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Mensa - "you're a carrot"!

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1Mensa - "you're a carrot"! Empty Mensa - "you're a carrot"! Sat Dec 22 2012, 12:58

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The British wing of the high-IQ organization Mensa apologized after a member appearing on TV described a hypothetical person with an IQ of 60 as a "carrot."

British Mensa and the BBC apologized for any offense caused by member Peter Baimbridge's comment during an interview on "BBC Breakfast" about the effectiveness of IQ tests in judging intelligence, the Belfast (Northern Ireland) Telegraph reported Friday.

"So most IQ tests will have Mr. and Mrs. Average scoring 100 and the higher you get, the brighter you are. And if your IQ is somewhere around 60 then you are probably a carrot," Baimbridge said.

The comment sparked a flurry of viewer complaints, some read on-air by hosts Louise Minchin and Charlie Stayt before they apologized at the end of the program and read an apology from Baimbridge.

Mensa also released a statement apologizing for the comment.

The statement said Baimbridge's comment was "totally inappropriate and does not represent the society's official position or view."

A BBC spokeswoman apologized on behalf of the broadcaster.

"Clearly we do not condone the comments that were made in any way and sincerely apologize for the offense caused," she said.



Read more: http://www.upi.com/Odd_News/2012/12/21/Mensa-apologizes-for-carrot-crack/UPI-48871356119517/#ixzz2FmjiL0o1


Really? They need to apologise over that? Why don't we just ban people making jokey comments altogether! Would you be offended?

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2Mensa - "you're a carrot"! Empty Re: Mensa - "you're a carrot"! Sat Dec 22 2012, 13:00

Natasha Whittam

Natasha Whittam
Nat Lofthouse
Nat Lofthouse

Biggie, you're a bloody carrot.

3Mensa - "you're a carrot"! Empty Re: Mensa - "you're a carrot"! Sat Dec 22 2012, 13:02

Reebok_Rebel

Reebok_Rebel
Frank Worthington
Frank Worthington

I have an IQ rating of 7...

what does that make me? Laughing

4Mensa - "you're a carrot"! Empty Re: Mensa - "you're a carrot"! Sat Dec 22 2012, 13:07

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A finger nail clipping.

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5Mensa - "you're a carrot"! Empty Re: Mensa - "you're a carrot"! Sat Dec 22 2012, 13:10

Natasha Whittam

Natasha Whittam
Nat Lofthouse
Nat Lofthouse

Reebok_Rebel wrote:I have an IQ rating of 7...

Obvious statement of the year winner.

6Mensa - "you're a carrot"! Empty Re: Mensa - "you're a carrot"! Sat Dec 22 2012, 13:16

rammywhite

rammywhite
Frank Worthington
Frank Worthington

Reebok_Rebel wrote:I have an IQ rating of 7...

what does that make me? Laughing
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7Mensa - "you're a carrot"! Empty Re: Mensa - "you're a carrot"! Sat Dec 22 2012, 13:50

Sgt. Bash

Sgt. Bash
Andy Walker
Andy Walker

rammywhite wrote:
Reebok_Rebel wrote:I have an IQ rating of 7...

what does that make me? Laughing
Owen Coyles football adviser

lol!

8Mensa - "you're a carrot"! Empty Re: Mensa - "you're a carrot"! Sat Dec 22 2012, 13:55

Reebok_Rebel

Reebok_Rebel
Frank Worthington
Frank Worthington

Biggie wrote:A finger nail clipping.

Mensa - "you're a carrot"! 3920004554yay!

9Mensa - "you're a carrot"! Empty Re: Mensa - "you're a carrot"! Sat Dec 22 2012, 20:06

Lofty_Love

Lofty_Love
Andy Walker
Andy Walker




10Mensa - "you're a carrot"! Empty Re: Mensa - "you're a carrot"! Sun Dec 23 2012, 00:06

bwfc71

bwfc71
Ivan Campo
Ivan Campo

Isn't "apologize" the US spelling of "apologise"?

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