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To: JZelle

That's what I was thinking. Any kid who can figure out that (1) a key combination will perform a function and (2) the results would be accurate in not getting any kind of "unfair" advantage at all, unless we use the Left's definition of "unfair" as being any ability not possessed by the stupidest among us.

It reminds me of a story I heard from a co-worker who was a cop in Vancouver for a while. During their training, they had to take a fitness test that consisted of a timed run through Stanley Park. During the run, one group passed a truck that belonged to the park staff that had been left unlocked with the keys in the ignition. They took the truck, parked it near the finish line, had a beer, then poured water over themselves and ran to the line at roughly the same time as the rest of the class, doing their utmost to appear winded. After they returned to the classroom, the instructor announced:

"You all passed, including the SOBs who took the truck that we left for you. Your objective was to get to the other side of the park as quickly as possible and how you got there was your business."


6 posted on 06/08/2005 11:44:08 AM PDT by Squawk 8888 (Canada's worst nightmare: Terrorist attack on Americans, launched from Canada)
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To: Squawk 8888
I guess the Vancouver police don't consider grand theft auto to be a crime that would disqualify a candidate from being a cop.
7 posted on 06/08/2005 11:47:45 AM PDT by E. Pluribus Unum (Drug prohibition laws spawned the runaway federal health care monopoly and fund terrorism.)
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To: Squawk 8888
That's what I was thinking. Any kid who can figure out that (1) a key combination will perform a function and (2) the results would be accurate in not getting any kind of "unfair" advantage at all, unless we use the Left's definition of "unfair" as being any ability not possessed by the stupidest among us.

Yeah. This reminds me a bit of when I was in college, and took finite math, we had to learn matricies. To this day, I'm really not sure what they are good for, but I remember that in order to do functions longhand, it was tremendously time-consuming for us intro to finite math folks (maybe somemore more proficient could go a lot faster). Anyhow, I had a TI-81, I think it was, approved by the course, and I discovered it had a matrix function in which I could perform all the necessary functions. Our exam was slotted for two hours, I turned my test in in 10 minutes, and the professor looked dumbfounded. Asked me if I was sure I wanted to turn it in, I said yep, and left. I don't think he knew the calculator could perform those functions (because I doubt he would have let us use it on the exam), so I don't know what he thought about me--maybe that I was some sort of super genius or a cheater or what. I have no idea.

15 posted on 06/08/2005 11:57:22 AM PDT by Publius Valerius
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To: Squawk 8888

...LOL...


17 posted on 06/08/2005 12:03:26 PM PDT by MD_Willington_1976
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