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...upon which I rest most of my cases (and am I related to any of you morons?) I notice someone stated that the average IQ in the US is 100 and extrapolated from this unscientific statistic (which is commonly believed but utterly proof proof), that it meant half the populace (even the part which has never taken an IQ test) has an IQ below 100. An average, brothers and sisters, is the aggregate number associated with any trait, divided by the number of subjects involved. It is only an average. Were the mean IQ of US citizens 100, then half would be below and half above. The average means almost nothing, since a handful of geniuses could skew it up to 100 and damn near all the rest of us could be virtually brain dead (which appears to be the case).
Having read through the whole thread, I'm inclined to believe, based on this purely anecdotal evidence, that something like 90 per cent of us are below that golden 100 mark. The conversation here pretty much speaks for itself. A handful of very bright folks trying to argue with a big bunch of willfully stupid fuckwads.
Based on the psychological mechanism of projection, it would appear about 75 per cent of letter writers here secretly wish they were Muslims. Of course, if you honestly believe Obama is a Muslim you a) never heard of projection or b) don't believe in that psychological mumbo jumbo.
Oddly, despite all this unscientific observation I continue to believe this aberrant behavior will not be enough to prevent the clear win by Obama in November.
Thank you Jesus, Praise Allah, give way to the Hummingbird, whatever!
