View Full Version : The I Am So Much Smarter Than Everyone Else thread
Nuzzolese
08-14-2007, 11:26 AM
Okay so like, this kid was in here talking about planning his halloween costume and he said last year he was the Pope. And I was just joking (albeit a bad joke) and I said Alexander Pope? And everyone was all like "who's that?" and I was like "psh, come ON! Hello! Doi, only one of the most renowned English poets of the early eighteenth century! Ever heard of Homer? Yeah, well, you wouldn't if it wasn't for him!" and then peoples were like "Oh, Homer Simpson?" And I slammed my head against the wall.
I am so much smarter than they are!!!
And THEN, I thought about that time I was walking through Chicago with this fucking idiot I got stuck with and he keeps saying hi to random people and stuff because he's bored and he's from a small town and that's what you do. But I was angry, I was like "shut UP! You are inviting trouble!" And he was like "whatever, you're too uptight!" But then what happens? Some crack head starts following us talking and asking for money and he won't leave us alone, and then the idiot I'm with is like "how do we shake this guy?" and I'm like "hmmm, maybe by not talking to him in the first place!" And he still didn't learn, cause later he got conned into some street corner shoe shine deal and I had to stand around while she tricked 5 bucks out of the poor chump.
I am so much smarter than him! I know how to handle myself in the big city. I KNOW urban survival!
hpdrifter
08-14-2007, 11:30 AM
I think I usually come off dumber than I am. I just say stupid shit sometimes. I actually think I'm decently smart.
TurdBerglar
08-14-2007, 11:33 AM
who gives a fuck about english poets. real useful information there...
The other day I was joking about myself and the person thought I was serious. I said--well, I have a self depricating personality. They looked at me all funny and said--what is self depricating? Ha!
I bet only about 50% of people know who the Vice President is right now.
Dorothy Wood
08-14-2007, 11:36 AM
everyone I work with is pretty smart. but I'm the best at fixing mechanical problems and building things. also, I have the best grammar.
one time my friend was visiting me from wisconsin and he and his friends got caught up with some dudes on the street who tried to sell them weed. I said, "come on! let's go!" but they were like, "nah, we're gonna talk to these guys". so they lag back and end up paying $20 to take a hit off of a blunt. and when they asked for the whole thing, the guys said that's all they get. :rolleyes: idiots!
Dorothy Wood
08-14-2007, 11:37 AM
The other day I was joking about myself and the person thought I was serious. I said--well, I have a self depricating personality. They looked at me all funny and said--what is self depricating? Ha!
I bet only about 50% of people know who the Vice President is right now.
lon cheney?
Lon would be just as good and he is pushing up daisies.
Nuzzolese
08-14-2007, 11:53 AM
My ex used to pronounce the S at the end of Illinois and he used to say you fired clay pots in a "Kilm" I showed him though, I dumped him because he offended my delicate intellectual sensibilities.
Oh! And this was this one time, when I was eating biscotti with my coffee one morning and one of my coworkers looks at it and she was like "isn't it kind of early for that?" because it turns out she thought it was like garlic bread and I was like "it's BISCOTTI" and she was all "uh....I think I heard of that" whatEVA. I'm so much smarter. I know about italian baked goods. I've BEEN to Italy. I win.
My father says Illinoise. He is in his 70s so I try not to nitpick. He is a Doctor albeit a vet but he is no dummy. He just has issues with pronunciation.
My father says Illinoise. He is in his 70s so I try not to nitpick. He is a Doctor albeit a vet but he is no dummy. He just has issues with pronunciation.
Nice. My grandma pronounces "once" with a "T" at the end and also says "warsh" instead of "wash."
Anyway, I took this IQ test on yahoo like 3 years ago and it was determined that I, in fact, am a genius. Who wants to touch me?
Big Gus
08-14-2007, 12:11 PM
I always like to show my "smart-arsery" to people until it was pointed out it doesn't make you look clever all the time.
Often it makes you look like a cunt.
Nice. My grandma pronounces "once" with a "T" at the end and also says "warsh" instead of "wash."
Anyway, I took this IQ test on yahoo like 3 years ago and it was determined that I, in fact, am a genius. Who wants to touch me?
does she say "turlet" instead of toilet? i hope she does
adam_f
08-14-2007, 12:33 PM
I often make jokes no one puts in their signature.
does she say "turlet" instead of toilet? i hope she does
I'm afraid not. But she pronounces sandwich as sandvich and she isn't even german!!
Nuzzolese
08-14-2007, 01:53 PM
Does she say "alls" as in "Alls you have to do is warsh the dishes?"
HEIRESS
08-14-2007, 01:54 PM
the difficulty in finding people smart enough to hang out without making me angry at having to explain myself often has left me spending basically every evening/weekend alone.
I say I dont mind, but really I do.
either I need to branch out, learn acceptance, learn to control my anger, or not choose friends/boyfriends who live in big cities instead of this shitty town and only come to visit me one or two times a year.
:(
and I like saying hi to everyone I pass on the street in my city. sure I dont do it in vancouver or something but it works for me here when Im trotting to the local grocery store.
Does she say "alls" as in "Alls you have to do is warsh the dishes?"
LOL. Good one. I'm not sure, but guessing yes. Here in Pittsburgh, people have a tendency of instead of saying "Are you all going to the movies?" it's "Are yins goin to the movies?"
It's fairly charming.
Nuzzolese
08-14-2007, 02:00 PM
No, no, Heiress, it's fine to say hi to random people, just not to crackheads. It's like smiling at a crocodile; Never tip your hat and stop to talk a while, never run, walk away, say goodnight not good day, clear the aisle and never smile at one.
Nuzzolese
08-14-2007, 02:01 PM
I like local color, and charming accents and sayings. That's not a sign of stupidity. But when someone honestly doesn't know any better, then you have to let yourself feel smarter. You just, have to.
I mean, you're only human, right?
Drederick Tatum
08-14-2007, 04:25 PM
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and I like saying hi to everyone I pass on the street in my city. sure I dont do it in vancouver or something but it works for me here when Im trotting to the local grocery store.
what are you, like trawling for buddies now? casting out your big friendly drift net in the hope of catching a couple?
just come back to NZ. gareth wants to party.
HEIRESS
08-14-2007, 05:09 PM
No, no, Heiress, it's fine to say hi to random people, just not to crackheads. It's like smiling at a crocodile; Never tip your hat and stop to talk a while, never run, walk away, say goodnight not good day, clear the aisle and never smile at one.
I mean I only do it when Im wearing rolling blades too. thats a key part to my story I TOTALLY left out!
whatevs sprew, if I ever come back to NZ it'll be for pure helga action alone.
cosmo105
08-14-2007, 08:32 PM
my IQ test said i was a genius. an actual IQ test, administered by a professional. when i was eight. :cool:
I WATCH THE SCIENCE CHANNEL
i'm listening to beethoven right now
Kid Presentable
08-14-2007, 09:23 PM
my IQ test said i was a genius. an actual IQ test, administered by a professional. when i was eight. :cool:
everybodys did.
Documad
08-14-2007, 09:36 PM
I often think of what Holly Hunter says in Broadcast News. One of her supervisors says something like, "It must be nice always being the smartest person in the room -- always being right" and she says something like, "no, it's awful."
now i'm listening to dvorak. have you people ever even heard of dvorak?
mikizee
08-14-2007, 09:57 PM
you're a dvorak
HEIRESS
08-15-2007, 09:50 AM
I WATCH THE SCIENCE CHANNEL
JESSICA WANT ME TO STEAL YOU A SUPER SWEET PAIR OF GOGGLES FROM WORK AND MAIL THEM TO YOU
CAUSE I FREAKING WILL
JUST SAY THE WORD
cosmo105
08-15-2007, 10:26 AM
FUCK YES! i have an almost unhealthy adoration for lab goggles. i wear them when i play racquetball. :cool:
you need to come here again soon, i saw your beloved newman's own caesar dressing at my old store
Nuzzolese
08-15-2007, 11:14 AM
Most people I know watch stuff like Grey's Anatomy and Dancing with the Stars, because they're not smart enough for nonprofit public television.
I watch Nova, and I get pissed off at how stupid it is sometimes. I saw this one episode, which I rented because I rent smart stuff like that, about the earth's magnetic core, and some scientists from Maryland were studying that it was on the decline. And I stopped it before it was even over because it was so bone-headed. Nova is seriously not always that great.
And as for National Geographic, I hardly ever watch their specials because they're too commercial - especially when it comes to stuff like The Great Pyramids. "Into the Great Pyramid?" What a joke!
Also, I scored a 100 in my medical terminology class and a 97 on the test for my job. And I finished in half the time allotted.
HEIRESS
08-15-2007, 01:45 PM
FUCK YES! i have an almost unhealthy adoration for lab goggles. i wear them when i play racquetball. :cool:
you need to come here again soon, i saw your beloved newman's own caesar dressing at my old store
Oh I smell a trade-off!
g-mile7
08-15-2007, 01:58 PM
I know the difference between my ass and a hole in the ground. Apparently that's some big deal, or something.
haha!
Smarter? Compared to good portion of the population maybe, but we all have a skill that makes us stick out. Some are smarter, while some are so much Blacker than everyone else.
adam_F I envy you :(
g-mile7
08-15-2007, 02:04 PM
i'm listening to beethoven right now
Im just listening to "When Doves Cry"...with lilac candles burning. Oh, here comes the piano solo *slowly weeps*
Guess this is what it sounds like when doves cry...it sounds electric!
Kid Presentable
08-15-2007, 06:06 PM
Most people I know watch stuff like Grey's Anatomy and Dancing with the Stars, because they're not smart enough for nonprofit public television.
I watch Nova, and I get pissed off at how stupid it is sometimes. I saw this one episode, which I rented because I rent smart stuff like that, about the earth's magnetic core, and some scientists from Maryland were studying that it was on the decline. And I stopped it before it was even over because it was so bone-headed. Nova is seriously not always that great.
And as for National Geographic, I hardly ever watch their specials because they're too commercial - especially when it comes to stuff like The Great Pyramids. "Into the Great Pyramid?" What a joke!
Also, I scored a 100 in my medical terminology class and a 97 on the test for my job. And I finished in half the time allotted.
What do you do for a living? Is it worthy of your smarts? Or is it just that dumb people surround you and it's easy to impress yourself?
Nuzzolese
08-16-2007, 02:01 PM
I work at a medical school/hospital. I do a bunch of stuff like keeping track of an office (the billing, the promotions, the grants etc) and assisting 3 MDs with their research projects and publications, but I guess for the bulk of it you could call it Administrative Work. I don't know if it's worthy of my smarts. I don't think my smarts fall into a career category. :( I guess it's worthy of my skills. Someone who never went to college could probably do it just as well or better if they had enough experience. I'm the youngest one here.
Kid Presentable
08-16-2007, 05:50 PM
I meet a number of smart people. They are only really able to impress pissheads though. I'm sort of like that. Where I work, some of the patrons refer to me as an intellectual. I'm anything but. It's really just because they saw me reading once.
The sad thing is that they think that about somebody who reads a book. The even sadder thing is that I like the praise. I wasn't having a dig; it's just easy to feel smart when you're surrounded by idiots.
I meet a number of smart people. They are only really able to impress pissheads though. I'm sort of like that. Where I work, some of the patrons refer to me as an intellectual. I'm anything but. It's really just because they say me reading once.
The sad thing is that they think that about somebody who reads a book. The even sadder thing is that I like the praise. I wasn't having a dig; it's just easy to feel smart when you're surrounded my idiots.
what you readin' for
i'm currently listening to brahms now...so elegant...so masterful...you plebs wouldn't understand
(actually the only reason i've been listening to so much classical music lately is because i heard it on a video game soundtrack; civilization 4 if anyone's curious...i do honestly enjoy it though)
Kid Presentable
08-16-2007, 05:55 PM
They'd be all on my case for putting "Surrounded my idiots".
a-hyuck
They'd be all on my case for putting "Surrounded my idiots".
a-hyuck
i did consider pointing that out but i decided not too...anyone with a shred of true intellegence wouldn't need to have it pointed out to them
*brandy*
i did consider pointing that out but i decided not too...
FUCK
Kid Presentable
08-16-2007, 06:00 PM
When you're pouring it, make sure you've laid the balloon on its side. Assuming you are an intellectual and your brandy is cognac, of course.
lol unless you're bumping 'the boy is mine'.
spelling giants in this thread
Kid Presentable
08-16-2007, 06:02 PM
Saw me reading once.
dammit
Kid Presentable
08-16-2007, 06:03 PM
I think membership to the BBMB deflates any "I'm smart" arguments.
Kid Presentable
08-16-2007, 06:03 PM
POuring the Cognac. Pouring it.
alruggs
08-16-2007, 06:22 PM
One of my best friends just moved to Cambridge, MA with her husband. He just got a post-doc position at a Uni there. I didn't know which one until she sent out an e-mail with their new addresses and e-mails. His is for the genetics department at Harvard Med School. I are smart but not that smart.
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