On Tue, 05 Mar 2024 07:15:03 +1100, charles <charles@candehope.me.uk>
wrote:

> In article <op.2j4jroblbyq249@pvr2.lan>,
> Rod Speed <rod.speed.aaa@gmail.com> wrote:
>> On Tue, 05 Mar 2024 05:45:05 +1100, charles <charles@candehope.me.uk>
>> wrote:
>
>> > In article <op.2j4fvrgybyq249@pvr2.lan>, Rod Speed
>> > <rod.speed.aaa@gmail.com> wrote:
>> >> On Mon, 04 Mar 2024 20:45:04 +1100, charles <charles@candehope.me.uk>
>> >> wrote:
>> >
>> >> > In article <l4lg3vFs04oU1@mid.individual.net>, alan_m
>> >> > <junk@admac.myzen.co.uk> wrote:
>> >> >> On 02/03/2024 19:16, Paul wrote:
>> >> >
>> >> >> > It is used to explain where some abnormal brain developments
>> come
>> >> >> > from, but it does not address the issue of "melon parents make
>> only
>> >> >> > melon kids".
>> >> >
>> >> >> Isn't that more to with upbringing? No aspirations for themselves
>> so
>> >> >> impart that philosophy into your kids from day one. If no-one sees
>> >> the
>> >> >> potential in these kids during their formative years then they may
>> >> >> turn out just like their parents for the rest of their lives.
>> >
>> >> > Some 70 years ago, my MiL (a teacher) was living in Newmarket and
>> was
>> >> > teaching some stable lads at home. A 12 year old came as a pupil,
>> but
>> >> > was unable to read, so she started to teach him . The next day he
>> >> > apeareedc with an irate father. "I can't read, so neither should
>> he .
>> >> > Just sit him in a corner with a comic and sign the form." He did
>> not
>> >> > come back.
>> >
>> >> If he couldnt read, he wouldnt have been able to read a comic.
>> >
>> > I assumed it was a picture only comic.
>
>> No such animal.
>
> This happened in the UK in the early 1950s.

There was no such animal comic wise then and I know
that because I had access to pom comics for free then.

On Tue, 05 Mar 2024 07:56:51 +1100, cantankerous trolling geezer Rodent
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On 4 Mar 2024 at 19:34:55 GMT, "R Souls" <ron.souls@aol.com> wrote:

> On 3 Mar 2024 12:31:21 GMT, Tim Streater <tim@streater.me.uk> wrote:
>
>> On 3 Mar 2024 at 12:03:26 GMT, "R Souls" <ron.souls@aol.com> wrote:
>>
>>> On 2 Mar 2024 22:08:56 GMT, Tim Streater <tim@streater.me.uk> wrote:
>>>
>>>> On 2 Mar 2024 at 14:36:11 GMT, "R Souls" <ron.souls@aol.com> wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> On Sat, 2 Mar 2024 14:19:40 +0000, Ottavio Caruso
>>>>> <ottavio2006-usenet2012@yahoo.com> wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>> Am 02/03/2024 um 12:20 schrieb R Souls:
>>>>>>> On Sat, 02 Mar 2024 10:29:36 +0000, Cursitor Doom <cd@notformail.com>
>>>>>>> wrote:
>>>>
>>>>>>>> Anyone know of any studies they can point me to online on this
>>>>>>>> subject? Intelligence is a quality which most of us have always
>>>>>>>> assumed was inherited, and my print sources back this up. I'm just
>>>>>>>> interested in any departure from this in more recent studies. I'd also
>>>>>>>> like to know what the modern sources have to say about whether the
>>>>>>>> father's or the mother's intelligence dominates in their offspring,
>>>>>>>> should genetics indeed play a part.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> What's all this about? Are you attempting to blame your lack of
>>>>>>> intelligence on your parents?
>>>>>>
>>>>>> He grew up in a council estate and never met his dad.
>>>>>
>>>>> Grew up? Hardly!
>>>>
>>>> Perhaps ArseHoles and Enrico should get a room.
>>>
>>> Nah. Ottavio isn't my type.
>>
>> I see. Met him and looked into it, eh!
> No.

Now don't wriggle. You must have met him else you wouldn't know.

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On 04/03/2024 04:28 pm, Tim Streater wrote:

> On 4 Mar 2024 at 15:57:59 GMT, "JNugent" <jnugent97@mail.com> wrote:
>> On 04/03/2024 02:55 pm, Tim Streater wrote:
>>> "The Natural Philosopher" <tnp@invalid.invalid> wrote:
>
>>>> A guy from the same school went to University, ended up working for IBM
>>>> on software etc got made redundant at 55, and lives in a nice but
>>>> unremarkable house.
>
>>> Is he happy?
>
>>>> His brother, who barely got his O levels, learnt to
>>>> play golf, and sell cars and is on his 4th trophy wife and is a multi
>>>> millionaire dealing in luxury cars for the smart Surrey set.
>
>>> See, I would view all aspects of that as dull, tedious, and boring. Especially
>>> the golf.
>
>> Other pastimes are available.
>> Usenet, for instance.
>> Or French cinema.
>
> My favourite pastime is to be busy doing nothing.

Working the whole day through, trying to find lots of things not to do?