Are you in the 13% of ATS members who...?, page 2

reply to post by lombozo

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Don't join Mensa lombozo it's A cult. They kipnack you and force you to play chess and do weird thing like social engagements and stuff

Just say no to Mensa

Originally posted by MemoryShock

Originally posted by lombozo
By the way. What does MENSA mean? I only have a low score of 148. Why do these MENSA people keep calling me? Are they bill collectors?

Isn't MENSA the group that sang "YMCA" and "In the Navy"?

But of course!!!
And the OP thinks he's a
MACHO MAN...

Oh you just knew I would do this...
cause the Indian is so freakin hot!!!!!

reply to post by lombozo

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"'It's fun to be at the M-E-N-S-A
It's fun to be at the M-E-N-S-A
Doin' puzzles and stuff
Bein' realy big and buff
Lovin' trigonometry and stuff
It's fun to be at the M-E-N-S-A
It's fun to be at the M-E-N-S-A
Thinkin' sleep is a gool
And our Mom's think we're cool
Einstein is painted on the bottom of our pool
It's fun to be at the M-E-N-S-A
It's fun to be at the M-E-N-S-A' "

LOL, HAHAHHAHAHAHA.

That was a classic one, lom.

Ok, that said, from what I understand, there are many different IQ tests out there.

Different ones have different scores meaning different things.

What I am saying is there is curently NO STANDARD for IQ tests.

Take from that what you will.

P.S. Ripping on mods may be fun/funny, however it will soon get you

As an offtopic suggestion, you may want to try posting BEFORE you:





P.S., AD, you DO know they were/are all gay, right???



[edit on 7/7/2008 by mrmonsoon]

reply to post by mrmonsoon

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Yes Mon..I know they were all gay.

reply to post by JesterMan

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I didn't 'skip' the fifth grade because of what my family was concerned with; the effect it would have on my 10 month older brother who had to be held back a year. The age/grade juxtaposition was deemed something to avoid.

My high school GPA was 2.07....not because I didn't understand...but because I didn't give a rats anything about what I was being taught.

I ditched school to read William S. Burroughs....I am not kidding you. My favorite was the essay compilation.

reply to post by MemoryShock

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It is nice to know that someone can relate! I was always really into World Religions. I read the Bible and the Karan in middle school instead of participating.(got into lots of trouble for that) In high school I read the Encyclopedia of World Religions. I always loved the deep thought and poetry in almost every religious scripture.

I too am a fan of Burroughs, and I will leave you with my favorite quote of his. (actually applies here kinda) hope I get this right

-"In the U.S. you have to be a deviant or exist in extreme boredom... Make no mistake, all intellectuals are deviants in the U.S. "
William S. Burroughs, Yage Letters

reply to post by JesterMan

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Oh my I can see where you are coming from!

I started school at 4 years and 1 month, skipped the first class as I wanted to learn not play, I was really happy that year, even taught myself to play the piano. Following year they wouldn't let me go up to the next class as I would have been 2 years younger than my classmates!! This was 1962, don't know if they had ever heard of gifted children. : I was bored to tears repeating a year and became really withdrawn, so it was all down hill from then. At 10 I wasn't allowed to go to grammar school (a more academic school in the UK) as I was too good an artist so they figured I would be unhappy, I was already studying architecture with my uncle as thats what I wanted to be.
I ended up leaving school at 14, with no qualifications and I've spent most of my life thinking I was pretty dumb. Didn't do an IQ test till about 15 years ago and everytime I do one now I'm scared it'll be really low! There's confidence for you.

I suppose it didn't help that i've had bi-polar disorder all my life, undiagnosed till 18 months ago and I'm 50 now. Every time I went into one of my manic inventing modes I would just get 'oh she's just a bit eccentric cos she's an artist'! When I was young I was just considered a disruptive child.

Anyhow I've got over the resentment i've had that nobody noticed I was bright! HaHaHa doesn't sound like it does it! Well I thought I had till I read your post, damned IQ I wish I was stoopid!



Edit for spellin Doh!......

[edit on 7/7/2008 by A curious cat]

reply to post by A curious cat

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It really is more of a curse than anything. Life is strange and sometimes it takes a long time for us to figure out why we are a certain way. Some of us never will. But at least we have our sanity.


Peace, Love, and Laughter

JesterMan

Originally posted by JesterMan
reply to post by A curious cat

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But at least we have our sanity.

Unfortunately there's been a few times where that has been in dispute! HaHaHa. You gotta laugh

I'm trying to make use of my brain these days and ATS and BTS are great for keeping the cogs turning.

Sleep is also an essential

Love to all =^..^=

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