Would you like a brainy intellectual type as a friend, lover or spouse? (date, long-term)

[Raena77]

Originally Posted by Antlered Chamataka

"raring" or is that a well-intended corruption

ahahaha either -or ...

[sierraAZ]

Originally Posted by Antlered Chamataka

"raring" or is that a well-intended corruption

It's actually correct, for a change. It's used as in "rear their ugly heads."

[austin-steve]

Originally Posted by Brainy Intellectual Type

I call myself a brainy intellectual type on this board because it is true. When I was in high School and College, I got straight A's without trying very hard. I score very high in a IQ test. I had great SAT and GRE scores. Up to recently I worked in an academic environment in research. I am usually the smartest woman in the room.

I find in general people do not like smart women or men. The most popular kids are usually into beer, sports and carrying on. That seems to be the case in the adult world also. I run into very few people who really follow current events or read non fiction books. Most people are intellectually lazy and uninterested.

If you were looking for a friend or a spouse, would you want the smartest person in the room or someone who is just about average? What do you think about brainy intellectual types?

(This question is not about me or my silly questions or posts, just the concept of friendships with really smart people)

Hmmm, your post, as written, scores at grade 5.8 on the Flesh-Kincaid readability test. This means, despite your brainy intellect, your proclamation of superior intelligence, as written, scores just below a 6th grade level.

Your first 6 sentences contained 7 instances of the word "I", which lowers your score because part of the FK scoring algorithm measures average number of syllables in the words used.

Are you really a college grad who has completed a GRE, or just a prankster kid?

But to answer the question, smart people attract each other. That's why you don't see Doctoral level people married to high school drop outs.

Good luck,

Steve

[LaoTzuMindFu]

Originally Posted by Brainy Intellectual Type

I know many very intelligent (high IQ) academically gifted people who hate learning and only go to school because they have to and have no interest about anything beyond the scores of a football game.

I agree, intellectual snobs are a real bore also. But I like the type of person who does well on the TV Show "Jeopardy" vs Jerry Springer.

Man, I just think its awesome that you created a profile name "brainy Intellectual type" when the writing in all of your posts just scream the opposite. Its fantastic to read. You are sooooooo not the B.I.T. that its funny.

[virgode]

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Originally Posted by austin-steve;11225154Hmm,[/B

your post, as written, scores at grade 5.8 on the Flesh-Kincaid readability test. This means, despite your brainy intellect, your proclamation of superior intelligence, as written, scores just below a 6th grade level.

Your first 6 sentences contained 7 instances of the word "I", which lowers your score because part of the FK scoring algorithm measures average number of syllables in the words used.

Are you really a college grad who has completed a GRE, or just a prankster kid?

But to answer the question, smart people attract each other. That's why you don't see Doctoral level people married to high school drop outs.

Good luck,

Steve

[netwit]

There are different types of smart people. Degrees confirming learning in one area don't necesssarily embue a person with smarts in other areas, as I frequently remind my Ph.D husband.

Some people are intelligent in very area-specific ways but childlike in others.

My husband, for example, knows nothing of popular culture. If it happened after Mozart, it's news to him.

Then there is emotional intelligence, which is different from university-smarts intelligence. The sexiest people are a balance of both, but the sexiest people would never talk about their intelligence as something exceptional. True intelligence contains some curiosity about the opinions and world views of others.

I would not find a person who has no idea what goes on in the world and worse yet, has no interest in it, interesting or sexy. And the very dullest, least sexy people are those who talk about money.

[MaggieZ]

I agree with you netwit, the smartest people don't brag and always are willing to learn and will readily admit that they don't know everything about everything.
I like a man who is intelligent and is willing to keep learning from everyday people and experiences. Some of the smartest people never finished highschool, their life experiences are what make them intelligent.

[Brainy Intellectual Type]

Even though I am writing on a message board full of people of average intelligence, you want me to use lots of big words and never use the word "I" so I can be more impressive and seem more like the genius I am. ???

Originally Posted by austin-steve

Hmmm, your post, as written, scores at grade 5.8 on the Flesh-Kincaid readability test. This means, despite your brainy intellect, your proclamation of superior intelligence, as written, scores just below a 6th grade level.

Your first 6 sentences contained 7 instances of the word "I", which lowers your score because part of the FK scoring algorithm measures average number of syllables in the words used.

Are you really a college grad who has completed a GRE, or just a prankster kid?

But to answer the question, smart people attract each other. That's why you don't see Doctoral level people married to high school drop outs.

Good luck,

Steve

[Thursday007]

Originally Posted by Brainy Intellectual Type

Even though I am writing on a message board full of dummies, you want me to use lots of big words and never use the word "I" so I can be more impressive and seem more like the genius I am. ???

Boy, this really says it all, doesn't it?!! There is quite of bit of difference between knowledge, intellect and wisdom. How you execute these makes all the difference between being an interesting person or a complete boarish, horse's arse. Way to validate yourself into the negative.

[NorCal Dude]

People usually don't like self proclaimed 'intellectuals' or pseudo intellectuals because they can not for one hour get over their egos. A true intellectual is well known and their work revered. A true intellectual does not have to tell you who he is or what he thinks, because you have read his work.

Pseudo intellectuals often have strong anti social elements such as narcissism, egoistical behavior, and passive aggressive tendencies.