# My ex was so dumb they thought **URL:** \ **Category:** The BBQ Pit\ **Created:** [December 14, 2020, 8:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-ex-was-so-dumb-they-thought/928047 "2020-12-14T20:16:19Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 8
**Author:** ![needscoffee](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/needscoffee/32/1076_2.png) [@needscoffee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/needscoffee)\ **Post date:** [October 21, 2021, 12:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-ex-was-so-dumb-they-thought/928047/141 "2021-10-21T00:57:25Z")
> [@digs](#): > > Seattle has one, at “The Junction” in West Seattle. The city did away with it in the 70s, but everyone protested and ever since it’s been “Walk All Ways” (like one of my beloved t-shirts says, in a design just like the Seattle Sounders logo). I knew of that one and the best-known one in front of Pike Place Market, but apparently [there are 8 others](https://mynorthwest.com/1066487/why-cant-we-have-more-all-walk-intersections-in-seattle/amp/): > The concept has existed for decades but used sparingly in Seattle. About 10 intersections have the all-walk system in place, including First and Pike across from Pike Place Market. ---
**Author:** ![TreacherousCretin](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/treacherouscretin/32/476_2.png) [@TreacherousCretin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TreacherousCretin)\ **Post date:** [October 21, 2021, 5:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-ex-was-so-dumb-they-thought/928047/142 "2021-10-21T05:48:37Z")
Still with my first wife for 51 years I also have no “exes” to tattle on, so I’m going to borrow one from Phyllis Diller. Her first husband was so dumb _“He couldn’t count to 21 unless he was naked.”_ Or so she claimed. ---
**Author:** ![abcdefghij](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/43a26b/32.png) [@abcdefghij](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/abcdefghij)\ **Post date:** [October 21, 2021, 2:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-ex-was-so-dumb-they-thought/928047/143 "2021-10-21T14:15:33Z")
> [@madsircool](#): > > I would like to see a study of the busiest LA streets and accident frequency. [nobody walks in LA](https://youtu.be/80WyBxo0Hto) ---
**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:** [October 21, 2021, 2:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-ex-was-so-dumb-they-thought/928047/144 "2021-10-21T14:33:40Z")
> [@jonpluc](#): > > After living in this State thier entire life and having a Drivers Licence in said State for over two decades, had never heard of “Right turn on Red”. I had been driving her around for three years, and she never once even brought up the topic of Hey why i was running red lights, not a single word ever. I was recently traveling with my grandniece. And she is at the age where she is learning the rules, one of which is “Red light means stop. Green light means go.” Which she informed me of every time I turned right on red. And I would try to explain to her that it’s sometimes okay to turn right on a red light. And she would just repeat to me that a red light means stop. I was thinking “I’m debating traffic law with a three year old.” ---
**Author:** ![Tatterdemalion](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/43a26b/32.png) [@Tatterdemalion](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tatterdemalion)\ **Post date:** [October 21, 2021, 2:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-ex-was-so-dumb-they-thought/928047/145 "2021-10-21T14:34:39Z")
You fit in well here on the Dope. ---
**Author:** ![jonpluc](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/fbc32d/32.png) [@jonpluc](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jonpluc)\ **Post date:** [October 21, 2021, 2:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-ex-was-so-dumb-they-thought/928047/146 "2021-10-21T14:58:08Z")
Do i qualify by having a post thats been revived from the dead at least twice? ---
**Author:** ![Thudlow\_Boink](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/thudlow_boink/32/320_2.png) [@Thudlow\_Boink](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Thudlow_Boink)\ **Post date:** [October 21, 2021, 5:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-ex-was-so-dumb-they-thought/928047/147 "2021-10-21T17:26:02Z")
> [@Little\_Nemo](#): > > Which she informed me of every time I turned right on red. And I would try to explain to her that it’s sometimes okay to turn right on a red light. And she would just repeat to me that a red light means stop. Stop signs mean stop, too, but that doesn’t mean you have to _stay_ stopped forever. ---
**Author:** ![digs](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/digs/32/14889_2.png) [@digs](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/digs)\ **Post date:** [October 21, 2021, 5:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-ex-was-so-dumb-they-thought/928047/148 "2021-10-21T17:32:12Z")
“Oh, no problem, officer. I’m just waiting for the STOP sign to change to GO.” . -( probably a Bennett Cerf joke book in the 50s ) ---
**Author:** ![enipla](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/54ee81/32.png) [@enipla](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/enipla)\ **Post date:** [October 21, 2021, 5:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-ex-was-so-dumb-they-thought/928047/149 "2021-10-21T17:32:27Z")
I admit that when I was a kid, I could not understand ‘Do Not Pass’ signs. I thought you couldn’t go pass the sign. My Mom and Dad never explained it to me. I think they thought I was doing the 1966 version of trolling. ---
**Author:** ![Johnny\_L.A](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnny_l.a/32/1084_2.png) [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Post date:** [October 21, 2021, 5:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-ex-was-so-dumb-they-thought/928047/150 "2021-10-21T17:44:53Z")
> [@Thudlow\_Boink](#): > > Stop signs mean stop, too, but that doesn’t mean you have to _stay_ stopped forever. That’s what I was going to say. Tell her, ‘I did stop.’ ---
**Author:** ![kayaker](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kayaker/32/441_2.png) [@kayaker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kayaker)\ **Post date:** [October 21, 2021, 6:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-ex-was-so-dumb-they-thought/928047/151 "2021-10-21T18:00:11Z")
> [@Thudlow\_Boink](#): > > Stop signs mean stop, too, but that doesn’t mean you have to _stay_ stopped forever When my kids were little I had them convinced the STOP signs with a white outline were optional. I even cruised through a few on back roads. Then one day my daughter realized they all had white outlines. ---
**Author:** ![abcdefghij](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/43a26b/32.png) [@abcdefghij](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/abcdefghij)\ **Post date:** [October 22, 2021, 2:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-ex-was-so-dumb-they-thought/928047/152 "2021-10-22T02:07:01Z")
Some sovereign citizen she’ll ever be ---
**Author:** ![Ruken](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/f475e1/32.png) [@Ruken](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ruken)\ **Post date:** [October 22, 2021, 11:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-ex-was-so-dumb-they-thought/928047/153 "2021-10-22T11:37:05Z")
> [@SpoilerVirgin](#): > > [pedestrian scrambles](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pedestrian_scramble), First I’d heard the term. But I remember an intersection in Champaign or Urbana IL that would stop traffic in all directions for pedestrian crossings. They were handing out jaywalking tickets to anyone who crossed diagonally. I recall the chucklefuck police chief being quoted in the paper about “creating a culture of compliance.” Then they put up a “diagonal crossing ok” sign and it was suddenly safe. No changes to the signals though. ---
**Author:** ![Ruken](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/f475e1/32.png) [@Ruken](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ruken)\ **Post date:** [October 22, 2021, 11:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-ex-was-so-dumb-they-thought/928047/154 "2021-10-22T11:41:48Z")
> [@Alessan](#): > > They wouldn’t accept his college diploma because they couldn’t read the Latin. He had graduated from Yale. Yale used to offer official paper translations (for a fee.) Now it’s apparently all digital. [https://registrar.yale.edu/students/diplomas/translation](https://registrar.yale.edu/students/diplomas/translation) Never mind the dumbness of needing to see the actual diploma when a transcript shows the relevant information. But I remember applying for a job in Germany that was asking for high school standardized test scores. Apparently they ask for those even if you have a PhD and years of experience. ---
**Author:** ![Jasmine](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jasmine/32/2964_2.png) [@Jasmine](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jasmine)\ **Post date:** [October 22, 2021, 11:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-ex-was-so-dumb-they-thought/928047/155 "2021-10-22T11:50:04Z")
> [@dalej42](#): > > I’ve never seen a height requirement for academic scholarships. True, but I’ve never seen a 5’ 6" player on a top 20 basketball team, either, at least not a scholarship player. The odds that he was telling the truth are slim and none, and slim is heading for the door. ---
**Author:** ![Jasmine](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jasmine/32/2964_2.png) [@Jasmine](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jasmine)\ **Post date:** [October 22, 2021, 11:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-ex-was-so-dumb-they-thought/928047/156 "2021-10-22T11:51:24Z")
> [@Spice\_Weasel](#): > > He sure was hot, though. Sounds like it was just for the sex, so that makes it okay. LOL ---
**Author:** ![Johnny\_L.A](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnny_l.a/32/1084_2.png) [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Post date:** [October 22, 2021, 1:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-ex-was-so-dumb-they-thought/928047/157 "2021-10-22T13:35:51Z")
> [@Ruken](#): > > But I remember applying for a job in Germany that was asking for high school standardized test scores. Apparently they ask for those even if you have a PhD and years of experience. A friend emigrated to Canada about a decade ago. They wanted to see his high school test scores, even though he had a Bachelor’s degree. ---
**Author:** ![Dr.Winston\_OBoogie](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dr.winston_oboogie/32/2945_2.png) [@Dr.Winston\_OBoogie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dr.Winston_OBoogie)\ **Post date:** [October 22, 2021, 2:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-ex-was-so-dumb-they-thought/928047/158 "2021-10-22T14:47:05Z")
> [@Jasmine](#): > > True, but I’ve never seen a 5’ 6" player on a top 20 basketball team, either, at least not a scholarship player. The odds that he was telling the truth are slim and none, and slim is heading for the door. [Muggsy Bogues](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Muggsy_Bogues#College) at 5’3" had a scholarship to Wake Forrest and played 14 years in the NBA, so it’s possible… just not very likely. ---
**Author:** ![ExTank](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/35a633/32.png) [@ExTank](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ExTank)\ **Post date:** [October 22, 2021, 3:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-ex-was-so-dumb-they-thought/928047/159 "2021-10-22T15:55:31Z")
She thought I wouldn’t notice she was 7-8 months pregnant when I returned from a 9-month deployment. ---
**Author:** ![abcdefghij](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/43a26b/32.png) [@abcdefghij](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/abcdefghij)\ **Post date:** [October 22, 2021, 4:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-ex-was-so-dumb-they-thought/928047/160 "2021-10-22T16:45:15Z")
> [@Ruken](#): > > Never mind the dumbness of needing to see the actual diploma when a transcript shows the relevant information. But I remember applying for a job in Germany that was asking for high school standardized test scores. When I applied (unsuccessfully) for a von Humboldt Stiftung ages ago, they wanted copies of diplomas, even though they were easily photoshopped, even in those days. When I asked a German postdoc in our lab, he was mystified by transcripts; he said they had no equivalent. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-ex-was-so-dumb-they-thought/928047.md?page=7) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-ex-was-so-dumb-they-thought/928047.md?page=9)