Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.1 6/24/83; site unc.UUCP Path: utzoo!watmath!clyde!burl!ulysses!gamma!epsilon!zeta!sabre!bellcore!decvax!mcnc!unc!fsks From: fsks@unc.UUCP (Frank Silbermann) Newsgroups: net.singles,net.social Subject: Re: Intelligence Message-ID: <378@unc.UUCP> Date: Wed, 5-Jun-85 12:30:45 EDT Article-I.D.: unc.378 Posted: Wed Jun 5 12:30:45 1985 Date-Received: Sat, 8-Jun-85 01:46:38 EDT References: <253@unc.UUCP> <270@looking.UUCP> <371@h-sc1.UUCP> <2763@nsc.UUCP> <1209@cbosgd.UUCP> Reply-To: fsks@unc.UUCP (Frank Silbermann) Organization: CS Dept., U. of N. Carolina at Chapel Hill Lines: 24 Xref: watmath net.singles:7191 net.social:605 Summary: >>While it's true that intelligence may be more highly valued among many adults, >>it's also true that the kids at the fringes of the group (both ends of the >>normal curve) often get treated rather shabbily. In article woods@hao.UUCP (Greg Woods) writes: > This is a very accurate observation, and applies to other attributes equally >well as it does to intelligence. The only exception to this seems to be >athletic ability among males, where the better you are, the more you are >respected in a linear relationship. Is there a female equivalent to this? How about beauty? > But I often get the "last laugh" on the jocks who seemed to get such a kick >out of making my life miserable in those days. Most of them are married (or >divorced), and have kids and other heavy responsibilities, and do not seem to >be as happy with their lives as I am with mine. Unfortunately, no matter what successes you may achieve in life, there is no glory equal to the adulation received by a high school football star. Not even if you become President. Frank Silbermann