That's Not Funny
Our buddy Perry Logan (who is quite funny) has often remarked that it is not sufficient for 9-11 Deniers to be subnormal in intelligence; they must also believe that they are well above average. And a new study finds that this is not uncommon:
People tend to hold overly favorable views of their abilities in many social and intellectual domains. The authors suggest that this overestimation occurs, in part, because people who are unskilled in these domains suffer a dual burden: Not only do these people reach erroneous conclusions and make unfortunate choices, but their incompetence robs them of the metacognitive ability to realize it. Across 4 studies, the authors found that participants scoring in the bottom quartile on tests of humor, grammar, and logic grossly overestimated their test performance and ability. Although their test scores put them in the 12th percentile, they estimated themselves to be in the 62nd. Several analyses linked this miscalibration to deficits in metacognitive skill, or the capacity to distinguish accuracy from error. Paradoxically, improving the skills of participants, and thus increasing their metacognitive competence, helped them recognize the limitations of their abilities.
It is one of the essential features of such incompetence that the person so afflicted is incapable of knowing that he is incompetent. To have such knowledge would already be to remedy a good portion of the offense.
Let's see, somebody who thinks they're above average in humor, but who actually scores in the 12th percentile? How about Col. Jenny Sparks over at 9-11 Blogger, who checks in with this amazing attempt at levity:
This week: "Deadly Dust" at Ground Zero-Truth or Truther fantasy? Also, we expose the Widow's Cabal behind "911Press for Truth"! Plus the results from last week's poll AND see who qualifies to enter our Hardfire Poetry Contest! This is your host Jenny--Welcome to CROSSBALL!
Dust! It's everywhere! Inside, outside, in the car, behind the couch...But is it the Deadly Threat that 9/11 Truthers claim? We go to our correspondent at Ground Zero, Jeremiah Jenkins.
JENNY: Hello, Jerry!
JERRY: Hello, Jenny! Before we continue, I think we should clairify for our viewers that the Deadly Dust in question is believed to only be found at Ground Zero of the WTC collapses.
JEN: I hear you have a lead on the Deadly Dust in question.
JER: Well, five years later the trail is a bit cold, and without a dust bin there's little we can do than question passers by. Ma'am? Excuse me, ma'am?
WOMAN ON THE STREET: Dontchoo be callin me no "ma'am"! I ain't passed fourty!
JER: Pardon, miss. And your name is?
WOS: I gonna be on TV?
JER: Oh, yes! Absolutely!
WOS: Yolanda.
JER: Pleased to meet you, Yolanda. What are your thoughts about the Truther claims that Deadly Dust is responsible for the health problems of first responders on 9/11?
posted by Pat @ 9:15 AM
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6 Comments:
Nothing like a healthy dose of hack racism to start off the afternoon.
Jenny can be accurately described as a unique talent. Here is an effulgent creation by the twoofer's own Muse, inspired, I blush to confess, by yours truly. My rather generous appraisal of her effort follows:
To kick off our Hardfire Poetry Contest dedicated to my Ronnie, I submit the following poem:
Ron Wieck, my hero,
Not a fake, like Nero;
His friend's a flake, at Ground Zero,
And on the make, hiding in Quero!
I admit it's a little rough; it's from my "nuke the towel-heads" period. I'm more reflective these days, eagerly anticipating martial law--I mean, Total Democracy! Ha, ha!
Also from the archives is this scratching from our local JJJames:
Jelousy is my untaimed spite
Ronald found a losing fight.
Effortlessly being right.
Like Revere in the night
I will shine the truthful light!
I think we'll leave it up to the viewers to decide which is best! Hint: *MINE*
Also, we have a question from our stubborn Truther "LeftRight" reguarding the nuking of towel-heads:
"But, but, Col Jenny...my daughters have towels on their heads
every morning after they take a shower.....are you going to nuke them too?"
Hello, LeftRight! And regretfully I have to tell you "yes", if they look like terrorists we have to treat them like terroists. Well, small terrorists. We can't have our Freedom Forces hesitating to defend democracy on the off chance some Arab is actualy a small child in a towel, now can we? Use a blowdryer, love, and remember: Towels are for Terrorists!
Now Cross Our Ball and get poeting!
Submitted by Col. Jenny Sparks on Fri, 01/12/2007 - 9:06am.
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Fair Assessment
Ah, Jenny, you never cease to amaze. That you should write poetry, it's like...it's like...well, as Dr. Johnson said about a dog walking on its hind legs: The wonder is not that the thing is done badly, but, rather, that it is done at all.
Submitted by Ronald Wieck on Fri, 01/12/2007 - 9:32am.
Jenny is an obnoxious, now obviously racist, loud mouth who sputters very little fact, a whole lot of opinion, and ver little that is of an intelligent nature.
She embodies what I have seen to be the average 911blogger poster.
Perhaps Michael Richards is posting over there as well...seems he would blend in quite easily.
TAM
In this case, calling her a 25 percenter, is being mathematically generous.
Ahem:
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Also "minimum eggs"? I'm guessing your full name isn't casseia.
Tell you what. When you put up your email address and phone number, I will call you and give you my real name. Not just a fake one.
How much time do you spend volunteering and how much do you spend arguing on line?
Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on Mon, 01/15/2007 - 3:58pm.
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Now, even though I'm no longer a twoofer, I can tell you cass. is more active than many in the face-to-face world!
See, if you want people to take you seriously here, Ronnie, --oops, sorry! I mean Annoy-mouse!---you have to make SOME investment in the exchange. We've registered, love, making an investment, however prefunctory.
But YOU expect people to take you at your word while you make NO investment. Sorry, darling, but it looks like you need to grow-up.
And while you're at it, tell the lovely folks at "Screw Loose Change" they should probably read the entire blog and comments forum before claiming a blog is racist where : the person mocked the MOST is a white man(MarK Roberts), followed by a white bimbo(Ann Coulter) and finally a black elitist neo-con(Condi Rice--who does not embody any sterotype I'm familiar with).
But considering the measly 4 comments, I suspect they figured that out already. Oops! And thank them for the publicity!
Hugs and kisses!
PS. It is interesting, n'est pas, that for a bunch of die hard skeptics, no one in the Screw Loose Change comment's forum wondered how pomeroo could have identified an anonymous poster as female?
Submitted by Col. Jenny Sparks on Mon, 01/15/2007 - 4:36pm.<<<
http://911blogger.com/node/5532?page=3
So, perhaps a little less "screwing" and a little more "reading comprehension" is in order over here?
Remember, we're all against the "Twoof" movement together--there's no need to get competitive!
Hugs and kisses!
I have no idea what you're going on about, but this part was funny:
And while you're at it, tell the lovely folks at "Screw Loose Change" they should probably read the entire blog and comments forum before claiming a blog is racist where : the person mocked the MOST is a white man(MarK Roberts), followed by a white bimbo(Ann Coulter) and finally a black elitist neo-con(Condi Rice--who does not embody any sterotype I'm familiar with).
Right, so it's impossible to be racist if you're making fun of white people, or black republicans. Gotcha. Makes perfect sense. Also explains why your ilk threw oreo cookies at Michael Steele. They weren't really racist, he was a republican!
Anyone got a framed copy of the "Woo Woo Credo" we could mail to lil Jenny?
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