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Dave - Dave.net.nz wrote:

> If it is an average of womens underware construction,

I thought the preferred field relating to women's underwear was the
deconstruction one.


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EMB wrote:
>> If it is an average of womens underware construction,

> I thought the preferred field relating to women's underwear was the
> deconstruction one.

maybe not de-construction, but certainly removal.

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It seems like Thu, 21 Oct 2004 22:18:33 +1300 was when Peter
<> said Blah blah blah...

>50% of Americian voters are of less than average intelligence.
>Which maybe explains how they ended up with Bush as president.

What's explains the fact that 50% of American voters are above average
intelligence, yet Bush is still in power?
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On Sat, 23 Oct 2004 08:14:52 +1300, Waylon Kenning wrote:

> It seems like Thu, 21 Oct 2004 22:18:33 +1300 was when Peter
> <> said Blah blah blah...
>
>>50% of Americian voters are of less than average intelligence.
>>Which maybe explains how they ended up with Bush as president.
>
> What's explains the fact that 50% of American voters are above average
> intelligence, yet Bush is still in power?

Where did that stat come from?

In article <>,
"Dave - Dave.net.nz" <> wrote:

>Gordon wrote:
>>>"50% of teachers are below average"
>>>some politition last year I think.
>
>> Now when it comes to the posters of this ng,
>> Is it
>> a) More than 50% are above average
>> b) The above is wrong
>> c) if b) then why?
>
>it depends on what average we are talking about.
>
>If it is an average of computer users ability, then I would say "a",
>simply because as a group of enthusiests we would have more of an
>interest in the subject, and probably a higher ability than the average
>human.

Would most people be of above-average intelligence? Probably yes.

Are most drivers on the roads of above-average skill? Definitely yes.

Do most people have an above-average number of limbs? Actually yes.

Do most hard drives tend to fail after a below-average lifetime?
Unfortunately yes.

All quite mathematically consistent, I assure you.

It seems like Sat, 23 Oct 2004 09:40:03 +1300 was when Bret
<> said Blah blah blah...

>>>50% of Americian voters are of less than average intelligence.
>>>Which maybe explains how they ended up with Bush as president.
>>
>> What's explains the fact that 50% of American voters are above average
>> intelligence, yet Bush is still in power?
>
>Where did that stat come from?

That 50% of American voters are above average intelligence? It was
implied from the post I quoted it from, which is at the top of this
post. If 50% of American voters are below average intelligence, it
implies that around 50% of American voters are above average
intelligence (not taking into account those voters who have exactly
the average intelligence, and the fact that we can't measure
intelligence accurately).
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On Sat, 23 Oct 2004 13:27:26 +1300, Waylon Kenning wrote:

> It seems like Sat, 23 Oct 2004 09:40:03 +1300 was when Bret
> <> said Blah blah blah...
>
>>>>50% of Americian voters are of less than average intelligence.
>>>>Which maybe explains how they ended up with Bush as president.
>>>
>>> What's explains the fact that 50% of American voters are above average
>>> intelligence, yet Bush is still in power?
>>
>>Where did that stat come from?
>
> That 50% of American voters are above average intelligence? It was
> implied from the post I quoted it from, which is at the top of this
> post. If 50% of American voters are below average intelligence, it
> implies that around 50% of American voters are above average
> intelligence (not taking into account those voters who have exactly
> the average intelligence, and the fact that we can't measure
> intelligence accurately).

Why dont we disregard all the ones below average instead, President Bush
might cease to exist.

In article <>, Bret <>
wrote:

>Why dont we disregard all the [voters] below average instead, President Bush
>might cease to exist.

There's a saying somewhere that "every country gets the government it
deserves". I think Bush and the USA deserve each other...

Bret wrote:
> Why dont we disregard all the ones below average instead, President Bush
> might cease to exist.

heh, neither would Kerry.

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The original message was correct, statistically speaking, that there must be
a halfway line. %0 % above it and 50% below it. Simple. Fact - less people
voted for Bush, overall (electoral colleges, notwithstanding) than Gore.
Therefore more than 50 % voted for Gore. So, by that analysis, some people
with lower than average intelligence voted for Gore.
I still think that Bush is a right wan**r, but I'm not a voter or a US
passport holder, so my view counts for nothing.
"Dave - Dave.net.nz" <> wrote in message
news:...
> Bret wrote:
>> Why dont we disregard all the ones below average instead, President Bush
>> might cease to exist.
>
> heh, neither would Kerry.
>
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