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Haole Girl (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Oct-13-07 10:05 AM Original message |
The majority of people are not half as intelligent as they think they are |
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Deja Q (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Oct-13-07 10:11 AM Response to Original message |
1. Why do they not realize their full potential? |
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Haole Girl (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Oct-13-07 10:25 AM Response to Reply #1 |
2. Agreed |
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Wapsie B (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Oct-13-07 10:46 AM Response to Original message |
3. Some just happen to have a job skill that pays very well. |
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TheFriendlyAnarchist (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Oct-13-07 10:49 AM Response to Reply #3 |
4. Grades are a poor indication of intelligence though. |
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Haole Girl (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Oct-13-07 11:17 AM Response to Reply #4 |
13. You're fortunate... |
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Haole Girl (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Oct-13-07 10:50 AM Response to Reply #3 |
5. It is a difficult life... |
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Wapsie B (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Oct-13-07 10:57 AM Response to Reply #5 |
7. Yes that is very true on both counts. |
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av8rdave (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Oct-13-07 10:51 AM Response to Original message |
6. And some of us are just living proof of the "Peter Principle" |
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Deja Q (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Oct-13-07 10:59 AM Response to Reply #6 |
8. Some peters are bigger than others, but it's not the size of the peter but how well one can |
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av8rdave (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Oct-13-07 11:04 AM Response to Reply #8 |
10. That's a great nugget of wisdom! A little long for the book title, but... |
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Haole Girl (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Oct-13-07 11:15 AM Response to Reply #6 |
11. Please define that... |
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Esra Star (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Oct-13-07 06:21 PM Response to Reply #11 |
29. People get promoted to one step beyond their capability. nt |
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Orsino (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Oct-13-07 11:00 AM Response to Original message |
9. And they annoy those of us who are. n/t |
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Haole Girl (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Oct-13-07 11:15 AM Response to Reply #9 |
12. Hey... they annoy those of us who aren't, too!! |
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gmoney (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Oct-13-07 11:28 AM Response to Original message |
14. I would count Randi Rhodes on the "not as intelligent" side... |
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Haole Girl (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Oct-13-07 12:17 PM Response to Reply #14 |
16. I've never listened to Randi Rhodes... |
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MedleyMisty (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Oct-13-07 12:11 PM Response to Original message |
15. What do you call realizing your full potential? |
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Haole Girl (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Oct-13-07 12:17 PM Response to Reply #15 |
17. Not talking about external rewards... |
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MedleyMisty (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Oct-13-07 03:37 PM Response to Reply #17 |
22. Cool |
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Bennyboy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Oct-13-07 12:30 PM Response to Original message |
18. In any situation there will be more dumb people than smart people.... |
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Haole Girl (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Oct-13-07 12:42 PM Response to Reply #18 |
20. mmm... |
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La Lioness Priyanka (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Oct-13-07 12:31 PM Response to Original message |
19. many studies have proven your first point true, its a phenomenon called |
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Haole Girl (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Oct-13-07 12:43 PM Response to Reply #19 |
21. Hey! |
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Xipe Totec (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Oct-13-07 03:40 PM Response to Original message |
23. And when did you become aware of this? |
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Haole Girl (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Oct-13-07 03:53 PM Response to Reply #23 |
24. lol! |
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Fire Walk With Me (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Oct-13-07 05:11 PM Response to Original message |
25. I'm not dumb; I just don't give a f*ck. |
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Haole Girl (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Oct-14-07 12:13 AM Response to Reply #25 |
32. Yeah... |
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dropkickpa (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Oct-13-07 05:17 PM Response to Original message |
26. That's unpossible! |
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Manifestor_of_Light (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Oct-13-07 05:22 PM Response to Original message |
27. I did well on IQ tests and all that stuff ..... |
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MedleyMisty (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Oct-13-07 05:49 PM Response to Reply #27 |
28. I don't know the numerical result of my testing in school |
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Haole Girl (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Oct-14-07 12:18 AM Response to Reply #27 |
34. Hey... |
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DarkTirade (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Oct-13-07 11:58 PM Response to Original message |
30. Unfortunately I'm in that second category. |
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Haole Girl (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Oct-14-07 12:02 AM Response to Reply #30 |
31. Oh, I hope you can! |
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mark414 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Oct-14-07 12:14 AM Response to Original message |
33. think of how dumb the average American is |
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Haole Girl (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Oct-14-07 12:26 AM Response to Reply #33 |
35. It's one thing to deal with people who are not intelligent... |
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