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  1. 07-10-2012 #1
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    Post off to college-at 9 years old

    http://edition.cnn.com/video/?/video...ge-prodigy.cnn
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    That kid needs a summer at Camp Smackaround.
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    I wonder if that kid is a stutterer, just hearing him fumbling around with his pronunciation.
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    Quote Originally Posted by KittyWolf View Post
    I wonder if that kid is a stutterer, just hearing him fumbling around with his pronunciation.
    He's nine on TV... you can't exactly expect a perfect linguist at that age can you?
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    Is he just genius or does he have negative sides too that will prevent him from leading normal life?
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    Quote Originally Posted by Nyusu View Post
    Is he just genius or does he have negative sides too that will prevent him from leading normal life?
    I think all geniuses are alienated from their own age group. This allows for social adjustmental problems and maybe permanent social awkwardness. Spending all ones' time with older, mature people when one is pre-pubescent can't be too good either. If one is smart, like an adult, folks can confuse you with one. Mental maturity doesn't leap to much forward with smarts.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Nyusu View Post
    Is he just genius or does he have negative sides too that will prevent him from leading normal life?
    Arn't they one and the same?
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    Quote Originally Posted by Sniffit View Post
    Arn't they one and the same?
    I think he was referring to an "idiot savant" type of person, missing intellegence yet able to do amazing feats of math or science or pattern recognition like codes while being completely unable to take care of oneself. This dude has genius intellegence and is 9. If he was like the before mentioned he wouldn't be going to college.

    He's a Mozart not a Rainman.
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    What´s the point of attending college when you´re 9 years old? He´s too young to get laid and too young to drink...he´s missing the best parts of being a college student.
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    Quote Originally Posted by hOMEr_jAy View Post
    What´s the point of attending college when you´re 9 years old? He´s too young to get laid and too young to drink...he´s missing the best parts of being a college student.
    Some of us in College don't participate in anything like that!
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    Quote Originally Posted by KittyWolf View Post
    Some of us in College don't participate in anything like that!
    Getting laid and drinking? What the hell are you doing in college then? Studying??? Don't make me laugh, please!
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    Quote Originally Posted by KittyWolf View Post
    Some of us in College don't participate in anything like that!
    I approve of this.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Stormz_STA View Post
    Getting laid and drinking? What the hell are you doing in college then? Studying??? Don't make me laugh, please!
    Uh... well.. no.. I mean, I am studying.

    I don't like alcohol (especially Light Beer ) and "getting laid" isn't in my best interest.
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    Quote Originally Posted by KittyWolf View Post
    Uh... well.. no.. I mean, I am studying.
    Please, that's just embarrassing...

    Quote Originally Posted by KittyWolf View Post
    I don't like alcohol (especially Light Beer )
    Me neither but alcohol likes me so I have no choice but to consume it in large quantities. But it's not that bad, you can get used to it. I know I did.


    Quote Originally Posted by KittyWolf View Post
    "getting laid" isn't in my best interest.
    How would you know if you've never tried it? Hell, I think you're too young to know what is in your best interest.
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    ah college - a keg of Natural light and "you wanna check out my CD collection"



    .............smooth.
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