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[–] [email protected] 6 points 3 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) (1 children)
[–] FlyingSquid 7 points 3 months ago

Sure. I can’t identify lots of things I see in the sky. But that’s not what the Star means.

[–] acosmichippo 4 points 3 months ago (1 children)

"ranked 15th in the nation"

So... about average?

[–] P00ptart 1 points 2 months ago

Only in that one metric. In intelligence? Bottom 5%