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Post by pippsheadache on Mar 6, 2022 20:42:01 GMT -5
Today’s Bronx Bombers word of the day has to be sybaritic. Congratulations to Rizz for topping several other strong candidates in the field. My personal best was genuflect, but I used it in Face Book… That would apply perhaps better to this thread. There was a meme posted requesting the most over rated band of all time. I got a few people excited by nominating The Rolling Stones… Is it too late for me to enter usufruct into the contest? |
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Post by kaybli on Mar 6, 2022 20:42:29 GMT -5
Today’s Bronx Bombers word of the day has to be sybaritic. Congratulations to Rizz for topping several other strong candidates in the field. My personal best was genuflect, but I used it in Face Book… That would apply perhaps better to this thread. There was a meme posted requesting the most over rated band of all time. I got a few people excited by nominating The Rolling Stones… LOL, I saw that on facebook. Some people were really getting upset at you.  |
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Post by pippsheadache on Mar 6, 2022 20:48:26 GMT -5
Hey, Chiyankee's name is John Marshall too! What a coincidence. RIP to the guy in your class though. Sad way to go for a genius. Yea, my dad subscribed to Reader's Digest for a long time through the 90s. Great reading material on the crapper. 
I bet rizzuto has us both beat for the SAT verbal.
But I think standardized tests are a bad measure of one's intelligence anyway. I just like to jokingly brag about my score (which wasn't even THAT great) because my smarts peaked in high school.  I didn't know that was Chi's name. They're everywhere!! Yeah, Rizz clearly has me whupped in the intellect department. Nolo contendre. Hey, you'll never hear me ripping standardized tests. If I had to rely just on my school performance, I would have spent a career cleaning toilets. I was a lousy student. Blew off assignments all the time. I figured I could save my knockout punch for one Saturday morning in my senior year and just enjoy myself the rest of the time. I must admit, I did have a good time, even in high school. I can't ever remember not having a good time to be honest. Well, maybe a day here and there. It doesn't take much to amuse me. |
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Post by kaybli on Mar 6, 2022 20:52:40 GMT -5
Hey, Chiyankee's name is John Marshall too! What a coincidence. RIP to the guy in your class though. Sad way to go for a genius. Yea, my dad subscribed to Reader's Digest for a long time through the 90s. Great reading material on the crapper.
I bet rizzuto has us both beat for the SAT verbal.
But I think standardized tests are a bad measure of one's intelligence anyway. I just like to jokingly brag about my score (which wasn't even THAT great) because my smarts peaked in high school. I didn't know that was Chi's name. They're everywhere!! Yeah, Rizz clearly has me whupped in the intellect department. Nolo contendre. Hey, you'll never hear me ripping standardized tests. If I had to rely just on my school performance, I would have spent a career cleaning toilets. I was a lousy student. Blew off assignments all the time. I figured I could save my knockout punch for one Saturday morning in my senior year and just enjoy myself the rest of the time. I must admit, I did have a good time, even in high school. I can't ever remember not having a good time to be honest. Well, maybe a day here and there. It doesn't take much to amuse me. I love your spirit and lust for life pipps. |
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Post by inger on Mar 6, 2022 20:55:34 GMT -5
I got you on the verbal, but you beat me at math. I actually did better on the LSATs, which looked like they had been written by my mother to get me into law school. Of course I never actually went to law school, but I had a nice test. There was a guy in my class who aced the SATs with a 1600. His name was John Marshall and he was a direct descendant of the Chief Justice. He went to Princeton and was involved in aircraft design. When he was in his mid-20s he was killed during an experimental helicopter test. The guy was brilliant -- socially awkward, as I imagine anybody who gets a 1600 would be. I remember he called his parents by their first names. I guess it was one of the perks of being a genius. Wow, I'm surprised you even know about Reader's Digest. I always thought of that as a 50s-60s thing. Every home in America got it as far as I could tell. That and National Geographic. And one of either Time or Newsweek. Yeah, I remember Laughter Is The Best Medicine. Humor In Uniform. Life In These United States. Campus Comedy. The Most Unforgettable Character I Ever Met. Definitely a simpler time. Hey, Chiyankee's name is John Marshall too! What a coincidence. RIP to the guy in your class though. Sad way to go for a genius. Yea, my dad subscribed to Reader's Digest for a long time through the 90s. Great reading material on the crapper.
I bet rizzuto has us both beat for the SAT verbal.
But I think standardized tests are a bad measure of one's intelligence anyway. I just like to jokingly brag about my score (which wasn't even THAT great) because my smarts peaked in high school.  I never took the SATs. I refused on the basis of having no plans to attend college. I had to fight to avoid them. Something about my file completion, my potential, anything they could pull out of their administrative bungs. It’s strange when I look back because I was seldom much trouble in school, but when I was, I really was. I first became aware I was a problem for the administrators when the guidance counselor wanted to know how a boy with an IQ of 140+ was not getting all A’s and B’s. I had the audacity to get a “D” in something like Music. I told him I had been informed at home that there was not going to be any funds for college, so I was preparing myself for a blue collar future. We had taken an employment placement test, which indicated that I would make an excellent minister, which nearly brought me to tears of laughter. When he asked me why that was funny I told him I saw too many issues I didn’t believe in the Bible to study the ministry, and I was certain I would not be accepted under the circumstances. He mumbled a few things about scholarships and ended the meeting… I recall our friend Karl boasting of his Mensa membership and a 150+ IQ of course is required for that. I figured IQ had it’s place in the study of mentality, much like BA, SLG, etc. in baseball at that point. Heamyha to all… |
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Post by pippsheadache on Mar 6, 2022 20:57:15 GMT -5
I didn't know that was Chi's name. They're everywhere!! Yeah, Rizz clearly has me whupped in the intellect department. Nolo contendre. Hey, you'll never hear me ripping standardized tests. If I had to rely just on my school performance, I would have spent a career cleaning toilets. I was a lousy student. Blew off assignments all the time. I figured I could save my knockout punch for one Saturday morning in my senior year and just enjoy myself the rest of the time. I must admit, I did have a good time, even in high school. I can't ever remember not having a good time to be honest. Well, maybe a day here and there. It doesn't take much to amuse me. I love your spirit and lust for life pipps. Well you seem pretty high-spirited yourself Kaybli. Definitely a highly-developed sense of the absurdities of life. |
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Post by kaybli on Mar 6, 2022 21:01:03 GMT -5
Hey, Chiyankee's name is John Marshall too! What a coincidence. RIP to the guy in your class though. Sad way to go for a genius. Yea, my dad subscribed to Reader's Digest for a long time through the 90s. Great reading material on the crapper.
I bet rizzuto has us both beat for the SAT verbal.
But I think standardized tests are a bad measure of one's intelligence anyway. I just like to jokingly brag about my score (which wasn't even THAT great) because my smarts peaked in high school. I never took the SATs. I refused on the basis of having no plans to attend college. I had to fight to avoid them. Something about my file completion, my potential, anything they could pull out of their administrative bungs. It’s strange when I look back because I was seldom much trouble in school, but when I was, I really was. I first became aware I was a problem for the administrators when the guidance counselor wanted to know how a boy with an IQ of 140+ was not getting all A’s and B’s. I had the audacity to get a “D” in something like Music. I told him I had been informed at home that there was not going to be any funds for college, so I was preparing myself for a blue collar future. We had taken an employment placement test, which indicated that I would make an excellent minister, which nearly brought me to tears of laughter. When he asked me why that was funny I told him I saw too many issues I didn’t believe in the Bible to study the ministry, and I was certain I would not be accepted under the circumstances. He mumbled a few things about scholarships and ended the meeting… I recall our friend Karl boasting of his Mensa membership and a 150+ IQ of course is required for that. I figured IQ had it’s place in the study of mentality, much like BA, SLG, etc. in baseball at that point. Heamyha to all… Even Stephen Hawking said people who boast about their IQ are losers.
And nothing wrong with having skipped college. A lot of successful or happy or fulfilled people out there who didn't go to college.
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Post by inger on Mar 6, 2022 21:02:21 GMT -5
Today’s Bronx Bombers word of the day has to be sybaritic. Congratulations to Rizz for topping several other strong candidates in the field. My personal best was genuflect, but I used it in Face Book… That would apply perhaps better to this thread. There was a meme posted requesting the most over rated band of all time. I got a few people excited by nominating The Rolling Stones… Is it too late for me to enter usufruct into the contest? Never too late… if you see Ed McMahon show up with a bunch of balloons, run!… |
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Post by kaybli on Mar 6, 2022 21:03:29 GMT -5
I love your spirit and lust for life pipps. Well you seem pretty high-spirited yourself Kaybli. Definitely a highly-developed sense of the absurdities of life. Yea I don't take myself too seriously that's for sure.  |
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Post by pippsheadache on Mar 6, 2022 21:05:11 GMT -5
Hey, Chiyankee's name is John Marshall too! What a coincidence. RIP to the guy in your class though. Sad way to go for a genius. Yea, my dad subscribed to Reader's Digest for a long time through the 90s. Great reading material on the crapper.
I bet rizzuto has us both beat for the SAT verbal.
But I think standardized tests are a bad measure of one's intelligence anyway. I just like to jokingly brag about my score (which wasn't even THAT great) because my smarts peaked in high school. I never took the SATs. I refused on the basis of having no plans to attend college. I had to fight to avoid them. Something about my file completion, my potential, anything they could pull out of their administrative bungs. It’s strange when I look back because I was seldom much trouble in school, but when I was, I really was. I first became aware I was a problem for the administrators when the guidance counselor wanted to know how a boy with an IQ of 140+ was not getting all A’s and B’s. I had the audacity to get a “D” in something like Music. I told him I had been informed at home that there was not going to be any funds for college, so I was preparing myself for a blue collar future. We had taken an employment placement test, which indicated that I would make an excellent minister, which nearly brought me to tears of laughter. When he asked me why that was funny I told him I saw too many issues I didn’t believe in the Bible to study the ministry, and I was certain I would not be accepted under the circumstances. He mumbled a few things about scholarships and ended the meeting… I recall our friend Karl boasting of his Mensa membership and a 150+ IQ of course is required for that. I figured IQ had it’s place in the study of mentality, much like BA, SLG, etc. in baseball at that point. Heamyha to all… Well you seem to have landed pretty well, Inger. If you hadn't mentioned that you didn't go to college, I certainly would have assumed you did based on your perceptiveness and literary skill. People who brag about their Mensa membership strike me as insecure with a need to have some documentation for how bright they are. |
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Post by inger on Mar 6, 2022 21:13:06 GMT -5
I never took the SATs. I refused on the basis of having no plans to attend college. I had to fight to avoid them. Something about my file completion, my potential, anything they could pull out of their administrative bungs. It’s strange when I look back because I was seldom much trouble in school, but when I was, I really was. I first became aware I was a problem for the administrators when the guidance counselor wanted to know how a boy with an IQ of 140+ was not getting all A’s and B’s. I had the audacity to get a “D” in something like Music. I told him I had been informed at home that there was not going to be any funds for college, so I was preparing myself for a blue collar future. We had taken an employment placement test, which indicated that I would make an excellent minister, which nearly brought me to tears of laughter. When he asked me why that was funny I told him I saw too many issues I didn’t believe in the Bible to study the ministry, and I was certain I would not be accepted under the circumstances. He mumbled a few things about scholarships and ended the meeting… I recall our friend Karl boasting of his Mensa membership and a 150+ IQ of course is required for that. I figured IQ had it’s place in the study of mentality, much like BA, SLG, etc. in baseball at that point. Heamyha to all… Even Stephen Hawking said people who boast about their IQ are losers.
And nothing wrong with having skipped college. A lot of successful or happy or fulfilled people out there who didn't go to college.
I didn’t figure I missed out on that much, since I was always employed, and at times made equal to or in excess of some college grads I met. Then I met those college grads that couldn’t cut it in their fields and wound up depressed, working jobs I might have been glad to have that they felt were beneath them. Not to mention a few that worked for me, so there was that. I don’t consider myself to be of elevated intellect, but I do have eccentric interests that I enjoy… |
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Post by inger on Mar 6, 2022 21:15:52 GMT -5
I never took the SATs. I refused on the basis of having no plans to attend college. I had to fight to avoid them. Something about my file completion, my potential, anything they could pull out of their administrative bungs. It’s strange when I look back because I was seldom much trouble in school, but when I was, I really was. I first became aware I was a problem for the administrators when the guidance counselor wanted to know how a boy with an IQ of 140+ was not getting all A’s and B’s. I had the audacity to get a “D” in something like Music. I told him I had been informed at home that there was not going to be any funds for college, so I was preparing myself for a blue collar future. We had taken an employment placement test, which indicated that I would make an excellent minister, which nearly brought me to tears of laughter. When he asked me why that was funny I told him I saw too many issues I didn’t believe in the Bible to study the ministry, and I was certain I would not be accepted under the circumstances. He mumbled a few things about scholarships and ended the meeting… I recall our friend Karl boasting of his Mensa membership and a 150+ IQ of course is required for that. I figured IQ had it’s place in the study of mentality, much like BA, SLG, etc. in baseball at that point. Heamyha to all… Well you seem to have landed pretty well, Inger. If you hadn't mentioned that you didn't go to college, I certainly would have assumed you did based on your perceptiveness and literary skill. People who brag about their Mensa membership strike me as insecure with a need to have some documentation for how bright they are. We only need offer confirmation of that which we are uncertain of ourselves… |
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Post by rizzuto on Mar 6, 2022 22:48:26 GMT -5
Hey, Chiyankee's name is John Marshall too! What a coincidence. RIP to the guy in your class though. Sad way to go for a genius. Yea, my dad subscribed to Reader's Digest for a long time through the 90s. Great reading material on the crapper.
I bet rizzuto has us both beat for the SAT verbal.
But I think standardized tests are a bad measure of one's intelligence anyway. I just like to jokingly brag about my score (which wasn't even THAT great) because my smarts peaked in high school. I didn't know that was Chi's name. They're everywhere!! Yeah, Rizz clearly has me whupped in the intellect department. Nolo contendre. Hey, you'll never hear me ripping standardized tests. If I had to rely just on my school performance, I would have spent a career cleaning toilets. I was a lousy student. Blew off assignments all the time. I figured I could save my knockout punch for one Saturday morning in my senior year and just enjoy myself the rest of the time. I must admit, I did have a good time, even in high school. I can't ever remember not having a good time to be honest. Well, maybe a day here and there. It doesn't take much to amuse me. You and I had a similar educational philosophy. Unless the subject piqued my interest, I blew it off. It drove my high school girlfriend (Valedictorian and manic studier) up the wall that I never studied or did homework. For some reason, I wanted to see how little I could do yet still make an “A” in the class or set the curve. It was a ridiculous pattern of behavior. In some ways, it helped me to focus on exam days. Otherwise, my proclivity for distraction was legendary. I was lucky to be a good test taker and performer under pressure. |
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Post by rizzuto on Mar 6, 2022 23:14:43 GMT -5
Hey, Chiyankee's name is John Marshall too! What a coincidence. RIP to the guy in your class though. Sad way to go for a genius. Yea, my dad subscribed to Reader's Digest for a long time through the 90s. Great reading material on the crapper.
I bet rizzuto has us both beat for the SAT verbal.
But I think standardized tests are a bad measure of one's intelligence anyway. I just like to jokingly brag about my score (which wasn't even THAT great) because my smarts peaked in high school. I never took the SATs. I refused on the basis of having no plans to attend college. I had to fight to avoid them. Something about my file completion, my potential, anything they could pull out of their administrative bungs. It’s strange when I look back because I was seldom much trouble in school, but when I was, I really was. I first became aware I was a problem for the administrators when the guidance counselor wanted to know how a boy with an IQ of 140+ was not getting all A’s and B’s. I had the audacity to get a “D” in something like Music. I told him I had been informed at home that there was not going to be any funds for college, so I was preparing myself for a blue collar future. We had taken an employment placement test, which indicated that I would make an excellent minister, which nearly brought me to tears of laughter. When he asked me why that was funny I told him I saw too many issues I didn’t believe in the Bible to study the ministry, and I was certain I would not be accepted under the circumstances. He mumbled a few things about scholarships and ended the meeting… I recall our friend Karl boasting of his Mensa membership and a 150+ IQ of course is required for that. I figured IQ had it’s place in the study of mentality, much like BA, SLG, etc. in baseball at that point. Heamyha to all… Inger, I explained Mensa requirements and intelligence tests years ago on Pinstriped Plus to you and Karl, who was incorrect. A 150 IQ is not required for acceptance to Mensa, as that is not how IQ data is standardized. Rather, Mensa accepts the top two percent scorers on an IQ measure, which could vary between 130 to 148 as a cutoff, test to test and group to group. Karl simply averred to have a 150 IQ and to be a card carrying member of MENSA. Since he did not comprehend the rules for membership, his declarations were dubious. |
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Post by inger on Mar 6, 2022 23:34:58 GMT -5
I never took the SATs. I refused on the basis of having no plans to attend college. I had to fight to avoid them. Something about my file completion, my potential, anything they could pull out of their administrative bungs. It’s strange when I look back because I was seldom much trouble in school, but when I was, I really was. I first became aware I was a problem for the administrators when the guidance counselor wanted to know how a boy with an IQ of 140+ was not getting all A’s and B’s. I had the audacity to get a “D” in something like Music. I told him I had been informed at home that there was not going to be any funds for college, so I was preparing myself for a blue collar future. We had taken an employment placement test, which indicated that I would make an excellent minister, which nearly brought me to tears of laughter. When he asked me why that was funny I told him I saw too many issues I didn’t believe in the Bible to study the ministry, and I was certain I would not be accepted under the circumstances. He mumbled a few things about scholarships and ended the meeting… I recall our friend Karl boasting of his Mensa membership and a 150+ IQ of course is required for that. I figured IQ had it’s place in the study of mentality, much like BA, SLG, etc. in baseball at that point. Heamyha to all… Inger, I explained Mensa requirements and intelligence tests years ago on Pinstriped Plus to you and Karl, who was incorrect. A 150 IQ is not required for acceptance to Mensa, as that is not how IQ data is standardized. Rather, Mensa accepts the top two percent scorers on an IQ measure, which could vary between 130 to 148 as a cutoff, test to test and group to group. Karl simply averred to have a 150 IQ and to be a card carrying member of MENSA. Since he did not comprehend the rules for membership, his declarations were dubious. Thanks for the reminder. MENSA membership was never an interest of mine, so I guess I didn’t retain that information. I couldn’t have taken Karl seriously if he had been given a Nobel Peace Prize. He was enjoyable from a comic perspective… |
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