# Who is the smartest \[Most Intelligent\] Doper here? **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [September 24, 2000, 3:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-is-the-smartest-most-intelligent-doper-here/34366 "2000-09-24T15:53:19Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![meek](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/ce73a5/32.png) [@meek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/meek)\ **Post date:** [September 25, 2000, 8:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-is-the-smartest-most-intelligent-doper-here/34366/41 "2000-09-25T08:20:39Z")
knot mee ---
**Author:** ![TroubleAgain](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/e480ec/32.png) [@TroubleAgain](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TroubleAgain)\ **Post date:** [September 25, 2000, 10:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-is-the-smartest-most-intelligent-doper-here/34366/42 "2000-09-25T10:33:29Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by tatertot \* > \*\*This is one contest I know I have no chance of winning. ☹ Why can’t we have slightly stupid, yet adorable doper’s thread. Oh wait, I’m not even adorable. > > \*\* No, you’re not dopey, and yes, you are adorable. ---
**Author:** ![TwistofFate](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/cdc98d/32.png) [@TwistofFate](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TwistofFate)\ **Post date:** [September 25, 2000, 11:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-is-the-smartest-most-intelligent-doper-here/34366/43 "2000-09-25T11:11:09Z")
Tomndebb- absolutley. ---
**Author:** ![Coldfire](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/a587f6/32.png) [@Coldfire](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Coldfire)\ **Post date:** [September 25, 2000, 1:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-is-the-smartest-most-intelligent-doper-here/34366/44 "2000-09-25T13:07:19Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by elelle \* > \*\*Handy, WTF??? How can you have nigh unto 6500 posts and not have seen one by Tomndebb? I’m baffled. \*\* From handy’s posting style and answers, I’ll take a WAG at this. Handy scans OP’s and quickly responds, then moves on. Makes the likelihood of missing tommndeb more plausible, doesn’t it? ---
**Author:** ![qwevin\_bakon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/q/a88e4f/32.png) [@qwevin\_bakon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/qwevin_bakon)\ **Post date:** [September 25, 2000, 1:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-is-the-smartest-most-intelligent-doper-here/34366/45 "2000-09-25T13:12:23Z")
pathetic. …you all pale into your own insignificance and crawl up each others… ---
**Author:** ![Coldfire](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/a587f6/32.png) [@Coldfire](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Coldfire)\ **Post date:** [September 25, 2000, 1:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-is-the-smartest-most-intelligent-doper-here/34366/46 "2000-09-25T13:18:02Z")
Welcome aboard, mate. You sure know how to win a crowd :rolleyes: ---
**Author:** ![Show\_Biz](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/77aa72/32.png) [@Show\_Biz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Show_Biz)\ **Post date:** [September 25, 2000, 2:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-is-the-smartest-most-intelligent-doper-here/34366/47 "2000-09-25T14:03:16Z")
I’m guessing Chronos, but that may be because he posts a lot in ATMB, where I always start my tour when I come here. ---
**Author:** ![handy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/b5a626/32.png) [@handy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/handy)\ **Post date:** [September 25, 2000, 3:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-is-the-smartest-most-intelligent-doper-here/34366/48 "2000-09-25T15:23:18Z")
"From handy’s posting style and answers, I’ll take a WAG at this. Handy scans OP’s and quickly responds, then moves on. Makes the likelihood of missing tommndeb more plausible, doesn’t it? Sure. Who can remember all the 8000+ handles here? David B. has a lot of posts too, but I rarely see his posts because he posts in GB most of the time I think. He doesn’t see my posts much either. As for tomndebb, I haven’t seen any posts from him or her or them in this subject either [maybe I scanned too quickly?] 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![lolagranola](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/ea5d25/32.png) [@lolagranola](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lolagranola)\ **Post date:** [September 25, 2000, 7:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-is-the-smartest-most-intelligent-doper-here/34366/49 "2000-09-25T19:06:05Z")
Well, the first one that comes to mind is me. Obviously because I almost always agree with my rationale. Other than that, the reason I post at this board is because of all of the intelligent people who post here. It would be easier to mention the ones that I don’t think are intelligent, but then this thread would have to be moved… ---
**Author:** ![John\_Corrado](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/a88e4f/32.png) [@John\_Corrado](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/John_Corrado)\ **Post date:** [September 25, 2000, 7:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-is-the-smartest-most-intelligent-doper-here/34366/50 "2000-09-25T19:15:46Z")
Okay, we obviously start with Cecil. Hey- he was smart enough to figure a way to get all of _us_ to show up, right? Next, tomndebb; not merely a walking encyclopedia, but an encyclopedia who communicates clearly and concisely. Being brilliant is one thing; being able to convey information is quite another, and tom does both _extremely_ well. Then, Dr. Fidelius, whose placement below tom is more to a a lesser breadth of knowledge, though he makes up for it with a much deeper knowledge in his particular fields. Me? I’m probably somewhere down in the low two-thousands of the 9000+ registered posters. ---
**Author:** ![Jman](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jman/32/4416_2.png) [@Jman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jman)\ **Post date:** [September 25, 2000, 8:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-is-the-smartest-most-intelligent-doper-here/34366/51 "2000-09-25T20:13:15Z")
Well, it’s obviously me. I’ve already been shown to be smarter than 99.5% of the population, but of people here, it climbs to 99.9999999%, or effectively 100% of the doper population. With an IQ of 258, how can you go wrong. {SLAPS SELF} Oh, ok, maybe not. Who knows. You could have everyone post their rated IQs, which would give us an idea, but IQ isn’t exactly a great measure. We’d also run into the problem of everyone inflating their IQs. Jman ---
**Author:** ![bibliophage](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bibliophage/32/7615_2.png) [@bibliophage](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bibliophage)\ **Post date:** [September 25, 2000, 9:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-is-the-smartest-most-intelligent-doper-here/34366/52 "2000-09-25T21:16:58Z")
**handy** may have failed to notice **tomndebb** because Tom starts very few threads himself. Could it be he already knows everything and doesn’t need to ask us anything? Could be. The only thread I could find is from last November, and it’s not a question; it’s a tutorial: [http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?threadid=959](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?threadid=959) ---
**Author:** ![Balance](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/ccd318/32.png) [@Balance](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Balance)\ **Post date:** [September 26, 2000, 2:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-is-the-smartest-most-intelligent-doper-here/34366/53 "2000-09-26T02:15:55Z")
I have the hightest regard for Chronos’s intelligence. (I have to say that–it allows me to rationalize the fact that he has successfully corrected me once or twice, a feat which has seldom been matched. 😉 ) It’s hard to judge, though. There are so many brilliant people here, with such an astounding array of talents, that there seems to be no right answer. ---
**Author:** ![jb\_farley](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/9d8465/32.png) [@jb\_farley](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jb_farley)\ **Post date:** [September 26, 2000, 9:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-is-the-smartest-most-intelligent-doper-here/34366/54 "2000-09-26T09:00:43Z")
uh, **Chronos** and **Tomndebb**. anytime I read a great response (I tend tor ead the post beofre the name of the poster) it invariably is one of the two. Chronos has the amazingly deep knowledge of many things scientific coupled with a great communicating style; Tomndebb seems to have a great range of knowledge, coupled with a nice recall and a hankering for effective research librarying. oh, and **Serliner**. ---
**Author:** ![Danielinthewolvesden](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/ce7236/32.png) [@Danielinthewolvesden](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Danielinthewolvesden)\ **Post date:** [September 26, 2000, 10:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-is-the-smartest-most-intelligent-doper-here/34366/55 "2000-09-26T10:01:42Z")
I find Tomndeb to be more “wise” than “smart”. As for IQ’s- I have a 153, which would normally put me in the top 2%, but here I would say merely the top 10%. ---
**Author:** ![Snark](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/bbe5ce/32.png) [@Snark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Snark)\ **Post date:** [September 26, 2000, 1:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-is-the-smartest-most-intelligent-doper-here/34366/56 "2000-09-26T13:11:07Z")
I cast my vote for **tomndebb**. I stand in awe of his intellect. Tom is consistently smart, friendly, always level-headed, and has a broad range of subjects about which he is knowledgeable. In other words, he must have one heck of an encyclopedia set. 😃 ---
**Author:** ![CalMeacham](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/calmeacham/32/35_2.png) [@CalMeacham](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CalMeacham)\ **Post date:** [September 26, 2000, 1:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-is-the-smartest-most-intelligent-doper-here/34366/57 "2000-09-26T13:30:24Z")
I am. Well, heck, nobody else is gonna say it. ---
**Author:** ![oldscratch](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/ed655f/32.png) [@oldscratch](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/oldscratch)\ **Post date:** [September 26, 2000, 8:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-is-the-smartest-most-intelligent-doper-here/34366/58 "2000-09-26T20:33:54Z")
Wow, two people mentioned me. I’m honored. but, I’m definetly not up there. Many more people more intelligent than me. I would also vote for **Tomndeb**. I was always impressed with **Singledad** ’s posts also. He would be up there. ---
**Author:** ![Nen](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/c5a1d2/32.png) [@Nen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nen)\ **Post date:** [September 26, 2000, 9:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-is-the-smartest-most-intelligent-doper-here/34366/59 "2000-09-26T21:11:05Z")
The question posed by the OP raises yet another. What is intelligence? Do we define intelligence as the plethora of knowledge which **tomndebb** commands or as complete understanding in a specific arena such as **ZenBeam**? Do we define intelligence as the efficient wielding of knowledge as **Dr. Fidelis** is wont to do or as the eloquence and unique perspective which **Gaudere** offers? Do we define intelligence as an understanding of the opinions of other’s as does **Polycarp** or amazing utilization of logic evident in **Singledad’s** arguments? I, for one, continue to find myself astounded by the intelligence brought to this board by posters both reknown and less prolific. I have always considered myself to be an intelligent individual, but I am amazed at that which I learn as a result of my fellow members’ participation. Who is most intelligent? Until I receive a more specific definition, I must refrain from an answer which would exclude a single individual. ---
**Author:** ![Turpentine](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ecd19e/32.png) [@Turpentine](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Turpentine)\ **Post date:** [September 26, 2000, 10:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-is-the-smartest-most-intelligent-doper-here/34366/60 "2000-09-26T22:05:31Z")
Definitely this guy- [http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?threadid=39061](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?threadid=39061) [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-is-the-smartest-most-intelligent-doper-here/34366.md?page=2) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-is-the-smartest-most-intelligent-doper-here/34366.md?page=4)