Sorry, Barb and Jim…
By Mitch Berg
…but science finally proved what I think we knew all along.
Being the oldest child in the family has its perks: later bedtimes, no hand-me-downs, and, according to a new study, a higher IQ.
The study, detailed in the June 22 issue of the journal Science, analyzed the IQs of nearly 250,000 Norwegian 18- and 19-year-old draftees and found that older siblings had higher scores than younger siblings.
I’ll type slower for y’all.
June 25th, 2007 at 6:19 am
Speaking of science, have you wingnuts figured out yet whether Jesus rode around Palestine on a dinosaur? An anxious world awaits.
June 25th, 2007 at 7:57 am
You weren’t the oldest in your family, were you?
June 25th, 2007 at 8:01 am
Kermit: Why, yes! How could you tell?
Clown: Hey, just for fun, let’s look at how New York City voted in 1860!
June 25th, 2007 at 8:20 am
Angryclown recognizes the post was somewhat off-topic. Then again, it’s very funny to hear wingnuts use the word “science” in a sentence.
June 25th, 2007 at 8:52 am
L. Ron Hubbard must really crack the clown up.
June 25th, 2007 at 9:22 am
Clown: Hey, just for fun, let’s look at how New York City voted in 1860!
I have a better suggestion for fun. Let’s look at New York’s top industry in 1860!