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Don't they typically use jumbled words on IQ tests?

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Tihs is bcuseae the huamn mnid deos not raed ervey lteter by istlef, but the wrod as a wlohe.

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good

adj 1: having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified; "good news from the hospital"; "a good report card"; "when she was good she was very very good"; "a good knife is one good for cutting"; "this stump will make a good picnic table"; "a good check"; "a good joke"; "a good exterior paint"; "a good secretary"; "a good dress for the office" [ant: bad] 2: having the normally expected amount; "gives full measure"; "gives good measure"; "a good mile from here" [syn: full] 3: morally admirable [ant: evil] 4: deserving of esteem and respect; "all respectable companies give guarantees"; "ruined the family's good name" [syn: estimable, honorable, respectable] 5: promoting or enhancing well-being; "an arms limitation agreement beneficial to all countries"; "the beneficial effects of a temperate climate"; "the experience was good for her" [syn: beneficial] 6: superior to the average; "in fine spirits"; "a fine student"; "made good grades"; "morale was good"; "had good weather for the parade" [syn: fine] 7: agreeable or pleasing; "we all had a good time"; "good manners" 8: of moral excellence; "a genuinely good person"; "a just cause"; "an upright and respectable man"; "the life of the nation is secure only while the nation is honest, truthful, and virtuous"- Frederick Douglass [syn: just, upright, virtuous] 9: having or showing knowledge and skill and aptitude; "adept in handicrafts"; "an adept juggler"; "an expert job"; "a good mechanic"; "a practiced marksman"; "a proficient engineer"; "a lesser-known but no less skillful composer"; "the effect was achieved by skillful retouching" [syn: adept, expert, practiced, proficient, skillful, skilful] 10: thorough; "had a good workout"; "gave the house a good cleaning" 11: with or in a close or intimate relationship; "a good friend"; "my sisters and brothers are near and dear" [syn: dear, near] 12: having or showing or arising from a desire to promote the welfare or happiness of others; "his benevolent smile"; "a benevolent nature" [syn: benevolent] [ant: malevolent] 13: financially sound; "a good investment"; "a secure investment" [syn: dependable, safe, secure] 14: most suitable or right for a particular purpose; "a good time to plant tomatoes"; "the right time to act"; "the time is ripe for great sociological changes" [syn: right, ripe] 15: resulting favorably; "its a good thing that I wasn't there"; "it is good that you stayed"; "it is well that no one saw you"; "all's well that ends well" [syn: well(p)] 16: exerting force or influence; "the law is effective immediately"; "a warranty good for two years"; "the law is already in effect (or in force)" [syn: effective, in effect(p), in force(p)] 17: feeling healthy and free of aches and pains; "I feel good" [syn: good(p)] 18: capable of pleasing; "good looks" 19: appealing to the mind; "good music"; "a serious book" [syn: serious] 20: in excellent physical condition; "good teeth"; "I still have one good leg"; "a sound mind in a sound body" [syn: sound] 21: tending to promote physical well-being; beneficial to health; "beneficial effects of a balanced diet"; "a good night's sleep"; "the salutary influence of pure air" [syn: beneficial, salutary] 22: not forged; "a good dollar bill" 23: not left to spoil; "the meat is still good" [syn: unspoiled, unspoilt] 24: generally admired; "good taste" n 1: benefit; "for your own good"; "what's the good of worrying?" 2: moral excellence or admirableness; "there is much good to be found in people" [syn: goodness] [ant: evil] 3: that which is good or valuable or useful; "weigh the good against the bad"; "among the highest goods of all are happiness and self-realization" [syn: goodness] [ant: bad] adv 1: (often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (`good' is a nonstandard dialectal variant for `well'); "the children behaved well"; "a task well done"; "the party went well"; "he slept well"; "a well-argued thesis"; "a well-planned party"; "the baby can walk pretty good" [syn: well] [ant: ill] 2: in a complete and thorough manner (`good' is sometimes used informally for `thoroughly'); "he was soundly defeated"; "we beat him good" [syn: thoroughly, soundly]

Source: WordNet ® 2.0, © 2003 Princeton University

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evil

adj 1: morally bad or wrong; "evil purposes"; "an evil influence"; "evil deeds" [syn: wicked] [ant: good] 2: having the nature of vice [syn: depraved, vicious] 3: tending to cause great harm [syn: harmful, injurious] 4: having or exerting a malignant influence; "malevolent stars"; "a malefic force" [syn: malefic, malevolent, malign] n 1: morally objectionable behavior [syn: immorality, wickedness, iniquity] 2: that which causes harm or destruction or misfortune; "the evil that men do lives after them; the good is oft interred with their bones"- Shakespeare 3: the quality of being morally wrong in principle or practice; "attempts to explain the origin of evil in the world" [syn: evilness] [ant: good]

Source: WordNet ® 2.0, © 2003 Princeton University

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Yes. But guess who's the one Djur calls Elfy McSpamface? :P

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HAGGLE GAGGLE I'M A WOMAN

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Yes. But guess who's the one Djur calls Elfy McSpamface? :P

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Well, it still isn't anywhere near the level of the spanish influenza. It's more like the Krakatoa disaster in the late 1800s.

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Mind you, that's beside the point. These things don't need to be quantified. There are 1 billion people on earth without access to clean water. That figure could and should be zero. There's no reason why we can't help everywhere at a much increased rate. We won't, because increased international aid is a vote loser, we have this bad habit of requiring price matching or liberalising your industries and too many areas are horrifically corrupt, but there's no reason why we couldn't.

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Originally written by Wham Bam Shizam v 2.0:

I think it would be slightly unfair if you could choose to be a vahnatai. I mean, for sliths, you get pole weapon bonus. For nephlim, you get thrown missle and bow and arrow bonus. For vahnatai, you would get not only bonuses in fighting with melee weapons and throwables, you would get a bonus with magic.

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I, like Djur, don't ascribe to the theory that punishment of criminals is a positive good in itself. I think that punishment is only useful when fear of it prevents people from committing crimes. Punishment is only useful as a deterrent.

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ain't

\Ain't\ A contraction for are not and am not; also used for is not. [Colloq. or illiterate speech]. See An't.

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc.

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Originally written by Wham Bam Shizam v 2.0:

What the heck is an RP? I have read the rules, but I am clueless.

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Originally written by -08:

Not only do they have the strength in numbers, they also have deadly archers compared with the vahnatai warriors, mages compared with vahnatai mages (order mages-vahnatai lords)

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I would argue that for over three-fourths of the designers with a work above 8.0 on the CSR, Jeff is a storywriting imp. His stories have always been total crap, with the one exception of Small Rebellion. (And even that has taken a turn for the worse in BoA.)

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Originally written by Novah Philology:

All known continents are settled. The Empire could always have missed one or two. Diplomacy with the Dead certainly implies the existence of new frontiers.

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—Alorael, who would rather see more of Avernum anyway. There are probably caves farther west that haven't been explored much, there are deeper caves, there is more of Upper Avernum, there are the vahnatai and slith lands, and when all else fails, the narrator can inform you that you are in a new part of Avernum whether you like and understand it or not.

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Originally written by Vote Alorael 2008:

As for eccentric behavior... Well. Most of us have our eccentricities, but some are more eccentric than others. I must regretfully inform you that you aren't even close to the top of my oddball list.

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Originally written by Mind:

I can hardly even convince myself that Bush won the elections… The mere thought alone would have filled me with terror, hysteria and agony.

Bush ruined the country's economy, is directly responsible for genocide, haphazardly ignored the issues and arguments of Europe, and lied to the entire population of the United States! Thousands of people died in pain and agony, millions of people lost their jobs, and Iraq lies in smoking ruins. Bush is an incompetent, immoral, deceptive, treacherous, murderous, abhorrent, tyrannous, malevolent, low-minded, loathsome monstrosity!

You can now start expressing your loathing for me and reducing my karma to nought to your hearts content. I wish you much joy of it.

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