# Intelectuallly Inferior Dopers, UNITE!! **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [July 18, 2004, 12:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/intelectuallly-inferior-dopers-unite/255640 "2004-07-18T00:30:09Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 4
**Author:** ![Kuizelemartz](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/e19b73/32.png) [@Kuizelemartz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kuizelemartz)\ **Post date:** [July 18, 2004, 4:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/intelectuallly-inferior-dopers-unite/255640/61 "2004-07-18T16:46:43Z")
I’m gonna pull up a chair and sit next to Foxymoron. I am also afraid to type too many words because then everyone will know I’m not the brightest bulb in the chandelier. I thought I’d get more comfortable posting with time, but that hasn’t happened. I was going to write down the names of the people who post here, and would note to be more comfortable posting in the posts dominated by these people. But I already see posers pretending they’re not smart and they are. Grr ---
**Author:** ![1010011010](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/1/ea666f/32.png) [@1010011010](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/1010011010)\ **Post date:** [July 18, 2004, 5:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/intelectuallly-inferior-dopers-unite/255640/62 "2004-07-18T17:32:20Z")
Well, if the only requirement for admission is not having a clue what people are talking about from time to time, I think everyone on the board will be able to join this union. ---
**Author:** ![Phedre\_no\_Delaunay](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/839c29/32.png) [@Phedre\_no\_Delaunay](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Phedre_no_Delaunay)\ **Post date:** [July 18, 2004, 7:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/intelectuallly-inferior-dopers-unite/255640/63 "2004-07-18T19:11:49Z")
OOOoooo, can I join? I’m really good at _Friends_ trivia. Meanwhile, I’ll join **flamingbananas** on the chair batting away the numbers. ---
**Author:** ![Cub\_Mistress](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/ea666f/32.png) [@Cub\_Mistress](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cub_Mistress)\ **Post date:** [July 18, 2004, 7:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/intelectuallly-inferior-dopers-unite/255640/64 "2004-07-18T19:31:16Z")
One of the reasons I lurked for so long and resisted actually becoming a Doper was because I was so intimidated by all the Smart Dopers. I feel so warm and cuddly now that there is a club for Dumb Dopers! I have something of a reputation for being smart, but I’m finding that it is only because in RL, I hang out with some really dumb people. when i do manage to pull something out of my ass, even I am amazed. Also, the longer I am out of school, the worse my spelling skills seem to be getting. I won’t even talk about my math skills, as my calculator has taken over all my arithmetic chores. I just love ya’ll. _wipes away tears of joy at finally finding others like her_ ---
**Author:** ![BiblioCat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/ed8c4c/32.png) [@BiblioCat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BiblioCat)\ **Post date:** [July 18, 2004, 8:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/intelectuallly-inferior-dopers-unite/255640/65 "2004-07-18T20:03:58Z")
> [@Phèdre nó Delaunay](#): > > I’m really good at _Friends_ trivia. Yeah, me, too. I think that’s my only claim to fame around here. Whoop-dee-do. Cafe Society and MPSIMS, yeah, that’s about it for me. _Friends_ and _Seinfeld_ trivia? The latest episode of _ER_ or _Monk_? Cute cat or dog anecdotes? Your favorite sub? I’m all over 'em. An 18-page thread debating Bush and Kerry? Another one debating gun rights or abortion or gay marriage? Um, maybe later, thanks. I mean, I have opinions, I just can’t debate on-line like some people. My cites would probably be laughed at. Hell, I never even go in Great Debates. It’s scary in there. And I would have nothing worthwhile to contribute. I’d get laughed outta there so fast, it’d make my head spin. And spelling? I’m pretty good at spelling, but I don’t even bother with an on-line dictionary unless I want to check the meaning of a word (so’s I don’t _really_ embarrass myself). For spelling in posts, I copy it into an email and spell-check it there. ---
**Author:** ![emekthian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/ecae2f/32.png) [@emekthian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/emekthian)\ **Post date:** [July 18, 2004, 8:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/intelectuallly-inferior-dopers-unite/255640/66 "2004-07-18T20:14:45Z")
> [@](#): > > ``` > I keep my posts to a minimum in order to avoid letting on that I'm a dumbass. > > ``` > > Yes, even in the fluff forums/threads. > I am terrified of being made fun of. This sounds like me. Except I often don’t keep my posts to a minimum, and therefore I’m sure that I do often come across as a dumbass. ---
**Author:** ![Shirley\_Ujest](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/45deac/32.png) [@Shirley\_Ujest](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shirley_Ujest)\ **Post date:** [July 18, 2004, 10:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/intelectuallly-inferior-dopers-unite/255640/67 "2004-07-18T22:00:04Z")
> [@](#): > > De jeune de egtonere, sine le mondis pon forunce!" _Allow me_ to translate. " The snails will take over with force." or possibly “Cheese” or maybe “shubbery will take over one day with cheese”. Either way, it might be a good idea to just think about something else. Ok, so I don’t know what I’m writing about. That makes me an A Number1 Candidate for MPSIMS With a Bullhorn and soap box. All I need is a holocaust cloak ---
**Author:** ![Ale](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/f19dbf/32.png) [@Ale](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ale)\ **Post date:** [July 18, 2004, 10:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/intelectuallly-inferior-dopers-unite/255640/68 "2004-07-18T22:28:24Z")
> [@foxymoron](#): > > I keep my posts to a minimum in order to avoid letting on that I’m a dumbass. > Yes, even in the fluff forums/threads. > I am terrified of being made fun of. _Points at foxymoron_ HA-HA-HA-HA 😃 Sorry, couldn´t resist, since it´s a stupid joke I still qualify for the club, right? ---
**Author:** ![Tikki](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/5daacb/32.png) [@Tikki](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tikki)\ **Post date:** [July 18, 2004, 10:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/intelectuallly-inferior-dopers-unite/255640/69 "2004-07-18T22:44:27Z")
\*\*Shirley Ujest, \*\* actually I thought it meant, “Blessed be the ignorant, for they will inherit the world.” Was I wrong? Maybe it’s about snails inheriting the world. ---
**Author:** ![Biotop](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/biotop/32/321_2.png) [@Biotop](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Biotop)\ **Post date:** [July 18, 2004, 10:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/intelectuallly-inferior-dopers-unite/255640/70 "2004-07-18T22:46:04Z")
> [@SandyHook](#): > > Well . . . . . . okay. > But we’ve got our eye on you bub. You better start being extra dumb. If you still have doubts, ask my mother-in-law. She’ll tell you. ---
**Author:** ![zephyrine](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/35a633/32.png) [@zephyrine](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/zephyrine)\ **Post date:** [July 18, 2004, 11:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/intelectuallly-inferior-dopers-unite/255640/71 "2004-07-18T23:26:29Z")
I love GD. Sometimes I even go in there. I’m very opinionated. No, wait, don’t ask me to leave just yet. The thing is my opinions aren’t necessarily rooted in reality, or fact, even. Normally they’re firmly entrenched in the swampy recesses of my befuddled mind, and the thing about GD is that, people CHALLENGE your opinions. At which point I have to wander off looking confused. Apparently “Because I think so” doesn’t count as a cite. But it thrills me. ---
**Author:** ![foxymoron](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/d26b3c/32.png) [@foxymoron](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/foxymoron)\ **Post date:** [July 18, 2004, 11:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/intelectuallly-inferior-dopers-unite/255640/72 "2004-07-18T23:28:30Z")
> [@](#): > > **Ale:** > > Points at foxymoron > HA-HA-HA-HA 😃 :rolleyes: OK, that was mildly amusing. Ah, who am I kidding. I like the attention. 😉 ---
**Author:** ![Althea](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/eada6e/32.png) [@Althea](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Althea)\ **Post date:** [July 18, 2004, 11:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/intelectuallly-inferior-dopers-unite/255640/73 "2004-07-18T23:37:49Z")
Some very dear friends of mine from college decided that an excellent way to taunt someone stupid was to call them pretty in the same voice reserved for small children and puppies. No mispronunciation, mind you, just the condescending voice. It is with this in mind that I declare myself one of the prettiest posters on the SDMB. -Althea Upon preview, I realize that the simple telling of this story inherently qualifies me for membership in the illustrious IIDU club. That, and the fact that I had to double check with [dictionary.com](http://dictionary.com) for the correct spelling of mispronunciation. ---
**Author:** ![AskNott](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/asknott/32/5790_2.png) [@AskNott](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AskNott)\ **Post date:** [July 19, 2004, 12:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/intelectuallly-inferior-dopers-unite/255640/74 "2004-07-19T00:00:39Z")
The smartest person you know is totally ignorant about something. The point here is to learn from somebody else. Occasionally, you get to post about something you know. Along the way, you get to learn how to look up stuff you don’t know. You probably already know how to use Google better than I can. ---
**Author:** ![Den\_Mum](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/a9adbd/32.png) [@Den\_Mum](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Den_Mum)\ **Post date:** [July 19, 2004, 12:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/intelectuallly-inferior-dopers-unite/255640/75 "2004-07-19T00:13:04Z")
_hand in air, jumping up and down_ Me, me, me…pick me! I too have lurked, read and wished I could add anything meaningful to many of the threads. That said, I want to add that I think many of those intellectual posters sound rather pretentious & just a tiny bit …better than everyone else. Well, they intimadate the heck out of me anyway! ---
**Author:** ![SandyHook](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/dec6dc/32.png) [@SandyHook](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SandyHook)\ **Post date:** [July 19, 2004, 12:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/intelectuallly-inferior-dopers-unite/255640/76 "2004-07-19T00:26:14Z")
> [@](#): > > The smartest person you know is totally ignorant about something. The point here is to learn from somebody else. Occasionally, you get to post about something you know. Along the way, you get to learn how to look up stuff you don’t know. Okay **AskNott** we’re watching you too. ---
**Author:** ![phouka](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/c5a1d2/32.png) [@phouka](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/phouka)\ **Post date:** [July 19, 2004, 1:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/intelectuallly-inferior-dopers-unite/255640/77 "2004-07-19T01:38:58Z")
See, out in my real life, I’m a relatively smart person. I can solve equations, and spell words correctly, and even figure gas mileage. You might even say I get a little smarmy about my brains. But, put me in here, and I know my place. It’s pretty far down on the totem pole, it is. At least I have company. Cool company. ---
**Author:** ![Ashkicker](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/4bbf92/32.png) [@Ashkicker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ashkicker)\ **Post date:** [July 19, 2004, 2:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/intelectuallly-inferior-dopers-unite/255640/78 "2004-07-19T02:20:32Z")
Since it looks like we _may_ have some infiltrators in the thread, that is those who are disguising themselves as “ignorant” but are really smart. We know who you are. 😃 We should at least have some proof of ignorance. That’s right folks. You will be provided with your own proof of ignorance i.d. complete with picture like this → :smack: upon links proving your ignorance. Here is [my proof of](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=163344&page=1&pp=50) ignorance. Pay attention to post #25 and #49 on the first page. And post #55-#57 on the second page. Anyone else brave enough to do the same? ---
**Author:** ![Critical\_Mass](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/f1d935/32.png) [@Critical\_Mass](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Critical_Mass)\ **Post date:** [July 19, 2004, 2:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/intelectuallly-inferior-dopers-unite/255640/79 "2004-07-19T02:23:54Z")
> [@Cub Mistress](#): > > I have something of a reputation for being smart, but I’m finding that it is only because in RL, I hang out with some really dumb people. That’s so me. Sad that it’s somewhat of an epiphany. The only difference between me and the “really dumb people” is that they haven’t figured out that Google has the answers to everything. Once they realize that, I will be outed as the poseur that I am. ---
**Author:** ![ZombiesAteMyBrain](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/b4bc9f/32.png) [@ZombiesAteMyBrain](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ZombiesAteMyBrain)\ **Post date:** [July 19, 2004, 2:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/intelectuallly-inferior-dopers-unite/255640/80 "2004-07-19T02:46:09Z")
Now this is a thread that suits me down to the ground. I think my user-name says it all, really. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/intelectuallly-inferior-dopers-unite/255640.md?page=3) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/intelectuallly-inferior-dopers-unite/255640.md?page=5)