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rodeodance (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Aug-27-06 10:49 AM Original message |
Taller people are smarter: study |
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Not_Giving_Up (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Aug-27-06 10:52 AM Response to Original message |
1. Ummm.... |
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Bunny (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Aug-27-06 10:53 AM Response to Original message |
2. . |
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natrat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Aug-27-06 10:54 AM Response to Original message |
3. "Short people got no reason....." |
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peekaloo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Aug-27-06 10:56 AM Response to Reply #3 |
4. maybe they should wear platform shoes on their nasty little feet. |
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brentspeak (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Aug-27-06 10:58 AM Response to Original message |
5. Increased self-esteem might be why taller people test better on IQ tests |
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nini (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Aug-27-06 10:58 AM Response to Original message |
6. I found this amusing.... others did not.. |
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Bunny (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Aug-27-06 11:00 AM Response to Reply #6 |
7. I thought it was pretty funny, too. |
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nini (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Aug-27-06 11:08 AM Response to Reply #7 |
10. you're obviously smart enough to see this study isn't the final word |
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MADem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Aug-27-06 11:16 AM Response to Reply #10 |
13. I mean....really!!!! They use two data sets in the UK and extrapolate |
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Ezlivin (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Aug-27-06 11:00 AM Response to Original message |
8. I went from 6'7" to 4'6" - Did my IQ drop as well? |
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rock (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Aug-27-06 11:02 AM Response to Original message |
9. Come on now. A taller kid is probably older. |
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PADemD (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Aug-27-06 11:11 AM Response to Original message |
11. Isn't "W" tall? I guess not tall enough. |
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MADem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Aug-27-06 11:18 AM Response to Reply #11 |
14. No, he's not. He's shorter than Poppy, shorter than Jeb |
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tinrobot (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Aug-27-06 11:13 AM Response to Original message |
12. What does this say about Shaq? Napoleon? |
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Wilber_Stool (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Aug-27-06 11:25 AM Response to Reply #12 |
17. And if the were 6'8'' we'd probably traveling to the |
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neoblues (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Aug-27-06 11:21 AM Response to Original message |
15. Worse yet... they're more successful at passing on their genes... |
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Retired AF Dem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Aug-27-06 11:23 AM Response to Original message |
16. Makes as much sense as as the study that said grouchy old men |
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Totally Committed (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Aug-27-06 11:56 AM Response to Original message |
18. Stephen Hawking, Albert Einstein, and Marie Curie were all |
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JCMach1 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Aug-27-06 12:10 PM Response to Original message |
19. Stupid study-- it's obvously the nutrition factor |
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Speck Tater (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Aug-27-06 12:49 PM Response to Original message |
20. Height 5'5". IQ 167 |
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mikelewis (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Aug-27-06 12:53 PM Response to Reply #20 |
22. Height 6'2" I.Q. 134 |
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Spinzonner (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Aug-27-06 12:51 PM Response to Original message |
21. Sounds like a short-sighted conclusion to me ... |
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newspeak (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Aug-27-06 02:21 PM Response to Reply #21 |
23. Oh, great another study this week from Princeton |
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Gidney N Cloyd (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Aug-27-06 02:24 PM Response to Original message |
24. Doesn't seem to hold true for criminal minds, though. |
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long_green (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Aug-27-06 03:23 PM Response to Original message |
25. I'm Six foot Five... |
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Maestro (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Aug-27-06 03:26 PM Response to Original message |
26. I'm 5'7" |
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