jamesmark Posted January 21, 2008 Share Posted January 21, 2008 It would probably look like this How rude.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RedM Posted January 21, 2008 Share Posted January 21, 2008 I just thought of a rude word. How do I report it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jamesmark Posted January 21, 2008 Share Posted January 21, 2008 I just thought of a rude word. How do I report it? I believe there is a 'post reply' button here, I think you place it in there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
merckx Posted January 21, 2008 Author Share Posted January 21, 2008 There's no reason for it to be accurate either. That's the thing with statistics. Make the sample size 60 million then, would that be accurate? Swearing has to have some sort of relationship with intelligence. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RedM Posted January 21, 2008 Share Posted January 21, 2008 Scruttocks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jamesmark Posted January 21, 2008 Share Posted January 21, 2008 Swearing has to have some sort of relationship with intelligence. No it doesn't. Thinking that is just narrow mindedness. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RedM Posted January 21, 2008 Share Posted January 21, 2008 Swearing has to have some sort of relationship with intelligence. Why? Bill Hicks (RIP) was a a very intelligent comedian but swore like docker with a bad case of potty mouth. My other half has a degree in Biochemistry and Pharmacology and will often use the C-word. My uncle is thick as two short planks. Swears like it's going out of fashion. etc etc Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BASHTHEBISHOP Posted January 21, 2008 Share Posted January 21, 2008 Swearsaurus is the world's most extensive collection of multilingual swearing. It will teach you swearing, profanity, obscenity, blasphemy, cursing, and cussing in 181 languages. Let me know if you want the link. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tannhauser Posted January 21, 2008 Share Posted January 21, 2008 There's no reason for it to be inaccurate if you use a large enough sample of people. The fact that they may or may not want want to have their intelligence rated together with how much they swear has nothing to do with it, I'm talking about what the results would be if they could be obtained. I'm afraid you may have alienated some of your audience through introducing the uber-geeky notion of a 'graph'. My guess is that there is a weak inverse correlation between swearing in public (e.g in the street, as opposed to the workplace) and IQ. Probably the key variable is socioeconomic status which, sad to say, correlates with IQ. Which is not to say there aren't plenty of posh people who swear with great fluency. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
merckx Posted January 21, 2008 Author Share Posted January 21, 2008 No it doesn't. Thinking that is just narrow mindedness. It's like banging your head against a brick wall. I'm talking generally. You cannot just take individual cases, that's the whole point in statistics and taking averages etc. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
merckx Posted January 21, 2008 Author Share Posted January 21, 2008 My guess is that there is a weak inverse correlation between swearing in public (e.g in the street, as opposed to the workplace) and IQ. It's definately not weak! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jamesmark Posted January 21, 2008 Share Posted January 21, 2008 It's like banging your head against a brick wall. I'm talking generally. You cannot just take individual cases, that's the whole point in statistics and taking averages etc. I must be using the same wall as you as I have a sore head with the banging. Nowhere in my posts am I using singular wording. In general, no it doesn't. ALL walks of life swear, so in general ALL walks of life according to the theory you're trying to get accross must be of lower intelligence. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
merckx Posted January 21, 2008 Author Share Posted January 21, 2008 ALL walks of life swear, so in general ALL walks of life according to the theory you're trying to get accross must be of lower intelligence. By saying say this you're blatantly demonstrating the fact that you don't follow what I'm saying. Do you agree that All means everyone or 100 % etc etc. I never said that this will apply to everyone or 100% of people, that's the whole point of using statistics and producing graphs, there are nearly always exceptions to any rule. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hogmaw Posted January 21, 2008 Share Posted January 21, 2008 Swearing has to have some sort of relationship with intelligence. And what relationship would that be then? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ian R Posted January 21, 2008 Share Posted January 21, 2008 It's like banging your head against a brick wall. I'm talking generally. You cannot just take individual cases, that's the whole point in statistics and taking averages etc. By saying say this you're blatantly demonstrating the fact that you don't follow what I'm saying. Do you agree that All means everyone or 100 % etc etc. I never said that this will apply to everyone or 100% of people, that's the whole point of using statistics and producing graphs, there are nearly always exceptions to any rule. So the stats are not valid as it is a generalisation. So on the basis of mind talk nothing you have said is True or False it is simply " I Don't know" therefore it is your opinion rather than a factual analysis. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
merckx Posted January 21, 2008 Author Share Posted January 21, 2008 And what relationship would that be then? I've already said many times. A relationship doesn't mean that all intelligent people don't swear. And conversely that all lesser intelligent people swear. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tannhauser Posted January 21, 2008 Share Posted January 21, 2008 By saying say this you're blatantly demonstrating the fact that you don't follow what I'm saying. Do you agree that All means everyone or 100 % etc etc. I never said that this will apply to everyone or 100% of people, that's the whole point of using statistics and producing graphs, there are nearly always exceptions to any rule. Ah, but you can prove anything with statistics. not really, just wanted to make an infuriatingly silly statement. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jamesmark Posted January 21, 2008 Share Posted January 21, 2008 By saying say this you're blatantly demonstrating the fact that you don't follow what I'm saying. Do you agree that All means everyone or 100 % etc etc. I never said that this will apply to everyone or 100% of people, that's the whole point of using statistics and producing graphs, there are nearly always exceptions to any rule. All walks of life I said, FFS I never said everone in all walks of life. TO me all walks of life does not mean everybody, 100%. To me all walks of life means all people in the social ladder. What the percentage of people that swear and and of lower intelligence in those walks of life is unknown. Please if you are really going to attempt to prove a point read what i am saying first and understand it before posting a reply, you're beginning to actually bore me with your attitdue of "you clearly don't know what I am trying to say". Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big Ads Posted January 21, 2008 Share Posted January 21, 2008 FFS Tone it down potty mouth! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jamesmark Posted January 21, 2008 Share Posted January 21, 2008 Tone it down potty mouth! Oh kiss my A***, you r******* motherf*****, who the f*** are you saying has a f****** potty mouth, c***. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
merckx Posted January 21, 2008 Author Share Posted January 21, 2008 So the stats are not valid as it is a generalisation. So on the basis of mind talk nothing you have said is True or False it is simply " I Don't know" therefore it is your opinion rather than a factual analysis. Yes, it's my opinion. And you cannot say the opposite is correct because it's someone else's opinion either. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hogmaw Posted January 21, 2008 Share Posted January 21, 2008 I've already said many times. A relationship doesn't mean that all intelligent people don't swear. And conversely that all lesser intelligent people swear. You have nothing to back this up. No stats and no facts mean nothing but your own imagination and your own personal prejudices. True it's just an opinion - but I don't think you'll find many people agreeing with it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jamesy Posted January 21, 2008 Share Posted January 21, 2008 f*ck a duck this thread is doing my NUT now 9 pages and we're going round in circles.....as i said before LOTS of people swear - i swear all the time. now me not knowing you, and you not knowing me, your theroy is that YOU must be more inteligent than me as you dont swear as much (if at all) - now ths may be true, but just based on who swears the most is utter b0llox. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
carl0s Posted January 21, 2008 Share Posted January 21, 2008 Is your not knowing the difference between know and no indicative of the intelligence of non-swearers? (just teasing ) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jamesy Posted January 21, 2008 Share Posted January 21, 2008 Is your not knowing the difference between know and no indicative of the intelligence of non-swearers? (just teasing ) is that meant for me? if so i dont geddit Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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