The more inept you are the smarter you think you are

BBC ^ | November 25, 2013 | Tom Stafford

[Vendome]

There is a mystery Mod who occasions threads from time to time.

Hilarious!

[Dysart]

There is a mystery Mod who occasions threads from time to time.

I think all Mods are mysterious by nature. It's part of their charm.

[Inyo-Mono]

The more you know, the more you realize how much you don’t know.

There is much truth in that statement. I am very well educated, and yet the older I get the more I realize how much I don't know.

[Graybeard58]

I’ve noticed people who think they’re gorgeous usually aren’t, either.

I'd like to see a new rule at F.R. Those posting "guilty" or "not guilty" verdicts, when a female picture is posted at F.R., must post a picture of themselves too.

We'd see how many "pots" were calling the "kettle" black.

[imardmd1]

But does it work in reverse? The smarter your are the more inept you believe yourself to be?

On one's own, a very difficult quality to measure. But in a capitalistic society, the market place usually sorts things out, eh?

[Harmless Teddy Bear]

Keep in mind that this was written by psychologists who think they are really really smart.

You have a point. :)

[imardmd1]

“Too soon old and too late schmart!”

When I was a kid, the retort:

"If yer so smart, why ain'tcha rich?"

Now that I'm old, I see that's the way it worked out.

[Cboldt]

Card found around my house, oh, 50 or so years ago ...
If You're so Damn Smart Why Ain't You RICH?

[TigersEye]

It's kind of a vicious spiral. The smarter they are the more likely their theory is to be true but the theory is that the smarter you are the more wrong you are.

I sense a black hole of intellect on the horizon, captain. I recommend full reverse on the warp engines. Let's make like geese and get the flock out of here! ;^)

[DoodleDawg]

That explains why Obama believes he’s the smartest guy around.

[21twelve]

imardmd1 - did you see the card in the link!

Too funny.

[Pearls Before Swine]

It isn’t true in all things. I’ve never convinced myself I was good at basketball or could dance worth a damn.

[clearcarbon]

[imardmd1]

Me and my non-judgmental pal.

[HartleyMBaldwin]

That reminds me of a line from some comedian (I can’t remember who):

“I’ve done some things I’m not proud of. And the things I am proud of ... are disgusting.”

[shibumi]

I would deeply deprecate it if you two too would stop obstreperating my oblivious superlativity.

Now, if you'll decuse me I have some nacissitizing to amend to too.

Spank ewe fairy Mutch.

[Vendome]

LOL

At least that bottle rocket didn’t affect your humor...

Vendome...

[Vendome]

Them’s bigger werds than I use....