# Hypothetical Road Trip: A Very Old Man vs. A Stupid Person Who Thinks They're Smart

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**Category:** In My Humble Opinion\
**Created:** [July 14, 2011, 12:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hypothetical-road-trip-a-very-old-man-vs-a-stupid-person-who-thinks-theyre-smart/589000 "2011-07-14T12:41:19Z")\
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**Author:** ![Little\_Nemo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/little_nemo/32/3120_2.png) [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\
**Post date:** [July 16, 2011, 1:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hypothetical-road-trip-a-very-old-man-vs-a-stupid-person-who-thinks-theyre-smart/589000/41 "2011-07-16T01:16:42Z")

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The old man. I’ve experienced both and pointless rambling is less annoying than unaware stupidity.

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**Author:** ![Kent\_Clark](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kent_clark/32/105_2.png) [@Kent\_Clark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kent_Clark)\
**Post date:** [July 16, 2011, 1:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hypothetical-road-trip-a-very-old-man-vs-a-stupid-person-who-thinks-theyre-smart/589000/42 "2011-07-16T01:17:14Z")

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> [@alice\_in\_wonderland](#):
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> The old fella - he will probably nap for at least a portion of the trip, and occasionally he may say something interesting.

Ditto. Once you hit the city limits the old guy will be out like a light.

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