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Posted by: ind06 2 years, 7 months ago

CHICAGO 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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  • Avg rating: (+0/-0 0)ind06
    ind06
    May 23, 2007, 2:39 a.m.

    They are, however, entitled to the opinions of others.

    • Avg rating: (+0/-0 0)tehranchik
      tehranchik
      May 23, 2007, 3:05 a.m.

      We better close down netscape and all go home. That's not my opinion.

      • Avg rating: (+0/-0 0)dadesider
        dadesider
        May 23, 2007, 6:30 a.m.

        Opinions??? We were so poor we couldn't pay attention.... Opinions!!!

        • Avg rating: (+4/-0 4)kriicket
          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.

          • Avg rating: (+9/-1 8)2sidestoeverything
            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.

            • Avg rating: (+4/-0 4)doppich
              doppich
              May 23, 2007, 10:06 a.m.

              38%? Darn! I thought it was 28%. You know, the oft-discussed twenty-eight percenters...

              • Avg rating: (+8/-0 8)kctrixter
                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.

                • Avg rating: (+11/-2 9)kctrixter
                  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

                  • Avg rating: (+10/-0 10)Formidable
                    Formidable
                    May 23, 2007, 12:17 p.m.

                    For further data on this subject please refer to INDYKNOWSITALL/opinion and taco statistics.com.

                    • Avg rating: (+1/-0 1)ETproductions
                      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?

                      • Avg rating: (+4/-5 -1)BronxBomber
                        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)

                        • Avg rating: (+0/-0 0)ind06
                          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."

                          • Avg rating: (+1/-0 1)ind06
                            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.

                            • Avg rating: (+0/-0 0)SlapALib
                              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?

                              • Avg rating: (+5/-3 2)Beeboppin71
                                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-...

                                • Avg rating: (+0/-0 0)zplan
                                  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!]

                                  • Avg rating: (+0/-0 0)puffin
                                    puffin
                                    May 24, 2007, 2:25 a.m.

                                    Well it does kinda take the pressure off.

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