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| When someone says they are a genius!?
Posted: 5/1/2007 8:13:08 AM | My mother always told me that "Knowledge is Priceless... but flaunting it is Cheap"
No diplomas, degrees, masters or fancy letters after my name - but is it not better to know a " little about a lot, rather than a lot about a little". You can shite talk on just about any topic and its gotten me out of a couple of pickles, I can tell ya!
The art of a good conversation is true genius to me - suppose cause I am Irish and we love to talk. | |
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| When someone says they are a genius!?
Posted: 5/1/2007 1:11:42 PM | Great post Jackie.1--your Irish mother is wise...there are a lot of things that are acting "cheap"--and some folks don't get that.. My redneck mother would have said "tacky" instead of "cheap." She was wise too, as well as being "sharp as a tack."
It isn't only "falunting" knowledge or IQ that is "cheap" or "tacky"--it is flaunting anything that you "have" that you are trying to "impress" someone with--especially to someone who may not have that "thing"--in order to "belittle" them or make yourself appear more "grand."
Most people in a group of people will pretty well be able to assess (in general) how "smart" or how "educated" you are byspending half an hour with you in general conversation even. The single best indicator of "IQ" is vocabulary. Just by talking to someone you will get an idea from their general vocabulary if they are below average, average or above average in "smarts." The next indicator is "general" knowledge, because usually (not always) a person with a higher IQ will have a higher fund of "general knowledge." Some people though will try to "fake this" higher fund of knowledge when they don't know what they are talking about and they are usually rather quickly found out. Once my husband (who was extremely educated and proficient in aviation on most aspects and had done it his entire life) was listening to a man in a group who was telling about his experience in flying and was specifically talking about coming in for a landing in Denver (elevation about 5,000 feet) and was going on about his "altimeter approaching zero" as he descended for landing--well, an altimeter registeres the height above SEA LEVEL (essentially zero) not the height above ground. It was obvious to my husband this guy was a fake because of his aviation knowledge, but several others who were not pilots knew enough to know about altimeters so picked up the guy was a fake.
Once I was in Montana at a large cattle drive on the ranch of a friend. I was looking down at the cowboys rounding up about 500 head of cows and calves, castrating the bull calves and giving shots to the cattle. there was one rough old cowboy down there, in a crumpled hat, a chaw of tobaccker in his jaw, and half his teeth missing. But my friend said "See that old guy?" and I said yes, my friend said, "He is the PhD that develo0ped the vaccine we are using." So, you can't always tell my looking, or always on short acquaintence, but usually it isn't too difficult to find out if some0ne is very bright without them telling you. More times than not, if they try to "flaunt" it--besides being cheap and tacky, they're probably trying to blow smoke up your ... | |
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| When someone says they are a genius!?
Posted: 6/9/2007 9:33:37 AM | | Sometimes it means they are a genius. My ex-boyfriend titles himself, So and So, Super Genius. He is. He's taught me a lot. He's one of my best friends. We're just not in love. Actually, it means they're a little insecure and need a stroke. Well, what's so wrong with that? There sure are a lot of Purtians on here. No baggage, no drama, no geniuses. People who are pshychologically perfect are bores and usually ***holes as well. | |
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| When someone says they are a genius!?
Posted: 6/9/2007 4:33:13 PM | Who is wise? He who learns from all people. That's my definition of smart. A dummy is closed-minded, so he/she never learns from the mistakes that he/she makes. He/she never learns from the mistakes of others. I am not a genius, but I have met many people who taught me things I did not know or understand. Some of these people could not read or write, and one could not add up w/out using her fingers.
It does sound like the date was intimidated by the OP. No-one needs to brag about their abilities. You either know you have it, or you don't.
I applaud all the people who posted on this thread. I owe you so much. I wanted to quote some of you, but there were so many, it would have got ridiculous.
And Thorn (msg #41) has the right idea. Either he treated you well for the date, or he didn't. It doesn't matter so much what he said, as how he treated you.
By the way, OxDrover, can you put the full quote of Heinlein's Competency Test here?
I'm curious to see what it is. I expect not to pass, but to know what to live up to. | |
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| When someone says they are a genius!?
Posted: 6/9/2007 10:15:26 PM | OMG.....I recently met someone who claims to be litterate and very knowledgeable in many areas of life....I find his writings childish, and his mannerism rather sad!
My profile shows no depth , therefore when I do show my intelligent side, it is refreshing and obviously apparent.
When you claim you are something and you end up being far from the claim, it is rather dissapointing.
Pathetic!
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| When someone says they are a genius!?
Posted: 6/9/2007 10:48:18 PM | | I don't know about this....I supposedly have an IQ of 160, but have been known to lose my keys while they are in my hand! I think "special" might be a more accurate word. LOL | |
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| When someone says they are a genius!?
Posted: 6/10/2007 3:48:02 PM | Careful tigergirl2006, semper_vera is accusing anyone who brings up Mensa membership or IQ score of advertising. I realize you're bringing up a point that's germane to the topic, but there are people always on the attack of Mensa. Mensa has its share of idiots, just like every other group and club in the world.
I also carry a Mensa card and regularly attend events in Chicago, but never call myself or even think of myself as a genius. All that membership means is that I'm good at taking tests. Two healthy adages I've heard are:
People in Mensa make mistakes just like everyone else. They just make mistakes faster.
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A Mensa membership card and a dollar bill still won't buy a cup of coffee at Starbucks.
Some women are verbally proud of their breasts. Some men boast about their cars. It doesn't mean all men or all women are annoying braggarts with no sense of perspective.
Lots of people who are high functioning in one aspect of life are lower functioning in another. Hell, I wish I had the agility and flexibility to be a really good dancer. Instead, I have to work to be passable. It doesn't mean I think a great dancer has more or less worth as a person than I do. | |
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