but even I don't believe him. lol

Sorry dude, but you were called out by a ninth grade dropout who cleans toilets for a living, you were punked IMO.

What is the point of the challenge anyway?

I missed that discussion. So, maybe my question has been answered, but my 2 cents on IQ tests is that while they are an indicator, that the comparing of numbers has limited value.

If you want to know which car goes fastest, you know the one that reaches top speed of 160 is faster that the one that goes 120. In situations like that you can directly compare numbers and say which car is the fastest.

IQs show what? Who's number is higher? Big deal I say. You have one person with an IQ of 160 and another of 120 and what can you say about the performance of those two compared to each other in the real world?

It's been an number of years since I had an IQ test. The last one was administered to me while studying advanced mathmatic. The test givers noted that my score was so high they tested me again. Results were the same.

I've never been willing to discuss that number because it doesn't mean shit to me. More than that, I think it is a detrimental in a human aspect to think about it. That's just my philosophy.

As strange as may sound I think too much emphysis is place on all things intellectual at times. It fosters separation, groupism and elitism. As a youngster and a teen, and into college, I maintained perfect scores in grammer, spelling etc. But I just don't care about those things any longer. I hate typing because I'm throttled, and what i type is frequently riddles with error. I don't care. So if you were judging me you would rightfully ask "What good does a high IQ do him?"

Nothing.

The last thing I'll say is that during my life, the people who I have looked up to, who have mentored me, and who have made valuable impressions on me, were people I *know* have lower IQs. But I consider each one a better person than I in so many ways.

Thats all.

WAKE UP! He's done talking!  LOL!


HH

I am quite certain my IQ is above average.

Yet, that IQ doesn't give any guarantee of my being right or wrong about any given thing, it gives no guarantee as to my ethics and it doesn't give me wisdom.

In fact, I'm pretty sure that sometimes the higher than average IQ just allows me to fuck up faster than I would otherwise be able, while maybe conveying an inordinate sense of certainty regarding things about which I should look more deeply.

IQ is just the horsepower of the engine.

Granted, it is better to have more horsepower than less, but all the power in the world does no good if you are headed in the wrong direction.

By which I mean that even if Pria took the challenge and turned out a super genius, he'd still be wrong about many things. (*grin*)

But I just got fucked stupid.  And now I am drunk.  As for intelligence and drink, I offer you the words of Winston Churchill.  At a dinner party, Winston was in his cups.  The lady next to him said:
"Winston!  You are drunk!"
He replied: "And you are ugly.  But tomorrow, I shall be sober."

Priap does not have "time" for the challenge, but can live on the frigging board and apparently has time to find every stupid image there is to be had to attach to his posts....

HMMM, I smell Chicken-Shit

BTW, I keep my Mensa card in my billfold. And you of you don't believe me, well, just file that under I don't give a shit..

BTW. GOOD TO BE BACK!!!