Would you rate yourself as clever?

I certainly score very well in IQ tests but all that really means is that I am good at doing IQ tests.

Pretty good at General Knowledge quizzes too.
 
Another stupid Brexiteer here I'm afraid.

Reality: first degree is engineering, then an MSc, plus Doctorate in Econometrics. Highest job was company MD and Chairman.

Has far as SWMBO is concerned I know now't, but my grandson thinks I'm Mr Fixit so that's OK and the most important !
 
Depends what you class as clever?
Lots of people who are supposed to be clever have very little common sense.
 
High IQ, low tolerance for classroom based learning. I was the kid that took the VCR apart just to see how it worked. Not done me any real good yet though.
 
Depends what you class as clever?
Lots of people who are supposed to be clever have very little common sense.

Now that is a very clever post 😁. I agree.

I'm probably a 6-7 out of 10. Certainly not exceptional but not a nugget either. As someone posted earlier I know my limitations and that in itself is important to know.
 
Depends on your definition. I would consider myself average but we get newly qualified doctors coming in, so clearly very clever having had to study and pass exams and some of them lack the common sense they were born with and would struggle to tie their own laces
 
High IQ, low tolerance for classroom based learning. I was the kid that took the VCR apart just to see how it worked. Not done me any real good yet though.

Top loader or the front loader.......or Betamax?

28mm spanner for the Betamax.....or was it all imperial fittings back then?:D

For me clever at History, Geography, general knowledge and common sense in the main.

Technology = dumbass!!
 
I struggled to understand the ending to the movie Arrival yesterday, had to look up an explanation video on youtube after.........still none the wiser:(........probably means I'm a bit thick, I think I'm more practical than academic.;)
 
Top loader or the front loader.......or Betamax?

28mm spanner for the Betamax.....or was it all imperial fittings back then?:D

For me clever at History, Geography, general knowledge and common sense in the main.

Technology = dumbass!!
Ferguson videostar mate. Small phillips and a pair of long nose pliers. Absolute bugger to put back together after.
 
Ferguson videostar mate. Small phillips and a pair of long nose pliers. Absolute bugger to put back together after.

I couldnt even set the clock, so your 10 levels above me mate.

I still remember my dad putting a book in front of the clock every night, cos "the burglars look in the windows, so can see if you've got a video or not". Dad - we were the last house in the street to get one, they've moved onto segas or them other posh ataris now!:)
 
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