From: John B. on
On Apr 30, 11:48 am, bkni...(a)conramp.net wrote:
> On Fri, 30 Apr 2010 06:16:48 -0700 (PDT), "John B."
>
> <johnb...(a)gmail.com> wrote:
> >I took one of those on-line tests. It said my IQ was 130 and I've been
> >getting spam texts on my cell phone ever since.
>
> If your IQ was 130 you wouldn't have given them a correct phone number
> John.  :-)
>
> BK

Touche! :-)
From: MNMikeW on

"John B." <johnb505(a)gmail.com> wrote in message
news:81c5f56d-1d8a-46d4-8a4f-4f95c7c2d966(a)q32g2000yqb.googlegroups.com...
On Apr 30, 10:42 am, William Clark <cl...(a)nospam.matsceng.ohio-
state.edu> wrote:
> In article
> <f79b7dae-46ee-4e11-98fe-c1e92940e...(a)y36g2000yqm.googlegroups.com>,
> "John B." <johnb...(a)gmail.com> wrote:
>
>
>
>
>
> > On Apr 30, 12:14 am, Carbon <nob...(a)nospam.tampabay.rr.com> wrote:
> > > On Thu, 29 Apr 2010 02:07:26 +0000, Moderate wrote:
> > > > Carbon <nob...(a)nospam.tampabay.rr.com> wrote:
> > > >> On Wed, 28 Apr 2010 11:21:23 -0500, MNMikeW wrote:
> > > >>> "Carbon" <nob...(a)nospam.tampabay.rr.com> wrote in message
> > > >>>news:4bd766c4$0$5031$9a6e19ea(a)unlimited.newshosting.com...
>
> > > >>>>> I have heard him play. Pass the BBQ.
>
> > > >>>> So you know more about music than BK and you know more about
> > > >>>> economics than Obama. What a renaissance man you are.
>
> > > >>> A lot of people know more about economics than Obama.
>
> > > >>>http://money.cnn.com/2010/04/26/news/economy/NABEsurvey/
>
> > > >> The number who think they know more is many times high than the
> > > >> number that actually do. For example, this immoderate fellow.
>
> > > > Have you ever had your IQ measured?
>
> > > > How many newspapers do you read everyday?
>
> > > > How many times have you faced a foreign enemy in combat?
>
> > > > My lowest IQ test was 119. I read three newspapers everyday. I have
> > > > fought foreign enemies in hand to hand combat and survived.
>
> > > > I have walked the walk. Enjoy your life. I do.
>
> > > These tests you speak of, they weren't those online ones were they?
>
> > > Anyway, it would be nice if you found the strength to listen to what
> > > people are saying before responding with your usual set of platitudes.
>
> > > Many of the folks here are quite accomplished in their various fields.
> > > Moreso than you in all likelihood. You would do well to remember that
> > > the next time you feel the urge to rush to judgment.- Hide quoted
> > > text -
>
> > > - Show quoted text -
>
> > I took one of those on-line tests. It said my IQ was 130 and I've been
> > getting spam texts on my cell phone ever since.
>
> Having a high IQ and taking one of those online tests is a fundamental
> contradiction in terms.- Hide quoted text -
>
> - Show quoted text -

I agree. I guess I was bored.

===================
I think I almost took that same test. I balked when the phone# was required.


From: bknight on
On Fri, 30 Apr 2010 12:38:29 -0500, "MNMikeW" <MNMiikkew(a)aol.com>
wrote:

>
>"John B." <johnb505(a)gmail.com> wrote in message
>news:81c5f56d-1d8a-46d4-8a4f-4f95c7c2d966(a)q32g2000yqb.googlegroups.com...
>On Apr 30, 10:42 am, William Clark <cl...(a)nospam.matsceng.ohio-
> In article
>
>> > > - Show quoted text -
>>
>> > I took one of those on-line tests. It said my IQ was 130 and I've been
>> > getting spam texts on my cell phone ever since.
>>
>> Having a high IQ and taking one of those online tests is a fundamental
>> contradiction in terms.- Hide quoted text -
>>
>> - Show quoted text -
>
> I agree. I guess I was bored.
>
>===================
>I think I almost took that same test. I balked when the phone# was required.
>
I took one some time ago that did allow you to skip the personal
information.

From: Carbon on
On Fri, 30 Apr 2010 06:16:48 -0700, John B. wrote:
> On Apr 30, 12:14 am, Carbon <nob...(a)nospam.tampabay.rr.com> wrote:
>> On Thu, 29 Apr 2010 02:07:26 +0000, Moderate wrote:
>>> Carbon <nob...(a)nospam.tampabay.rr.com> wrote:
>>>> On Wed, 28 Apr 2010 11:21:23 -0500, MNMikeW wrote:
>>>>> "Carbon" <nob...(a)nospam.tampabay.rr.com> wrote in message
>>>>> news:4bd766c4$0$5031$9a6e19ea(a)unlimited.newshosting.com...
>>>>>
>>>>>> So you know more about music than BK and you know more about
>>>>>> economics than Obama. What a renaissance man you are.
>>>>>
>>>>> A lot of people know more about economics than Obama.
>>>>>
>>>>> http://money.cnn.com/2010/04/26/news/economy/NABE_survey/
>>>>
>>>> The number who think they know more is many times high than the
>>>> number that actually do. For example, this immoderate fellow.
>>>
>>> Have you ever had your IQ measured?
>>>
>>> How many newspapers do you read everyday?
>>>
>>> How many times have you faced a foreign enemy in combat?
>>>
>>> My lowest IQ test was 119. I read three newspapers everyday.  I have
>>> fought foreign enemies in hand to hand combat and survived.
>>>
>>> I have walked the walk.  Enjoy your life. I do.
>>
>> These tests you speak of, they weren't those online ones were they?
>
> I took one of those on-line tests. It said my IQ was 130 and I've been
> getting spam texts on my cell phone ever since.

On the other hand, you understand that these tests are basically scams.
This immoderate fellow somehow never figured that out. That's kind of a
test in itself, which he failed.
From: John B. on
On May 1, 7:42 pm, Carbon <nob...(a)nospam.tampabay.rr.com> wrote:
> On Fri, 30 Apr 2010 06:16:48 -0700, John B. wrote:
> > On Apr 30, 12:14 am, Carbon <nob...(a)nospam.tampabay.rr.com> wrote:
> >> On Thu, 29 Apr 2010 02:07:26 +0000, Moderate wrote:
> >>> Carbon <nob...(a)nospam.tampabay.rr.com> wrote:
> >>>> On Wed, 28 Apr 2010 11:21:23 -0500, MNMikeW wrote:
> >>>>> "Carbon" <nob...(a)nospam.tampabay.rr.com> wrote in message
> >>>>>news:4bd766c4$0$5031$9a6e19ea(a)unlimited.newshosting.com...
>
> >>>>>> So you know more about music than BK and you know more about
> >>>>>> economics than Obama. What a renaissance man you are.
>
> >>>>> A lot of people know more about economics than Obama.
>
> >>>>>http://money.cnn.com/2010/04/26/news/economy/NABE_survey/
>
> >>>> The number who think they know more is many times high than the
> >>>> number that actually do. For example, this immoderate fellow.
>
> >>> Have you ever had your IQ measured?
>
> >>> How many newspapers do you read everyday?
>
> >>> How many times have you faced a foreign enemy in combat?
>
> >>> My lowest IQ test was 119. I read three newspapers everyday.  I have
> >>> fought foreign enemies in hand to hand combat and survived.
>
> >>> I have walked the walk.  Enjoy your life. I do.
>
> >> These tests you speak of, they weren't those online ones were they?
>
> > I took one of those on-line tests. It said my IQ was 130 and I've been
> > getting spam texts on my cell phone ever since.
>
> On the other hand, you understand that these tests are basically scams.
> This immoderate fellow somehow never figured that out. That's kind of a
> test in itself, which he failed.

Thanks, Carbon. And I think you meant immodest.