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Posted by: ind06 2 years, 7 months agoCHICAGO In a surprising refutation of the conventional wisdom on opinion entitlement, a study conducted by the University of Chicago's School for Behavioral Science concluded that more than one-third of the U.S. population is neither entitled nor qualified to have opinions.
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tehranchik
May 23, 2007, 3:05 a.m.We better close down netscape and all go home. That's not my opinion.
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dadesider
May 23, 2007, 6:30 a.m.Opinions??? We were so poor we couldn't pay attention.... Opinions!!!
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kriicket
May 23, 2007, 6:48 a.m.The REALLY bad thing about it, is that going by some of the comments that are posted, the article is not too far off base.
I really didn't say that....aliens came and momentarily zapped me from my body.
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2sidestoeverything
May 23, 2007, 9:57 a.m.I guess I'm not in that 38% because I am the decider I don't have opinion what I say is law...Ok in my own little world it's that way and I'm sticking to it.
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doppich
May 23, 2007, 10:06 a.m.38%? Darn! I thought it was 28%. You know, the oft-discussed twenty-eight percenters...
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kctrixter
May 23, 2007, 11:45 a.m.I had an opinion on this, but someone borrowed it and now they won't give it back.
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kctrixter
May 23, 2007, 11:52 a.m.Great line
"Master Chief John Urgayle: When I want your opinion, I'll give it to ya."
G.I. Jane
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Formidable
May 23, 2007, 12:17 p.m.For further data on this subject please refer to INDYKNOWSITALL/opinion and taco statistics.com.
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ETproductions
May 23, 2007, 12:29 p.m.Hey, I though this was the Onion. What are they doing publishing simple facts and claiming them as humor?
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BronxBomber
May 23, 2007, 1:02 p.m."one-third of the U.S. population is neither entitled nor qualified to have opinions."
I hope that one-third included the dumb@zz trolls,lingerer's, and flamers here in Nutscape. ISHO (in somebody's humble opinion)I just heard that from somewhere it's not mine...wellllll....
;o)
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ind06
May 23, 2007, 3:05 p.m.Another 36% think they know what their opinion is, but actually have no opinions whatsoever. 82% of this 36% have NEVER held an opinion on ANYTHING stronger than "That was tasty meatloaf, hon."
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ind06
May 23, 2007, 3:12 p.m.And hon, just to let you know, mmmmmm, good meatloaf. I love the way you put the tomato sauce or ketchup or whatever on top.
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SlapALib
May 23, 2007, 3:35 p.m.Are these the people Carlin talked about who are stupid, full of s#$t and f'ing nuts?
Somebody thinks the percentage is woefully underestimated. Are they in the set or not?
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Beeboppin71
May 23, 2007, 4:32 p.m.I am of the opinion that I am qualified to have an opinion on all topics. I don't just feel this way because I am very opinionated but because in my honest opinion, I know everything. Being of the other 62% I promise not to judge or have an opinion on the other 38%. In addition to any opinions that differ from my own, I will simply dismiss those opinions as being uninformed.
Keep in mind that a recent survey has shown that 7/8th of these statistics are made up. The study was done in random cities across the nation and a total of 986.2 people were questioned. Every 7 out of 1 surveyed agreed that those statistics were falsified in order to meet deadlines.
http://humor.netscape.com/story/2007/02/12/863-...
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zplan
May 23, 2007, 9:20 p.m.What a killer find, ind06, just wonderful reading. So very persuasive, and the neat thing is it may very well be true![ this is the part were i was going to say in my opinion... but i ain't gonna!]
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