Comments on: The Curious Case of Rick Rosner

By: Jeezus

Jeezus — Thu, 22 Jul 2010 09:16:52 +0000

“Sore loser”? I would be pissed too if I got asked that crappy question and didn’t win a million dollars. Please tell me you people understand why that is a bad question. Also, why is he obligated to use his talent when he has a super high IQ? He is doing what he wants and there’s nothing wrong with that.

Jealous much?

By: Anon2010

Anon2010 — Fri, 01 Jan 2010 10:21:28 +0000

Rick is cool. +++

By: jermH

jermH — Mon, 23 Nov 2009 11:07:27 +0000

That he is socially inept and/or an attention-seeking desperate loser should not unduly be attributed to his high intelligence. Mitch is right. Smells like sour grapes all around.

By: B.M.

B.M. — Mon, 23 Nov 2009 10:48:50 +0000

Just keep telling yourself that it’s good to be a Gamma. Gammas get to wear khaki.

By: oOPonyOo

oOPonyOo — Mon, 23 Nov 2009 06:34:23 +0000

well, when a kid gets tested around the same age i was, you don’t tell them their score. This leads them to think they are super awesome. This guy is obviously brilliant – i mean, just for what he is into and what he attempts. I think from this interview we can see that he has flaws. So brave of him to appear on “Obsessed”. I recognized him from there when I saw him here, and a nice contrast in how they portay people on that show. Here is a man crippled by obsessions, yet he is one of the highest IQ in the world. Or here is a man who is the smartest man in the world, but is obsessed with his own mortatlity to the point he is not producing anything with his intellect. Makes you think. Glad I found this. Hair plugs look just as awesome on obsessed. Would have thought cheesy if I didn’t know they were part of his disability where he can’t accept his own aging. interesting.

By: d

Mon, 23 Nov 2009 04:50:55 +0000

what a jewche bag

By: wit of a twit

wit of a twit — Mon, 23 Nov 2009 04:28:23 +0000

Did he win?

By: Saskplanner

Saskplanner — Mon, 23 Nov 2009 04:02:56 +0000

This guy is a knob. High School 4x? Whatever… If he’s so smart, that would have been a degree in whatever he desired.

I think you can have a high IQ and not be a douche. If you’re reading this, Rick, I was part of a specialized school program. The class I was in (I later discovered when I read an academic article on us in a Educational Psychology Journal) had a range of IQs between 172 and 228. SOMEHOW I can manage to function in my life without alienating anyone or feeling I need to appear nude on television.

Besides, it can be argued that IQ isn’t necessarily a measure of intelligence, but of socialization and simply being a collector of minutiae.

By: Johnny Cat

Johnny Cat — Mon, 23 Nov 2009 03:58:23 +0000

Just contrast him with Jeopardy king Ken Jennings. I’m not sure of his IQ, but he’s a genius when it comes to knowledge, AND he’s a pretty likeable guy/has a post-fame livelihood that doesn’t involve nudity.

By: Swail

Swail — Mon, 23 Nov 2009 03:53:17 +0000

If this guy really is as smart as he claims then he’s a major waste of talent. It’s depressing to think about.

By: Mikeymikeymikey

Mikeymikeymikey — Mon, 23 Nov 2009 02:19:11 +0000

I got to say, this guy definitely comes off as a total sore loser. The problem was not that hard, I remember hearing about Quito in Ecuador back in high school. Would you try and pull something like this (three letters + publicity campaign) on Jeopardy? If this guy is so smart why hasn’t he made those big Trebek bucks anyway?

By: Mitch

Mitch — Mon, 23 Nov 2009 00:35:17 +0000

High IQ types are lacking in common sense? Sounds like sour grapes to me.

By: hector vector

hector vector — Mon, 23 Nov 2009 00:22:06 +0000

Men with beards are insecure about their masculinity.

This guy has could find his way round a library, for sure. But not so good finding his way round a woman’s fanfan, i’d wager.

By: pyrit

pyrit — Sun, 22 Nov 2009 22:52:55 +0000

You (commentaires’) are ever so eloquent and I concur.

I do believe, and you’re probably familiar with, there are myriad kinds of intelligence.

It is my unfortunate circumstance that I am related to a this^intelligence^type of person. Big sigh.

But, it takes all kinds to make a rainbow I guess.

By: ted

ted — Sun, 22 Nov 2009 22:19:29 +0000

I just skimmed through the letters. Wow, what a douche. Dude’s definitely a sore loser.

This is what happens when we allow IQ tests to make us feel special.

By: vrmmff

vrmmff — Sun, 22 Nov 2009 22:16:11 +0000

What proof is there that this guy was ever smart? Is there any greater sign of stupidity than believing an IQ test accurately measures intelligence?
He claims he broke into his school and changed the marks on his permanent record from straight As to a C average! Right!
He goes back to high school four times over.
This guy is a reject from Napoleon Dynamite.

By: Video Game Dork

Video Game Dork — Sun, 22 Nov 2009 21:06:53 +0000

He clearly believes that he lost on that show not due to being wrong, but that the show had alterior motives. If you want to stand up for fairness, that’s fine and admirable.

However, he does come off as quite self-absorbed and a bit of an attention whore. That personality does not help his cause.

By: Miss Cellania

Miss Cellania — Sun, 22 Nov 2009 20:35:05 +0000

Intelligence does not equal wisdom.

By: pwscott

pwscott — Sun, 22 Nov 2009 20:32:22 +0000

I took a look at that test. My 115 IQ will have to suffice. I don’t think I would have to solve any of those on any job. I feel for the guy because in my opinion he knows how he feels and it probably stresses him that he can’t help wanting to be right. :l

By: Dave H

Dave H — Sun, 22 Nov 2009 19:15:05 +0000

That is why it is called “Common Sense.”

By: MarkPav

MarkPav — Sun, 22 Nov 2009 18:16:01 +0000

Unfortunately, it’s also true that low IQ types are lacking in common sense – and especially when it comes to dealing with other human beings. Does this mean that people of average IQ have the most common sense?

By: Johnny Cat

Johnny Cat — Sun, 22 Nov 2009 17:36:06 +0000

Gah, zavatone! I learned that how many decades ago? Thanks, fixed.

By: Dave H

Dave H — Sun, 22 Nov 2009 16:40:18 +0000

This is highly unscientific, but it has been my experience that(with rare exceptions) people who call themselves “Rick” have a personality that rhymes with their name.

By: ted

ted — Sun, 22 Nov 2009 16:01:57 +0000

Kaz, I think you mean “common sense”, like they said at the beginning of it. Dude sounds desperaate for attention.

By: Kaz

Kaz — Sun, 22 Nov 2009 15:23:17 +0000

So, no “not equal to” symbol permited, I meant “Sometimes knowledge does not equal intelligence”.

By: Kaz

Kaz — Sun, 22 Nov 2009 15:21:50 +0000

He obviously think too much of himself, first class moron. Sometimes knowledge ? intelligence.

By: zavatone

zavatone — Sun, 22 Nov 2009 15:18:33 +0000

And at the risk of being a douche, “and it’s relative difficulty”. Remember that it’s = it is. the quote from the article reads as “and it is relative difficulty”.

By: zavatone

zavatone — Sun, 22 Nov 2009 15:15:49 +0000

One problem with people who have a high IQ is knowing when to turn it off and fit in the people around them. It’s a skill that smart people need to be aware of and practice, for their own best benefit, otherwise you run the risk of being socially inept.

By: emmiline

emmiline — Sun, 22 Nov 2009 14:55:20 +0000

i saw this guy on Obsessed. i thought he was a douche then, i REALLY think he’s a douche now.