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sirbooks Moderator Sociopath Posts: 3875 Kudos: 5164 Votes: 932 Registered: 26-Jul-2004	Edited by sirbooks http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20060825/ts_nm/economy_height_dc I just wish the article would elaborate. And when he gets to Heaven, to Saint Peter he will tell: "One more Marine reporting, Sir! I've served my time in Hell."
Posted 26-Aug-2006 12:34
Babelfish Administrator Small Fry with Ketchup Posts: 6833 Kudos: 8324 Votes: 1570 Registered: 17-Apr-2003	Guess that's why I'm so stupid that I only graduated with lower honors rather than top honors. I've heard a report like this on reading. Taller kids are better readers. What the report didnt explain was that taller kids are often older kids. ^_^
Posted 26-Aug-2006 12:40
sirbooks Moderator Sociopath Posts: 3875 Kudos: 5164 Votes: 932 Registered: 26-Jul-2004	Must be why all them pro basketball players are so sharp too! Have you ever heard them speak in an interview? They're on the ball, they really are. Why, some of them are so smart they skipped college. How's that for intelligence? And when he gets to Heaven, to Saint Peter he will tell: "One more Marine reporting, Sir! I've served my time in Hell."
Posted 26-Aug-2006 12:44
monkeyboy Fish Addict Posts: 521 Kudos: 375 Votes: 223 Registered: 10-Apr-2005	their brains went in their wallet with their multi-million dollar checks. I knew there was something to standing 6'4". and I don't play pro-ball, so I got to keep my mind Fish tanks are an expensive addiction
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wish-ga Mega Fish Dial 1800-Positive-Posts Posts: 1198 Kudos: 640 Registered: 07-Aug-2001	Edited by wish-ga And Phoenix says...... (?) Taller kids are better readers. What the report didnt explain was that taller kids are often older kids Babel, that is it 'zacly... one never knows how the boffins crunched the numbers. On occassion link is tenuous at best. Statistically a correlation need not be causation.... eg people with the longest thumbs are the best at running but having long thumbs does not MAKE them better runners.... it is just a correlation in a number crunch.... I wonder if they took that reading data sample and tested for people being born on particular days of the week or time of day they would find a significanf 'link' ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~ My fish blow kisses at me all day long ~~~
Posted 28-Aug-2006 07:05
sirbooks Moderator Sociopath Posts: 3875 Kudos: 5164 Votes: 932 Registered: 26-Jul-2004	Even if all this pop science was true, I sincerely doubt there would be more than a slight difference. This article just provides something to talk about, and fodder for short vs. tall flame wars. It isn't really justification for intelligence or stupidity. And when he gets to Heaven, to Saint Peter he will tell: "One more Marine reporting, Sir! I've served my time in Hell."
Posted 28-Aug-2006 18:49
wish-ga Mega Fish Dial 1800-Positive-Posts Posts: 1198 Kudos: 640 Registered: 07-Aug-2001	SirB... might be somethin' to this theory... I am posting this while sitting on a phone book.... I definitely feel smarter ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~ My fish blow kisses at me all day long ~~~
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Babelfish Administrator Small Fry with Ketchup Posts: 6833 Kudos: 8324 Votes: 1570 Registered: 17-Apr-2003	Ah wish, that's just the osmosis! BTW if you really REALLY wanna feel smarter try sitting on the entire stack of the encyclopedia gallactica ^_^
Posted 02-Sep-2006 13:38
BluePhoenix Fish Addict Posts: 843 Registered: 23-Jan-2003	Edited by BluePhoenix Yay! I'm smrt.
Posted 02-Sep-2006 16:49
wackywizjr Fingerling Posts: 15 Kudos: 3 Votes: 3 Registered: 31-Aug-2006	Of course us tall people are smart just ask me When failure has occured after the begining of a series of attempts, make further attempts.
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