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    Click Here to find out your IQ

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    by santeewelding ·

    The ad, featuring a well-known (Kobe Bryant, 115, at the moment) has been appearing to the right of TR, All Threads, with my Firefox browser (no ad-block).

    I peeled up a corner of the pixels and I peeked. I swear I saw something wriggle. I ain’t gonna click on it.

    Has anyone? What would that say about your “IQ”? That it is important? That you are worried about it? That you need to know? That you have one?

    Now, I see Paula Abdul. They’re saying…oops, now it’s gone.

    Misery or bliss. The Lady or the Tiger. Aimed right at a community of knowledge workers.

    Must be why.

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    • #2940226

      re: Click Here to find out your IQ

      by stelye ·

      In reply to Click Here to find out your IQ

      These ads are all over social networking sites as well. I clicked one once out of curiosity, and it was just one of those quiz sites composed of 95% advertising and 5% “content” (if you can call it that). I don’t know if this is the same thing, but it would be a good bet.

    • #2940218

      There’s someone

      by boxfiddler ·

      In reply to Click Here to find out your IQ

      over there in Questions asking about Intelligence. Maybe it will go away after s/he clicks on it…

      The Lady is a Tiger? ]:)

      Oh. My IQ is fun.

    • #2940212

      Paula & IQ

      by ksoniat ·

      In reply to Click Here to find out your IQ

      I saw it and the connection made me laugh.
      Was in no way tempted to click.

    • #2940211

      IQ and competition

      by geek3001 ·

      In reply to Click Here to find out your IQ

      I believe that I’ve seen political figures in similar ads, particularly around election time. I can’t remember the IQs associated with Palin and Bush.

      It does provide an interesting “I’m smarter than they are” dynamic. Of course, intelligence, especially in the social arena, goes far beyond simple IQ.

    • #2940209

      IQ-test

      by shasca ·

      In reply to Click Here to find out your IQ

      I was ordered to stop taking IQ tests. I keep breaking the top off of the IQ meter. Macro intelligence is such a burden to bare. You folks have no idea……or do you??

      • #2941909

        Possibly you mean

        by neilb@uk ·

        In reply to IQ-test

        “burden to bear”.

        🙂

        Although, thinking about it, perhaps not…

        • #2941899

          hey

          by shasca ·

          In reply to Possibly you mean

          Who’s the one with the macro intelligence here.

          “I think, therefore I be”

        • #2941893

          I think

          by neilb@uk ·

          In reply to hey

          I think I am
          Therefore I am
          I think

          Or…

          Cogito, cogito sum, ergo sum, cogito

          with due apologies to Rene from ‘Allo, ‘Allo.

          Now, I’m seriously ticked off here. I had a very nice accent on my post when I saved it and bloody TR stuck a question mark in to give me Ren?. It’s about time we had a bit of IQ application in order to FIX THE BLOODY SITE!

          X-(

        • #2941684

          Did you hear about Descartes?

          by jackofalltech ·

          In reply to I think

          He walked into a bar and the bartender asked “Have a beer?” Rene said I think not – and disappeared!

        • #2941682

          Sounds like

          by santeewelding ·

          In reply to Did you hear about Descartes?

          You bought at discount and read that book about jocular philosophy.

        • #2942697

          Oh man, that’s a terrible pun!

          by jackofalltech ·

          In reply to Sounds like

          Funny, but really bad.

      • #2941686

        Obviously a facetious post

        by jackofalltech ·

        In reply to IQ-test

        since you did’t know the correct spelling to use in this context was ‘bear’.

    • #2940208

      Not for all the code in Redmond.

      by charliespencer ·

      In reply to Click Here to find out your IQ

      I don’t know what my IQ is, but it’s high enough that I know better than to click on links like that.

      • #2940205

        Not for all the code in Redmond

        by shellbot ·

        In reply to Not for all the code in Redmond.

        Palmy, that has got to be THE geekiest line EVER!

        Holy cow… you get a prize for that…

        PM me your address and I’ll see what i can dig up!

        • #2941914
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          Shelly

          by hal 9000 ·

          In reply to Not for all the code in Redmond

          Does Pally PMing you involve extra clicking?

          If so I would advise you not to hold your breath waiting for the Peer Mail. 😀

          Col

        • #2941908

          ya it does

          by shellbot ·

          In reply to Shelly

          and typing as well..

          well, his loss if he doesn’t..i mean, inflatable sheep are a prized possesion in some places..
          am i right on that? ]:)

        • #2941798

          We had a guy

          by ganyssa ·

          In reply to ya it does

          transfer to a location in the Southern U.S. once, and his going-away gift was an inflatable sheep. I do believe the people who purchased it for him enjoyed the shopping more than he enjoyed the gifting.

          The party was awesome, though.

        • #2941779

          Clemson University, here in SC,

          by charliespencer ·

          In reply to We had a guy

          has found a new use for sheep. Apparently you can get wool off them, too.

        • #2941635
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          At a Xmas party last year

          by hal 9000 ·

          In reply to ya it does

          All of the staff at one of the clients where given Inflatable sheep and only some of them are Kiwi. 😀

          But to keep things [b]Level Headed[/b] some bright spark hijacked the Helium Bottle and blew his up with that. I must admit that ti looked so funny floating in the air with a leash around it’s neck and the thing must have adversely affected the Electronics because it was bleating all of the time. But things got completely out of hand when he left with the Sheep tied in the Back of the Ute [i]Truck for our American Fiends.[/i] :^0

          I’m not sure just how many people drove off the road while he was going the other way but I really would have loved to see the Insurance Claims, I also wonder just how many where refused because the Insurance Companies Customer was Obviously Drunk. :0

          But he did start a trend and everyone wanted to get at the Helium Bottle and blow theirs up as well. Not something I’m likely to forget in a hurry either. :p

          But at least I know which Xmas parties to avoid this year. 😉

          Col 0:-)

        • #2941901

          I repeat,

          by charliespencer ·

          In reply to Not for all the code in Redmond

          not for all the code in Redmond. The last thing I need is to open box of b!tch slaps at the house when my hard hat is at work.

          Oh, and Colin, you’re cordially invited to eat the traditional meal that precede the phrase, “and die.” 😀

        • #2941634
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          Eat Caviar and Die??

          by hal 9000 ·

          In reply to I repeat,

          No Thanks Palmetto I don’t like Sea Food all that much. :^0

          Col 0:-)

        • #2941616

          cordially invited

          by shellbot ·

          In reply to Eat Caviar and Die??

          good job i swallowed that sip of coffee before i read that 🙂

    • #2941917
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      So what am I missing out on here?

      by hal 9000 ·

      In reply to Click Here to find out your IQ

      I feel so Deprived. :^0

      Col 0:-)

    • #2941815

      Well don’t you all feel foolish now?

      by Anonymous ·

      In reply to Click Here to find out your IQ

      I clicked on it, and not only did I get a free IQ test, but I also won a million Dollars! I gave them my bank account and credit card #’s, and they are going to transfer the money next month! Nyahh Nyahh to all you scaredy cats who were afraid of a little advert…
      😉

      • #2941804

        Like I was telling someone

        by santeewelding ·

        In reply to Well don’t you all feel foolish now?

        I don’t hold a candle to you guys.

        • #2941801

          Without

          by boxfiddler ·

          In reply to Like I was telling someone

          each candle, held by each ‘one’ of us, ‘the world’ would be darker.

        • #2941789

          While I have you

          by santeewelding ·

          In reply to Without

          The shanks are electroplated 1018 CRS and the business ends are common gray cast iron. Setting them up now.

        • #2941786

          *smoochies*

          by boxfiddler ·

          In reply to While I have you

          😡

        • #2941631
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          Well Sante

          by hal 9000 ·

          In reply to While I have you

          While you area t it perhaps you would like to paint my Ducati for me. Not something that I’m looking forward to doing all that much but you can use Brass to fill in the dents in the tanks. It just has to have all of the flux washed off before painting. 😀

          But I would think that Common Cast iron would have a very short life in something like that won’t they start to corrode quickly when heat is applied?

          Personally I would have thought that 316 Stainless would have been a better option even if it is far more expensive. 😉

          Col

        • #2941156

          :D My pokers arrived just now.

          by boxfiddler ·

          In reply to While I have you

          Wow!
          I tried like nuts to unscrew them, no luck. Perfect.
          Thank you so much, santee. You’re the best. 😡

        • #2941777

          Oh, cripes

          by charliespencer ·

          In reply to Without

          Why don’t you just by the world a Coke and teach it to sing in perfect harmony?

        • #2941775

          Diet for Tammy & I :) [nt]

          by ksoniat ·

          In reply to Oh, cripes

          nt – really!

        • #2941774

          I don’t like Coke.

          by boxfiddler ·

          In reply to Oh, cripes

          And I’ve heard you sing…

        • #2941768

          That’s why he’s asking for lessons!!

          by ksoniat ·

          In reply to I don’t like Coke.

          To increase the harmony.

          So, Is Santee welding something for you or what???? He’s not speakin-a-English. He’s speaking “Steel”.

        • #2941767

          He’s fixing my pokers.

          by boxfiddler ·

          In reply to That’s why he’s asking for lessons!!

          ]:)

        • #2941766

          Why does that sound dirty?!? [nt]

          by ksoniat ·

          In reply to That’s why he’s asking for lessons!!

          nt

        • #2941746

          Well.

          by boxfiddler ·

          In reply to That’s why he’s asking for lessons!!

          Could be the power of suggestion…

          But after years and years of heavy use, they are filthy! :0

        • #2941742

          “Goodnight everybody!”

          by charliespencer ·

          In reply to That’s why he’s asking for lessons!!

          Nope, too easy. I’ll leave these for Scummy to pick up on.

        • #2941769

          Placation

          by santeewelding ·

          In reply to Oh, cripes

          Of an unnatural horror that now turns one eye on you.

        • #2941624

          rolls up a dollar bill

          by jdclyde ·

          In reply to Oh, cripes

          ok, ready… 😀

    • #2941687

      I use an ad blocker so I never see these

      by jackofalltech ·

      In reply to Click Here to find out your IQ

      are they at lease amusing?

    • #2941658

      I clicked ” Here” and didn’t find out anything.

      by ontheropes ·

      In reply to Click Here to find out your IQ

      I feel ripped off.

    • #2941654

      Just disabled Adblock to see what I’m missing …

      by older mycroft ·

      In reply to Click Here to find out your IQ

      BUGGER THIS – I’m turning it back on! 😀

      • #2941625

        looks VERY different, doesn’t it?

        by jdclyde ·

        In reply to Just disabled Adblock to see what I’m missing …

        As long as the noobies keep coming in and viewing them though, they won’t charge us to come in. 😀

        I am thinking outside the core group, discussions of adblocker should be kept to a minimum.

    • #2941513

      I took one for the team

      by rouschkateer ·

      In reply to Click Here to find out your IQ

      …and out of curiousity, I clicked on it and “took” the 5-8 question “test.”

      What happened?

      You have to PAY to get your results, even after clicking through 10 “offers…”

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