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Apparently one in seven people think the world will end soon. http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/05/0...XH20120501

**Kayenneh**

Does it really matter? Either they're right (and in that case, they won't be celebrating it for long) or then they're wrong (and we here at AF can get a good laugh/palmface) Big Grin

**Cthulhu Dreaming**

What do figure the mean IQ of the bottom 7th of the population is? Rhetorical question. Somewhere between a box of rocks and a sack of hammers, no doubt.

I'm pretty sure that given any boneheaded proposition, you can get a significant number of people to believe it.

Tobie

(5th May 2012 21:47)Cthulhu Dreaming Wrote: What do figure the mean IQ of the bottom 7th of the population is? Rhetorical question. Somewhere between a box of rocks and a sack of hammers, no doubt.

I'm pretty sure that given any boneheaded proposition, you can get a significant number of people to believe it.

This is definitely true. Apparently 1 in 5 US tourists in Scotland believe the Haggis is a real animal Tongue

frankiej

(5th May 2012 21:49)tobie Wrote:
(5th May 2012 21:47)Cthulhu Dreaming Wrote: What do figure the mean IQ of the bottom 7th of the population is? Rhetorical question. Somewhere between a box of rocks and a sack of hammers, no doubt.

I'm pretty sure that given any boneheaded proposition, you can get a significant number of people to believe it.

This is definitely true. Apparently 1 in 5 US tourists in Scotland believe the Haggis is a real animal

We have catching contests.

zebo-the-fat

(5th May 2012 21:49)tobie Wrote:
(5th May 2012 21:47)Cthulhu Dreaming Wrote: What do figure the mean IQ of the bottom 7th of the population is? Rhetorical question. Somewhere between a box of rocks and a sack of hammers, no doubt.

I'm pretty sure that given any boneheaded proposition, you can get a significant number of people to believe it.

This is definitely true. Apparently 1 in 5 US tourists in Scotland believe the Haggis is a real animal

Ahhh.... but do you mean the Highland Haggis or the Lowland Haggis?
(The highland haggis has shorter legs on one side so that it can stand up straight on the side of hills, but it can only walk clockwise around the hill, going the other way makes it fall over!) Smile

padraic

Quote:What do figure the mean IQ of the bottom 7th of the population is?

Perhaps it relates to egocentricity. IE People can't bear the thought that the world will continue happily without them,and in many cases,a little moreso.

Quote:This is definitely true. Apparently 1 in 5 US tourists in Scotland believe the Haggis is a real animal

Ah, well,yes, that's because they ARE real, although rare and very shy. I actually caught a glimpse of one on the Isle of Skye in 2000. Oh, did I mention, I have small bags of kangaroo feathers (approx 120gm) for sale? Only $US99.99 (plus $US9.99 p&h). Angel Cloud

**Stimbo**

(5th May 2012 21:58)zebo-the-fat Wrote:

(5th May 2012 21:49)tobie Wrote: This is definitely true. Apparently 1 in 5 US tourists in Scotland believe the Haggis is a real animal

Ahhh.... but do you mean the Highland Haggis or the Lowland Haggis?
(The highland haggis has shorter legs on one side so that it can stand up straight on the side of hills, but it can only walk clockwise around the hill, going the other way makes it fall over!)

That's how you hunt them of course. You leap out of a bush and frighten them into turning around to run off, and they roll down the hill into the carefully positioned net you put there earlier.

Also, it's only the females that have a clockwise bias, the males have the short legs on the other side meaning they have to go anti-clockwise. This makes mating a very delicate balancing act which not all of them get the hang of. Which, coupled with the hunting outlined above, explains why the Highland Haggis population is declining in the wild. I expect most people have never even seen one outside of captivity.

An old poachers' trick is to leave a trail of rocking horse droppings. Apparently the Haggises go for the stuff like cats with catnip.

Stue Denim

Quote: Ah, well,yes, that's because they ARE real, although rare and very shy. I actually caught a glimpse of one on the Isle of Skye in 2000. Oh, did I mention, I have small bags of kangaroo feathers (approx 120gm) for sale? Only $US99.99 (plus $US9.99 p&h).

Bags? Pouches you mean? You're a monster!

Chuck

If only the people who think the world will end soon will give me all their earthly possessions in return for none of my money which they will have no use for after the world ends anyway.