You need to think metaphorically. Or allegorically. One of those. The reference is to farming, particularly corn.
Sparky, the origin of that one is contested. There have been many versions of that idiom and attributed to the Bible, Socrates, Twain, Lincoln, etc.
Ivory, they demonstrate intelligent thought. Moving between rows means I form an initial opinion, put someone in a row based on it, and he or she can change rows based on what they say.
That works for me!
Based on your opinion or assessment of what they say. What are the rows? True intellectual, faux intellectual, idiot?
Oh, like in grammar school, where the teacher’s pets sit up front.
I’ll be in the back where I always was, having a surname that begins with Z.
Yeah, me too, I guess. Right now, I’ve got you in the corner, wearing the tall pointy hat. The only evidence of intellectual ability I’ve seen from you is using the word “faux” correctly. You seem pretty proud of that, though, so I suspect it is a recent accomplishment. I’m pretty sure you’re just an attention whore and a troll. Maybe you’ll prove me wrong in my initial assessment, but I doubt it.
Truman, that’s exactly where I like to be - marginalized and mislabeled. I tend to rub those who don’t appreciate intelligence the wrong way but I’m sure you’ll come around eventually. 
Ivory, of course based on my opinion. My rows, my criteria. Intelligence, personality, ability, etc.
Penny’s row system…am I supposed to care about this?
Nahh. If I cared at all, it was gone while the post count was still single digit.
Yay! The cliche brigade has arrive with the “don’t care” card. I’ve been waiting for you! Now before I pat you on the head and instruct you to run along keep in mind that you have not been requested to care. I am not with the Christian Children’s Fund with a starving kid for you to sponsor or with Greenpeace with a petition about saving whales. I am merely responding to Ivory’s questions about my personal classification system.
I hope you find something you care about that is worthy of your response. Have a good one.
Missing the mark.
Perhaps but doubtful.
And yours is to make The SDMB like Tweeter.
Fuck that. You can always go back to Tweeter if you don’t care for the “verbosity” here.
Seriously, yes there are a few “walls-of-text” addicts on here – some are worth reading, others are best ignored. If you stick around, make you own list – not that hard at all.
I’d like to save sharks, too, especially from people who only cut their fins off and dump them back in the ocean. Sick bastards.
Forgive them. They’ve suffered too many condescending trolls. Maybe you could switch from faux intellectual dueling and lock on to some repetitiveness. I heard that " God Bless You Always" is a sure fire pointed stick.
Bubba, you’ve stumbled upon one of my other pet peeves.
Red, I don’t “Tweeter” because it doesn’t leave enough space for my liking, so I’d say that’s a no.
Cat, I’ve seen several municipalities ban shark fin soup from restaurant menus, so there is progress being made in that regard.
No.
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I hope you find something you care about that is worthy of your response.
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I hope so too, but it’s not looking promising on this thread.
That’s the idea
[Forrest Gump voice] Condescending troll is as condescending troll does… [/F G voice]