Leo Lichtman wrote:
"Jeff Wisnia" wrote: And so you think we should refrain from phrasing
things in a manner which correlates to obviousities? It's all in the
genetics, Leo. (clip)
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
No, I think we should refrain from phrasing things in a manner which offends
peoples feelings. Did you notice that "handysmurf" is the OP of the thread
titled "Metal Chair Repair"? She is dealing with a broken screw extractor
in her HUSBAND's chair. Reading between the lines, I conclude that she is
more mechanical than he is, *in spite of genetics.* When you compare two
groups, such as men and women, where there is a statistical distribution of
some characteristic, such as height, or physical strength, or mechanical
aptitude, you will find the one group peaks higher than the other. Yet,
there will be a large overlap in the distribution curves, so not every
member of the "superior" group scores higher than every member of the
"inferior" group.

Evidently, handysmurph scores pretty high in mechanical aptitude, and
doesn't like being talked down to.



OK, I think we're pretty much in agreement on the subject of
distribution and overlap of mechanical apptitudes, Leo.

Where we differ is that I don't think Jim was talking down *directly* to
her, since he wasn't responding to anything *she'd* said in a post.

It was she who chose to react the way she did and jump him over it.

You seem to think her response was justified, and I don't.

We'll probably never get any closer than we are already on this one, but
it is interesting to me that *she* hasn't yet jumped in to further
defend her reasons for accusing Jim of MCPism.

Peace, let's get back to making chips now...

Jeff

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