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Monday, July 23, 2007

That Fictional Bear IQ Scale in full

It bothered me that I referred to the Fictional Bear Scale of IQ (more properly known as "Pooh's Scale of Thickness") in that last post without actually linking to the list itself. After extensive googling, I realised that no-one has actually placed this information on line!!

So, after extensive Thought Research*, I've compiled the list in full:

Pooh's Scale of General Thickness
  1. Gentle Ben - Pretty smart as bears go, but not one for higher thinking.
  2. Pooh - The original "bear of very little brain", but could talk, which is more than most bears.
  3. Paddington - Could dress himself, but frequently misunderstood situations.
  4. Fozzie - Failed continiously at stand-up, a profession requiring above-average wit and intelligence.
  5. Baloo - Overflowing with jungle-smarts, but lacking in basic knowledge about the human world.
  6. Yogi - "Smarter than the average bear", but only just.
  7. SuperTed - Teddy bear imbued with superpowers and above-average intelligence.
  8. Iorek Byrnison - Kick-ass armoured bear, skilled blacksmith, leader of his race... bit of a piss-head.
  9. Rupert - quite intelligent for a youth, but lacking the wisdom that comes with age.
  10. Smokey - visionary who spread the message of conservation and environmental responsibility before it was "cool".

How to use this scale
Much like it's geological counterpart (developed by Frederick "Diamond Geezer" Moh) Pooh's Scale of General Thickness is based on comparison. If an individual is, say, thicker than Fozzie but cleverer than Paddingdon, he would be recorded as being about 3.5 on the Pooh's Scale.

So now you know.

*Philosophers use "thought experiments" in place of real experiments, I do "thought research" in place of real research. It's quicker and cheaper, and the results are often more impressive.
Stephanie Delacey  Sorry to talk shop here but there is nothing more depressing than starting on an article by a philosopher and realising he is basing his whole argument on a "thought experiment". At least your thought research had amusing results :) 
Isobel  'Frederick "Diamond Geezer" Moh'

*Groans* 
Dan  No doubt the Care Bears score more highly on the emotional intelligence test. 
Joanna  See, now I'd have to put Sooty up on an 11. 
NH  Surely the 11 of bears is Alkulukuja Paskova Karhu, the Prime Number Shitting Bear...the link sadly is 404'ed but anyone who remembers that crude line drawing of a Finnish bear pooping prime numbers out of his arse must recognise his genius. Of course, detractors will say crapping prime numbers is a biological, not a cogniative, function but surely he did a great service by teaching children mathematics whilst at the same time creating a vague sense of unease. He is sadly missed. 
Stephanie Delacey  Alkulukuja Paskova Karhu, the Prime Number Shitting Bear 
Pandora Caitiff  I'd rate Paddington higher. Not only did he manage to get from South America to England (with a little help from his aunt), but he also learned English despite being a native Peruvian! 
Stephanie Delacey  Erm, my comment looks a bit strange - it's supposed to be an alternative link to the site not a suggestion that I am the notorious shitting bear :-p 
Becky  LOL! I'd hate to have to announce you as an arrival at a ball, Ms. Bear. ;-) 
Lara Tyg  Now surely Huggy Vear would be the top of this pile?
He informed Starsky & Hutch what the word on the street was every week. 
Tidy  What about Bungle from Rainbow? He could be at about -1 as he was quite dim. 
Joanna  What about Bear Grylls? Pretending to be in the wilderness and staying in motels wasn't very bright.

I'd place him somewhere below Yogi, at least he could survive on his wits. 
Lucinda  This post has been removed by the author. 
Lucinda  Lucinda said...
I thought that you forgotten Fuzzy wussy, but then I thought: Fuzzy Wussy was a bear, Fuzzy Wussy had no hair, so he wasnt a fuzzy wussy was he? 

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