21-12-2002 22:44									#31
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But given the inverse relationship between beauty and intelligence (in both sexes), I wasn't particular about intelligence back when I was simply dating, since it's a Draconian upper limit on looks*.

Actually, I am guessing that the problem is that both intelligence and looks are distributed via independent normal curves. You aren't likely to find someone who has extremely good stats in both of them (i.e. Helen, Sweetheart of the Internet) due to the simple laws of probability.

This is the point where theists disagree with me because they don't believe in probability.

	21-12-2002 22:50									#32
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Smart and outgoing. I'm a bit shy myself, so I need a woman who's able to give me a kick in the ass every now and then.

	21-12-2002 23:12									#33
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quote: Originally posted by Ming I wouldn't have married my wife if she was stupid. Why settle for something inferior...

Why not - she did.


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	22-12-2002 02:51									#34
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smart & shy

perfect combination.

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	22-12-2002 03:24									#35
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most smart women are evil...

	22-12-2002 03:25									#36
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I like my women smart... I can't stand having political conversations with dolts... (hmm why do I post here? )

	22-12-2002 04:03									#37
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Arf, political discussions are hopeless... I've never convinced anyone, ever, that I'm right on something, and neither has anyone convinced me that he was right on his subject!

	22-12-2002 04:26									#38
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quote: most smart women are evil...

quote: I like my women smart...

	22-12-2002 04:34									#39
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i like intelligent girls, preferably ones that have some idea of global politics. i once had a crush on a girl that was a lot smarter than me (calculus / physics wise) and that started to turn me off.

i dont like feeling inferor i guess

	22-12-2002 04:42									#40
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The smarter the better, and definatly a bit shy. I don't like women that think they're smarter than they are.

I was going to ask if IQ is any good a measure of intelligence, but I don't want to start a flame war

	22-12-2002 04:46									#41
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quote: i once had a crush on a girl that was a lot smarter than me (calculus / physics wise) and that started to turn me off.

I never met a woman my age that was smarter (knowledge, calculus, etc. not IQ) than me. let alone that I dated one. my current girlfriend is pretty smart if you look at her IQ (it being 145, to my 138), but she knows less than me on nearly all topics other than music.

I usually get pissed of if girls are a lot less smart then me. Hasn't happened with Sarah yet, so all is well. And I love it when she's when she beats me in an argument, or just in a game of chess.

	22-12-2002 04:47									#42
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The women who have thrown themselves at me (and yes, there have been three...) tended not to be too bright - I sometimes wonder if I wasn't being a little snobbish in brushing them off, but then not brushing them off would have been a little desperate...

	22-12-2002 04:53									#43
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Dang, they had to be really desperate there Senneca.

	22-12-2002 05:00									#44
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Well, that's it - to paraphrase Groucho, who would go out with a woman who'd go out with me?

	22-12-2002 05:37									#45
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Mark... I trust she doesn't like you for your modesty...

	22-12-2002 05:39									#46
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Well obviously I would need someone who is a decent match for my brains so they would have to be quite bright...I don't suffer fools gladly.

And Iain, did you get the phonecall earlier? I am in Manchester, but we never popped to Rockworld in the end but just had a bite to eat instead

	22-12-2002 05:41									#47
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Um, someone did mutter something about a message on the phone... I've got no money anyway so it's a bit irrelevent anyway.

	22-12-2002 12:09									#48
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this is going to sound egotistical. But I haven't found a woman who is smarter than me on most subjects. But the subjects I find important aren't important to women. Women are definately smarter than me on language skills. And they are imortant, but there are many other fields that are important too.

I know they are out there. And I would find them if I went to universities. But I can't afford to go to a university. So I may never meet one.

	22-12-2002 17:07									#49
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quote: Mark... I trust she doesn't like you for your modesty...

Just the truth. I know lots of people around my age who are way smarter then me. Strangely, they're all guys. It's been that way since high school.

And what does that have to do with modesty? Everyone has their own qualities. I know I'm smarter than most, and I also know I'm less athletic, strong, goodlooking, rich, talented, etc than others. I'm the first to admit that. And around people I am modest, I don't show off my qualities but tend to downplay them. That doesn't mean I deny them, I know what I'm good at and what I'm not good at. Why would that be wrong?

	22-12-2002 18:15									#50
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my iq is 129

i prefer men smarter than me, "intelligence and kindness"
but its rare that i run across that combination
so i settle for a fine pair of ummm..........eyes
look where that got me...

but you are also forgetting common sence.
i think a person can be high in common sence and maybe have a lower iq. so some may appear "smarter"
on first look but may really not be "smart"
and the reverse also appies .

	22-12-2002 18:31									#51
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Apparently my IQ is 160.

No further evidence should be necessary to prove how meaningless a statistic it is.

	22-12-2002 19:49									#52
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I have a high IQ and absolutly no common sense And Poet is right, it is pretty meaningless. It just measures how you think, not actually how well you think. If someone is logical and has good eyesight, they should do well at any IQ test I've found, almost regardless of how intelligent they are.

British IQ is on a different scale than the US one too. Both have 100 as the average, yet the US one everyone is nearer to 100, so 160 in Britian is about 145ish in the US. Mine (in Britian) is 192, and there is no way I'm that clever if it was the same scale.

I agree with Marcus aswell, why should people downplay their achievements. There's a fine line between truthfulness and immodesty, but IMHO he hasn't crossed it.

	22-12-2002 21:07									#53
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Yeah, my IQ is 172 if that means anything I met some of them guys from the local Mensa and they are all weirdos

	22-12-2002 21:09									#54
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"Tell nobody .... and bring a dessert"

	22-12-2002 21:17									#55
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Like this one guy who wanted to know how it feels like to be an electron tunneling through a pane of glass.

	22-12-2002 21:22									#56
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This is one of the funniest threads I've seen in a while. Those who are smart tend not to advertize it.
You guys are making fool of yourselves, especially the ones who are judging IQ's of those fellows
who they 'know' barely superficially.

	22-12-2002 21:52									#57
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quote: Originally posted by Tuomerehu Those who are smart tend not to advertize it.

Depends on whether or not they want to get laid. If this thread is any indication, advertising your intelligence is a great way to get some action.

	22-12-2002 21:56									#58
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quote: Originally posted by Tuomerehu Those who are smart tend not to advertize it.

Depends on if they are hermits or not.

In this day and age it is quite hard to get ahead without advertising yourself. If you are smart, why not make use of your intelligence? I am afraid modesty doesn't work well with a cut-throat capitalistic society.

	22-12-2002 22:00									#59
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quote: In this day and age it is quite hard to get ahead without advertising yourself. If you are smart, why not make use of your intelligence? I am afraid modesty doesn't work well with a cut-throat capitalistic society.

I guess you missed my point.