tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1462488453822156883.post8199460230568511931..comments2024-03-28T22:51:37.034+11:00Comments on loon pond: Day 21, and the pond celebrates the delusional yet again ...Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger18125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1462488453822156883.post-67253103734816792022016-04-12T15:23:51.641+10:002016-04-12T15:23:51.641+10:00And apart from whether or not Will Rogers came fir...And apart from whether or not Will Rogers came first chronologically, (thanks JohnI), I first heard it about 30 years ago in respect of Irish migrating to Aus. However, in these later times, Chinese coming to Australia are beginning to outnumber EnZedders and long ago outnumbered Irish.<br /><br />But anyway, a nearly universal idea, it seems.GrueBleennoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1462488453822156883.post-48708585991158532172016-04-12T14:11:02.985+10:002016-04-12T14:11:02.985+10:00It's known as the Will Rogers phenomenon. (Uns...It's known as the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Will_Rogers_phenomenon" rel="nofollow">Will Rogers phenomenon</a>. (Unsurprisingly, Rogers was an Oklahoma native.)<br /><br />On the subject of racial differences: let's not forget Murray and Herrnstein's pal the late, not-so-great J. Philippe Rushton and his assertion that <a href="https://books.google.com.au/books?id=p5XrN3Mox-0C&pg=PA60&lpg=PA60&dq=Philippe+Rushton+penis+brain&source=bl&ots=o3RAsGH2t_&sig=FhuPf1PiwE8odm5q02DqcCqzDRw&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwiok-SenIjMAhXKjpQKHTa9DD8Q6AEIWTAJ#v=onepage&q=Philippe%20Rushton%20penis%20brain&f=false" rel="nofollow">"it's a tradeoff - more brain or more penis"</a>.JohnIhttp://isersrants.blogspot.com.au/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1462488453822156883.post-61323327218739806242016-04-12T08:18:43.392+10:002016-04-12T08:18:43.392+10:00I think that joke was originally applied to Kiwis ...I think that joke was originally applied to Kiwis leaving NZ, GB.Mercurialhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08531202189169082683noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1462488453822156883.post-38019355793786343332016-04-12T02:00:22.530+10:002016-04-12T02:00:22.530+10:00Well, Anony, maybe we should breed with east Asian...Well, Anony, maybe we should breed with east Asians, or even Jewish people at a pinch (who also test smarter than we 'Caucasians' as The Bell Curve revealed. But not quite as smart as the east Asians).<br /><br />But why would they want to breed with us and have stupider kids ... unless it's only the stupider ones that would breed with us and therefore we'd get no IQ boost (well, not much of a one). You know the story, don't you: about the Chinaman who migrated from China to Australia and raised the average IQ of both places.GrueBleennoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1462488453822156883.post-32020367257238497542016-04-11T21:49:40.153+10:002016-04-11T21:49:40.153+10:00The Bolter in strife? You know he's a brave wa...The Bolter in strife? You know he's a brave warrior for freedom of speech who is persecuted for his principled stance against.....? I find it difficult to be clear about what he is against. There are a lot of things he is agin but he doesn't have a coherent narrative about what the problem is now that the lying slapper is no longer available to blame. Lol his diatribes are a bit sad these dsys.<br />And climate change just keeps happening despite all those denialist science papers being published lately. Can't wait for his next revelation about how corrupt or stupid climate scientists are.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1462488453822156883.post-52504087444368772252016-04-11T19:59:27.231+10:002016-04-11T19:59:27.231+10:00No,no, the "half caste" ones were regard...No,no, the "half caste" ones were regarded as the trouble makers by the Bolts of northern Australia,insisting on being treated as human beings. I believe Mr Bolt may have gotten into some strife over related matters a few years back...GlenHhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10978357851849422273noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1462488453822156883.post-73070574049009441512016-04-11T19:38:19.273+10:002016-04-11T19:38:19.273+10:00It's "Value Capture". Idiots! Not an...It's "Value Capture". Idiots! Not another thought bubble, No, No, nothing like that. May sound like magic, but it's a real thing. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08158673564017581517noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1462488453822156883.post-61578647060726506962016-04-11T18:29:31.429+10:002016-04-11T18:29:31.429+10:00Saw the dogfucker and his cousin in a café this mo...Saw the dogfucker and his cousin in a café this morning.<br /><br />The café was called Taste. The cousins weren't.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1462488453822156883.post-49214776101408716642016-04-11T18:28:20.105+10:002016-04-11T18:28:20.105+10:00Reminds me when I worked in the CES in the 90s. A...Reminds me when I worked in the CES in the 90s. An employment officer (as we called them) up Townsville way had recorded personal details about a job seeker, including the fact that he was 1/4 blood. The notes even cited how this was calculated - what proportion his parents were, etc.<br /><br />Useful stuff when you're looking for a job, I'd imagine.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1462488453822156883.post-72670098597278921932016-04-11T18:18:04.340+10:002016-04-11T18:18:04.340+10:00Morningstar, Monday 11 April - The local market op...Morningstar, Monday 11 April - The local market opened higher today - <b>Telstra Corporation (TLS) Telstra Corporation announced that it has signed a new contract with nbn worth $1.6bn</b> to provide Planning, Design, Construction and Construction Management services within the existing its <b>Hybrid Fibre-Coaxial (HFC) footprint.</b> The works are expected to continue until the end of the nbn build, slated to be completed by 2020 and include geographic areas within the Company's HFC network footprint in Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane, Gold Coast, Perth and Adelaide. All design, program management, construction management and scheduling activities will be undertaken by the Company. Under a Memorandum of Understanding and Letter of Intent signed by the parties late in 2015, it has undertaken some early works to support the build of the nbn network in the existing HFC footprint. TLS lost 1 cent (-0.19%) to $5.15.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1462488453822156883.post-86167051209701508702016-04-11T17:52:44.199+10:002016-04-11T17:52:44.199+10:00I think it is only the "half-castes", th...I think it is only the "half-castes", those white aborigines, that Bolter and co want raised white.<br />The "full-bloods" have those stupid genes that mean they could not do civilization but add some white genes and bobs your uncle, they get smarter. Smart enough to take all the grant money meant for the real aborigines, the black ones and that really annoys Bolter who is all for fairness and freedom.<br />I've always wondered if Bess Price understands the assumptions about her 'race' that conservatives accept as truth.<br />And since east Asians consistently score higher than Westeners on IQ tests, they must be smarter than us and we should all breed with them to get smarter kids.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1462488453822156883.post-15085529487243129732016-04-11T17:11:51.601+10:002016-04-11T17:11:51.601+10:00Plus she abused and swore at a cop and refused a b...Plus she abused and swore at a cop and refused a breath test. Probably facing gaol I hear. And not her first offence. She was coming home from drinky-poos with Morrison, having drive the dog fucker there. Presumably he stayed longer to practice speaking in tongues.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1462488453822156883.post-44710693927305535752016-04-11T16:46:29.948+10:002016-04-11T16:46:29.948+10:00Grahame Morris is just stupid. But Samantha Maide...Grahame Morris is just stupid. But Samantha Maiden is dangerous.<br /><br />Didn't she get done DUI recently down Goulburn way?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1462488453822156883.post-22381314338639298592016-04-11T16:32:39.125+10:002016-04-11T16:32:39.125+10:00".... the reptile wars ... in which certain r...".... the reptile wars ... in which certain reptiles revolted against their colleagues."<br /><br />Wars? More like some geriatrics who've been married for far too long getting querulous in their dotage.Tailgatorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03689630759397250217noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1462488453822156883.post-70528395993653363102016-04-11T16:17:39.383+10:002016-04-11T16:17:39.383+10:00Surely Grahame Morris meant to say "ponce&quo...Surely Grahame Morris meant to say "ponce" rather than "Prince"?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1462488453822156883.post-63002298465938922242016-04-11T16:08:53.935+10:002016-04-11T16:08:53.935+10:00Not to mention eugenics, which Bolt seems all in f...Not to mention eugenics, which Bolt seems all in favour of (take the black kids away from their parents, and civilize 'em in white towns!)<br /><br />Powerful BBC doco on this here. (not sure it's been shown in Oz)<br /><br />https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3FmEjDaWqA4Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1462488453822156883.post-54050082120804875412016-04-11T15:45:27.896+10:002016-04-11T15:45:27.896+10:00And more recently than Eysenck of course, was '...And more recently than Eysenck of course, was 'The Bell Curve'.<br /><br />But then came the Flynn Effect<br />( https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flynn_effect ). Oh my.<br /><br />Actually, a couple of Eysenck's books, namely Know Your Own IQ and Test Your IQ, were quite useful. By working through a few tests (at least three), not as tests but as learning experiences making sure you checked and understood every answer, you could improve your IQ score by 30 points or more (well I did, anyway). Much more than a Flynn increase.<br /><br />But then, you can always read that fine old temporary phrenologist, Alfred Binet, to find out what it is that an IQ test actually measures.GrueBleennoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1462488453822156883.post-21206972825189383862016-04-11T15:23:53.499+10:002016-04-11T15:23:53.499+10:00There was another delicious bite of goodness form ...There was another delicious bite of goodness form the cream-centered Oreo today. "Cash can't beat genetics in class." Seems the poor and the blacks will not never make it 'cos they're genetically disadvantaged.<br /><br />Remember the Hans Esyneck controversy anyone? Genetics determines intelligence, thus black people score lower in standard IQ tests. It also goes back a lot further, at least to George Cuvier's racial classifications.<br />Cuvier categorized these divisions he identified into 'races' according to his perception of the beauty or ugliness of their skulls and the quality of their civilizations. He placed the Caucasians at the top with the skull shape he considered the most beautiful, and the Ethiopians at the bottom.<br />"The white race, with oval face, straight hair and nose, to which the civilised people of Europe belong and which appear to us the most beautiful of all, is also superior to others by its genius, courage, and activity.[45]<br /><br />Ethiopians, at the bottom of the scale. " are marked by black complexion, crisped of woolly hair, compressed cranium, and a flat nose. The projection of the lower parts of the face, and the thick lips, evidently approximate it to the monkey tribe: the hordes of which it consists have always remained in the most complete state of barbarism.'<br /><br />Nice company you keep Oreo, "the acclaimed political scientist." By the way, has anyone found any evidence of her experience and 'acclaimed work?'<br /><br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com