tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9712793.post113736143002361125..comments2023-12-26T00:08:21.129+13:00Comments on Brain Stab: A Few More ThingsJoshhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12428777233351272669noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9712793.post-1137818813676731732006-01-21T17:46:00.000+13:002006-01-21T17:46:00.000+13:00I am such a good driver that I stalled at the ligh...I am such a good driver that I stalled at the lights yesterday.<BR/><BR/>Twice.<BR/><BR/>At rush hour.Foggy in Nelsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09672853416820424778noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9712793.post-1137708707624997862006-01-20T11:11:00.000+13:002006-01-20T11:11:00.000+13:00on the self-perception, above-average thing - appa...on the self-perception, above-average thing - apparently (and I have no real basis for this but, you know, The Grapevine) men tend to think they are above average in the looks dept while women tend to think the reverse.<BR/><BR/>And I am an excellent driver. all the people I hit say so.Spanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16896745511007816190noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9712793.post-1137483165816238702006-01-17T20:32:00.000+13:002006-01-17T20:32:00.000+13:00Actually, having driven in Germany I'm sure 90% of...Actually, having driven in Germany I'm sure 90% of German drivers <I>are</I> above average on an OECD-wide comparison, but that's presumably not what the survey was getting at...Psycho Milthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00779500926576047736noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9712793.post-1137377510359967032006-01-16T15:11:00.000+13:002006-01-16T15:11:00.000+13:00With regard to the good driver/bad driver thing, I...With regard to the good driver/bad driver thing, I recently read in <A HREF="http://www.cicero.de/index.php" REL="nofollow">Cicero</A>, a German magazine (afraid the specific article is not online) that when asked to judge their driving skills, over 90% of drivers consider themselves to be above average drivers. Scarily enough, there's a similar percentage who consider themselves to be of "above average" intelligence. Hmmmm.BerlinBearhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01609196446830001663noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9712793.post-1137365397702548452006-01-16T11:49:00.000+13:002006-01-16T11:49:00.000+13:00Whilst holidaying on the Main-Danube Canal an Amer...Whilst holidaying on the Main-Danube Canal an American of my acquaintance (named 'Rich' but improbably pronounced 'Reg') asked whether refering to my Mother and I as Kiwis was offensive as it was basically calling us 'fruits.' He was most surprised to know that it was offensive not due to the fruit reference but because he was calling us evolutionary dead-ends with little to no eye-sight and a tendency to be eaten by rats.Matthew R. X. Dentithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12499867223966169985noreply@blogger.com