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Originally posted by BarbC:
Unless you live in Lake Wobegon, where all of the children are above average.

I'm hoping that they're above water too.

rd

I don't know and I don't care!!!
I'm going hunting.
shermbob

I noticed several Presidents whose IQ's were just over 100. I wonder how you can relate "Common Sense" to IQ?

I DQ D

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Originally posted by sipowicz:
The highest score was by an Italian...no big surprise there...

This from the man who uses a Polish moniker as his nom de plume. Oy!

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Originally posted by Tom M:

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Originally posted by sipowicz:
The highest score was by an Italian...no big surprise there...

This from the man who uses a Polish moniker as his nom de plume. Oy!

I'm just trying to give them a leg up...

Hey, did you hear about the Polish fellow who moved to Hungary? He lowered the IQ of both countries...

1. How long did The Hundred Years' War last?
2. Which country makes Panama hats?
3. From what animal do we get catgut?
4. In what month do Russians celebrate the October Revolution?
5. What is Camel's hairbrush made from?
6. The Canary Islands in the Atlantic are named after what animal?
7. What was King George VI's first name?
8. What color is a Purple Finch?
9. Where are Chinese Gooseberries from?
10. How long did the Thirty Years' War last?

You think you're so smart, don't you?

Here are the answers:
1. 116 years, from 1337 to 1453.
2. Ecuador.
3. From sheep and horses.
4. November. The Russian calendar was 13 days behind ours.
5. Squirrel fur.
6. The Latin name was Insularia Canaria - Island of the Dogs.
7. Albert. In 1937 on the abdication of his brother King Edward VII, he respected the wish of Queen Victoria that no future king should ever be called Albert, the name of her husband.
8. Distinctively crimson.
9. New Zealand.
10. 30 years of course. 1618 to 1648.

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Originally posted by sipowicz:
The highest score was by an Italian...no big surprise there...

The scoring committee would otherwise be 'sleeping with the fishes'. It doesn't take a rocket scientist with a high IQ to figure out it is better to be alive and wrong than to be dead right.

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Polish fellow who moved to Hungary? He lowered the IQ of both countries...

The "Water Polo" nation of the World takes this seriously....

Why do they spell polish and polish the same?
Because they dont know sxxt from shineola.

Does this mean I must worship at the feet of Madonna? I feel so used!!!
'splain it to me.

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Originally posted by Jim Kuykendall:
Does this mean I must worship at the feet of Madonna? I feel so used!!!
'splain it to me.

I'd rather worship at the feet of Sharon Stone. Or, on second thought, maybe I have my sights set too low. - Jim

I had a buddy that spent $200 a year to take the Mensa test so he could feel good about himself...
$200 bucks a year??

I'd rather spend $200 per year on old worn M&P .38s. How 'bout you?

Y'all are a pretty good bunch of folks. When I made this thread I was thinking I might catch someone out who just couldn't resist posting their I.Q score. No one's bragging about their smarts.

We'd all rather show off our Smith & Wessons.

Al Gore 134

I have a real hard time believing that! But no trouble at all believing this one:

Andy Warhol 86

sipowicz-

I believe that it was King Edward VIII who abdicated to allow his brother, Albert, to become King George VI. Edward VII succeeded Queen Victoria.

The present Monarch, Elizabeth II, is the daughter of the late George VI. She ascended the throne in 1953.

Following his abdication in 1936, the former Edward VIII became the Duke of Windsor. I think this was fortunate. He had certain weaknesses, and George VI was the king that Britain and the Commonwealth needed for the upcoming war, where he showed great courage and inspired the population.

Certain actresses, like Sharon Stone, Charlize Theron, and Brooke Shields are said to be valid geniuses. They certainly seem very smart. And some Presidents are dumb. But what does that say about those who voted for them, save that we sometimes have no alternative but to choose the lesser of two bad choices? I suspect that Thomas Jefferson was one of our brightest Presidents. Ben Franklin was no dummy, either.

I wish that we had some valid way to measure the genius of Alexander or of Julius Caesar, or his nephew/adopted son, Augustus. All we can go by is their records, which suggest that they were brighter than the average bulb in the chandelier.

What we must fear is perverted genius, as with Stalin, Hitler, Dr. Castro, and others of that ilk, who use their mental powers and charisma to achieve terrible ends. And I think we have some people in the arena today who make it very important to select the right leader for this nation in the next ballot event. (Trying to avoid t. words. On this board, THAT takes a genius! )

T-Star