DUmmie FUnnies 07-17-06 ("new du group- former gifted children?")

DUmmie FUnnies ^ | July 17, 2006 | DUmmies and PJ-Comix

[PJ-Comix]

I think this whole genius thing is misunderstood. Someone can be a genius in one area and a complete DUnce in other areas. A lot of it depends on where your interests are. For example, I am totally fascinated by history and think I have a good grasp on it although everytime I really think that I find out much more that I don't know. OTOH, I have NO musical ability. My Mom even had me take guitar lessons when I was a kid but I have NO musical ability whatsoever. I see this a lot.

[PJ-Comix]

Jack Bauer carries around a messenger bag, not a purse!

Looks like a big purse to me. In fact, it looks much more like a purse than a Handy Pack.

[FredZarguna]

Hand is to Glove as Fist is to?

Actually, on the DU gerbil exam I think it's "Gloved hand is to prostate exam as fist is to ..."

[dirtbiker]

Let's see: I was reading before kindergarten, driving by age 6 (farm tractors), learned how to wield at 12, had my own business fixing lawn mower engines at age 13, wired and plumbed an entire house at 14, was an above average athlete, always made the Honor Role in HS, graduated with honors from both HS and college.

I was bored in school, so I spent my time reading technical manuals, working on the family farm, and racing motocross and enduros. (If I was in school today, I'd probably be diagnosed with "ADD and be on Ritalin.) I kept my mind and my hands OCCUPIED, so my 140+ IQ could be satisfied. I didn't depend on the schools or the government to educate me, I did a lot of it on my own.

I may or may not be "gifted", but I sure as h*ll ain't no DUmmie!

[TheGeezer]

I was "gifted," just not in math. I also knew that being "gifted" guaranteed nothing.

I knew I would have to earn a living some day, so I taught myself electronics after earning a BA in theology and got a job servicing two-way radio. After thirty years, I am in computers, networking, and SQL database management. I was never angry about my "giftedness" and only wished I had been wacked with the math gift wand rather than the words wand. What does it matter? I earn a very comfortable living and have many thoughtful, intelligent, sensible and rational friends, and an intelligent, lovely wife who disagrees with me adamantly about dangling prepositions, something up with which I will not put.

Reading these DU denizens was astonishing. Liberal snobs all, too complex to be happy, looking down on everyone else.

I wonder if any of them is useful and productive today, or are they on the disability dole?

[mylife]

Is that dependent on what the meaning of "is" is?

[bcsco]

"Someone can be a genius in one area and a complete DUnce in other areas."

This is true of everyone to greater or lesser degree. My math skills are pretty good and, like you, history (American...especially the Civil War and 'Wild' West) is a favorite of mine. OTOH there are other facts of life I'd be better off leaving alone. Don't ask me to pull an engine block or go fishing.

The big difference though, is that a strong part of our knowledge has been developed by involvement and being successful in things we enjoy doing. To many of these DU'ers, they've never crossed into the realm of making their interests pay. They expect the government to provide what they're 'entitled' to. When they don't get what they want it's someone else's fault.

[Smedley]

I was actually looking for that cartoon to use in the DUFU but couldn't find it.

The DUFU just screams for this particular cartoon.

SOMEONE NEEDS TO PHOTOSHOP THE DARN THING. You know - play with the sign, put a Kerry/Edwards logo somewhere etc

[A_perfect_lady]

something up with which I will not put.

LOL!! That's Churchill, isn't it?? I love that one!

[mylife]

Thats generally whats found in fannypacks and under Hawaiian shirts

[dirtbiker]

From "dictionay.com". "No entry found for beautimous" That's because only the "former gifted children" geniuses are the only ones allowed to use it.

I guess only they have knowledge of the secret password and the special hand gestures needed to access this....

[chesley]

Too rich even for Democratic Underground

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[Elyse]

LOL! That is great! I'm saving Bob's Quick Guide to its and it's!

[Panzerlied]

Sounds like they all came from Lake Wobegon where, "the women are strong, the men are good looking, and all the children are above average."

[TheGeezer]

Yes, Winston Churchill. My wife throws that one at me frequently!

[A_perfect_lady]

Oh dear. She doesn't throw the poisoned coffee remark at you too often, I hope... Winston?

[TheGeezer]

Oh dear, no. She is most kind.

[dirtbiker]

I have a headset radio I use when I deliver the mail to apartment complexes. Batteries usually last 30-40 hours (about a month of normal use). I carry a pocket knife, cell phone, and a pen, all in my pants pockets.

I already have to carry the mail bag, I don't need anything else to haul around....

[dirtbiker]

Four years old? Bwahahaha! What a load of horse-puckey. Four year olds are barely aware of their own existence, let alone what level of intelligence they posess. Maybe the DUmmie meant 'fourteen years old".

I think he left the "0" off the end of the "4"...

[jennyjenny]

something up with which I will not put.

I love that!