability to learn from the experience of others, are also remarkable for their apparent disinclination to do so. --Douglas Adams Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
bertusgeert 1 #20 February 10, 2005 QuoteAbove 144 and below 146? 100 is average. Above 160 is supposedly genius. It's all bull though, IQ is not an indicator of any use. Someone with a 200 IQ can become an alcoholic and die in the gutter, while a drooling sub-moron can become president. Did I say that? Shit, now this is going to get sent to SC. Seems to me that people don't like the IQ indication. I see at simply as an indication of intellect, not what your intellect actually is. It think it is somewhat valid. The reason I asked is because it seems to me that people like to think they are smarter than they are. I was raised by a mother who always told me how smart I am and that I am "special". (sometimes I think she meant special in a different way though). This has developed into a inflated self-concept, judging myself higher than others when I am really not that great at all. But I recently realized something. I used to be pissed when others are smarter than me, I don't want to be insignificant. But...I realized I would rather have others smarter than me, to some extent, because then I would always have a vast amount of thing to read and learn, which is alwys fun. I learned to like learning more than actually just having the knowledge. Anyhow...just my thoughts for today... --------------------------------------------- As jy dom is moet jy bloei! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
metalslug 36 #21 February 10, 2005 I always get a chuckle out of this kind of question... It's a lot harder to recognise genius than it is to recognise stupidity. A wristwatch cannot measure the precision of an atomic clock, but the atomic clock can measure the wristwatch. There are a lot of wristwatches that believe they are atomic clocks. This is why most people we know appear to be less smart than ourselves. One must consider that an "IQ" score of 100 is the average of a geographical region of only the people that have been tested, not of the entire population. So, logicaly, for every few tested people that score above 100, there should likewise be a few tested people that score below 100. But, have you ever met a person who has actualy admitted to a low score ? Neither have I, but they're out there. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
AMax 0 #22 February 10, 2005 I am pretty stupid. According to the last evaluation report my coefficient is 0.0001423725 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
GeordieSkydiver 0 #23 February 10, 2005 Smart enough to know not to tell anyone how smart I am. (or am not)Lee _______________________________ In a world full of people, only some want to fly, is that not crazy? http://www.ukskydiver.co.uk Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
sunshine 2 #24 February 10, 2005 QuoteI'm an idiot. It's amazing I can dress myself. I AM the dumbest person I know. You're the dumbest person i know too. ___________________________________________ meow I get a Mike hug! I get a Mike hug! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Breezejunky 0 #25 February 10, 2005 I know the old joke about when you were a teenager you knew everything blah, blah, blah But when I think back to my childhood and early teen years, I do think I was a lot smarter then (compared to my peers) than I am now. Funny..... I'm a lot happier now....... Not sure if the two are related Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
