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Oneironaut

(6,104 posts)

15. Who cares?

Reply to steve2470 (Original post)

Sat Sep 19, 2015, 03:02 PM

Sep 2015

The only people I've found that think "IQ" is important think that they're so much smarter (and better) than everyone else. Doesn't matter.

There are many stupid people who have high IQs, and smart people who don't.

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What do you guess the median IQ is of the regular posters on DU ? [View all] steve2470 Sep 2015 OP

The lowest choice is 100? Welcome to Lake Woebegone, where everyone is above average. n/t lumberjack_jeff Sep 2015 #1

please write in your guess steve2470 Sep 2015 #6

looks to me like the lowest choice is 42 0rganism Sep 2015 #16

lol Liberal_in_LA Sep 2015 #22

Regardless of our average IQ TexasProgresive Sep 2015 #2

I'm sure we're all literate so that take those skip fox Sep 2015 #3

This is such a slanted poll with leading questions and answers. Glassunion Sep 2015 #4

ha! nt steve2470 Sep 2015 #5

Are you including trolls? hobbit709 Sep 2015 #7

yea, they are regular posters, sadly nt steve2470 Sep 2015 #9

Should I wear this dunce cap, or the kick me sign today? edgineered Sep 2015 #8

Well, mine's 130 and I figure most of my fellow DUers are a lot smarter than I am. classof56 Sep 2015 #10

High enough. What's yer pernt? WinkyDink Sep 2015 #11

There is more to intelligence than I Q. Experience, jwirr Sep 2015 #12

142 in 8th grade but I've had a lot of beer since then panader0 Sep 2015 #13

Beer kills brain cells, but only the weak ones (paraphrasing Cliff Clavin) A HERETIC I AM Sep 2015 #18

42 or 420 depending.. Fumesucker Sep 2015 #14

Who cares? Oneironaut Sep 2015 #15

I flunked almost all the math in early high school testing, ladyVet Sep 2015 #17

Well, there are the ones who agree with me DavidDvorkin Sep 2015 #19

We are undoubtedly GIFTED... pinboy3niner Sep 2015 #20

69 bigwillq Sep 2015 #21

Does everyone know their IQ? I don't. betsuni Sep 2015 #23