Members IQ Poll

BellasBmw · 03-09-2006, 02:57 PM

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Originally Posted by Squawks

How can we say "I did good in school" when I can't say "I did bad in school"? So it should be "I did goodly in school". You goodygoodgirl, trying to correct everybody with your privatized education.

Yep, gotta use *well ... duh c'mon mr. cornell

deutschmann59 · 03-09-2006, 03:04 PM

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Originally Posted by shimshimhada

omg geniuses think alike

YOU GOT THAT RIGHT!

shimshimhada · 03-09-2006, 03:05 PM

Needless to say, I did horrible in high school.

Squawks · 03-09-2006, 03:07 PM

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Originally Posted by BellasBmw

Yep, gotta use *well ... duh c'mon mr. cornell

Time for me to cower back into my corner where I shall weep myself into a prune.

Thanks to you!

EDIT: Then again, why do we drive on the parkway and park on the driveway?

shimshimhada · 03-09-2006, 03:12 PM

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Originally Posted by Squawks

Time for me to cower back into my corner where I shall weep myself into a prune.

Thanks to you!

EDIT: Then again, why do we drive on the parkway and park on the driveway?

http://www.straightdope.com/classics/a2_080.html

Squawks · 03-09-2006, 03:15 PM

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Originally Posted by shimshimhada

http://www.straightdope.com/classics/a2_080.html

Shim, I will finally be able to sleep comfortably at night now.

BellasBmw · 03-09-2006, 04:53 PM

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Originally Posted by Squawks

Time for me to cower back into my corner where I shall weep myself into a prune.

Thanks to you!

EDIT: Then again, why do we drive on the parkway and park on the driveway?

In cali, we NEVER say parkway. its all those east coasters. We say freeway. I barely use the term highway either.

sdorn · 03-09-2006, 05:50 PM

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Originally Posted by BellasBmw

In cali, we NEVER say parkway. its all those east coasters. We say freeway. I barely use the term highway either.

We don't have parkways in the southeast either. They are called freeways or more often just interstate. We even call some roads interstates that aren't interstates if the road is limited access and has exits like interstates do.

deutschmann59 · 03-09-2006, 06:02 PM

We've got a parkway here, but it's not an interstate...just a two lane (one lane for each direction

) highway on the edge of town, It would be cool if we called them freeways, but we don't...I guess it's just a west coast thing. Too bad...

Squawks · 03-09-2006, 06:06 PM

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Originally Posted by BellasBmw

In cali, we NEVER say parkway.

We have parkways here in Cali. If you drive out to the boonies like say, to Ramona, you'll hit a parkway. It's basically just a street with a high speed limit (e.g. 60 mph). That parkway is Scripps Poway Parkway and by the way - that parkway is pretty damn pretty (and fast).

e90rocks · 03-09-2006, 06:22 PM

Well, this got interesting quick----LY. I do believe that people who can afford a BMW are likely be in the upper echelons of cognitive ability, even if their parents bought the car for them, assuming they're not adopted. IQ is a relatively good predictor for eventual socioeconomic attainment, even better than SES of origin. IQ is also well correlated with level of education achieved. Because of it's association with what people seem to believe to be intrinsic value, and because some people just expect (or claim) too much from psychometrics (especially with regard to race, in the past), few tests are more criticized than IQ tests.

Many of the people who are in this forum from the US grew up during the advent of gifted testing in school. These kids are/were initially screened, then given one-on-one IQ tests administered by a psychologist. People who report the results of these tests are likely reporting something of relatively high validity.

To classify all internet IQ tests as invalid is sort of like saying that everything in a bookstore is crap. That being said, there is a lot of crap out there. Still, some of these silly looking things really do evaluate aspects of one's intelligence, even if it they are some funny looking visuospatial exercises with mirror images.

I had to answer Asian/Pacific Islander on admission forms. It probably would have helped to answer other or leave it blank, but then it's hard to fool the interviewer.

Here in Pittsburgh we have a restaurant chain called Eat'N Park. Who Dey? WE DEY!

Squawks · 03-09-2006, 06:29 PM

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Originally Posted by e90rocks

I had to answer Asian/Pacific Islander on admission forms. It probably would have helped to answer other or leave it blank, but then it's hard to fool the interviewer.

Undergrad institutions don't even require interviews - at least 99% of them. You can get away with it easily. The biracial/hapa population has been growing saliently in the past decade and it's pretty hard these days to decipher someone's race/ethnicity. You can always get away with claiming to be black, even if you feel you're just 5% black.

e90rocks · 03-09-2006, 07:30 PM

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Originally Posted by Squawks

Undergrad institutions don't even require interviews - at least 99% of them. You can get away with it easily. The biracial/hapa population has been growing saliently in the past decade and it's pretty hard these days to decipher someone's race/ethnicity. You can always get away with claiming to be black, even if you feel you're just 5% black.

I must have applied to the wrong schools.

Nikki · 03-09-2006, 07:33 PM

I didn't even have to submit an essay to my school, let alone go on an interview.

shimshimhada · 03-09-2006, 10:33 PM

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Originally Posted by BellasBmw

In cali, we NEVER say parkway. its all those east coasters. We say freeway. I barely use the term highway either.

Okay, East Coasters don't say parkway either.

e90rocks · 03-09-2006, 10:42 PM

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Originally Posted by shimshimhada

Okay, East Coasters don't say parkway either.

Pittsburgh - Parkway E, W, N (refers to 3 specific interstates, not used generically)
Wash DC - Beltway

Wait a minute ---this thread is about IQ, isn't it?

View Poll Results: Member's IQ poll
Don't know, Don't care	13	27.66%
up to 100	1	2.13%
101-109	0	0%
110-119	2	4.26%
120-129	3	6.38%
130-139	12	25.53%
140-149	7	14.89%
150+	8	17.02%
None of your business	1	2.13%
Voters: 47. You may not vote on this poll

03-09-2006, 03:05 PM	#47
shimshimhada Brigadier General 493 Rep 4,838 Posts Drives: Portal Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Portal iTrader: (2)	Needless to say, I did horrible in high school.
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03-09-2006, 06:02 PM	#53
deutschmann59 Captain 182 Rep 737 Posts Drives: 2006 325i Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: e90post.com iTrader: (0)	We've got a parkway here, but it's not an interstate...just a two lane (one lane for each direction ) highway on the edge of town, It would be cool if we called them freeways, but we don't...I guess it's just a west coast thing. Too bad... Last edited by deutschmann59; 05-12-2006 at 03:38 PM..
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03-09-2006, 06:22 PM	#55
e90rocks Myrmidon 19 Rep 236 Posts Drives: Entwicklung 90 - 325 Xi Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Pittsburgh, PA iTrader: (0) Garage List 2006 325 xi [0.00]	Well, this got interesting quick----LY. I do believe that people who can afford a BMW are likely be in the upper echelons of cognitive ability, even if their parents bought the car for them, assuming they're not adopted. IQ is a relatively good predictor for eventual socioeconomic attainment, even better than SES of origin. IQ is also well correlated with level of education achieved. Because of it's association with what people seem to believe to be intrinsic value, and because some people just expect (or claim) too much from psychometrics (especially with regard to race, in the past), few tests are more criticized than IQ tests. Many of the people who are in this forum from the US grew up during the advent of gifted testing in school. These kids are/were initially screened, then given one-on-one IQ tests administered by a psychologist. People who report the results of these tests are likely reporting something of relatively high validity. To classify all internet IQ tests as invalid is sort of like saying that everything in a bookstore is crap. That being said, there is a lot of crap out there. Still, some of these silly looking things really do evaluate aspects of one's intelligence, even if it they are some funny looking visuospatial exercises with mirror images. I had to answer Asian/Pacific Islander on admission forms. It probably would have helped to answer other or leave it blank, but then it's hard to fool the interviewer. Here in Pittsburgh we have a restaurant chain called Eat'N Park. Who Dey? WE DEY!
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03-09-2006, 07:33 PM	#58
Nikki Major General 1059 Rep 6,381 Posts Drives: Sepang Z4MC Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: LA iTrader: (9)	I didn't even have to submit an essay to my school, let alone go on an interview. __________________ Nikki
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