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Originally Posted by zelda_pinwheel
"leadholder", that's what they're called in french (porte-mine).
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In German it's "Druckbleistift" ("Press(ure)-pencil")
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Originally Posted by Taylor514ce
@Geoff: Oh, I AM a genius, if you want to go by completely flawed, out-of-date, Anglo- and Western-centric "standards" of measure. I bet most of us here are as well.
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Quite probably.
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Originally Posted by RickyMaveety
Oh, man alive ... we are sooooo very alike. I have quite literally gone several days at a time so absorbed in something that I forgot to eat and barely slept. I still get that way.
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I know what you mean.
The problem is: As soon as I reach a certain stage and a problem gets boring I tend to focus on the next project. This really can lead to problems - e.g. when the actual project has absolutely nothing to do with anything work or study-related...
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Originally, I was tested as having an IQ of 169
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Pff, my test couldnt tell more than 150 - never bothered to do the next one. Because - you are right. The IQ says absolutely nothing about the person or about your capabilities to solve "everydays problems".