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By *emmefatale OP   Woman
over a year ago

dirtybigbadsgirlville

Academic qualifications?

Life Experience?

Their profession?

Something else?

Whats the benchmark?

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By *he_original_poloWoman
over a year ago

a Primark shoebox in Leicester

I built a maze in my garden... if they can get to the middle, retrieve the sugar cube and get out again in under 2 hours...

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By *emmefatale OP   Woman
over a year ago

dirtybigbadsgirlville


"I built a maze in my garden... if they can get to the middle, retrieve the sugar cube and get out again in under 2 hours..."
you let them out?

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago


"I built a maze in my garden... if they can get to the middle, retrieve the sugar cube and get out again in under 2 hours..."

OOOh i like mazes lol !! Seriously though i think after talking to someone for a little while and some well palced questions or comments , you can soon judge their level of intelligence ??

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By *isscheekychopsWoman
over a year ago

The land of grey peas and bacon

I am not academically intelligent.i am more a practical person but I'd like to think I have enough common sense to get me by...

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Surely you mean, 'How do you judge their intelligence.'

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Excellent question...

I've often wondered how other folk judge intelligence in others..it will be interesting to see where this thread goes..

I personaly think that a persons life experience and a willingness to open their mind to new ideas is a good sign of intelligence..

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Some people can be academically bright but not so socially aware / clued up.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

The size of my cock head,,, loops not very big at all then lol x

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

i got same i.q. as a house brick so no comment from me

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

i would say people who use big fancy words! but they turn out to be the people with no common sense :P

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By *emmefatale OP   Woman
over a year ago

dirtybigbadsgirlville


"Some people can be academically bright but not so socially aware / clued up. "
So in that case,would you class them as intelligent?

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

A combination of all, but I like to see signs of emotional intelligence. Those are the people who are always willing to keep on learning I find.

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By *iss_tressWoman
over a year ago

London


"Academic qualifications?

Life Experience?

Their profession?

Something else?

Whats the benchmark?"

If they get me!

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

If they work for a living, or spend all day on here! apart from when jeremy kyle is on obviously!

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By *issHottieBottieWoman
over a year ago

Kent

An ex of mine had academic qualifications a list a mile long but OMG he was bloody useless at normal stuff it was painful. General knowledge and common sense evaded him completely but he tried to explain how DNA was composed to me once and I was baffled!

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By *ohnjones3210Man
over a year ago

Chester


"Academic qualifications?

Life Experience?

Their profession?

Something else?

Whats the benchmark?"

By the way they talk usually. There's a girl I met on here who is very clever but she's unemployed.

When you chat with her, you can tell that everything she says has been thought out before saying it.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago


"I built a maze in my garden... if they can get to the middle, retrieve the sugar cube and get out again in under 2 hours..."

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

I sit them down at a desk,shine a light on them and tell them they have 2 hours to write 5000 words on why they think they're intelligent

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Like most people, I'm clever about the things that interest me and dumb about those that dont.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

I don't think you can always base intelligence on qualification, all because someone has never bothered to get any that does not mean they don't have the ability to if they chose to, also a job does not say that much either, i know a few people who have stepped down from high powered jobs because they don't want the stress and would sooner have a job where when you go home you can forget about work till you clock back in again, you also get some so called intelligent people with no common sense at all and come over stupid, i think intelligence is a mixture of many things

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Read in the paper this week about a 2 year old with an IQ of 140 something ... higher than Barrack Obama so the face of it more intelligent than Barrack but I know which one that I would prefer to sit down to lunch with.

(it was the Independent so it must be true)

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

How one reacts to a differing opinion to ones own.

Being able to entertain an opinion without actually believing it.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago


"Some people can be academically bright but not so socially aware / clued up. So in that case,would you class them as intelligent? "

Academically yes, but as a holistic human being no.

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By *unky monkeyMan
over a year ago

in the night garden

My benchmark is if they can tell if I'm joking or not.

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By *emmefatale OP   Woman
over a year ago

dirtybigbadsgirlville


"My benchmark is if they can tell if I'm joking or not."
Thats easy peasy.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago


"I built a maze in my garden... if they can get to the middle, retrieve the sugar cube and get out again in under 2 hours..."

It's the portkey to your Ladygarden?

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By *unky monkeyMan
over a year ago

in the night garden


"My benchmark is if they can tell if I'm joking or not.Thats easy peasy. "

But is it though??? Poker Face --------}

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By *emmefatale OP   Woman
over a year ago

dirtybigbadsgirlville


"My benchmark is if they can tell if I'm joking or not.Thats easy peasy.

But is it though??? Poker Face --------} "
Of course!

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Its the age old IQ vs CS debate.

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By *he_original_poloWoman
over a year ago

a Primark shoebox in Leicester


"I built a maze in my garden... if they can get to the middle, retrieve the sugar cube and get out again in under 2 hours...you let them out? "

Hell no, that's when I do the IE tests and take them for an MRI scan.

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By *icketysplitsWoman
over a year ago

Way over Yonder, that's where I'm bound

What is intelligence?

Quickness of mind, the ability to communicate, good interpersonal skills and emotional "intelligence", the ability to listen, comprehend and present a decent counter argument.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Intelligence is defined as being able to understand and apply knowledge or skill to something. By that reckoning, a Professor with PhD in Biology wouldn't know how to build a wall but a Brickie would - so who's the smarter?

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago


"Intelligence is defined as being able to understand and apply knowledge or skill to something. By that reckoning, a Professor with PhD in Biology wouldn't know how to build a wall but a Brickie would - so who's the smarter?"

Depends if you want to know how osmosis works or you need a 3ft retaining wall!

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By *layfullsamMan
over a year ago

Solihull

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

If they can hold a conversation with me without resorting to 'text speak' theyre good enough for me. If they can also talk about current affairs rather than just sex... theyre golden x

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By *rtemisiaWoman
over a year ago

Norwich

Intelligence can be judged by a willingness to learn, and learning can be undertaken from cradle to grave.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago


"Read in the paper this week about a 2 year old with an IQ of 140 something ... higher than Barrack Obama so the face of it more intelligent than Barrack but I know which one that I would prefer to sit down to lunch with.

(it was the Independent so it must be true)

"
so enlighten us please

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By *UNKIEMan
over a year ago

south east


"If they work for a living, or spend all day on here! apart from when jeremy kyle is on obviously! "

What about us who work 7 days a week and spends all day on here

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago


"Read in the paper this week about a 2 year old with an IQ of 140 something ... higher than Barrack Obama so the face of it more intelligent than Barrack but I know which one that I would prefer to sit down to lunch with.

(it was the Independent so it must be true)

so enlighten us please "

the two year old of course ... I love food fights!

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

On here, initially I judge their ability to type actual words from the English language. Being able to string a few sentences together is a good start too.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago


"On here, initially I judge their ability to type actual words from the English language. Being able to string a few sentences together is a good start too. "

See, I know my decision not to post in Latin was a good idea!

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago


"What is intelligence?

Quickness of mind, the ability to communicate, good interpersonal skills and emotional "intelligence", the ability to listen, comprehend and present a decent counter argument.

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its all them things and more .. xxx It is the wise person that realizes there is a lot he doesn't know in life and will lean until he die ,

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By *hyllyphyllyMan
over a year ago

Bradford

My middle son is really clever..... he's just not that bright.

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By *he_original_poloWoman
over a year ago

a Primark shoebox in Leicester

The final test has to be how fast they can peddle backwards.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago


"The final test has to be how fast they can peddle backwards."

...that doesn't get you very far, though!

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By *he_original_poloWoman
over a year ago

a Primark shoebox in Leicester


"The final test has to be how fast they can peddle backwards.

...that doesn't get you very far, though!"

The faster they go the thicker they are.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago


"The final test has to be how fast they can peddle backwards.

...that doesn't get you very far, though!

The faster they go the thicker they are."

Thats why my cyclings been such hard work

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

From the answers people give in forums

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Academic qualifications are not indicative of one's ability to apply common sense.

There is a difference between being intelligent and smart.

IMHO, of course.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

To me anyone who’s found contentment is pretty darn clever, but I prefer rating people by their sense of moral decency and personal likeability factor, rather than by a subjective intelligence grade that doesn’t suit all scenarios ….!.

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By *londeCazWoman
over a year ago

Arse End of the Universe, Cumbria

Conversation in person (possibly not for some on the autistic spectrum) A dyslexic may look less intelligent in the written medium to spelling nazis like myself (although I can usually tell from the tone rather than the spelling). Academic qualifications mean little to me, I know people with multiple degrees and letters behind their names with zero common sense or social skills and folk with only a cycling proficiency certificate who have massive intellect.

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By *ensualtouch15Man
over a year ago

ashby de la zouch

I think only a fool tries to judge intelligence x

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By *9MarkMan
over a year ago

North Cheam

If they can suck my cock and talk at the same time I would be impressed lol

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago


"If they can suck my cock and talk at the same time I would be impressed lol "

That's not intelligence, that's bad manners to speak with your mouth full!

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By *kywatcherMan
over a year ago

Southwick


"The final test has to be how fast they can peddle backwards."

Is that anything to do with retro sales?

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Qualifications for a start and in person how well they interact with people. you also have to ad in how well they solve problems too. Idiots are far easier to spot though.

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By *irtyGirlWoman
over a year ago

Edinburgh

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

A huge tell for me is people who fail to express their views both verbally or in words in a comprehensible manner. But it does highlight the fact you don't have to be intelligent to be funny.

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By *bbandflowCouple
over a year ago

South Devon


"Conversation in person (possibly not for some on the autistic spectrum) A dyslexic may look less intelligent in the written medium to spelling nazis like myself (although I can usually tell from the tone rather than the spelling). Academic qualifications mean little to me, I know people with multiple degrees and letters behind their names with zero common sense or social skills and folk with only a cycling proficiency certificate who have massive intellect. "

I suspect you might hope your doctor has academic qualifications though.. not many soothsayers dabble in heart surgery.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago


"Conversation in person (possibly not for some on the autistic spectrum) A dyslexic may look less intelligent in the written medium to spelling nazis like myself (although I can usually tell from the tone rather than the spelling). Academic qualifications mean little to me, I know people with multiple degrees and letters behind their names with zero common sense or social skills and folk with only a cycling proficiency certificate who have massive intellect.

I suspect you might hope your doctor has academic qualifications though.. not many soothsayers dabble in heart surgery."

There has been many a doctor with overseas qualifications that were fakes though. I wouldn't argue with the argument you want your medic to be fully trained and qualified though.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago


"Read in the paper this week about a 2 year old with an IQ of 140 something ... higher than Barrack Obama so the face of it more intelligent than Barrack but I know which one that I would prefer to sit down to lunch with.

(it was the Independent so it must be true)

"

Give them time - once the underage drinking, smoking and legal highs kick in that should know a few points of the little smart arse

140 at two - how the hell do they measure that stuff and is it really relevant at that age!?

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

I know from experience you can cook IQ tests. I simply means you're probably not totally retarded and are good at IQ tests if you do enough of them.

I'd rather someone interesting and enquiring than any form of formal IQ intelligent (though its a starter for 10). I've met some dull as dish water smart arses and some massively entertaining dumb arses.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago


"Read in the paper this week about a 2 year old with an IQ of 140 something ... higher than Barrack Obama so the face of it more intelligent than Barrack but I know which one that I would prefer to sit down to lunch with.

(it was the Independent so it must be true)

Give them time - once the underage drinking, smoking and legal highs kick in that should know a few points of the little smart arse

140 at two - how the hell do they measure that stuff and is it really relevant at that age!?"

Article below (27 June - independent )

Adam Kirby, from Mitcham, is not even speaking in full sentences yet, but according to The Daily Mail the 29-month-old whizzkid can spell 100 words, knows most of the times tables up to 10, and has learned the periodic table.

After he scored 141 on the Stanford-Binet IQ test - higher than both Mr Cameron and US president Barack Obama - he was invited to join British Mensa, the society for people with outstandingly high IQs.

He is the youngest boy ever to do so, slightly older than the group's youngest ever member, Elise Tan-Roberts who joined Mensa aged two years and four months in 2009.

Adam's father, IT consultant Dean Kirby, said: "Adam’s abilities are outstanding and we’ve been actively developing his intelligence since he was 10 weeks old - but we’re certainly delighted for him.

"While most children are just learning to stand up or crawl Adam was reading books. His development was just mind-blowingly quick.

"We used to show him cards with the words 'hippopotamus' and 'rhinoceros' on them and he could identify the right animals most of the time."

Adam’s score of 141 - falling just four short of the ‘Genius’ category - puts him way above the average Brit’s IQ of 100.

Mr Kirby said he and his wife Kerry-Ann "are both bright, but Adam is significantly more advanced at his age than we were.

"He knows the planets of the solar system, dozens of pairs of words with opposite meanings - he has a great sense of humour and most importantly he is self-motivated, athletic, very happy and playful."

John Stevenage, British Mensa’s CEO, said: "The members of Mensa always welcome new additions as we aim to stimulate people in an intellectual and social environment.

"We look forward to Adam joining Mensa and expect him to have a very bright future."

... no shit Sherlock springs to mind

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By *livia_KWoman
over a year ago

South London


"What is intelligence?

Quickness of mind, the ability to communicate, good interpersonal skills and emotional "intelligence", the ability to listen, comprehend and present a decent counter argument.

"

This

Intelligence DOES NOT EQUAL number of academic qualifications. Yeah that makes them more knowledgeable about a certain topic but you cannot learn any of those thing lickety mentions. Nor can you learn common sense.

I used to know a lady who left school at 14, had no qualifications and was barely literate. Yet she had more emotional intelligence and common sense, was more socially aware, could read people better and hold a conversation better than most people I know. I considered her more intelligent than some other people I have met who had multiple academic degrees.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago


"I built a maze in my garden... if they can get to the middle, retrieve the sugar cube and get out again in under 2 hours...you let them out? "

No don't be daft...that's when she starts prodding you with a sharp stick

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By *opinovMan
over a year ago

Point Nemo, Cumbria

I suppose the threshold beyond which one might describe somebody as intelligent will depend upon the intelligence of whoever is doing the describing. There have been too many occasions to mention upon which I've been introduced to someone who is, supposedly, intelligent only to find their conversation banal and wit and insight duller than an unflushed toilet full of diarrhoea.

Personally, I judge people's intelligence on their ability to participate in conversation with me, comprehend my ideas and figure things out for themselves. The apparent infrequency of this, and the fact that the average IQ is held as 100, leads me to the depressing conclusion that most people are as thick as shit.

I also dismiss anyone belonging to MENSA on account of it being the last refuge of the slightly-above-average with delusions of either grandeur or adequacy, depending upon just how dense they are. No truly intelligent person, as I would judge them, would ever stoop so low as to actually join.

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By *kywatcherMan
over a year ago

Southwick


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I also dismiss anyone belonging to MENSA on account of it being the last refuge of the slightly-above-average with delusions of either grandeur or adequacy, depending upon just how dense they are. No truly intelligent person, as I would judge them, would ever stoop so low as to actually join.

"

Ahhh....the Groucho Marx moment...

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago


"Some people can be academically bright but not so socially aware / clued up. "

Hey you know what...

I know that light travels fastwr than sound?

Does that make me "bright"?

...I also know that because it travels faster than sound ...thats why some people appear bright... when well ...they're not.

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By *ILLY aka SirslagWoman
over a year ago

Land of the Prince Bishops


"My benchmark is if they can tell if I'm joking or not."
oh crap you mean you wernt serious about taking me to Alpha Centauri for a cosmic anal probe ..........

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By *ranny-CrumpetWoman
over a year ago

The Town by The Cross


"I suppose the threshold beyond which one might describe somebody as intelligent will depend upon the intelligence of whoever is doing the describing. There have been too many occasions to mention upon which I've been introduced to someone who is, supposedly, intelligent only to find their conversation banal and wit and insight duller than an unflushed toilet full of diarrhoea.

Personally, I judge people's intelligence on their ability to participate in conversation with me, comprehend my ideas and figure things out for themselves. The apparent infrequency of this, and the fact that the average IQ is held as 100, leads me to the depressing conclusion that most people are as thick as shit.

I also dismiss anyone belonging to MENSA on account of it being the last refuge of the slightly-above-average with delusions of either grandeur or adequacy, depending upon just how dense they are. No truly intelligent person, as I would judge them, would ever stoop so low as to actually join.

"

I can confirm that the second paragraph of this post was written by someone who believes themselves as THE rod against which to measure the intelligence of all others......

I laughed a Sheldon laugh.

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By *aucy3Couple
over a year ago

glasgow


"If they can suck my cock and talk at the same time I would be impressed lol

That's not intelligence, that's bad manners to speak with your mouth full! "

that mouth aint full.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

If someone impresses you with their intelligence, it doesn't make them intelligent, just more intelligent than you..

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By *icketysplitsWoman
over a year ago

Way over Yonder, that's where I'm bound


"If someone impresses you with their intelligence, it doesn't make them intelligent, just more intelligent than you.."

Or you are easily impressed.

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By *he_original_poloWoman
over a year ago

a Primark shoebox in Leicester


"

Personally, I judge people's intelligence on their ability to participate in conversation with me, comprehend my ideas and figure things out for themselves. The apparent infrequency of this, and the fact that the average IQ is held as 100, leads me to the depressing conclusion that most people are as thick as shit.

"

There is an alternative conclusion which can be drawn from this infrequency... the clever fuckers have worked out how to avoid talking to you

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago


"i would say people who use big fancy words! but they turn out to be the people with no common sense :P "

A wise man once told me...

"Common sense is not common."

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By *atisfy janeWoman
over a year ago

Torquay


"I also dismiss anyone belonging to MENSA on account of it being the last refuge of the slightly-above-average with delusions of either grandeur or adequacy, depending upon just how dense they are. No truly intelligent person, as I would judge them, would ever stoop so low as to actually join.

"

You mean lesser people than you, like Professor Jack Cohen for instance.

He was one of the forerunners in the science of fertility treatment....definitely not truly intelligent.

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By *atisfy janeWoman
over a year ago

Torquay


"I also dismiss anyone belonging to MENSA on account of it being the last refuge of the slightly-above-average with delusions of either grandeur or adequacy, depending upon just how dense they are. No truly intelligent person, as I would judge them, would ever stoop so low as to actually join.

"

Or John McAfee, former leading NASA computer programmer and one of the first designers of Anti Virus software.....he too not truly intelligent.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

By their ability to know when to speak up and when to shut up

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By *icketysplitsWoman
over a year ago

Way over Yonder, that's where I'm bound

Knowing when and where to empty your bladder. I always do my best work/say the wittiest thing/solve a problem after I've emptied my bladder.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Action is always the sign of intelligence

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By *uited staffs guyMan
over a year ago

staffordshire

I did an IQ test as a teenager so got it formally measured!

doesn't mean I could put up a shelf straight mind

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By *ampWithABrainWoman
over a year ago

Glasgow


"i would say people who use big fancy words! but they turn out to be the people with no common sense :P "

Sadly this is me!! Sat just about any exam u flung at me but get lost regularly n don't get organisational stuff at all n can't even hammer a nail in a wall straight.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago


"Qualifications for a start and in person how well they interact with people. you also have to ad in how well they solve problems too. Idiots are far easier to spot though. "

I agree.

I tend to value and respect those who know how to connect with different types of people. Sure academic intelligence is nice but social/emotional intelligence is much more important i think.

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By *opinovMan
over a year ago

Point Nemo, Cumbria


"I suppose the threshold beyond which one might describe somebody as intelligent will depend upon the intelligence of whoever is doing the describing. There have been too many occasions to mention upon which I've been introduced to someone who is, supposedly, intelligent only to find their conversation banal and wit and insight duller than an unflushed toilet full of diarrhoea.

Personally, I judge people's intelligence on their ability to participate in conversation with me, comprehend my ideas and figure things out for themselves. The apparent infrequency of this, and the fact that the average IQ is held as 100, leads me to the depressing conclusion that most people are as thick as shit.

I also dismiss anyone belonging to MENSA on account of it being the last refuge of the slightly-above-average with delusions of either grandeur or adequacy, depending upon just how dense they are. No truly intelligent person, as I would judge them, would ever stoop so low as to actually join.

______________________

I can confirm that the second paragraph of this post was written by someone who believes themselves as THE rod against which to measure the intelligence of all others......

I laughed a Sheldon laugh.

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There is an alternative conclusion which can be drawn from this infrequency... the clever fuckers have worked out how to avoid talking to you

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You mean lesser people than you, like Professor Jack Cohen for instance.

He was one of the forerunners in the science of fertility treatment....definitely not truly intelligent.

Or John McAfee, former leading NASA computer programmer and one of the first designers of Anti Virus software.....he too not truly intelligent.

"

As a geneticist and code designer myself, QED I'd say.

My apologies for being honest but you did ask.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

If they can spell

Constance

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By *xscotMan
over a year ago

Kingston

I think that someone who can carry on a general conversation with references to current affairs and with a god general knowledge is classified as intelligent.

single syllable answers incorporating and interspersed with four letter words is usually a sign of someone I would not be able to converse with

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By *opinovMan
over a year ago

Point Nemo, Cumbria


"I think that someone who can carry on a general conversation with references to current affairs and with a god general knowledge is classified as intelligent.

single syllable answers incorporating and interspersed with four letter words is usually a sign of someone I would not be able to converse with "

I don't mind single syllables interspersed with the odd fuck.

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By *aucy3Couple
over a year ago

glasgow

Someone who puts happiness,before wealth and possessions.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

When your at the bottom of the pile it's quite easy really!!!!

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

I've got street smartz

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