Dear Golfhobo, part 10,000,007
#31
08-10-2008, 04:26 AM
Join Date: Jul 2004
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Originally Posted by RebelDarlin
That's what Editors get paid for.... :roll:
And don't ever talk to me before I've had at least 2 cups of coffee! :twisted: I probably shouldn't try to type before that either.  ops:
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#32
08-10-2008, 04:51 AM
Well...I like to read...but I'm more into pictures.
Words may be as powerful as a double edged sword... but pictures are as good as a thousand words.  But ...alas...this is not about pictures. ...oh...and don't forget...actions speak louder than words. Gestures...one of my favorites.  Words are so over-rated...and spelling is for the Bee's. Comprehension, without the visual, is only perception.  heh heh heh heh heh-snicker
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#33
08-10-2008, 05:01 AM
 Reading is FUNdamental!
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My reading of history convinces me that most bad government results from too much government. Thomas Jefferson- Democratic-Republican That some should be rich, shows that others may become rich, and, hence, is just encouragement to industry and enterprise. Abraham Lincoln "America will never be destroyed from the outside. If we falter and lose our freedoms, it will be because we destroyed ourselves." -Abraham Lincoln
#34
08-10-2008, 05:01 AM
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RH, I had always envisioned Rebel's hind quarters in a more shapely manner?
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#35
08-10-2008, 05:03 AM
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Ok, that got my attention! :lol:
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#36
08-10-2008, 06:09 AM
Originally Posted by RebelDarlin
It's a vocabulary/reading comprehension test, not a true IQ test, although it appears to use IQ scoring standards. The test took me 12 minutes to complete. I guess this is one area where being a geek is an advantage! :wink:
I'm an avid reader, took Latin in High School and have been writing since grade school. (Yes, I am the dork that reads the Encyclopedia for fun. ops: ) I write fiction as well as technical manuals. I am also an award winning Poet. So matcat, whether you believe it or not, there are those of us who possess an extensive vocabulary, as well as superb reading comprehension skills. Practice makes perfect. :wink: Now, if we were being tested on one of your areas of expertise, like beer, I'm sure you would beat me easily. :wink:
#37
08-10-2008, 06:41 AM
Originally Posted by matcat
Originally Posted by RebelDarlin
It's a vocabulary/reading comprehension test, not a true IQ test, although it appears to use IQ scoring standards. The test took me 12 minutes to complete. I guess this is one area where being a geek is an advantage! :wink:
I'm an avid reader, took Latin in High School and have been writing since grade school. (Yes, I am the dork that reads the Encyclopedia for fun. ops: ) I write fiction as well as technical manuals. I am also an award winning Poet. So matcat, whether you believe it or not, there are those of us who possess an extensive vocabulary, as well as superb reading comprehension skills. Practice makes perfect. :wink: Now, if we were being tested on one of your areas of expertise, like beer, I'm sure you would beat me easily. :wink: Ooops sorry I confused you with mackman (his myspace pics). And my point was the words used aren't average words that most people would know or ever hear. Language is only one part of overall intelligence so don't take these results too seriously. Besides we all know that it isn't what you know, it's what you choose to do with it that counts. :wink:
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My reading of history convinces me that most bad government results from too much government. Thomas Jefferson- Democratic-Republican That some should be rich, shows that others may become rich, and, hence, is just encouragement to industry and enterprise. Abraham Lincoln "America will never be destroyed from the outside. If we falter and lose our freedoms, it will be because we destroyed ourselves." -Abraham Lincoln
#38
08-10-2008, 07:03 AM
Matcat said:
I used to love reading technical manuals!
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#39
08-10-2008, 07:15 AM
Originally Posted by golfhobo
Matcat said:
I used to love reading technical manuals!
Every night while other kids were out doing their normal teenager stuff, I'd be at home reading those kind of things, that was fun for me because I had (and still have) an intense interest in it.
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#40
08-10-2008, 08:11 AM
Originally Posted by golfhobo
Matcat said:
I used to love reading technical manuals!
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