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Shangri-La, issue 5, March-April 1948
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NULL-I ; and what to do about it (cont'd from page 10) [underlined] CHAPTER V: Boldness Having little else to occupy his mind, the Null-I usually has little difficulty memorizing whatever seems necessary. Many even have what is known as eidetic [sic] memories. Let him then memorize a smattering of the terminology of as many subjects as possible. Let him then plunge into any and all discussions fearlessly. Fling about some of the words he has memorized as if he comprehended their meaning, preferably using them in the form of a rhetorical question. Then let others attempt to answer, a thing they will hasten to do, the human ego being what it is. The Null-I will soon find a fine erudite discussion raging around him. If it lags, a few more terms tossed into the pot will soon have it boiling again. When it is all over, the others thinking about it afterward will have a sense of weighty and important utterances having been made. After all, hadn't they made many of them? They will also be aware that the Null-I was in on the discussion. Therefore he too must be a very intelligent individual. Hadn't he sparked off some of the more erudite phases of the discussion? Yes sir, a smart guy. See how easy it is! Just let others do most of the talking. Avoid any statement of a dogmatic nature. Simply play catalyst and leave the positive part to others. Of course, one must be wary of answering any questions oneself. This is easy. Just say, "Let me see now?....um.....you mean that.....well...of course there's....um..." By this time the questioner will have thought of some answers to his own question andbe [and be] rushing all over himself to voice them. Later the questioner will think to himself, "By golly, what a smart guy. I like him. His ideas agree with mine all the way." [centered, underlined] CHAPTER VI: Conclusion A few final precautions might be in order. First, carefully aboid [i.e. avoid] I.Q. tests of any sort. They are a dead giveaway. Second, avoid I.Q. tests like you would the plague. Sneer at them, deprecate their validity, anything to avoid them. Third, if you are forced into taking such a test, never tell your score. Forget it if you can. If you can't, pretend you have. And now, if you still don't know how to appear intelligent though Null-I, better reread Chapter I, Part (a). [centered] f i n i s [centered] FILLER-DILLER [centered] "Without Plotto It's Blotto" Editor Hart was trying to explain Club Secy Jean Cox the point of (dim) view of a reader who asked for "more dynamic Minutes". Cox was puzzled. "Well, what does he want?" he asked. "More color...more oomph...3-dimensional characters...stuff you believe," volunteered Konigsberg. "Oh!" Cox brightened. "You mean they want a plo!" [centered] .16.
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NULL-I ; and what to do about it (cont'd from page 10) [underlined] CHAPTER V: Boldness Having little else to occupy his mind, the Null-I usually has little difficulty memorizing whatever seems necessary. Many even have what is known as eidetic [sic] memories. Let him then memorize a smattering of the terminology of as many subjects as possible. Let him then plunge into any and all discussions fearlessly. Fling about some of the words he has memorized as if he comprehended their meaning, preferably using them in the form of a rhetorical question. Then let others attempt to answer, a thing they will hasten to do, the human ego being what it is. The Null-I will soon find a fine erudite discussion raging around him. If it lags, a few more terms tossed into the pot will soon have it boiling again. When it is all over, the others thinking about it afterward will have a sense of weighty and important utterances having been made. After all, hadn't they made many of them? They will also be aware that the Null-I was in on the discussion. Therefore he too must be a very intelligent individual. Hadn't he sparked off some of the more erudite phases of the discussion? Yes sir, a smart guy. See how easy it is! Just let others do most of the talking. Avoid any statement of a dogmatic nature. Simply play catalyst and leave the positive part to others. Of course, one must be wary of answering any questions oneself. This is easy. Just say, "Let me see now?....um.....you mean that.....well...of course there's....um..." By this time the questioner will have thought of some answers to his own question andbe [and be] rushing all over himself to voice them. Later the questioner will think to himself, "By golly, what a smart guy. I like him. His ideas agree with mine all the way." [centered, underlined] CHAPTER VI: Conclusion A few final precautions might be in order. First, carefully aboid [i.e. avoid] I.Q. tests of any sort. They are a dead giveaway. Second, avoid I.Q. tests like you would the plague. Sneer at them, deprecate their validity, anything to avoid them. Third, if you are forced into taking such a test, never tell your score. Forget it if you can. If you can't, pretend you have. And now, if you still don't know how to appear intelligent though Null-I, better reread Chapter I, Part (a). [centered] f i n i s [centered] FILLER-DILLER [centered] "Without Plotto It's Blotto" Editor Hart was trying to explain Club Secy Jean Cox the point of (dim) view of a reader who asked for "more dynamic Minutes". Cox was puzzled. "Well, what does he want?" he asked. "More color...more oomph...3-dimensional characters...stuff you believe," volunteered Konigsberg. "Oh!" Cox brightened. "You mean they want a plo!" [centered] .16.
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