Who's The Smartest In Here?

[CubanSucks]

A chance to brag about your ejumacation. Who know da most

[David Bowie]

I went to a top 30 college and scored 1440 on the SATs. That's about it.

[jaffies]

I stayed at a Holiday Inn last night

where I killed a hooker.

[Blake]

the actual smartest person would never post in a thread like this

[koriwhat]

oops

[IronMexican]

I dropped out of High School

[JamStone]

I naturally have 98 degrees.

[baseline bum]

I stayed at a Holiday Inn last night

where I killed a hooker.

Before or after business? Or both?

[CuckingFunt]

A chance to brag about your ejumacation. Who know da most

Smartest, education, and who knows the most...

Looks like you're asking three different questions.

[Wild Cobra]

Smartest, education, and who knows the most...

Looks like you're asking three different questions.
No shit.

I wouldn't by no means call myself the smartest, but sometimes I think everyone else just doesn't have a clue. Most educated? Maybe, but not formally. I'm an autodidact. Not a day of college. The only formal classes I have after High School are several required manufacturer equipment classes as a technician for work. I feel I know far more than the average person, but that doesn't mean I know the most either.

The name that came to though was Extra Stout when I saw the thread title. Him and I usually disagree, but he has well thought out answers on topics and is obviously well informed.

[mookie2001]

fun facts
theres a thread where everyone said their SAT score, the avg was like a 1390, i shit you not


and hememeagomboa, AKA phenenomanaual, has 3 doctorates and multiple scientific credentials, yet doesnt believe in evolution

[Wild Cobra]

I never took the SAT. Never had any intention of going to college. High school was way too simple and easy. I had enough years of boredom.

[marini martini]

I graduated top ten in the school of hard knocks!:toast

I use my knowledge every day!!!

[jag]

I propose a battle of wits.

[tlongII]

Probably Ruff n Ready. He seems pretty smart.

[tlongII]

:lmao

[MiamiHeat]

Learned knowledge, aka book smarts, is no indicator of intelligence or ability

How many people on this earth were born to troubled families, never really had the chance to be nurtured or have a supportive childhood, which in turn led them to begin working at an early age, etc.

It's mostly about circumstances. There are many people with high ability, but never got around, or got the chance to, edify themselves.

I'm much more interested in wisdom.

[Leetonidas]

Probably have to go with FromWayDowntown. I don't know a lot about the dude but his posts are always articulated very well and he often has a lot of knowledgeable things to say. Who really knows though.

[Leetonidas]

fun facts
theres a thread where everyone said their SAT score, the avg was like a 1390, i shit you not


and hememeagomboa, AKA phenenomanaual, has 3 doctorates and multiple scientific credentials, yet doesnt believe in evolution

I don't think a 1390 is high by today's standards...I don't really know what areas they had back then or how many sections of the test there were but I know nowadays it goes up to 2400, so a 1390 is around average or slightly below.

[mookie2001]

what? so the top score has gone up that much in 8 years?

[baseline bum]

fun facts
theres a thread where everyone said their SAT score, the avg was like a 1390, i shit you not


How many people who got 800s are going to be bragging about it on a message board?

[baseline bum]

what? so the top score has gone up that much in 8 years?

They added a writing section worth an extra 800 points.

[mookie2001]

none thats why i bet most of those people were lying out of their ass

[mookie2001]

interesting, well the oscar dela crew is so fucking old now that we're on the saved by the bell scale

[baseline bum]

interesting, well the oscar dela crew is so fucking old now that we're on the saved by the bell scale

So you got a 1502 on it? :lol

[Kori Ellis]

I don't think a 1390 is high by today's standards...I don't really know what areas they had back then or how many sections of the test there were but I know nowadays it goes up to 2400, so a 1390 is around average or slightly below.

The people mookie is referencing are people who were on the 1600 scale. And yes, it was kind of funny.. I think it was more like... 50% of the people posted claimed they were in the 1500s. It's the same with the IQ threads...70% of the posters claim somewhere in the genius range.

[David Bowie]

I don't think a 1390 is high by today's standards...I don't really know what areas they had back then or how many sections of the test there were but I know nowadays it goes up to 2400, so a 1390 is around average or slightly below.

Well back, in the day, the score was out of 1600. So, I think that's what most people went by.

[Kori Ellis]

Oh... and I think there are a lot of smart people in the forum, some educated and some not. As for the most educated, I can probably name a handful of people that have four or more degrees.

[Phineas J. Whoopee]

I've been known to know a thing or two.

[mouse]

Having a degree framed in your office doesn't mean shit if you still think the earth is 4 Billion years old and that man evolved from a fish.

[mouse]

there are a lot of smart people in the forum, I can probably name a handful of people that have four or more degrees.

And these so-called educated people you speak of are the first ones to want coach Pop fired and Tony Parker traded with every Spurs loss?
That is wisdom at its finest!

Take Tpark for example he claims to have a Masters degree and yet he has the attention span of a five year old and a mouth like a 4 dollar hooker.

[mavs>spurs2]

Genius IQ supposedly starts at 140, I've scored in the 140's on the one's I've taken, but I really don't think there's such a test to accurately determine who's a genius. I'm just a pretty smart guy, somewhere above most but no where near a rocket scientist. Even Cal 3 gives me a headache

[mouse]

Genius IQ supposedly starts at 140, I've scored in the 140's I'm just a pretty smart guy

I will tell you how smart you are just answer one question.

Are the Dallas Mavericks better than the Spurs?

[Leetonidas]

If there's anything Forrest Gump taught us, it's that IQ doesn't mean shit.

[G.Q.]

If there's anything Forrest Gump taught us, it's that IQ doesn't mean shit.

In today's society it don't mean shit.

[The Reckoning]

the scale is still out of 1600 (verbal + math) but there is an extra essay worth 800 that colleges dont even look at.

when i applied to UT, it listed my SAT as out of 1600 (verbal + math) and completely negated the essay, so its still pratically the same format.

btw the standardized tests dont mean shit. you can score 70 percentile on the ACT and turn around and score 90 percentile on the SAT. one test calls you a dumbass and the other one a genius.

[smeagol]

I'd say ducks is probably not.

I'd go with ES

Where's that dude, anyway?

[Wild Cobra]

Probably Ruff n Ready. He seems pretty smart.

He always quits when him and I discuss Global Warming. He cannot back up his beliefs.

[Wild Cobra]

I'd say ducks is probably not.

I'd go with ES

Where's that dude, anyway?
No idea.

I miss arguing with him.

[Kori Ellis]

ES is still around under a different user name.

[phyzik]

I dont have any degree's at all, although Im sure if I wanted to waste the money I could get one. the fact that I'm working in one of 5 positions available in an IT department at Southwest research Institute without one (a degree) should give somewhat of an idea of how smart I am....

that being said, book smarts are useless in the real world. I'd rather pride myself on my "street smarts" than my "book smarts". I remember when "who wants to be a millionare" first came out, they had a top 5 MENSA guy on the show.... he didnt make it past the 4th or 5th question.... you know.... the common sense one's.

[CubanSucks]

He always quits when him and I discuss Global Warming. He cannot back up his beliefs.

Yeah and you're relentless. You bumped that one thread like 20 times. :lol

[jag]

Learned knowledge, aka book smarts, is no indicator of intelligence or ability

A doctorate of physics/Columbia Law degree/Johns Hopkins M.D. might be a slight indicator of one's aptitude.

[baseline bum]

He doesn't post much, but scott has far and away the most interesting thoughts of any person on this forum when he does come here. I'll put leemajors #2 for having good taste in beer. :toast

[MaNuMaNiAc]

I'd say Extra Stout takes the cake. There are several others that seem to know what they are talking about most of the time. I think the illusion of intelligence in a forum is maintained by not opening your mouth about things you don't know shit about. Do that, and you'll seem pretty smart. That is unless you don't know shit about anything in which case you won't be doing much posting at all :lol

[ShoogarBear]

I'd say ducks is probably not.

I'd go with ES

Where's that dude, anyway?


ES is still around under a different user name.

Some people's minds are going to be blown when they find out that Extra Stout is ducks.

Regression to the mean at its finest.

[sabar]

Asking the opposite question would be far more entertaining.

[MaNuMaNiAc]

That's exactly where colleges suck major asses. Sincerely you have nothing to brag about but arrogance and narcissism. It's solidly estimated that the top 30 colleges are majorly occupied by immigrants/foreigners, hence you would be stupid if you considered smart those dumbasses who cannot even pronounce a word correctly with their anus, not to mention making any sound with dumb mouths.

did you just label "foreigners" in college dumbasses because they don't speak english perfectly? :lol

Yeah, you're the posterchild for knowledge and intelligence... :rolleyes

[xellos88330]

I am only as smart as people see me to be.

[Soul_Patch]

The people mookie is referencing are people who were on the 1600 scale. And yes, it was kind of funny.. I think it was more like... 50% of the people posted claimed they were in the 1500s. It's the same with the IQ threads...70% of the posters claim somewhere in the genius range.

I know right...


I scored about 1530 and my IQ, well its a solid 145


So i am probably the smartest....just sayin...

[ShoogarBear]

That's exactly where colleges suck major asses. Sincerely you have nothing to brag about but arrogance and narcissism. It's solidly estimated that the top 30 colleges are majorly occupied by immigrants/foreigners, hence you would be stupid if you considered smart those dumbasses who cannot even pronounce a word correctly with their anus, not to mention making any sound with dumb mouths.

This is a very informative statement . . . about you.

[I. Hustle]

My money is on Sancha

[mrsmaalox]

I'm smarter than a 5th grader.

[BacktoBasics]

Not only would I eat you to survive I'd eat you for sport.

[David Bowie]

That's exactly where colleges suck major asses. Sincerely you have nothing to brag about but arrogance and narcissism. It's solidly estimated that the top 30 colleges are majorly occupied by immigrants/foreigners, hence you would be stupid if you considered smart those dumbasses who cannot even pronounce a word correctly with their anus, not to mention making any sound with dumb mouths.

Um, ok, Racist much? There are a lot of foreigners at those schools and also lots of Americans. I came here as an immigrant when I was young. I worked and studied hard. I can assure you that I speak English without an accent.

[JamStone]

I propose a battle of wits.

Where is the poison? The battle of wits has begun. It ends when you decide and we both drink, and we find out who is right... and who is dead.

[ShoogarBear]

I'm not left-handed either.

[katyon6th]

Isn't ShoogarBear some kind of brain surgeon? My votes for him.

[lil'mo]

i heard that lil'mo went to a cow college

Yes, but that's not what makes me the smartest in here.

[mrsmaalox]

Isn't ShoogarBear some kind of brain surgeon? My votes for him.

That's what I was thinking too. I'm always most impressed with the ones who can make their point with the least amount of words.

[easjer]

In terms of the SAT, don't forget that when the test was taken matters as well - they recalculated and redesigned the test in 1995, so scores are weighted differently pre-1995 and post-1995. And of course, again post-whenever they introduced the third section. When they introduced the new writing portion, they also reconfigured the verbal section, and removed all the analogies, previously considered one of the more difficult portions of the test.

Degrees can mean something or nothing. I know they often take a lot of hard work to achieve, and I also know that many people with advanced degrees aren't that common-sense smart (I work around a lot of these folks). Likewise, knowing a lot of trivia could mean something, or nothing.

My IQ ranks in the genius level according to the standard scale (150+), and I forgot to pay my car insurance bill this month until I got a reminder that it was post-due. Go figure. I read a lot, but there is a ton of stuff I don't know much about and most math beyond algebra, geometry and trigonometry is totally over my head. I can write pretty well, but I frequently can't think of simple words in regular conversation (SFIE often has to interpret 'that' and hand gestures to figure out what I'm talking about).

It's all pretty relative.

[IronMexican]

Some people's minds are going to be blown when they find out that Extra Stout is ducks.

Regression to the mean at its finest.

:lmao

[MannyIsGod]

Someone who doesn't get nearly enough credit is Darkreign. He's probably one of the most open minded persons on the board who understands many things quickly and is able to view things from many viewpoints.

To me intelligence has nothing to do with being able to repeat a bunch of information but rather how well you process and understand the information you're presented with. DR doesn't always have the facts straight but he's willing to listen and does a good job incorporating what he learns.

[MannyIsGod]

Um, ok, Racist much? There are a lot of foreigners at those schools and also lots of Americans. I came here as an immigrant when I was young. I worked and studied hard. I can assure you that I speak English without an accent.

Its pretty funny because most Americans can't even speak English correctly. These immigrants who have trouble with English are many times on their 2nd or 3rd language when Americans in general can't even speak one.

[mookie2001]

thats the major reason to stay in your own dam country, if i went to germany i would be a fucking dumbass, so i'll stay away, thats what makes me real fucking smart!

[Bukefal]

Its pretty funny because most Americans can't even speak English correctly. These immigrants who have trouble with English are many times on their 2nd or 3rd language when Americans in general can't even speak one.

I've noticed that. I think I speak English pretty well for a foreigner. It's not my native language and I speak 5 languages. I have also never lived in an English speaking country. First, how many Americans speak more than one language? Second, I was amazed at how many Americans can't even speak their native language in a proper way. Sometimes I think I seem to do better.

And yet, when foreigners say something, they will get bashed by Americans like; "You stupid foreign dumbass...". But, these ' foreigner dumbasses' speak your own language better than you do :lmao is the first thing which comes to my mind, when someone is saying that.

[mookie2001]

5 languages?

rofl yeah right i know this trick, let me guess

english, french, spanish, italian, and portuguese?

[Bukefal]

Nice try.

English, Dutch, German, Macedonian, Serbo-Croatian.

+ I can also speak a little Greek, Bulgarian and very very little French. But that's a little, so I did not mentioned them in the list of languages I can speak properly.

[Dex]

I have a Ph.D in Pig Latin.

Ackray!

[easjer]

^ Ok, that made me giggle.

[Bigzax]

i'm smarter than the average bear...but i don't think i could outrun the average bear...so it's best we stay in our respective circles.

[JoeChalupa]

I'm just your average joe.

[Slomo]

I'm just your average joe.

Is that better than an average chalupa?

[MaNuMaNiAc]

Well SHIET!! I'm the smartest person on the planet!

Its true! My mom said so.

[tlongII]

Isn't ShoogarBear some kind of brain surgeon? My votes for him.

Brain surgeon. Proctologist. No difference really.

[ShoogarBear]

Isn't ShoogarBear some kind of brain surgeon?

Most of my business comes from Club poster donations.

[ShoogarBear]

Its pretty funny because most Americans can't even speak English correctly. These immigrants who have trouble with English are many times on their 2nd or 3rd language when Americans in general can't even speak one.

Almost any idiot can learn one language. Learning a second language well usually requires a better appreciation for correct usage.

[ploto]

I have book-smarts, 99th percentile standardized test scores, and degrees, but I have little real-life smarts. I think I do well at explaining information to others in a manner in which they can understand it, and that signifies that I truly comprehend it. On the other hand, the world frustrates me. Given the choice, I would rather sit under a tree and read a book.

[SA210]

Take Tpark for example he claims to have a Masters degree and yet he has the attention span of a five year old and a mouth like a 4 dollar hooker.

:lol

[phyzik]

Since the left side of the brain controls the right side of the body, only left handed people are in their right minds! :toast

[PM5K]

All I know is that I've always been really good at staying inside the lines when coloring.

[Blue Jew]

without a doubt it has to be LJ, This guy found a sure fire way not to have his topics locked or deleted he married the webmaster.

Just think you people spend all day kissing Kori's ass and she spends all night sucking his cock, isn't that one smart mother fucker?

[iggypop123]

i didnt take the sat's. i have never taken chemistry in my life, transfered from a CC to a state school, read some books and say discourse at times and thats about it.

[baseline bum]

i didnt take the sat's. i have never taken chemistry in my life, transfered from a CC to a state school, read some books and say discourse at times and thats about it.

SATs don't mean shit. I don't know how anyone's supposed to reasonably believe you can judge a person's intelligence by how well they did answering a bunch of small and simple problems. On top of that, you can seriously improve your SAT score massively just by studying the format of the test. I went and bought an SAT book with practice exams, and it added 200 points or so to my actual score after a month of study versus what I had when I took the first practice exam. If you don't take a class or buy a book teaching the format, then you're at a huge competitive disadvantage taking the exam.

/end rant

[Nbadan]

I have degrees in computer science, mathamatics, and business and I know nothing...

[leemajors]

He doesn't post much, but scott has far and away the most interesting thoughts of any person on this forum when he does come here. I'll put leemajors #2 for having good taste in beer. :toast

I worked much harder at developing my palate than I did preparing for the SAT or ACT, both of which were taken hung over. Maybe it was just in those days I was drinking Red Dog, Miller Lite Ice, and Beast light... :lol

[Fillmoe]

Doctorate of Pharmacy.. UOP.. STOCKTON CA....

lol.. im an idiot though...

[whottt]

Hmmm...off the top of my head I'd say it(excluding myself of course) comes down to Spurminator, Shoogar, Bruno or Slomo.

I think I'll go with Slomo.

Spurmnator loses points for actually posting in the political forum and attempting serious discusisons. Although he doesn't post in there very often. Ya still can't be a genius if you do that.


Shoogar loses points for being too much of an AJ fan and not enough of a Drob fan. Clearly something is wrong with that picture.


Bruno pretty much owns everyone who argues with him, has figured out how to win arguments convincingly at ST inspite of the culture gap, really quickly, against people that are impossible to win arguments against, and he's like a master of the salary cap as well.

However, I owned Bruno severely in a Lance Armstrong drug argument when he first arrived at this board, I think it's his only black mark.


That leaves Slomo...Slomo is very funny, again inspite of the culture gap he is one of the funniest posters and seems to be exceptionally skilled at multiple things like graphics and running message boards, and I remember one time he translated some article that no even had a clue what language it was(wasn't slovenian either). He also pretty much makes a fool out of anyone that he gets into an argument with, which isn't very often.

I go with Slomo, with the subtractions from the others being:

1. Doesn't post in the political forum.
2. Wasn't an AJ fan.
3. I've never beaten him in an argument(I've never even argued with him actually, then again I don't think I've ever really argued with Shoogar or Spurminator either).


He also gets points for staying in a big way, after the Slovenians left the team.

[whottt]

I have degrees in computer science, mathamatics, and business and I know nothing...

That explains so much...if you wind up with a 4th one I suspect anyone this side of Casto will be a neo-con.

[Spurminator]

Mathamatics???

[Slomo]

I think I'm going to lock this thread now.

:D

[jag]

Whottt seems pretty quick. Chumpdumper constantly shits on people. I've also noticed that Shoog can analyze situations from angles that most people wouldn't ever take into account.

Underrated: spurs_fan_in_exile

non spurs fan: Findog

[Slomo]

Oh shit _Jag ruined my joke.

Re-opening thread... :depressed

[Spurminator]

Spurmnator loses points for actually posting in the political forum and attempting serious discusisons. Although he doesn't post in there very often. Ya still can't be a genius if you do that.

You lose points for even putting me in the same league with those other guys. :lol Thanks, though.



I don't think I've ever really argued with Shoogar or Spurminator either).


We argued a bit on Jason Kidd in 2003.

You won.

[I. Hustle]

I'm going to say myself.

[iggypop123]

SATs don't mean shit. I don't know how anyone's supposed to reasonably believe you can judge a person's intelligence by how well they did answering a bunch of small and simple problems. On top of that, you can seriously improve your SAT score massively just by studying the format of the test. I went and bought an SAT book with practice exams, and it added 200 points or so to my actual score after a month of study versus what I had when I took the first practice exam. If you don't take a class or buy a book teaching the format, then you're at a huge competitive disadvantage taking the exam.

/end rant

i know i dont have 1000 bucks to prepare for the GRE. im hoping to get into the state school that doesnt require the test cause im probably only going study 1 week for english and shit, geometry i havent had in 6 yrs

[leemajors]

Hmmm...off the top of my head I'd say it(excluding myself of course) comes down to Spurminator, Shoogar, Bruno or Slomo.

I think I'll go with Slomo.

Spurmnator loses points for actually posting in the political forum and attempting serious discusisons. Although he doesn't post in there very often. Ya still can't be a genius if you do that.


Shoogar loses points for being too much of an AJ fan and not enough of a Drob fan. Clearly something is wrong with that picture.


Bruno pretty much owns everyone who argues with him, has figured out how to win arguments convincingly at ST inspite of the culture gap, really quickly, against people that are impossible to win arguments against, and he's like a master of the salary cap as well.

However, I owned Bruno severely in a Lance Armstrong drug argument when he first arrived at this board, I think it's his only black mark.


That leaves Slomo...Slomo is very funny, again inspite of the culture gap he is one of the funniest posters and seems to be exceptionally skilled at multiple things like graphics and running message boards, and I remember one time he translated some article that no even had a clue what language it was(wasn't slovenian either). He also pretty much makes a fool out of anyone that he gets into an argument with, which isn't very often.

I go with Slomo, with the subtractions from the others being:

1. Doesn't post in the political forum.
2. Wasn't an AJ fan.
3. I've never beaten him in an argument(I've never even argued with him actually, then again I don't think I've ever really argued with Shoogar or Spurminator either).


He also gets points for staying in a big way, after the Slovenians left the team.
Spurminator still insists that Van Hagar is superior to Van Halen, though.

[mookie2001]

there has never been anything more set in stone than nbadan owning mannyisgod and chumpdumper in math and science


thats is a fact

[easjer]

Whottt seems pretty quick. Chumpdumper constantly shits on people. I've also noticed that Shoog can analyze situations from angles that most people wouldn't ever take into account.

Underrated: spurs_fan_in_exile

non spurs fan: Findog

SFIE is ridiculously smart, and doesn't give or get enough credit for it. He's also disgustingly good with a sickening variety of trivia facts. He's great at Jeopardy and one of the reasons I married him was to make certain that I would never have to be on an opposite team from him in Trivial Pursuit again.

[z0sa]

I have book-smarts, 99th percentile standardized test scores, and degrees, but I have little real-life smarts. I think I do well at explaining information to others in a manner in which they can understand it, and that signifies that I truly comprehend it. On the other hand, the world frustrates me. Given the choice, I would rather sit under a tree and read a book.

Want to explain to me why you love Rasho so much?

:lol Kidding.

[leemajors]

Also, Jamstone gets serious props for completely dismantling gino's bald spot in this post:

http://spurstalk.com/forums/showpost.php?p=3857825&postcount=90

[whottt]

Spurminator still insists that Van Hagar is superior to Van Halen, though.

Damn that is bad :td


What is up with thee Spurminator?

I don't even think Van Hagar was the second best part of Sammy Hagar's career much less the best version of Van Halen. Runnin' with the Devil alone surpasses the entire Van Hagar output.

Lee Majors is an honorable mention btw, so are AHF, thispego and baselinebum and Nbandan(who I don't believe posts in the political forum seriously) and quite a few others.

[RuffnReadyOzStyle]

He always quits when him and I discuss Global Warming. He cannot back up his beliefs.

No, I have debated it with you but you refuse to accept my evidence, and I don't agree with a lot of yours, or at least the way you interpret it. I just don't see the point in wasting time on debating the topic with you. I present the scientific orthodoxy, you present a bunch of cherry picking and spurious data, and neither of us is going to change our minds, so what's the point? Typing so much gives me a sore shoulder, and I can do without the pain. BTW, I respect your intelligence, I just think you've got this particular issue dead wrong.

As for how smart I am, I'm no genius. IQ in the mid 130s when last tested, probably around 125 by now with all the damage I've done to it! :lol

I'm surrounded by people who are smarter than I am in pure IQ terms (my best friends in the world all have genius level IQs), but who cares? I know my strengths, and they are that I'm a quick learner at most things, and I have an acute ability to see the big picture and understand systemics (honed by training as an ecologist). In terms of the most beneficial things I've done in my life, driving a cab for 6 years was perfect for me - turned me from a bookish idealist into a real-world cynic.

Anyway, IQ is only one part of the picture:

http://professorlamp.com/ed/TAG/7_Intelligences.html

As for smart people around here, there are plenty, but they are usually secure in their intelligence and don't need to throw it around, SFIE as the perfect example.

[Spurminator]

Damn that is bad :td

What is up with thee Spurminator?

I don't even think Van Hagar was the second best part of Sammy Hagar's career much less the best version of Van Halen. Runnin' with the Devil alone surpasses the entire Van Hagar output.

I'll have to find the thread but I believe Mr. Majors is misrepresenting my position on Van Hagar from years ago. I believe what I said was that Van Halen's music in the Hagar years (a) is underappreciated, and (b) at times had more depth and range. The Hagar years were superior lyrically and I think that group was able to better pull off the mid-tempo songs and the ballads.

Anyway, my position now is that if you're locking me up for the rest of my life and I can only take one or the other, I'm taking the DLR albums. The guitar work is better, the albums are more consistently good all the way through and the style is just more fun overall.

[leemajors]

I'll have to find the thread but I believe Mr. Majors is misrepresenting my position on Van Hagar from years ago. I believe what I said was that Van Halen's music in the Hagar years (a) is underappreciated, and (b) at times had more depth and range. The Hagar years were superior lyrically and I think that group was able to better pull off the mid-tempo songs and the ballads.

Anyway, my position now is that if you're locking me up for the rest of my life and I can only take one or the other, I'm taking the DLR albums. The guitar work is better, the albums are more consistently good all the way through and the style is just more fun overall.

Spurminator is one of the best posters on the site, despite this fondness for Van Hagar. Also one of the best avatars.

[JoeChalupa]

I've seen smart remarks and posts from almost everyone in here.

[Nbadan]

Sperminator isn't even in the top 10....Baseline at #1 and FWDT at #2, Scott at #3...then it gets murky because its hard to judge a person's intelligence when all they write about is the Spurs or the NBA...