[quote=BankFC]

You don't impress me.  I was a Duke talent participant, took the ACT in the 7th grade and made a 22.  I was offered to take college level elective classes in the 7th grade by a major university.

I didn't do it for the same reason I dropped my biology and chemistry double major for economics...I didn't fit in with the nerdy, ultra-smart but socially inept people in that field.

I've never applied for MENSA because I have no reason to...I don't need validation.  That for old geezers who troll internet forums spouting off like they are somebody.

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And with all that going for you you find yourself sitting at a little desk in a bank trying to pursuade little old ladies to buy an annuity because Merrill Lynch does not have a fiduciary responsiblity.

You're a joke.  Your parents must be so proud.

[quote=BankFC]

You don't impress me.  I was a Duke talent participant, took the ACT in the 7th grade and made a 22.  I was offered to take college level elective classes in the 7th grade by a major university.

I didn't do it for the same reason I dropped my biology and chemistry double major for economics...I didn't fit in with the nerdy, ultra-smart but socially inept people in that field.

I've never applied for MENSA because I have no reason to...I don't need validation.  That for old geezers who troll internet forums spouting off like they are somebody.

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Let's go back to this for a moment.  From where I sit a 7th grader who was offered college level courses would be able to write better than you do, kid.  What explains what is generously referred to as functional illiteracy?

As for the comment about Mensa.  If you were qualfied you would be just like everybody else, you'd want to take the test just to see.  It's not validation, it's part of self realization.

I would think a smart kid like you would get that.

I have no idea what your referring to with the ML fiduciary commentary...I didn't waste my time reading your tirade.

I'm doing what I want...and I enjoy it.  What should I have done, sit in a lab for the past 6 years listening to instructors who are about as full of themselves as you are?

Go to medical school?  Just because I have the ability, no way.  That's what is wonderful about this country.  I can, and will, make as much as most physicians in this line of work (without forgoing my last 5 earning years in school) with much more freedom.

Is it always the most intellectually stimulating thing in the world?  No, but I do learn something just about every day.  Mostly from my successful clients.

This year alone I have learned enough to dip into real estate investing in a big way, and it will pay me multiple times over.

Not every smart person is a doctor.  Bill Gates made billions by making something complex (an operating system) easy for just about everybody (Windows).  He was a college dropout.

[quote=Big Easy Flood][quote=BankFC]

You don't impress me.  I was a Duke talent participant, took the ACT in the 7th grade and made a 22.  I was offered to take college level elective classes in the 7th grade by a major university.

I didn't do it for the same reason I dropped my biology and chemistry double major for economics...I didn't fit in with the nerdy, ultra-smart but socially inept people in that field.

I've never applied for MENSA because I have no reason to...I don't need validation.  That for old geezers who troll internet forums spouting off like they are somebody.

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Let's go back to this for a moment.  From where I sit a 7th grader who was offered college level courses would be able to write better than you do, kid.  What explains what is generously referred to as functional illiteracy?

As you are examing my grammer, why don't you take a second and explain the grammatical structure of THIS sentence.  Ironic isn't it? 

As for the comment about Mensa.  If you were qualfied you would be just like everybody else, you'd want to take the test just to see.  It's not validation, it's part of self realization.

LOL, no I really don't need it.  Two of my best friends (who are probably smarter than I am) aren't in MENSA either.  One is in medical school, the other is teaching english in South Korea.

Career choice has little to do with intellect. 

I would think a smart kid like you would get that.

I'm not surprised an old fart like you WOULDN'T get that.

What kind of people are Members of Mensa?

There is simply no one prevailing characteristic of Mensa members other than high IQ. There are Mensans for whom Mensa provides a sense of family, and others for whom it is a casual social activity. There have been many marriages made in Mensa, but for many people, it is simply a stimulating opportunity for the mind. Most Mensans have a good sense of humor, and they like to talk. And, usually, they have a lot to say.

Mensans range in age from 4 to 94, but most are between 20 and 60. In education they range from preschoolers to high school dropouts to people with multiple doctorates. There are Mensans on welfare and Mensans who are millionaires. As far as occupations, the range is staggering. Mensa has professors and truck drivers, scientists and firefighters, computer programmers and farmers, artists, military people, musicians, laborers, police officers, glassblowers--the diverse list goes on and on. There are famous Mensans and prize-winning Mensans, but there are many whose names you wouldn't know.

From you own precious Mensa website.  Don't question me again old man. 

[quote=BankFC]

From you own precious Mensa website.  Don't question me again old man. 

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The vast majority of people who join Mensa do it as a challenge to themselves.  The, "I wonder......"

I have never met anybody who thought they were bright enough who did not take the test to satisfy that curiosity.

A lack of curiosity is one of the basic tests for mental illness as well as genetic stupidity.

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And with all that going for you you find yourself sitting at a little desk in a bank trying to pursuade little old ladies to buy an annuity because Merrill Lynch does not have a fiduciary responsiblity.

You're a joke.  Your parents must be so proud.

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That last post of mine was in reponse to this post of yours trying fruitlessly to cut me down, when simultaneously, the very group you are so proud to be a part of refutes you. 

Clearly, you have no legs to stand on.

[quote=Big Easy Flood]I have never met anybody who thought they were bright enough who did not take the test to satisfy that curiosity.[/quote]

Actually, most people who are bright enough for Mensa have taken a standardized test at some point in there lives, so they already know:

http://www.us.mensa.org/Content/AML/NavigationMenu/Join/Subm itTestScores/QualifyingTestScores/QualifyingScores.htm

Considering I scored a 164 on the LSAT...I qualify for your precious little club.

Now I'll go jerk off to how smart I am...no wait, that's you. 

[quote=BankFC]

Considering I scored a 164 on the LSAT...I qualify for your precious little club.

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Oh, in addition to dropping out of medical school at age twelve, or something like that, you also dropped out of law school.

All in favor of sitting at a little desk in a bank hoping that Mrs. Johnson, your only appointment of the day, is dumb enough to buy a variable annuity.

When were you an astronaut?  Was that before you were a doctor but after you were a lawyer?

Ok.  So I qualify as well, according to my score on the SAT way back when. (1490.... and no that wasn't the year!) There are probably bums on the street drinking out of paper bag clad bottles who qualify as well.

What is the point? 

LOL,

You need to work on your reading comprehension!! 

I dropped my UNDERGRAD biology and chemistry majors for economics.

I took the LSAT in DEC 2003 as I was CONSIDERING doing a joint JD/MBA, but chose against it.

Anything else you need clarification on, feel free to ask...

BEF… I can tell you are lonely.  Maybe you need a pet.

BEF...was it time for the nurse to change your bed pan???

Actually, what am I saying???  No more wasting time with you...I have sufficiently made you out to the fraud you are.

Time for lunch.

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Ok.  So I qualify as well, according to my score on the SAT way back when. (1490.... and no that wasn't the year!) There are probably bums on the street drinking out of paper bag clad bottles who qualify as well.

What is the point?[/quote]

Yippee!!! I qualify too!!!  1300 SAT in the early 80's!!!

Aw man...I just wet myself...

Thanks to everyone who completely went off the deep end.



Well done at clouding both the question and the answers.



sh*t like this reinforces why this forum gets overloaded with too many egos.



8 pages of ‘f-off, and I’m smarter than you’ really makes tons of sense.



Golf claps for everyone.



C

[quote=Captain]Thanks to everyone who completely went off the deep end.

Well done at clouding both the question and the answers.

sh*t like this reinforces why this forum gets overloaded with too many egos.

8 pages of 'f-off, and I'm smarter than you' really makes tons of sense.

Golf claps for everyone.

C[/quote]

What's a 'golf clap'?

[quote=Captain]Thanks to everyone who completely went off the deep end.



Well done at clouding both the question and the answers.



sh*t like this reinforces why this forum gets overloaded with too many egos.



8 pages of ‘f-off, and I’m smarter than you’ really makes tons of sense.



Golf claps for everyone.



C[/quote]

Dude you really really need to lighten up a little bit.  Go have a cocktail and chill out.

[quote=Captain]
sh*t like this reinforces why this forum gets overloaded with too many egos.

8 pages of 'f-off, and I'm smarter than you' really makes tons of sense.
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I agree 100%. I wish these people who can't keep their posts on topic would be ejected from the forum.  Sure, a few might have had a good response or two but this childishness is unforgivable.

WM

[quote=WealthManager]

[quote=Captain]
sh*t like this reinforces why this forum gets overloaded with too many egos.

8 pages of ‘f-off, and I’m smarter than you’ really makes tons of sense.
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I agree 100%. I wish these people who can't keep their posts on topic would be ejected from the forum.  Sure, a few might have had a good response or two but this childishness is unforgivable.

WM