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What's up with the bogus IQ tests?
by IncogNeato

So far, I've been "informed" that Barack Obama, Hillary Clinton, and George Bush - at least - all have the identical IQ of 125. Odds are, no. First, I suspect that most people who get where they do have somewhat higher IQs. (George being the exception, since he got there on family connections and as a puppet for Cheney and others, but that's another subject.) Statistically, all 3 having an identical score, especially one which would put each in the 94th or 95th percentile of the population, would be highly unlikely.

A few years ago, a prepaid funeral plan was advertising that some percentage over half of all funerals were arranged by the surviving spouse. No. Most widowed individuals do not remarry. Many people never marry, or are divorced at the time of their death, are co-deceased by their spouse, or have a spouse mentally incapable of planning a funeral, or simply have other individuals who take care of the arrangements.

If you want to sell me something, at least make your lies conceivable.

Re: What's up with the bogus IQ tests?
by SomebodyElse

In Australia, the office of fair trade is quick to jump on any claim that even looks like it might be wrong. And they make companies not only remove misleading adds, and pay a fine, but they also have to appologize to the community at large for misleading them.

In America, the office of fair trade is entirely corrupt and advertisers can get away with almost any thing. Just take anything you see or hear with a grain of salt and you should be fine.

My IQ is 126, according to the test that is being advertised. And for the record, I tested in the 99th percentile in the 5th grade, which should place my IQ in the 140-150 range).

I don't really think that Cheney is pulling W's strings, it doesn't take a lot of intelligence to know that you shouldn't point a loaded weapon at someone that you are hunting with. Do you really think that was an accident? But I do agree that W is a puppet of someone.

Re: What's up with the bogus IQ tests?
by IncogNeato

I took the test but didn't get a score. I wouldn't put in my cell number, because it means you are subscribing to their text service. (Read the information at the beginning.) I know mine IQ anyway, I was just testing their test. You can't get a legitimate score with 10 questions, anyway.

I guess they're just looking for people dumb enough to subscribe to their service. (Apologies if you got snookered, unless you used a fake number.)

Re: What's up with the bogus IQ tests?
by SomebodyElse
When I took it years ago, there were 50 questions and they wanted my email address. I gave them a hotmail.com address and never used it for anything else (I assume that it was closed after 30 days of my not logging in there). I guess they trimmed it down to 10 questions to get more people to stay and finish the test.
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