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57. I'm a good test taker, but I'm no genius. Yet...

Thu Aug 23, 2012, 06:26 PM

Aug 2012

I scored 162, 165, and 164 in elementary school, high school, and the Air Force respectively. So I don't put much stock in them there high-falutin' tests.

And as they say "If you're so smart how come you ain't rich?" Well, I'm not rich, and I've never been rich, and now that I'm retired and on Social Security I never will be rich, so I can't be very damn smart.

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I scored 140 on my IQ test at work is that good? [View all] JRLeft Aug 2012 OP

If you're not sure if it's good or not, I would question the test..n/t monmouth Aug 2012 #1

gigglin... i was thinkin', nt seabeyond Aug 2012 #5

I was thinkin the same thing. rateyes Aug 2012 #25

For a chimp. Ed Suspicious Aug 2012 #2

Anying above 130 is genius TrogL Aug 2012 #3

I think 130 is considered "gifted" MgtPA Aug 2012 #16

144+ is genius Motown_Johnny Aug 2012 #31

Are you sure about 140 being genuis Lebam in LA Aug 2012 #35

There are different tests. Just a number means nothing. DevonRex Aug 2012 #41

I was around 145 too but.... Jazzgirl Aug 2012 #64

Yes, it's good. Average is around 100. CaliforniaPeggy Aug 2012 #4

betcha you are 141. lol seabeyond Aug 2012 #6

Nope, I'm not! CaliforniaPeggy Aug 2012 #22

cute. seabeyond Aug 2012 #51

No. TexasTowelie Aug 2012 #7

shameless plug of how smart you think you are. ugh. cali Aug 2012 #8

If you must ask then the test average is not 100 with std dev of 15. nt jody Aug 2012 #9

Double check to make sure the scale doesn't extend to 500. aikoaiko Aug 2012 #10

Are you a cop? Fumesucker Aug 2012 #11

what do you do for a living? snooper2 Aug 2012 #12

Upper Management for bio fuel company. JRLeft Aug 2012 #23

Is that a smart question? BeyondGeography Aug 2012 #13

If you don't already know the answer to this, the test was bogus. Zorra Aug 2012 #14

That's what I was thinking Uben Aug 2012 #18

No thelordofhell Aug 2012 #15

since you strung two sentences together with no punctuation, I must ask DrDan Aug 2012 #17

If you don't know the answer to that question already, The Velveteen Ocelot Aug 2012 #19

If you have to ask you lose 40 points Nuclear Unicorn Aug 2012 #20

Where do you work, that you were given an IQ test? MgtPA Aug 2012 #21

It was voluntary. JRLeft Aug 2012 #24

Wasn't FaceBook Made For This Kind Of Drivel? HangOnKids Aug 2012 #28

That puts you squarely in the bottom 25% of DU users. MidwestTransplant Aug 2012 #26

In Freeperville, you're Einstein, Newton, Hawking, Pascal and Leibnitz rolled into one. lastlib Aug 2012 #65

Maybe not. Cleita Aug 2012 #27

That's average for DU... kentuck Aug 2012 #29

I scored 145 on my IQ test in 3rd grade, and have been told many times that rateyes Aug 2012 #30

My girlfriend tells me I am dumb all of the time lol. JRLeft Aug 2012 #38

It doesn't say anything good about your employer. surrealAmerican Aug 2012 #32

Actually, I'm kind of surprised they used one. Cleita Aug 2012 #37

No. HappyMe Aug 2012 #33

Obvious attempt at bragging. Springslips Aug 2012 #34

Excellent, 144+ is genius. If you practice a bit you might hit that score. Motown_Johnny Aug 2012 #36

It was my first IQ exam. JRLeft Aug 2012 #43

pretty good Motown_Johnny Aug 2012 #50

You scored someone else's test and THEY got 140? DevonRex Aug 2012 #39

Einstein was 160+ - chart: trailmonkee Aug 2012 #40

You will probably lose your job because you are overqualified. nt nanabugg Aug 2012 #42

Depends on what your manager scored... undeterred Aug 2012 #44

you better get cracking on that cancer cure, buddy BOG PERSON Aug 2012 #45

If you had a 140 IQ you wouldn't post it here and you would know what the score meant. RagAss Aug 2012 #46

^^^^^THIS^^^^^ HangOnKids Aug 2012 #48

How lame are you? My bet is you scored low 80s. Logical Aug 2012 #47

If I would have known, that some duers would get upset, I would not have posted JRLeft Aug 2012 #49

congratulations! But it's not what you have, but how you use it. Raster Aug 2012 #52

Oh please, we caught your gig miles back..n/t monmouth Aug 2012 #54

Everyone on the internets is 150 taught_me_patience Aug 2012 #53

They clearly left off the run-on sentence questions, so no, it's not good. nt Dreamer Tatum Aug 2012 #55

No, now they'll make you do all the work! vademocrat Aug 2012 #56

I'm a good test taker, but I'm no genius. Yet... Speck Tater Aug 2012 #57

rec Enrique Aug 2012 #58

Its the minimum score to get you into Mensa 1-Old-Man Aug 2012 #59

It turned into I hate you bastard thread. JRLeft Aug 2012 #60

We just like showboating better when it's factual. nt Dreamer Tatum Aug 2012 #63

My 2nd husband tested off the charts & was a disaster every time he picked up a tool. nt patrice Aug 2012 #61

No. It's shameful. Matariki Aug 2012 #62