Trolling hard this morning. Who do you reckon. . .

[LeeG]

What I lack in IQ points I make up for with hostility, ignorance, and honesty.

but can you cook?

[Katherine]

I am smart, but far from the smartest. I think Bob, oh that bob, is one of the smartest that I have seen post here.

[The Bigfella]

It sure ain't me. I'm spending my Sunday morning working on the testarossa....

[David G]

but can you cook?

He can garden like a fiend. Does that count?

[johnw]

He can garden like a fiend. Does that count?

Are fiends even good at gardening?

[isla]

It sure ain't me. I'm spending my Sunday morning working on the testarossa....

Can't you get pig hormones or something for that?

[Fonzoga]

It seems to me the posters here can be roughly sorted into 3 groups. The groups have nothing to do with political ideology. First, there are people who seem fairly bright and articulate. They may express opinions that are different from mine but they are reasoned and logically presented without name calling, etc. Nearly everyone here fits into this group at least some of the time. There are a few bright people who think they are a lot smarter than they are. They are totally obnoxious and their posts aren't worth reading. Last but not least, there are a few total dumbasses. Nothing but cheerleaders for the red team or the blue team with no real understanding of the issues they post about. It would probably be in poor taste to provide examples but I imagine we all know who they are.

[P.I. Stazzer-Newt]

Even though AndyG puts Coca-Cola in Laphroig, for some reason I suspect he is smarter than the average bear.

That's some slur.

[ron ll]

That's some slur.

Oh. Didn’t mean it that way. It was a reference to an old line from a cartoon. But when I read it without that reference, I see how it would not be good. Sorry, I meant it as a compliment.

[P.I. Stazzer-Newt]

I saw the first part as a boo boo and the second as a yogi reference.

I spent the first decade about ten miles from where AndyG now lives....

[isla]

Heh. Must be an Americanism, kids didn't watch Yogi the Bear cartoons in Wales, whereas Americans of a certain age grew up on, "...smarter than the average bear."

I certainly watched Yogi when I was growing up in Liverpool, and I'm quite sure they had TV in Wales at the time too

[webishop14]

Vanna will sell you one Lew!

[showing off how I watch the highbrow shows..]

@ the OP: There's a long road from being really smart to having a clue and I'm not sure many really smart folks can make the trip. Years ago I went to a Mensa meeting. Holy nerdiness Batman! Those who weren't impressed with their own brilliance were largely incapable of carrying on on a conversation. I beat a hasty retreat & went to a bar. Far better!

What's your view on Vanna's vowel movement?

As for Mensa, I have met some incredibly stupid/intentionally-ignorant geniuses. I have a few long-term friends who are very well educated, aware and (with the exception of a tendency to pun) capable conversationalists. They're not all drooling dingbats -- but I have read somewhere that there's a gene/gene complex that is/are associated with both great intelligence and madness (mental weirdness). Myself? I'd need to plead autism. Weird.

[Garret]

What's your view on Vanna's vowel movement?

As for Mensa, I have met some incredibly stupid/intentionally-ignorant geniuses. I have a few long-term friends who are very well educated, aware and (with the exception of a tendency to pun) capable conversationalists. They're not all drooling dingbats -- but I have read somewhere that there's a gene/gene complex that is/are associated with both great intelligence and madness (mental weirdness). Myself? I'd need to plead autism. Weird.

"Studied & lacking spontaneity"

The folks who don't like puns are the ones who don't get 'em...

[TomF]

One of the ways I know my brother is smarter than me is his puns are infinite. I can hold my own for half a dozen straight, but by then I get tapped out. Steve can freestyle puns for ten minutes solid. Spooky.

[amish rob]

Puns?

Don't get me started.

Peace,
Robert

[TomF]

I would love seeing you throw down w my brother.

[bobbys]

Puns?

Don't get me started.

Peace,
Robert

Yes, I found that out......

[bobbys]

I certainly watched Yogi when I was growing up in Liverpool, and I'm quite sure they had TV in Wales at the time too

They came out with Beatles cartoons but I was to old by that time. Same with GI Joe's dolls. All I had was howdy dowdy..

Yeah, hard times....

[bobbys]

I would love seeing you throw down w my brother.

I could almost make a double entrance but will not.

[Garret]

They came out with Beatles cartoons but I was to old by that time. Same with GI Joe's dolls. All I had was howdy dowdy..

Yeah, hard times....

And Tom Terrific & Mighty Mouse & Sky King & Roy Rogers & even Howdy Doody!

[Phil Y]

My vote goes for The Chemist.

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[AndyG]

Even though AndyG puts Coca-Cola in Laphroig, for some reason I suspect he is smarter than the average bear.

It was an accident! Luckily the concrete containment chamber seems to have set. We'll say no more about it.

Andy

[Canoeyawl]

My vote goes for The Chemist.

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You can vote for the dead? That changes everything.

[amish rob]

It was an accident! Luckily the concrete containment chamber seems to have set. We'll say no more about it.

Andy

Sissy.

You should have just pounded it.

Peace,
Cultured Palate

[amish rob]

Yes, I found that out......

Ha.

You only think you know what you think you know, you know? That’s what I think.

Peace,
Robert

[Breakaway]

And Tom Terrific & Mighty Mouse & Sky King & Roy Rogers & even Howdy Doody!

Mr. Magoo, Speed Racer, Felix the Cat, ...


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[amish rob]

I would love seeing you throw down w my brother.

Are we to have this pun battle in ASL, then?

Peace,
Robert

[amish rob]

Mr. Magoo, Speed Racer, Felix the Cat, ...


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I STILL want to be Racer X...

Peace,
Chim Chim

[Paul Pless]

I am smart, but far from the smartest.

no **** babe, you married me afterall. . .

[TomF]

Are we to have this pun battle in ASL, then?

Nah, I like to be able to do my puns in the dark. True story - I had a prof at the seminary who was deaf, but who lipread. We had an evening class ... and the power went out. She carried on just fine with the lecture, but folks who wanted to ask a question had to hold up a candle and illuminate their mouths ... Memorable.We'll build a pun-battle amphitheater in the compound ... with decent lighting and acoustics.

[Garret]

My stories couldn't hold a candle to that story!

[amish rob]

Nah, I like to be able to do my puns in the dark. True story - I had a prof at the seminary who was deaf, but who lipread. We had an evening class ... and the power went out. She carried on just fine with the lecture, but folks who wanted to ask a question had to hold up a candle and illuminate their mouths ... Memorable.We'll build a pun-battle amphitheater in the compound ... with decent lighting and acoustics.

Coincidentally enough, I happen to have studied the Greeks and their theatres. We can wear little maskies, and have a whole chorus of hype men.
It will be an intellectual, nerdy version of Wild N Out.

Peace,
Emperor For Life (Convenient, eh?)

[TomF]

I can hardly wait. (Actually true. )

[amish rob]

My stories couldn't hold a candle to that story!

I don’t cotton to you messing wick these illuminating anecdotes.

Peace,
Robert

[TomF]

That's John Wick to you, not messing wick.