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14 Apr 2004 03:57:00 PM |
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Serious cocaine abuse can reduce I.Q. over a period of time |
Serious cocaine abuse can reduce I.Q. over a period of time
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This means that it is possible for a person with high intelligence while at college, to have low
intelligence during middle age.
A low intelligence middle aged cocaine abuser might still possess high qualifications acquired
while young.
Such high qualifications might fool some people, and they might even vote for such a person
in an election, but sooner or later they'll find out that person is a dope.
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| User: "Richard Smol" |
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| Title: Re: Serious cocaine abuse can reduce I.Q. over a period of time |
15 Apr 2004 01:49:57 AM |
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Serious cocaine abuse can reduce I.Q. over a period of time
Religion can do pretty much the same thing.
RS
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| User: "Thomas P." |
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| Title: Re: Serious cocaine abuse can reduce I.Q. over a period of time |
15 Apr 2004 03:05:05 AM |
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On Wed, 14 Apr 2004 21:57:00 +0100,
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Serious cocaine abuse can reduce I.Q. over a period of time
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This means that it is possible for a person with high intelligence while at college, to have low
intelligence during middle age.
A low intelligence middle aged cocaine abuser might still possess high qualifications acquired
while young.
Such high qualifications might fool some people, and they might even vote for such a person
in an election, but sooner or later they'll find out that person is a dope.
I disagree with your last point. It was quite clear from the
beginning that Bush was a dope. It was quite clear from the beginning
that Reagan had no qualifications and was a dope; later it became
clear that he was senile, but there were still many who would have
cheerfully voted for him and who will vote for Bush again. The system
in America favors the election of such people. It is only amazing
that it continued to function relatively well for so long.
Thomas P.
None of the Emperor's clothes had been so successful before.
"But he has got nothing on," said a little child.
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| User: "satyr" |
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| Title: Re: Serious cocaine abuse can reduce I.Q. over a period of time |
19 Apr 2004 01:14:50 AM |
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On Thu, 15 Apr 2004 10:05:05 +0200, Thomas P.
<tonyofbexarremovethis@yahoo.dk> wrote:
On Wed, 14 Apr 2004 21:57:00 +0100,
wrote:
Serious cocaine abuse can reduce I.Q. over a period of time
__________________________________________________________________________________
This means that it is possible for a person with high intelligence while at college, to have low
intelligence during middle age.
A low intelligence middle aged cocaine abuser might still possess high qualifications acquired
while young.
Such high qualifications might fool some people, and they might even vote for such a person
in an election, but sooner or later they'll find out that person is a dope.
I disagree with your last point. It was quite clear from the
beginning that Bush was a dope. It was quite clear from the beginning
that Reagan had no qualifications and was a dope; later it became
clear that he was senile, but there were still many who would have
cheerfully voted for him and who will vote for Bush again. The system
in America favors the election of such people. It is only amazing
that it continued to function relatively well for so long.
I don't think it used to function that way.
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satyr #1953
Chairman, EAC Church Taxation Subcommittee
Director, Gideon Bible Alternative Fuel Project
Supervisor, EAC Fossil Casting Lab
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| User: "Thomas P." |
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| Title: Re: Serious cocaine abuse can reduce I.Q. over a period of time |
19 Apr 2004 08:59:02 AM |
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On Mon, 19 Apr 2004 06:14:50 GMT, satyr <RsEaMtOyVrE@infidels.org>
wrote:
On Thu, 15 Apr 2004 10:05:05 +0200, Thomas P.
<tonyofbexarremovethis@yahoo.dk> wrote:
On Wed, 14 Apr 2004 21:57:00 +0100,
wrote:
Serious cocaine abuse can reduce I.Q. over a period of time
__________________________________________________________________________________
This means that it is possible for a person with high intelligence while at college, to have low
intelligence during middle age.
A low intelligence middle aged cocaine abuser might still possess high qualifications acquired
while young.
Such high qualifications might fool some people, and they might even vote for such a person
in an election, but sooner or later they'll find out that person is a dope.
I disagree with your last point. It was quite clear from the
beginning that Bush was a dope. It was quite clear from the beginning
that Reagan had no qualifications and was a dope; later it became
clear that he was senile, but there were still many who would have
cheerfully voted for him and who will vote for Bush again. The system
in America favors the election of such people. It is only amazing
that it continued to function relatively well for so long.
I don't think it used to function that way.
I am talking about the system as it was set up. I consider it to be
quite amazing that it has been able, up until now, to function well
despite its very serious problems. One of those problems is the
invitation to demagoguery that a winner-take-all election system is.
Thomas P.
None of the Emperor's clothes had been so successful before.
"But he has got nothing on," said a little child.
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| User: "Nivlem" |
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| Title: Re: Serious cocaine abuse can reduce I.Q. over a period of time |
19 Apr 2004 05:04:57 PM |
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satyr wrote:
I disagree with your last point. It was quite clear from the
beginning that Bush was a dope. It was quite clear from the beginning
that Reagan had no qualifications and was a dope; later it became
clear that he was senile, but there were still many who would have
cheerfully voted for him and who will vote for Bush again. The system
in America favors the election of such people. It is only amazing
that it continued to function relatively well for so long.
I don't think it used to function that way.
For the last year of his term, Woodrow Wilson was a vegetable. He'd had
a stroke. Wilson's wife ran the country. Warren G. Harding was a
vegetable, but had no stroke that anyone knows of as an excuse. Maybe it
was alcoholic dementia. Coolidge, Ike, Kennedy and Ford were utter
mediocrities. Carter, a blithering incompetent, regardless of his
evident ability in other areas than being President. Hoover, I'd rate
pretty much the same as Carter. Nixon and LBJ, criminally insane. It's
ALWAYS functioned that way, my friend. Wise, strong, effective, engaged
Presidents are the exception, and always have been.
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| User: "SMChristenson" |
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| Title: Re: Serious cocaine abuse can reduce I.Q. over a period of time |
19 Apr 2004 08:55:24 PM |
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On Mon, 19 Apr 2004 15:04:57 -0700, Nivlem wrote:
For the last year of his term, Woodrow Wilson was a vegetable. He'd had
a stroke. Wilson's wife ran the country. Warren G. Harding was a
vegetable, but had no stroke that anyone knows of as an excuse. Maybe it
was alcoholic dementia. Coolidge, Ike, Kennedy and Ford were utter
mediocrities. Carter, a blithering incompetent, regardless of his
evident ability in other areas than being President. Hoover, I'd rate
pretty much the same as Carter. Nixon and LBJ, criminally insane. It's
ALWAYS functioned that way, my friend. Wise, strong, effective, engaged
Presidents are the exception, and always have been.
So the mess we're in now is because Pickles isn't presidential material
and can't take up the slack? She does have killer instincts.
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| User: "raven1" |
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| Title: Re: Serious cocaine abuse can reduce I.Q. over a period of time |
14 Apr 2004 05:26:27 PM |
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On Wed, 14 Apr 2004 21:57:00 +0100,
wrote:
Serious cocaine abuse can reduce I.Q. over a period of time
__________________________________________________________________________________
This means that it is possible for a person with high intelligence while at college, to have low
intelligence during middle age.
A low intelligence middle aged cocaine abuser might still possess high qualifications acquired
while young.
Such high qualifications might fool some people, and they might even vote for such a person
in an election, but sooner or later they'll find out that person is a dope.
If you're talking about Shrub, he wasn't all that bright in college,
either.
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| User: "SMChristenson" |
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| Title: Re: Serious cocaine abuse can reduce I.Q. over a period of time |
14 Apr 2004 08:47:08 PM |
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On Wed, 14 Apr 2004 22:26:27 +0000, raven1 wrote:
On Wed, 14 Apr 2004 21:57:00 +0100,
wrote:
Serious cocaine abuse can reduce I.Q. over a period of time
__________________________________________________________________________________
This means that it is possible for a person with high intelligence while
at college, to have low intelligence during middle age.
A low intelligence middle aged cocaine abuser might still possess high
qualifications acquired while young.
Such high qualifications might fool some people, and they might even
vote for such a person in an election, but sooner or later they'll find
out that person is a dope.
If you're talking about Shrub, he wasn't all that bright in college,
either.
Well, let's be fair. He _was_ a "C" student. Obviously smarter then than
anyone would guess today.
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| User: "johac" |
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| Title: Re: Serious cocaine abuse can reduce I.Q. over a period of time |
15 Apr 2004 01:41:00 AM |
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In article <pan.2004.04.15.01.47.07.412441@visi.com>,
SMChristenson <smchris@visi.com> wrote:
On Wed, 14 Apr 2004 22:26:27 +0000, raven1 wrote:
On Wed, 14 Apr 2004 21:57:00 +0100,
wrote:
Serious cocaine abuse can reduce I.Q. over a period of time
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This means that it is possible for a person with high intelligence while
at college, to have low intelligence during middle age.
A low intelligence middle aged cocaine abuser might still possess high
qualifications acquired while young.
Such high qualifications might fool some people, and they might even
vote for such a person in an election, but sooner or later they'll find
out that person is a dope.
If you're talking about Shrub, he wasn't all that bright in college,
either.
Well, let's be fair. He _was_ a "C" student. Obviously smarter then than
anyone would guess today.
Whom did he cheat off?
--
John Hachmann aa #1782
"Men become civilized not in their willingness to believe, but in
proportion to their readiness to doubt." - H. L. Mencken
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| User: "Michelle Malkin" |
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| Title: Re: Serious cocaine abuse can reduce I.Q. over a period of time |
15 Apr 2004 01:50:56 AM |
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"johac" <jhachm@ixpresremove.com> wrote in message
news:jhachm-A8C81B.23410014042004@news-60.giganews.com...
In article <pan.2004.04.15.01.47.07.412441@visi.com>,
SMChristenson <smchris@visi.com> wrote:
On Wed, 14 Apr 2004 22:26:27 +0000, raven1 wrote:
On Wed, 14 Apr 2004 21:57:00 +0100,
wrote:
Serious cocaine abuse can reduce I.Q. over a period of time
__________________________________________________________________________
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This means that it is possible for a person with high intelligence
while
at college, to have low intelligence during middle age.
A low intelligence middle aged cocaine abuser might still possess high
qualifications acquired while young.
Such high qualifications might fool some people, and they might even
vote for such a person in an election, but sooner or later they'll
find
out that person is a dope.
If you're talking about Shrub, he wasn't all that bright in college,
either.
Well, let's be fair. He _was_ a "C" student. Obviously smarter then
than
anyone would guess today.
Whom did he cheat off?
Another 'C' student he sat near? ;-)
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proportion to their readiness to doubt." - H. L. Mencken
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| User: "johac" |
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| Title: Re: Serious cocaine abuse can reduce I.Q. over a period of time |
16 Apr 2004 12:55:10 AM |
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In article <AZ-dnQ0Or-VQrePdRVn-ug@comcast.com>,
"Michelle Malkin" <hypatiab7@comcast.net> wrote:
"johac" <jhachm@ixpresremove.com> wrote in message
news:jhachm-A8C81B.23410014042004@news-60.giganews.com...
In article <pan.2004.04.15.01.47.07.412441@visi.com>,
SMChristenson <smchris@visi.com> wrote:
On Wed, 14 Apr 2004 22:26:27 +0000, raven1 wrote:
On Wed, 14 Apr 2004 21:57:00 +0100,
wrote:
Serious cocaine abuse can reduce I.Q. over a period of time
__________________________________________________________________________
__
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This means that it is possible for a person with high intelligence
while
at college, to have low intelligence during middle age.
A low intelligence middle aged cocaine abuser might still possess high
qualifications acquired while young.
Such high qualifications might fool some people, and they might even
vote for such a person in an election, but sooner or later they'll
find
out that person is a dope.
If you're talking about Shrub, he wasn't all that bright in college,
either.
Well, let's be fair. He _was_ a "C" student. Obviously smarter then
than
anyone would guess today.
Whom did he cheat off?
Another 'C' student he sat near? ;-)
He didn't even have the brains to copy off the 'B' or the 'A' student.
Then again, he wouldn't have had a clue as to what the others answers
were about, so he would think that they were likely wrong.
--
John Hachmann aa #1782
"Men become civilized not in their willingness to believe, but in
proportion to their readiness to doubt." - H. L. Mencken
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| User: "SMChristenson" |
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| Title: Re: Serious cocaine abuse can reduce I.Q. over a period of time |
15 Apr 2004 07:38:11 AM |
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On Thu, 15 Apr 2004 02:50:56 -0400, Michelle Malkin wrote:
Whom did he cheat off?
Another 'C' student he sat near? ;-)
Actually, being a rich, senator alum's kid with crummy freshman grades, an
assigned tutor wouldn't surprise me.
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