Stupid people

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(idea) by ZamZ (1.1 d) (print) ? (I like it!) 1 C! Wed Aug 30 2000 at 10:57:55

Stupid people are easily spotted from their behaviour.

Stupid people are the ones who are quick to judge the intelligence of others

(idea) by heyoka (2.2 mon) (print) ? (I like it!) 3 C!s Wed Aug 30 2000 at 15:10:16

Oh come off it.

Some people are stupid. Someone has to be at the bottom of the bell curve of intelligence. You can say, "but they have a lovely nature" or, "they are very skilled with their hands" or "but they are so pretty" as often as you like, but it still won't skip over they fact that they are stupid. Dull witted. Lacking in understanding. Lacking in sense. Not clever. Slow.

Telling someone they are stupid may not be polite, or kind or socially acceptable, but what if it's the truth? Calling someone out of earshot stupid: is that acceptable?Should we say intellectually challenged, and mention a learning disability or two?

Stupidity is not the same thing as ignorance, nor has it anything to do with being poorly educated.

(idea) by galahadthefish (6.2 y) (print) ? (I like it!) Sun Apr 14 2002 at 1:53:32

The Hierarchy of Stupid People

First, please note that all people are stupid. This is just the breakdown of the quantity and quantity of stupid as it relates to certain percentages of people

Group 1: The Complete Idiots (minority of people)

Characteristics:does not pass go, does not collect $200 because they are that fucking stupid. Just doesn't get it, doesn't even know that there's something wrong, blissful oblivion.

Group 2: The Compensators (majority of people)

characteristics: still fucking stupid. but they kinda know that something's wrong... so they go in either of two ways:

mass conformity: tries to follow what others think is cool. draws a great divide between "cool" and "uncool." usually the ones to commit hate crimes in order to validate themselves...
rebels: tries to be different just to prove that they don't have to take "normal shit." against the "man." uses popularized abstractions, thereby diluting meaning of words such as "spirituality," "loneliness," "beauty," "conformity."

note: as similar patterns can be noticed in each bulleted point, the two classifications can be lumped together under one heading.

Group 3: The Elite (small percentage of people)

characteristics: still stupid (as all people are stupid), but have either/both of the following qualities: (the ideal group)

realizes weaknesses but tries to maximize strengths. Understands limitations, confident, healthy in the understanding of reality and human nature; knows how best to use strengths.
has charisma. For some strange reason, they just attract a following. People are drawn to them; their mundane actions become important; their appeal ignites self-importance.

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chaos

redneck	Stupids	Where do disappearing socks go?	Now I know why I get the urge to kill her
faggot	human stupidity	La Blue Girl	Emergency Burger King maneuver, or: Sliding around a Tri-Met bus
Too smart for high school	John Stuart Mill	HTML Masturbation	Nice people swallow
Stupid	Nice names for stupid people	School is for stupid people	How to Talk Dirty and Influence People
ignorance	bisexual	MUD	Homosexual
Reading error messages	Lesbians! Monkeys! Soy! Google!	People will do anything stupid if they read it on a sign	Jerry Springer

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