OT: You Know You're A Redneck When....

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Jim Thompson

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You Know You're A Redneck (Red State) When 19 Juniors and Seniors in
your local neighborhood high school score 800 in Math on the SATs.

And about half also scored 800 on the vocabulary section.

Must be that Australian wine we're drinking ;-)

...Jim Thompson
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| James E.Thompson, P.E. | mens |
| Analog Innovations, Inc. | et |
| Analog/Mixed-Signal ASIC's and Discrete Systems | manus |
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I love to cook with wine. Sometimes I even put it in the food.
 
When 19 Juniors and Seniors in
your local neighborhood high school score 800 in Math on the SATs.
And about half also scored 800 on the vocabulary section.
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You'll need to explain:

* whether 19 is a big percentage of the school population in a "local
neighborhood high school" (at my high school there were >200 boys in
the graduating class)
* what the significance is of "junior and senior" - does this mean
people in years 11 and 12?
* whether 800 is a good score or not
* whether you are being sarcastic
 
On 27 Jan 2005 19:17:19 -0800, larwe@larwe.com wrote:

When 19 Juniors and Seniors in
your local neighborhood high school score 800 in Math on the SATs.
And about half also scored 800 on the vocabulary section.

You'll need to explain:

* whether 19 is a big percentage of the school population in a "local
neighborhood high school" (at my high school there were >200 boys in
the graduating class)
* what the significance is of "junior and senior" - does this mean
people in years 11 and 12?
* whether 800 is a good score or not
* whether you are being sarcastic
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Do you live in the US? If so, you must live in a cave ;-)

...Jim Thompson
--
| James E.Thompson, P.E. | mens |
| Analog Innovations, Inc. | et |
| Analog/Mixed-Signal ASIC's and Discrete Systems | manus |
| Phoenix, Arizona Voice:(480)460-2350 | |
| E-mail Address at Website Fax:(480)460-2142 | Brass Rat |
| http://www.analog-innovations.com | 1962 |

I love to cook with wine. Sometimes I even put it in the food.
 
On 27 Jan 2005 19:17:19 -0800, larwe@larwe.com wrote:

When 19 Juniors and Seniors in
your local neighborhood high school score 800 in Math on the SATs.
And about half also scored 800 on the vocabulary section.

You'll need to explain:

* whether 19 is a big percentage of the school population in a "local
neighborhood high school" (at my high school there were >200 boys in
the graduating class)
* what the significance is of "junior and senior" - does this mean
people in years 11 and 12?
* whether 800 is a good score or not
* whether you are being sarcastic
Click to expand...

800 is a perfect score. It's news when one kid in any high school does
it. I did once, and a fair amount of attention was generated.

And rednecks are never sarcastic; they don't need to be.

John
 
"John Larkin" <jjSNIPlarkin@highTHISlandPLEASEtechnology.XXX> wrote in
message news:35fjv09k82l9u3tqa20plscnfj4forcqqs@4ax.com...
800 is a perfect score. It's news when one kid in any high school does
it. I did once, and a fair amount of attention was generated.

And rednecks are never sarcastic; they don't need to be.

John
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Dictionary.com defines Redneck :
1.. Used as a disparaging term for a member of the white rural laboring
class, especially in the southern United States.
2.. A white person regarded as having a provincial, conservative, often
bigoted attitude.
Why are rednecks connected with high scores ?

Roger
 
On Thu, 27 Jan 2005 20:04:07 -0700, Jim Thompson wrote:

You Know You're A Redneck (Red State) When 19 Juniors and Seniors in
your local neighborhood high school score 800 in Math on the SATs.

And about half also scored 800 on the vocabulary section.

Must be that Australian wine we're drinking ;-)

...Jim Thompson
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Nah. It's the money.
--
The Pig Bladder From Uranus, Still Waiting for
Some Hot Babe to Ask What My Favorite Planet Is.
 
John Larkin wrote:
On 27 Jan 2005 19:17:19 -0800, larwe@larwe.com wrote:

When 19 Juniors and Seniors in
your local neighborhood high school score 800 in Math on the SATs.
And about half also scored 800 on the vocabulary section.

You'll need to explain:

* whether 19 is a big percentage of the school population in a
"local
neighborhood high school" (at my high school there were >200 boys in
the graduating class)
* what the significance is of "junior and senior" - does this mean
people in years 11 and 12?
* whether 800 is a good score or not
* whether you are being sarcastic


800 is a perfect score. It's news when one kid in any high school
does
it. I did once, and a fair amount of attention was generated.

And rednecks are never sarcastic; they don't need to be.

John
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I don't think it's such a big deal anymore, at least not where I grew
up. I scored 800 on Math 3 years ago and didn't get any special
recognition. Helped with National Merit and college admissions though.
P.S. This was in the least republican area you can dream of, Marin
County, CA (just north of San Francisco).
 
I believe that Mr. Thompson was referring to the people in Arizona as
rednecks because they voted republican (shown as red on political
maps).
 
Ken Taylor wrote:
What I object to is Australia being dragged into yet another domestic
US
political 'debate'. Geez fellas, can't you take up something more
interesting, like golf, or strangling chooks?
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Australia is regarded as practically a territory of the United States,
which has its advantages and disadvantages. Advantage is it's easy for
we Australians to live over here in the US. Disadvantage is they assume
we understand their political system. I don't even understand
Australia's political system; when dealing with politicians I assume
monstrous incompetence, corruption and nepotism and am never pleasantly
surprised.
 
On 27 Jan 2005 19:50:24 -0800, larwe@larwe.com wrote:

Do you live in the US? If so, you must live in a cave ;-)

I live in the US but didn't go to high school here and have no
children.
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Aha! The SATs are used for testing for college admission, 800 is a
perfect score.

...Jim Thompson
--
| James E.Thompson, P.E. | mens |
| Analog Innovations, Inc. | et |
| Analog/Mixed-Signal ASIC's and Discrete Systems | manus |
| Phoenix, Arizona Voice:(480)460-2350 | |
| E-mail Address at Website Fax:(480)460-2142 | Brass Rat |
| http://www.analog-innovations.com | 1962 |

I love to cook with wine. Sometimes I even put it in the food.
 
On 27 Jan 2005 20:06:59 -0800, "Chris" <cfoley1064@yahoo.com> wrote:

Jim Thompson wrote:
On 27 Jan 2005 19:17:19 -0800, larwe@larwe.com wrote:

When 19 Juniors and Seniors in
your local neighborhood high school score 800 in Math on the SATs.
And about half also scored 800 on the vocabulary section.

You'll need to explain:

* whether 19 is a big percentage of the school population in a
"local
neighborhood high school" (at my high school there were >200 boys in
the graduating class)
* what the significance is of "junior and senior" - does this mean
people in years 11 and 12?
* whether 800 is a good score or not
* whether you are being sarcastic

Do you live in the US? If so, you must live in a cave ;-)

...Jim Thompson

I thought Lake Wobegon was in Minnesota, Mr. Thompson. ;-)

http://www.collegeview.com/college/testprep/undergrad/sat_score.html
quote
The SAT I is scored on a scale of 200-800 for both the math and verbal
sections. The College Board sets the average for all test takers at 500
for the math and verbal sections. According to College Board figures,
in recent years, fewer than 20 percent of all test takers achieved a
math score of 600 or better. Fewer than 10 percent scored a 600 or
higher on the verbal section. Studies have shown that students with
three or more years of high school education in the key subject areas
like English, math, science, and social studies earned the highest
scores.

Beauty may be in the eye of the beholder, but a perfect score on the
SAT is still 1600-800 each on the math and verbal sections. However,
contrary to popular belief, achieving a perfect score doesn't mean
answering each question correctly.

In a recent test administration, you could answer up to four of the 78
verbal questions and one of the 60 math questions wrong and still
receive a perfect score. But this doesn't mean that thousands of
students score 1600. The test is scaled so that no more than an
estimated 0.07 percent of the test takers in a given year will end up
with a perfect score. That means about seven out of every 10,000 test
takers will earn a 1600 on the SAT I.
eoq

Congratulations, sir. There are only a couple of large high schools in
the Chicago area that come close to that performance. I guess parents
bring their kids up right out there, and keep 'em away from the
Pretendo and the toob.

Chris
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The neighborhood is pretty largely
professional/engineering/college-professors, with a high percentage of
Orientals and Indians.

...Jim Thompson
--
| James E.Thompson, P.E. | mens |
| Analog Innovations, Inc. | et |
| Analog/Mixed-Signal ASIC's and Discrete Systems | manus |
| Phoenix, Arizona Voice:(480)460-2350 | |
| E-mail Address at Website Fax:(480)460-2142 | Brass Rat |
| http://www.analog-innovations.com | 1962 |

I love to cook with wine. Sometimes I even put it in the food.
 
On 28 Jan 2005 01:14:25 -0800, Geodanah@yahoo.com wrote:

I believe that Mr. Thompson was referring to the people in Arizona as
rednecks because they voted republican (shown as red on political
maps).
Click to expand...
That is correct. We also carry guns and drive peekup trucks, my
peekup truck is painted red ;-)

...Jim Thompson
--
| James E.Thompson, P.E. | mens |
| Analog Innovations, Inc. | et |
| Analog/Mixed-Signal ASIC's and Discrete Systems | manus |
| Phoenix, Arizona Voice:(480)460-2350 | |
| E-mail Address at Website Fax:(480)460-2142 | Brass Rat |
| http://www.analog-innovations.com | 1962 |

I love to cook with wine. Sometimes I even put it in the food.
 
Chris wrote:
Jim Thompson wrote:

On 27 Jan 2005 19:17:19 -0800, larwe@larwe.com wrote:


When 19 Juniors and Seniors in
your local neighborhood high school score 800 in Math on the SATs.
And about half also scored 800 on the vocabulary section.

You'll need to explain:

* whether 19 is a big percentage of the school population in a

"local

neighborhood high school" (at my high school there were >200 boys in
the graduating class)
* what the significance is of "junior and senior" - does this mean
people in years 11 and 12?
* whether 800 is a good score or not
* whether you are being sarcastic

Do you live in the US? If so, you must live in a cave ;-)

...Jim Thompson


I thought Lake Wobegon was in Minnesota, Mr. Thompson. ;-)

http://www.collegeview.com/college/testprep/undergrad/sat_score.html
quote
The SAT I is scored on a scale of 200-800 for both the math and verbal
sections. The College Board sets the average for all test takers at 500
for the math and verbal sections. According to College Board figures,
in recent years, fewer than 20 percent of all test takers achieved a
math score of 600 or better. Fewer than 10 percent scored a 600 or
higher on the verbal section. Studies have shown that students with
three or more years of high school education in the key subject areas
like English, math, science, and social studies earned the highest
scores.

Beauty may be in the eye of the beholder, but a perfect score on the
SAT is still 1600-800 each on the math and verbal sections. However,
contrary to popular belief, achieving a perfect score doesn't mean
answering each question correctly.

In a recent test administration, you could answer up to four of the 78
verbal questions and one of the 60 math questions wrong and still
receive a perfect score. But this doesn't mean that thousands of
students score 1600. The test is scaled so that no more than an
estimated 0.07 percent of the test takers in a given year will end up
with a perfect score. That means about seven out of every 10,000 test
takers will earn a 1600 on the SAT I.
eoq

Congratulations, sir. There are only a couple of large high schools in
the Chicago area that come close to that performance. I guess parents
bring their kids up right out there, and keep 'em away from the
Pretendo and the toob.

Chris
Click to expand...

Well what else is there to do out in the desert besides study?

;)
 
Ken Taylor wrote:
"John Larkin" <jjSNIPlarkin@highTHISlandPLEASEtechnology.XXX> wrote in
message news:35fjv09k82l9u3tqa20plscnfj4forcqqs@4ax.com...

On 27 Jan 2005 19:17:19 -0800, larwe@larwe.com wrote:


When 19 Juniors and Seniors in
your local neighborhood high school score 800 in Math on the SATs.
And about half also scored 800 on the vocabulary section.

You'll need to explain:

* whether 19 is a big percentage of the school population in a "local
neighborhood high school" (at my high school there were >200 boys in
the graduating class)
* what the significance is of "junior and senior" - does this mean
people in years 11 and 12?
* whether 800 is a good score or not
* whether you are being sarcastic


800 is a perfect score. It's news when one kid in any high school does
it. I did once, and a fair amount of attention was generated.

And rednecks are never sarcastic; they don't need to be.

John


What I object to is Australia being dragged into yet another domestic US
political 'debate'. Geez fellas, can't you take up something more
interesting, like golf, or strangling chooks?

Ken
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You'll need to explain:

* What is a "Chook"
* Why you'd want to strangle one
* Wether it is pleasureable or not
* What's the price of eggs in China

Yes, I come from Mars. Nanu Nanu! ;)
 
Geodanah@yahoo.com wrote:
I believe that Mr. Thompson was referring to the people in Arizona as
rednecks because they voted republican (shown as red on political
maps).
Click to expand...
Or are their necks red from us Democrats strangling them?

;)
 
I read in sci.electronics.design that Mark Jones <abuse@127.0.0.1> wrote
(in <6Zednc5VDv0oz2fcRVn-jg@buckeye-express.com>) about 'OT: You Know
You're A Redneck When....', on Fri, 28 Jan 2005:
* What is a "Chook"
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An Aussie chicken.

* Why you'd want to strangle one
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If you heard one, you'd know.

* Wether it is pleasureable or not
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Only for one party.

* What's the price of eggs in China
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Rising, due to the bird-flu extermination programme.
--
Regards, John Woodgate, OOO - Own Opinions Only.
The good news is that nothing is compulsory.
The bad news is that everything is prohibited.
http://www.jmwa.demon.co.uk Also see http://www.isce.org.uk
 
In article <4kjkv05j20is7e2mh24tsukeigjh6trufq@4ax.com>,
thegreatone@example.com says...
On 28 Jan 2005 01:14:25 -0800, Geodanah@yahoo.com wrote:

I believe that Mr. Thompson was referring to the people in Arizona as
rednecks because they voted republican (shown as red on political
maps).

That is correct. We also carry guns and drive peekup trucks, my
peekup truck is painted red ;-)
Click to expand...
Hmm, I live in the bluest of blue states and carny guns and drive a
peekup, though mine is painted black. Black makes the salt stand out
so much better.

--
Keith
 
On Fri, 28 Jan 2005 07:38:51 -0700, Jim Thompson
<thegreatone@example.com> wrote:


800 is a perfect score. It's news when one kid in any high school does
it. I did once, and a fair amount of attention was generated.

And rednecks are never sarcastic; they don't need to be.

John

I did also... got me a full scholarship to MIT.

...Jim Thompson
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My 800 really pissed off the math geeks in my class. They were better
at Mathematics, but I was better at Test Taking.

John
 
On 27 Jan 2005 20:06:59 -0800, "Chris" <cfoley1064@yahoo.com> wrote:

The SAT I is scored on a scale of 200-800 for both the math and verbal
sections.
Click to expand...
How can a test have a lower limit of 200? Is that what you score for
handing in a blank sheet of paper? Is the idea perhaps that one
doesn't want to make the really thick feel badly about themselves?

d

Pearce Consulting
http://www.pearce.uk.com
 
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