Some of you *must* be geniuses...

[F.L. Atlanta 10]

Sometimes I have really geniuse ideas.

 

[Betchass1]

*rimshot*
In my opinion IQ is a load of rubbish. It's totally biased towards white middle aged males.

I don't buy that. It is a measure of perception and problem solving, and there are enough tests out there that have no cultural or educational bias, just geometric forms and spotting patterns in them. You can't fake that. IQ doesn't measure everything, but it definitely measures something. You could say gymnastics favors women, as they tend to be flexible and have lower centers of gravity, but that doesn't mean it's rubbish. If you can do a back-flip you can do a back-flip.

I would definitely say most things touted as "IQ tests" are total rubbish. And the scale itself is kind of arbitrary, so the numbers only have meaning compared to other numbers.

 

[Betchass1]

*rimshot*
In my opinion IQ is a load of rubbish. It's totally biased towards white middle aged males.

BTW, statistically, Asian people have higher scores than white people.

 

[Journia]

I am tired of people rating people on how smart they are, how well they percieve...things like that. That is one of the main reasons there is so much animosity in the world....I hate it....just like that thing that a lot of young women I am acquainted with...the Which Gender Is More Sophisticated and things to that effect. I am annoyed....

 

[TKLVR181]

Wow.......my IQ's only 111........now I feel like an idiot...

 

[tickle_fan031]

I dunno what my IQ is...but I'm rather slow at times to get things so I'd say it's probably pretty low.lol.Might do an IQ test one day when boredom strikes coz there's usually a load of questions.

 

[BigNorm]

Wow.......my IQ's only 111........now I feel like an idiot...

but when your next to me, our combined score rises to 242 😀

 

[LonelyKimiko]

90 is round about average, so it's still smart. But like I say, I dont hold any premise with the IQ system anyways. 🙂 .

 

[Journia]

*Cynically* Really. *Looks at kimiko as she smiles inwardly so no one sees that she is faking her disbelief.*

 

[Random_noob86]

90 is round about average, so it's still smart. But like I say, I dont hold any premise with the IQ system anyways. 🙂 .

So none of you have dots in your numbers, eh? =(

Actually, I don't know my I.Q. I know it'll be pretty low but I am curious as to what it is. I'm gonna try and find out now. 😀

 

[Journia]

Don't condemn yourself Random_noob86.
We can't all be dotless.

 

[Dude'sonfire]

Well I only took one IQ test in my life a long while ago, and I got 144 apparently, so you all now know *for sure* that it's a load of crap 😛

You just know someone is waiting for everyone else to post their I.Q.s so that they can jump and say 'well you know, my I.Q. is 210, but y'know, those tests don't mean anything... 🙄 '

Heh.

:happy:

 

[Celtic_Emperor]

Hello!

I've been wandering around the friendly TT forum, and have read some of the more 'moral' or 'issue based' threads, most recently the one titled: Actually thought prvoking... (maybe) – about whether or not God would be against the tickling fetish.

But really, if (the) God(s) made it so that people laugh when they're tickled, he/she/it/they *must* want people to do it...

lol there's logic for you. *ahem*.

Anyhoo, not what the threads about. I was reading the posts, and some of you guys are FREAKING GENIUSES! I mean I'm studying English Literature at Uni, and seriously, some of you guys write some arguments that would make Nietzsche and Derrida blink several times (note neither are english yet I still study them :weird: ).

Notable among these hyper-logical 'Posters of the Wise' if you like, are Vladislaus Dracula and Kalamos. Vlad, I definitely respect your *absolute* comprehensiveness, in that you will go over someones post and argue against/correct/agree with EVERY SINGLE PART OF IT, leaving no rock unturned, and making it, from what I've seen, practically impossible to catch you out. Kalamos, the way you can effortlessly interchange logical, serious argument with comedy and taking things with humour is an admirable skill that could potentially land you with a lucrative book deal.

You guys should be writing theoretical Thesis or something, seriously. Maybe you have already... in which case, do it again! Solve society's problems!

Anyway, while you're doing that, I'll go make myself some pasta...

Ciao! 😀 😀 😀 😀

I can't say getting public and private acclaim is anything new for me. I've actually recieved so much of it over the years that I've all but become desensitized to it. So, hopefully you'll forgive me if I won't blush, get embarassed, or give you anything more than a basic thank you. I've run out of things to say about it. LOL

People have also come to me in private with personal issues they think I can solve or help them with. For some reason they come to me.

I'm sort of the semi-official therapist and councelor on TT, without really having asked for the position. I stand to influence alot of people, and I'd hate to think they're making their decisions based just on what I say. Dare I say, I have more cut out for me than the moderators and staff do, and, arguably, more responsibility and accountability. For I'm not just dealing with rules and standards; I'm dealing with the fragile psyche of human beings.

People tell their personal stuff to me, a complete stranger, and I'm not sure thats such a good idea. What if I'm wrong sometimes, or my beliefs aren't suited for them and they just don't realize it yet? Some people hang on my every word and follow me no matter what I do or say. It's almost like a zealotry on their part, and while I appriciate the fanfare and celebrity status, sometimes it gets taken too far.

I've been compared to and called a demi-god, and that is troublesome. Obviously it is an exageration of admiration, but it puts unrealistic expectations on me and my ability to talk to and help people. It also makes any failures on my part seem larger than they really are.

People like me are held to a higher standard and aren't allowed to make as many mistakes. We're made to look so responsible and wise that to make any human error causes some kind of fallout and everyone gets involved when its not necessary (use any of the altercations I've been in as an example of this).

Alternatively, it is also troublesome when people try to "recruit" me to their side of an argument, debate, flame, or personal vendetta. Some people see me as an asset and a weopon, and they call on my services to destroy someone else or to prove their point. They only want my help because they know I can get the job done thoroughly, regardless of the circumstances and odds against me.

I'm capable of taking on multiple people at the same time and besting all of them, and while I'm proud of my ability to do that, I am not a tool. They put alot of burden on me to take on that many people while they themselves do very little or nothing.

They expect my abilities to be more than enough, and while they are, I feel alone, abandoned, and taken for granted sometimes. People who say they support me rarely do in public, which makes them seem rather cowardly and their efforts are often for themselves. People who support my ideals say nothing until after the fact, and merely stand by and watch while I fight alone, like its some kind of entertainment. Then, when the smoke clears and I am victorious, they jump back in and try to make it seem as if they were with me the entire time. 😛

Don't get me wrong though. I love it when I can help or make a difference, and I'm glad when I can fight a good fight for people who are not as able to themselves. Worthy causes seldom feel troublesome for me, and I'm happy to lend my services to them.

I know you probably weren't expecting this, but it's high time I confessed this to everyone. Its something that does bother me from time to time and I needed to vent it.

People who say they're friends really need to act like it more. I'm worth far more than just my weight in words, and while being well-spoken and articulate are two of my strong points, they do not define who I am.

 

[Journia]

Now, on other forums, I am the therapist...hmmm....we should be comrades.

 

[Dude'sonfire]

Well Vlad, you did three things with that reply:

1. Proved my point about you :happy: lol
2. Provided me with a new perspective on the troubled existence of a demi-god *ahem* sorry, man... 🙄 lol 😛
3. Made me hungry, as it took so much time and energy to read your post :happy: lol kidding.

Well, in any case, I was not prasing you above all others, I was only using you as a good example, so don't feel like I'm singling you out :happy: There are a few brilliant thinkers on here, and you're certainly one of them.

I peronally don't agree with everything you say in your posts, and was not implying that you have all the answers, but rather that I admire you're ability to express things in words and to agrue comprehensivelly.

Anyway, my only point is, please don't mistake my praise for rabid worship lol :happy:

Thanks for replying too 🙂

 

[Journia]

I am glad to be noted for my brilliance of thought. Yes. I was known for my brilliant way of attacking the Scarlet Letter, Fences, and Siddhartha. I am an essaying Genius.

 

[Celtic_Emperor]

Now, on other forums, I am the therapist...hmmm....we should be comrades.

In my experience, comrades can't always be trusted to be as reliable as you are, and therefore its almost always better to work on your own.

No second guessing and no disappointments.

 

[Journia]

Well, at least I know I am in a good opinion with the Prince.

 

[Celtic_Emperor]

Well Vlad, you did three things with that reply:

1. Proved my point about you :happy: lol
2. Provided me with a new perspective on the troubled existence of a demi-god *ahem* sorry, man... 🙄 lol 😛
3. Made me hungry, as it took so much time and energy to read your post :happy: lol kidding.

Well, in any case, I was not prasing you above all others, I was only using you as a good example, so don't feel like I'm singling you out :happy: There are a few brilliant thinkers on here, and you're certainly one of them.

I peronally don't agree with everything you say in your posts, and was not implying that you have all the answers, but rather that I admire you're ability to express things in words and to agrue comprehensivelly.

Anyway, my only point is, please don't mistake my praise for rabid worship lol :happy:

Thanks for replying too 🙂

1.) Are you so sure you did? Maybe I just seem smart because everyone else jokes around all the time and is hardly ever serious. Of course I'm going to stand out amongst the spam and tomfoolery here! 😛

2.) Oh yes....I'd better start acting the part....umm...woe is me.....the skies are dark and the night is young....sorrow and heart ache enrapture me......Edgar Allen Poe is starting to make sense.....and now I have the sudden compulsion to buy some Converse sneakers and put makeup on!

Abandon all hope, all ye who enter here! 😛 ROFL!

3.) "If you're hunger, get yourself something to eat! If you're dirty then go take a bath!"

"Whatever, whatever, WHATEVER you choose; you want to get to ME? You've got to get to YOU!"

(From a Vitamin C song 😛)


Also, I was not saying you were overly praising me, or that what you've said has irritated me, just that things like this can, have, and do happen.

I'm glad the forum doesn't revolve around me.

Oh, and you're welcome. 🙂

 

[Journia]

Aren't we all.

 

[Celtic_Emperor]

Aren't we all.

I don't know if that can be said for everyone, especially some of the women.

To quote one Homer J. Simpson to his son Bart:

"Women are attention mongers! Once you give them one compliment, they dig their claws in and then they want another, and then ANOTHER! They're never satisfied!"

How true it is that they have heaps of attention given to them, and dispite faked attempts at being humble about it(men are more honest in this department), they never actually ask or tell people to stop. A woman's ego is the rival of any man's and her sense of vanity and it's need to be entertained and pampered is surely superior to a fault.

Men have their double-standards and women have theirs.

This is one of the female double-standards.

If a man gets praised by his adoring women, he's told to not get cocky or self-absorbed and a fault is automatically placed on him or his behavior and his mentality may even be presumed. If a woman gets praised no one says anything outright. She's meek and humble and needs or deserves the attention, so is thought. She's a princess to be pampered, and a man getting the same treatment is a shallow scoundral or player and should be ashamed for accepting the advances of so many women.

The double-standard is in a woman being able to be a player and not necessarly suffer any of the social stigmas or fallout from such activity. While men can still get away with the same if they're careful, a woman is able to do it much more effortlessly because she is given the benefit of the doubt beforehand simply because she's a woman and is assumed to have more class than that.

If a man plays the field, he's a dog; if a woman plays the field and is caught, she's merely "opening up her options" or "exploring her heart" or something. If a man uses similar excuses, he's called a bull$hitter and a womanizer, and he's not taken as seriously, even if he's telling the truth. A woman is praised where a man is scorned more often for the same or similar behavior. The basis of this double-standard is the false and bias declaration of feminists that all men think with their penises and a woman seeks emotional compatibility first and foremost, rather than any immediate carnal indulgences and apetites. That is the double-standard.

I don't mind the existance of cut-throat player women, however. Decent women need them for balance so decent men will notice that they're not being toyed with and they're not just a flavor of the month. Vice-versa, decent men need the male players so decent women will notice that not all men are going to just tell them what they want to hear, but never live up to it.

Players perform a great service for the rest of us without even realizing it. By being the way they are, they show us what is undesirable in a partner, friend, or lover, and so, we are able to make better connections and better choices in our relationships.

Alternatively, we serve as an example to them, and help flush out looser people who are up for one night stands and "casual encounters", ensuring that they don't starve either.

 

[Journia]

Another wonderful statement by Prince Vlad.

 

[Celtic_Emperor]

Another wonderful statement by Prince Vlad.

You know, if you keep at it like that, your nose is going to be brown before too long. :weird:

 

[Hungarian21]

My IQ? Probably 12....Inside Questions.....what 2 eat?.....should I shower 2night?.....What 2 so?......should I shower tomorrow?.....😛

 

[Celtic_Emperor]

I figure if you're smart enough to wipe your ass with toilet paper instead of your hand after taking a dump, then you're at least of basic intelligence.