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"An IQ smaller than his hat size"
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Too tired to contribute. Will do later. Just to let you know I am enjoying this thread.
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a very bright person can function far below his potential because his mind is elsewhere.
I like the one from W.E.B. Griffin, "room temperature IQ"This reminds me of an incident that happened to me many years ago, when I still had my full mental capacity, when I attempted to join Mensa. The person in charge of the local branch asked me if I had ever taken an intelligence test. I assured him that I had, and had scored a 63. He then commented that Mensa was a high IQ society, and that 63 was well below their level. I retorted, "That's 63 Celsius, not Farenheit!" 
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Did i screw up the math?? 171?? [feeling tremendously inferior e] anyone know what mensa's requiring these days? if anyone has exactly 13 minutes (or less) to spare, there's a non-tedious IQ test at http://www.iqtest.com/iqtestfinalinstructions.htmlthey email your score immediately to you, and offer the following scale: Average: 85 - 115 Above average: 116 - 125 Gifted Borderline Genius: 126 - 135 Highly gifted and appearing to be a Genius to most others: 136 - 145 Genius: 146 - 165 High genius: 166 - 180 Highest genius: 181 - 200 Beyond being measurable genius: Over 200 not sure about its accuracy. just for kicks i tried lying at the end and saying i finished the test in 2 minutes, but i still couldn't get it over 170. 
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Thanks Bridget for a fun, ego-stroking link. By guessing wildly at a few of the maths-related qustions, I was able to finish in 6 minutes, which no doubt helped inflate my score, which came out as 9 higher than the last time I sat any sort of IQ test. Not that I feel 7% smarter than I did way back then! 
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"An IQ smaller than his hat size"
Also said with "boot" instead of "hat". [Used to be a criterion for joining the British National Party, though they do wear big boots!]One I like is:
"half a bubble off plumb" (from a spirit level)
On a similar track there are the expressions of the form:
As much use as:
a chocolate poker/fireguard/teapot
an inflatable dartboard
Couldn't fight his way out of a wet paper bag
Couldn't organise a piss-up in a brewery
Like most similes and metaphors, these are best heard fresh or at least infrequently; new ones can be an absolute delight.
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I was able to finish in 6 minutes,
SIX minutes!!!!!! That's it, Bub--
no more hiding your light under a bushel--EVER again, do
you hear me? And I mean that!! Maybe now you'll believe what I've been trying to tell you all along, Sweetie. Lack
of formal education does not equal unintelligent. I've known for a long time how smart you are.
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Well it did my ego some good-- I had one of the old fashioned 4 + hours test in my teens-- and test at 165-- This test has me at 156-- i know that while i have more knowledge-- i am not as quick as i was as a teen-- so i don't mind a 9 point drop-- in fact-- i am surprized its still that high-- But I am not going to complain!
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When I took the test they wanted payment for the score.
That happen to anyone else?
Or am I missing something? Should I check Email?
Whaas hap'nin'?
(Banging head muttereing Stupid stupid stupid!I knew it! I knew it! I knew it! Had to prove it tho didn't ya')
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