Feel like a Post Whore.
 

I feel like a Post Whore when I see my name next to every section of the forums lol -- anyone else feel like they post to much when the only name next to each new post in each forum header is yours?

Yes well, I didn't want to be over exposed. I do have a little bit of dignity left :P

Yeah, I constantly see my name across all bases..
except regional, because the forums for the northwest are about completely inactive...
It's okay.. I actually AM a post whore, so....... yeah, it works out.

Could make it a slogan of some kind...

Instead of "I Am Canadian" (even if you aren't) we could say "I Am a Post Whore"

I've got a question for you.
Now that Canada's lost to America at hockey... what do you guys have to be proud of?
Maple syrup?
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When you already have over 1,000 posts.

I don't care about Hockey, most of us don't really. I haven't actually watched Hockey since... oh gee... I don't remember lol. And the last time I had any notice of the Olympics was when the guy was killed on the Ice Luge Race.

And didn't the Canadian Women's team take home the gold? I thought thats what I heard, but I probably heard wrong.

And why do people compare countries against other countries. With people Immigrating when ever they want most of the players on the team are probably from another nationality anyways.

Did you know that Japanese people are better at math than Americans and Canadians not because they are Japanese and are smarter or have bigger brains, but because their number system is easier to learn. By the time most of our youth can count to 10, Japanese kids are counting in the hundreds. Their language is conducive to fast learning.

Don't make unsupportable claims. I'd like to see some evidence on the reason behind Japanese people being better at math. I'd also like to see research that shows a real correlation between being Japanese and being good at math.

All that said, the only reason I know America beat Canada is because someone thought I cared about the Olympics and started talking to me about it. The only reason I remembered it was because I immediately thought "OMG, I know some Canadians who are gonna be SOOOO easy to mess with right now!"

I'm really not interested in who wins or loses, none of it makes my life any better or worse. It doesn't affect me, so...

Malcolm Gladwell -- Outliers -- written by Malcolm Gladwell and published by Little, Brown and Company on November 18, 2008

"Pronouncing words for numbers in Eastern languages such as Chinese takes a significantly
shorter time than pronouncing them in English. As a result, Chinese children
can hold more numbers in their short term memory. Furthermore, number terms and
phrases are more literal and regular in Chinese than in English. For example, the number
twenty three is expressed as two tens three in Chinese. Therefore, Chinese children
have a slight edge when it comes to arithmetic because it is arguably easier to add
three tens seven (37) to two tens two (22) than it is to add thirty seven to twenty two.
This may explain why children in China and other far-eastern countries do much better
in math (percentiles in the high 90s) than children in the west (percentiles in the
30s). Thus, being good at math may also have some explanations that have to do with
language in particular and culture in general."

I can get the full chapter if you'd like. Sorry I got Japanese and Chinese confused, but the languages are similar in terms of mathematics.

I'm sitting next to my chinese friend, Evan, in class right now and he tested out of calculus I, and II at the beginning of college without ever taking them before and he made an A in Calc III without doing any homework or studying. He was born in America, both of his parents are Chinese but none of them speak chinese.

That doesn't explain why he's so good at math, I'm better than him at most other things but he's just really good at math. Then again he is a little different, afterall he does drive a new camaro.

Hes an Outlier :P

I said evidence, not conjecture.
You fail.

This doesn't support your claim, it's simply some guy saying "Well, this is probably why..."

It's the same as if some guy was sitting there listening to a friend and I having this argument and decided to jump in with "Well, they're probably good at math because of certain genetic markers and neurochemistry, rather than environment." Sure, it sounds nice and realistic, but there's nothing supporting it.

I'm not saying you're wrong.. just saying, don't jump out there with something you have NO support for, other than some other asshole with NO support for the idea.

Sorry, I needed a couple moments to gather my sources properly.

Theres an Exam that most schools do. The students don't know what its for, but its to compare mathematic & science achievements of the 4th and 8th grade students for each country that chooses to participate in the exam. Its called the TIMSS exam. "Trends in International Mathematics and Science Study".

This study was first completed in 1995, and every couple years after. Most recently in 2007. The results. They do it ever 4 years. Next is in 2011.

• U.S. fourth-graders scored 529, on average, in mathematics, which was higher than the TIMSS scale average of 500.
• The average mathematics score of U.S. fourth-graders was higher than those in 23 of the 35 other countries, lower than in 8 countries (all 8 were in Asia or Europe), and not measurably different from the average scores of students in the remaining 4 countries.
• U.S. eighth-graders scored 508, on average, in mathematics, which was higher than the TIMSS scale average of 500.
• The average mathematics score of U.S. eighth-graders was higher than those in 37 of the 47 other countries, lower than in 5 countries (all of them in Asia), and not measurably different from the average scores of students in the remaining 5 countries.

For more info on the PROOF of my claims, please visit

http://nces.ed.gov/TIMSS/

And for the table which shows you where each participating country stands

http://nces.ed.gov/TIMSS/table07_1.asp

S2KtoFT86- Whats up buddy? you havent been saying much lately. Now lex is trying to take over your crown of post whore. Its more entertaining talking about S2000s and other hondas then talking about whos wiener is bigger or whatever they are talking about up there ^ :sigh: i guess its just not the not same with out your post whoreness ;)

Lex -- after reading our argument from beginning to end, I realize your right.

I provided proof as to say that they are better at math, but there is only peoples opinions as to why. Some say the days of Rice Patty farming, and the discipline required, some say their heritage, some say because their number system is more literal and easier to learn.

Hmm that sucks. I totally forgot what we were bitching about and ended up posting the wrong stuff... regardless it's good info.

ahhh... you were only doing it to get your post count up... ya couple of post whores!!!! :)

Post count is serious business.
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think summer!!

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There can be only one post whore!!!

You do realize that by the time the FT is a full production car, majority of us are going to have 10K+ posts and then some. It's going to suck for all the newbies because all we're going to tell them to do is:search: :lol:

Very good info, thank you.

I'm glad you posted that, tbqh. I can now accept that children in Asian countries have a better grasp of mathematics than American children. That said, I have absolutely no faith in our public schooling system here, and my eventual goal is to create a school. I can't really say it's surprising to me that American children aren't the best at math, considering my views on our schools.

As far as claims of post whoring... well, post count isn't my aim.. but I've always got something to say, so inevitably, it's the result of my aim anyway.
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well I've been a member for 2/3 months longer than you and I have a bit lower post count. I feel like I don't post enough but sometimes when I'm posting I find my name tagged to almost every topic on the board. So then I leave the computer alone for a while then come back and do it again :P

It's all good man. Gotta keep the numbers up!!

heck with the Jessica thread... this be the ***** thread!
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post whores just love an audience...

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from Jalopnik today...

Tailpipe: "I Bet You'd Like A Three-Breasted Woman"
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We recently discovered the incredible phenomenon of NASCAR-themed romance fiction, stories filled with passion and grease and beautiful people being driven swiftly to ecstasy and Victory Lane alike. What follows is a brief selection from one such tale.
From In the Groove, by Pamela Britton

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Her eyes slowly opened, her pupils so dilated they looked almost black. He saw a look of confusion in those eyes, too, and a hint of fear. No, not fear, concern and, yes, he was almost positive, the same amount of sexual interest he himself felt. "I'd hold on to you even if I saw a picture of you wearing three breasts." Which made her eyes widen a bit, made a laugh pop out of her and her eyes soften. "I bet you'd like a three-breasted woman." "I bet you I would, too," he said gently, lowering his head again. And this time when they kissed it wasn't gentle, it wasn't passive, it was a kiss that instantly proved the two of them were like high-octane fuel, their flesh sparking off each other in such a way that Lance felt the purely caveman urge to pick her up and carry her to bed. Except he wasn't in his own motor coach and so all he could do was kiss her, snuggling his hips up against her, showing her what she did to him and how much he wanted more. She didn't draw away. No. She pressed herself tighter against him. Her mouth slipped open then, the vanilla taste of her causing him to groan again and one of his hands slid up her side at the same time he removed his lips from hers, the smooth skin at the side of her neck tasting as deliciously sweet as the rest of her. His hand dropped to her waist only to slip beneath her shirt, his fingers sliding over her ribs. "Lance," she said softly. [...] "I'm sorry," she said as she slipped out, Lance staying behind for half a second before following her. "Sarah, wait!" But by the time he stepped out of Becca's motor coach, she was rounding the front end. He chased after her for a few steps before realizing she didn't want to be caught. "Damn it," he said.

Be sure to tune in for the next steamy installment of Tailpipe — your smutty NASCAR romance story hour!

Axel: hmmmm... with erotica that hot, who needs to read about the FT-86?

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That... is horrible.
I feel ashamed to have read even that much of that story.
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^^ that WAS pretty bad!! I think the author needs a new career (or be shot)...
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too much time on my hands... I've got...

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Hmmm...

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^^ great vid!!

this thread is for post whoring! post your weird shit here!!

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Siriusly.Andrew agreed to test the secret FT-86 propulsion method...

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:party0030:

I was going to change my avatar to this... but nah...

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ichitaka05 in his race suit ready to test the FT-86!!

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and another one rides the bus... http://www.runemasterstudios.com/gra...ages/music.gif

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The Silver Centurion prototype perhaps?