The Off Topic Topic

[Razgovory]

<phone ringing sound>

Raz: "What?"

<computerized voice> This is social security administration.  We have disabled your social security number due to  illegal activity.  If you would like get your number back please press "1"

<Beep> <Woman attempting American accent speaks incomprehensibly.>

Raz: How dare you wake me during nap time!

<more incomprehensible speaking>

Raz: no, nap time!  It is a violation of Federal law for any federal agency to wake someone during nap time!

<more incomprehensible speaking>

Raz: I saw a non-reversible time today. It didn't look like a duck but rather a hubcap with a hundred screaming arms.

<silence>

Woman attempting American accent:  What?

Raz: please hold.

<elevator music begins to play courtesy of Youtube>

<phone call ends>

[Admiral Yi]

Well, they could have been from *some* social security administration.   

In a delicious bit of character assassination I learned from the Economist that Princess Di failed her O levels twice.

[grumbler]

In a delicious bit of character assassination I learned from the Economist that Princess Di failed her O levels twice.

Did she get her O face on the third try?

[Valmy]

In a delicious bit of character assassination I learned from the Economist that Princess Di failed her O levels twice.

Did she have to take some O supplements?

[Admiral Yi]

Bob Dylan sold his catalogue for $300 million to Universal.  From NPR.

[Eddie Teach]

Good news for his heirs.

[Threviel]

Well, they could have been from *some* social security administration.   

In a delicious bit of character assassination I learned from the Economist that Princess Di failed her O levels twice.

In Sweden we have a test that anyone can take and about 20ish percent of all university spots are set aside to those that take the test. The results can be between 0.0 and 2.0 based on 122 multi choice questions. The result is standardized every test so that the participants are placed on a bell curve. A more or less equal amount of participants ought to get every result available.

If one were to only answer say, a, on every question the result should be something like 0.2-0.3 depending on the normalizing.

The dude that married our future queen took the test, the result is public and he got 0.1.

[alfred russel]

Is he a good looking guy at least?

[alfred russel]

Bob Dylan sold his catalogue for $300 million to Universal.  From NPR.

It seems everyone sells out in the end.

[Sheilbh]

In Sweden we have a test that anyone can take and about 20ish percent of all university spots are set aside to those that take the test. The results can be between 0.0 and 2.0 based on 122 multi choice questions. The result is standardized every test so that the participants are placed on a bell curve. A more or less equal amount of participants ought to get every result available.

If one were to only answer say, a, on every question the result should be something like 0.2-0.3 depending on the normalizing.

The dude that married our future queen took the test, the result is public and he got 0.1.

Yes the royals and aristocracy are not bred for brains, bless them.

[Threviel]

He's actually a regular guy from a small village in Sweden. He was her personal trainer and that way he could start a fashionable gym and get rich enough to be allowed to marry her.

He seems very nice and is very supportive of her. Let's just say that I believe they are each others intellectual equals.

[Syt]

Does the test measure education or intelligence? Because I believe you can be uneducated yet quite smart.

[Sheilbh]

Does the test measure education or intelligence? Because I believe you can be uneducated yet quite smart.

I'm willing to bet our royals are both uneducated and not very bright

It may be different in other countries.

[celedhring]

King Felipe has like 1000000000000000000000000 degrees and shit, and he's jokingly nicknamed "el preparao" (the educated one). All of them useless for the demanding tasks of giving speeches and looking royal.

I don't think I've ever heard him talk outside of prepared speeches, so honestly can't vouch for his actual levels of smarts.

[Caliga]

I'm willing to bet our royals are both uneducated and not very bright

I thought Prince Charles was bright, or at least a big nerd?  Hence why it might not have worked out when he married a cheerleader type.