Late last night, I saw an ad for some IQ test. I found it incredibly easy, and if it weren't for the fact that I was dead tired and burnt out from work, I could have aced the darn thing (notice how our subject deftly sets up an excuse to offer up in case anyone does better than his score).
Well I got a 138. Woo Hoo!
hudson, you are a Facts Curator.
This means you are highly intelligent and have picked up an impressive and unique collection of facts and figures over the years. You've got a remarkable vocabulary and exceptional math skills.
They also put up a picture of Bill Gates, hinting that I've got his sort of intelligence.
Well flattery will get you anywhere. I guess that's the point. Did I get an inflated score so that I might be duped into buying their product? (notice the subject's paranoia.) Or is the number reasonable? (notice the subject's insecurity.)
There was also a little match maker thingy. Oh good, pretty and intelligent vixens! I clicked on my perfect matches. Hmmm, somehow they all had lower scores than I did, and they were totally frivolous 19 - 22 yr. olds (before the test is taken, age is submitted, which I answered truthfully). Why am I getting paired up with girls twenty years younger? I click on "more matches" and I discover I need to take a 5 page personality test. Did I mention I was dead tired? I went to bed.
About the title: In my youth, I watched cartoons 24/7. One particular cartoon was a spoof on history. It might have been Merry Melodies or Looney Tunes, but I doubt I'll ever get the chance to verify. It is now a politically incorrect cartoon (the sea serpent was obviously a play on Chinese stereotypes). I'm certain the backdrop was Columbus's first voyage to America (more political incorrectness), with frightened sailors fearing the unknown. A sea serpent towers over the ship, and frightens the ship into a quick exit from the scene. The serpent breathes in deeply and sings, "I'm the biggest serpent in the sea, sea, sea. I'm the biggest serpent in the sea, sea, sea." Another much bigger sea serpent towers over the first and says, "Oh yeah?"
Posted by Bob at July 22, 2003 08:34 PMI'll betcha your IQ is higher than 138. Mine is (or was last time I checked...hmmm) 147, and I'm nowhere as smart as y'all.
I certainly HOPE you have exceptional math skills, considering what you do for a living. ;)
Posted by: Jen at July 22, 2003 10:19 PMOh! I'm crushed.
Well, you didn't actually take the test did you? Whew! (You probably have one of them there certified official thingies, don't you?)
I did a little check to see what the score might actually mean. Mensa made much about the difference in scores over various tests (so they only accept their test in membership applications -- well, isn't that convenient?). But considering +/- 10 points, 138 was pretty darn respectable. One chart I looked at had 138 at the 99th percentile, so 147 is supergenius as far as I can tell. (okay, not really, considering that philosophers range around the 180 mark, professors at the 160 mark). You're one smart cookie, Jen. Especially about keeping up appearances, and making sure that the fragile and insecure male ego is salved. ;-)
147 has a cognitive designation of genius. But keep in mind that while I did have the Stanford-Binet as a child, one's IQ score does often lower a bit as an adult. I doubt I'd test as a 147 at my age, y'know? So your score is still, I'm certain, very safe from my supergeniusness. Haha.
Posted by: Jen at July 23, 2003 10:18 PM