"My sister. My wonderful sister. So intelligent, educated… but dang. They had their house inspected and the inspector found an issue with their gas heat. Called in a repairman and it turns out the were having lower levels of carbon monoxide leaking into their home. When my mom asked her why she didn’t have several working detectors she answered “well I did, but one just wouldn’t quit beeping”. This was 10 years ago and we still bring it up all the time. Thankfully everyone turned out to be ok, but that wouldn’t have been the case much longer."
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Curg 3 year s ago
It's a combination of being too busy studying to learn the practical things in life, plus that academics can attract people who have no practical skills in the first place.
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Rella 3 year s ago
Having a degree in something just shows that you know a lot of intricate details about that subject. It has nothing to do with how smart or stupid you are. As proven multiple times in this post.
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Chrissy 3 year s ago
Rella, that's not really true. Being smart is having metal capability - it doesn't mean you've been exposed to all knowledge nor does it mean you can't have the occasional thoughtless lapse. You don't get a medical doctorate if you're not smart. You don't get an engineering degree if you're not smart.
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Cathy 3 year s ago
Chrissy,Actually, Rella is right, to a point. Learned intelligence is not equal to smartness. Being smart is the ability to think on your feet and cover all ramifications related. Intelligence means you absorbed the info you learned but does not necessarily give you the control over aplication
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Augustina 3 year s ago
Chrissy,
Here in New Zealand you can become a dentist even if you can't pass the tests ... as long as you are Maori that is (indigenous people) European people have to pass all the tests, so, if you ever come to New Zealand and need a dentist ....
Here in New Zealand you can become a dentist even if you can't pass the tests ... as long as you are Maori that is (indigenous people) European people have to pass all the tests, so, if you ever come to New Zealand and need a dentist ....
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Curt 3 year s ago
#19 whoever pulls up such pranks can't be smart by definition
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Cathy 3 year s ago
Curt,
#19 this is called karma. Your friend is an asshole
#19 this is called karma. Your friend is an asshole
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Cathy 3 year s ago
#15.. A truly smart person would not have bothered to include a timer, since it served no purpose in the application when a simple on - off remote switch would have sufficed
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Minerva 3 year s ago
Knew someone with a degree who would not believe that Northern Ireland was a thing, because and I quote "There is nothing north of Ireland other than the sea"... I told her to look at a map, I promise it's there. She refused, because such a thing could impossibly exist, she would know if it did, so why waste the time?
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Chrissy 3 year s ago
#8 - no, he didn't
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Gabrielle 3 year s ago
Educated people have to stop confusing education with intelligence, they are two entirely different things.
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Augustina 3 year s ago
Gabrielle,
Huh ? I don't understand ... lol.
Huh ? I don't understand ... lol.
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Osaforum 3 year s ago
Yep. Educated idiots.
Here in New Zealand you can become a dentist even if you can't pass the tests ... as long as you are Maori that is (indigenous people) European people have to pass all the tests, so, if you ever come to New Zealand and need a dentist ....
#19 this is called karma. Your friend is an asshole
Huh ? I don't understand ... lol.