No, not really...

...we can take justifiable pride in our character, work ethic, honesty, compassion, and other positive qualities we discover and develop within ourselves.  And we can be modestly proud of what we actually accomplish with the intellectual and physical gifts (or liabilities) we start out with. 

This does not, however, mean that we brag and boast of our accomplishments, (which is considered fairly low-class).  Unless we're running for office, we quietly allow others to discover these things about us.  If we have to beat someone over the head to get them to notice us, what's the point?

Flashing one's IQ score as if it were so much intellectual ''bling'' is sort of, well,  tasteless and silly.  You did nothing to deserve the intelligence you were born with, whether it's high, average or below.  Have you actually done anything outstanding with it?  It not, it's really not worth mentioning.  Might as well boast of your height or shoe size as blow your own horn over an IQ score. 

And I think we all are acquainted with folks who have ''high intelligence'' and not a scrap of common sense. 

• I need to apologize for any posts I made tonight - Backwards typist
  • No need to apologize. It's - just the big bad...
    • Really? (sm) - Just the big bad
      • None of us would have - sm
  • You need to make NO apologies - your posts have been insightful - see message - Former soldier and proud of it
  • you have no right to let your frustrations - ()
    • I think they are already stone cold enough. Maybe a - hot shower would help warm them up.
      • LOL !..........nm - ()
    • I will not get in a war with you - Backwards typist
      • Dont even bother responding to her posts - - smsg
        • what do you mean, play YOUR full deck., come on!..m - ()
        • Pretty sure that () - is the same ''European'' poster
          • for smsg: Do you want to tell me that you never make typos? - ()
            • Most of us make the occasional typo, - C. Mudgeon
          • Question for you: Why do you put "European" - ()
          • All I really notice is that she goes out of her way - smsg
            • What you don't say! Rep argueing with Dem, is this NEW for you?...nm - ()
        • nor is she posting with ... - cj
          • your comment is so low-life, I suppose that's what you are...sm - ()
          • See above, if () really is .- reborn - she once boasted of a 135 IQ!
            • I think "()" is just some teen-aged lurker. - Also, 135 IQ is nothing special.
              • As has been pointed out before, - () thinks s/he can take credit for
                • what brainless stuff are you posting again, I quote... - ()
                  • Regarding what you state that the IQ depends - ()
                  • What am I? Well, obviously - not so insecure that I feel the
                    • Why do you answer my post. then if you, as you state - ()
                    • hahahah!! You are so insecure that you do not even dare to post a username and STICK to it..nm - ()
                • If it's high you flash it, if it's low you hide it.....sm - ()
                  • No, not really... - Mythbuster
                    • if you want to preach, go to church, I know better than you, see my lower posts...nm - ()
                    • you are also competely off topic, - ()
                      • So now somebody is - forging your posts?
                      • what you are saying here, is only theory, - ()
              • An IQ of 135 is nothing special? I bet you never took - ()
                • well....you are in the same range as George W. Bush... - watcher
      • My eyes are wide open, but I do not see - ()
        • I agree - I don't even need to see rest of post. nm - vn
        • Ya got THAT right. - Peh.
          • you know why? because the way you see it, is crap...nm - ()
  • On what are you? In your last sentence - ()
  • Truly caring about your country needs no apology.... - unlike some people........NM
    • In the last sentence of her post she retracts what she said in her subject line, lol!..nm - ()
      • Honey, you most definitely need a -- - S/M
        • why do you answer so stupidly, the right answer - ()
        • I have a job, but actually I could do wiithout - ()
          • I see you are also very humble-NOT - cj
            • how do you know? You do not know me at all..sm - ()

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