# Who is the smartest person on the SDMB? **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [June 25, 2006, 12:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-is-the-smartest-person-on-the-sdmb/362028 "2006-06-25T00:13:28Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![DaveRaver](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/daveraver/32/1078_2.png) [@DaveRaver](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DaveRaver)\ **Post date:** [June 25, 2006, 12:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-is-the-smartest-person-on-the-sdmb/362028/1 "2006-06-25T00:13:28Z")
In your humble opinion, who is the smartest person on these boards? ---
**Author:** ![DaveRaver](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/daveraver/32/1078_2.png) [@DaveRaver](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DaveRaver)\ **Post date:** [June 25, 2006, 12:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-is-the-smartest-person-on-the-sdmb/362028/2 "2006-06-25T00:14:42Z")
besides Cecil of course! šŸ˜‰ ---
**Author:** ![silenus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/silenus/32/166_2.png) [@silenus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/silenus)\ **Post date:** [June 25, 2006, 12:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-is-the-smartest-person-on-the-sdmb/362028/3 "2006-06-25T00:16:35Z")
Impossible to quantify in any meaningful fashion. Smartest how? Which intelligence are we purportedly measuring, and to what degree of accuracy? That saidā€¦ **Eve**. šŸ˜ƒ ---
**Author:** ![Scribble](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/scribble/32/3317_2.png) [@Scribble](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Scribble)\ **Post date:** [June 25, 2006, 12:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-is-the-smartest-person-on-the-sdmb/362028/4 "2006-06-25T00:20:46Z")
Wellā€¦modesty forbidsā€¦ ---
**Author:** ![DoperChic](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/a9a28c/32.png) [@DoperChic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DoperChic)\ **Post date:** [June 25, 2006, 12:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-is-the-smartest-person-on-the-sdmb/362028/5 "2006-06-25T00:25:15Z")
Based on his supreme wit and cleverness, I nominate Sampiro. ---
**Author:** ![Frank](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/3d9bf3/32.png) [@Frank](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Frank)\ **Post date:** [June 25, 2006, 12:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-is-the-smartest-person-on-the-sdmb/362028/6 "2006-06-25T00:28:55Z")
Moved from IMHO to MPSIMS. ---
**Author:** ![eleanorigby](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/ee7513/32.png) [@eleanorigby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/eleanorigby)\ **Post date:** [June 25, 2006, 12:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-is-the-smartest-person-on-the-sdmb/362028/7 "2006-06-25T00:31:41Z")
Well, that lets **Frank** out of the runningā€¦ I say **Qadugop** (or however you spell it). He seems well rounded. I expect this thread to be hotly contested or sink like a stone, depending on the news cycle. šŸ˜‰ Iā€™d say me, but the thought of putting people into convulsions from laughter doesnā€™t appeal. ---
**Author:** ![AncientHumanoid](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ancienthumanoid/32/278_2.png) [@AncientHumanoid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AncientHumanoid)\ **Post date:** [June 25, 2006, 12:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-is-the-smartest-person-on-the-sdmb/362028/8 "2006-06-25T00:32:15Z")
There are people here with a great deal of knowledge of certain fields, others are in the know about other fields. How are we supposed to rank that? And then some people try to comment on a little bit of everything, and may know a little about a whole lot, but donā€™t have any real depth. Where do we mark them? And just what is smart anyways? A person may be smart enough to build a nuclear bomb, and still be dumb enough to use it. ---
**Author:** ![Eve](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/9e8a1a/32.png) [@Eve](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Eve)\ **Post date:** [June 25, 2006, 12:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-is-the-smartest-person-on-the-sdmb/362028/9 "2006-06-25T00:33:35Z")
> [@silenus](#): > > Impossible to quantify in any meaningful fashion. Smartest how? Which intelligence are we purportedly measuring, and to what degree of accuracy? > > That saidā€¦ **Eve**. šŸ˜ƒ ā€œSmart?!ā€ I am alternately complimented and horrified. Witty, perhaps; snarky, certainly, but they must not be confused with ā€œsmart!ā€ ---
**Author:** ![Spatial\_Rift\_47](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/a8b319/32.png) [@Spatial\_Rift\_47](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spatial_Rift_47)\ **Post date:** [June 25, 2006, 12:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-is-the-smartest-person-on-the-sdmb/362028/10 "2006-06-25T00:43:42Z")
Gee, itā€™s so hard to choose. I mean, thereā€™s the indomitable **Frank** , of course, the spunky **Giraffe** , the sage **TVeblen** , the very personable **UkuleleIke** , the venerable **C K Dexter Haven** , the humble **TubaDiva** ā€¦ Me, sucking up? Never ā€¦ šŸ˜ƒ ---
**Author:** ![eleanorigby](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/ee7513/32.png) [@eleanorigby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/eleanorigby)\ **Post date:** [June 25, 2006, 12:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-is-the-smartest-person-on-the-sdmb/362028/11 "2006-06-25T00:49:59Z")
That Flawduh heat melted your brain, boy? šŸ™‚ ---
**Author:** ![Anaamika](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/5f9b8f/32.png) [@Anaamika](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Anaamika)\ **Post date:** [June 25, 2006, 12:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-is-the-smartest-person-on-the-sdmb/362028/12 "2006-06-25T00:51:52Z")
Iā€™ll put in another vote for **Eve**. Doesnā€™t matter if she is or not. If thereā€™s any poll, \*\*Eve \*\*must win and thatā€™s final. ---
**Author:** ![don\_t\_ask](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e68b1a/32.png) [@don\_t\_ask](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/don_t_ask)\ **Post date:** [June 25, 2006, 1:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-is-the-smartest-person-on-the-sdmb/362028/13 "2006-06-25T01:03:24Z")
One of the people that doesnā€™t reply to this thread. ---
**Author:** ![Ender\_Will](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/eb9ed0/32.png) [@Ender\_Will](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ender_Will)\ **Post date:** [June 25, 2006, 1:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-is-the-smartest-person-on-the-sdmb/362028/14 "2006-06-25T01:23:26Z")
**Q.E.D** always amazes me with his speedy and accurate responses to questions in any number of fields. Not sure if heā€™s the smartest or not, but in terms of quick and articulate answers, I think that **Martini Enfield** needs to be recognized. ---
**Author:** ![Bear\_Nenno](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bear_nenno/32/3358_2.png) [@Bear\_Nenno](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bear_Nenno)\ **Post date:** [June 25, 2006, 1:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-is-the-smartest-person-on-the-sdmb/362028/15 "2006-06-25T01:31:21Z")
I nominate Google! ---
**Author:** ![WhyNot](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/c77e96/32.png) [@WhyNot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WhyNot)\ **Post date:** [June 25, 2006, 1:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-is-the-smartest-person-on-the-sdmb/362028/16 "2006-06-25T01:36:20Z")
**Q.E.D.**'s got to be up there, but I have huge buckets of respect for **Colibri** ā€™s brain. ---
**Author:** ![GIGObuster](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gigobuster/32/421_2.png) [@GIGObuster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GIGObuster)\ **Post date:** [June 25, 2006, 1:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-is-the-smartest-person-on-the-sdmb/362028/17 "2006-06-25T01:51:23Z")
> [@WhyNot](#): > > **Q.E.D.**'s got to be up there, but I have huge buckets of respect for **Colibri** ā€™s brain. I think so too, and add **Qadgop the Mercotan** , **Irishgirl** and **Guinastasia**. ---
**Author:** ![glee](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/b5a626/32.png) [@glee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/glee)\ **Post date:** [June 25, 2006, 2:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-is-the-smartest-person-on-the-sdmb/362028/18 "2006-06-25T02:23:33Z")
> [@DaveRaver](#): > > In your humble opinion, who is the smartest person on these boards? Youā€™ll need to define how we assess this. ā€¦ (I probably have the highest chess rating :o ) ---
**Author:** ![Skald\_the\_Rhymer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ecccb3/32.png) [@Skald\_the\_Rhymer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skald_the_Rhymer)\ **Post date:** [June 25, 2006, 2:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-is-the-smartest-person-on-the-sdmb/362028/19 "2006-06-25T02:27:05Z")
I think **PolyCarp** , **C Dexter Haven** , and **tomndebb** are all contenders. ---
**Author:** ![elelle](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/f0a364/32.png) [@elelle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/elelle)\ **Post date:** [June 25, 2006, 2:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-is-the-smartest-person-on-the-sdmb/362028/20 "2006-06-25T02:54:18Z")
There are so many wonderfully smart people here, but for breadth of knowledge, even-handed dealings, and longevity, Iā€™d say tomndebb aces it. [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-is-the-smartest-person-on-the-sdmb/362028.md?page=2)