# Who’s the smartest person on this board? **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [May 22, 2003, 10:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-s-the-smartest-person-on-this-board/176908 "2003-05-22T22:13:55Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![glee](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/b5a626/32.png) [@glee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/glee)\ **Post date:** [May 23, 2003, 11:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-s-the-smartest-person-on-this-board/176908/41 "2003-05-23T23:24:50Z")
I dress really well. Oh. 😕 You didn’t mean that ‘smart’. :o ---
**Author:** ![Linear\_Crack](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/8e7dd6/32.png) [@Linear\_Crack](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Linear_Crack)\ **Post date:** [May 24, 2003, 12:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-s-the-smartest-person-on-this-board/176908/42 "2003-05-24T00:44:41Z")
I have dibs on the most dumist. ---
**Author:** ![hebesphenomegacorona](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/b9e5f3/32.png) [@hebesphenomegacorona](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/hebesphenomegacorona)\ **Post date:** [May 24, 2003, 1:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-s-the-smartest-person-on-this-board/176908/43 "2003-05-24T01:17:39Z")
I’m the smartest! I only SEEM dumb! ---
**Author:** ![Miller](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/miller/32/481_2.png) [@Miller](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Miller)\ **Post date:** [May 24, 2003, 1:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-s-the-smartest-person-on-this-board/176908/44 "2003-05-24T01:54:58Z")
Well, it’s not me. No way, no how. I’m certainly not smart enough to be plotting world domination with an army of killer laser robots with jetpacks. So if you think I’m that smart, you’re dead wrong. I’m just a dumb schmuck like the rest of you plebians, with no intention _whatsoever_ to use his God-like intellect (which I do not possess) to rule the world. ---
**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:** [May 24, 2003, 3:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-s-the-smartest-person-on-this-board/176908/45 "2003-05-24T03:34:18Z")
I’m going to say Tom~ of tomndebb (although for all we know, Debb could be the real brains of the outfit). Tom has repeatedly posted answers that were not only correct but were fully researched and cited. Once Tom answers answers a question, you can close down the thread. Two other posters whose intelligence I have nothing but the highest regard for are C K Dexter Haven (who is rumored to associate with Cecil himself - obviously genius rubs off) and Bermuda999 (who no longer posts here). ---
**Author:** ![Derleth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/b9e5f3/32.png) [@Derleth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Derleth)\ **Post date:** [May 24, 2003, 6:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-s-the-smartest-person-on-this-board/176908/46 "2003-05-24T06:00:13Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Little Nemo \* > \*\*… answers answers … \*\* So nice, he does it twice! [sub]Ow. I hurt myself.[/sub] ---
**Author:** ![Eternal](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/ecb155/32.png) [@Eternal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Eternal)\ **Post date:** [May 24, 2003, 6:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-s-the-smartest-person-on-this-board/176908/47 "2003-05-24T06:20:41Z")
Truly, it is **Eternal!** Many a day I have sat here mesmerised by the beauty and swiftness of his wit! Oh, but I fear the world shall never appreciate his genius and may forever shun him. Especially if he keeps killing people. That maybe should stop. ---
**Author:** ![Eternal](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/ecb155/32.png) [@Eternal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Eternal)\ **Post date:** [May 24, 2003, 6:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-s-the-smartest-person-on-this-board/176908/48 "2003-05-24T06:22:58Z")
It appears someone hacked my account and typed that just a minute ago, as I am far to modest for such shameless self-adulation. I swear to God. And the second part there was nothing but lies, damned lies. ---
**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:** [May 24, 2003, 6:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-s-the-smartest-person-on-this-board/176908/49 "2003-05-24T06:58:12Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Little Nemo \* > \*\*I’m going to say Tom~ of tomndebb (although for all we know, Debb could be the real brains of the outfit). Tom has repeatedly posted answers that were not only correct but were fully researched and cited. Once Tom answers answers a question, you can close down the thread. > \*\* Tom is essential nothing more than a thread killer. Well informed, well cited, well thought out mass-cereal Thread Killer. We all should be so lucky. And he is probably Debb’s sock puppet. 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Tusculan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ecd19e/32.png) [@Tusculan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tusculan)\ **Post date:** [May 24, 2003, 11:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-s-the-smartest-person-on-this-board/176908/50 "2003-05-24T11:37:44Z")
Psst, **Shirley Ujest** , you have misspelled Veb’s name in your sig. ---
**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:** [May 24, 2003, 3:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-s-the-smartest-person-on-this-board/176908/51 "2003-05-24T15:38:26Z")
oops oops ---
**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:** [May 24, 2003, 4:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-s-the-smartest-person-on-this-board/176908/52 "2003-05-24T16:59:00Z")
I think it’s **BZOOOOOOO** I mean, really! Think about it… ---
**Author:** ![Johanna](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johanna/32/8318_2.png) [@Johanna](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johanna)\ **Post date:** [May 25, 2003, 11:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-s-the-smartest-person-on-this-board/176908/53 "2003-05-25T23:17:51Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Joey G \* > **90 percent of the questions in GQ can be found by someone with above average Google skills.** I would like to dispel the misconception that answering GQ questions is no more than merely a matter of Googling. To really dig into a question, often it helps to have read widely, to be able to draw upon a wealth of associations and connections in one’s memory, and to have a library of books at hand to research knowledge further than Google can take you. ---
**Author:** ![elelle](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/f0a364/32.png) [@elelle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/elelle)\ **Post date:** [May 26, 2003, 1:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-s-the-smartest-person-on-this-board/176908/54 "2003-05-26T01:48:54Z")
Lot’s of smart people here. I echo the votes for **Polycarp &TomnDebb** , both with an an amazing depth of knowledge, posted in a balanced fashion. **Anthracite** amazes me in her knowledge of so many subjects, from her engineering specialty to literature and visual arts. In another aspect of “smart”, **TVeblen and Scotticher** are geniuses at being able to see the points of conflict on this board, cut through the crap, and give their best heart to try to solve problems. Smart hearts! And, **Eve** , is really in a class by herself. Smart in her factual entertainment knowledge, sure, but sharp as a razored lorgnette with her humor and wit on any subject. **Shirley Ujest** , as evidenced on this thread, is a pretty sharp cookie. She always makes ya laugh, at just the right moment. Most of the rest of all y’all are pretty sharp, too. ---
**Author:** ![Berkut](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/a88e57/32.png) [@Berkut](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Berkut)\ **Post date:** [May 26, 2003, 2:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-s-the-smartest-person-on-this-board/176908/55 "2003-05-26T02:00:35Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Jomo Mojo \* > \*\*I would like to dispel the misconception that answering GQ questions is no more than merely a matter of Googling. \*\* Sorry, I disagree. That may be true for some, but not most. ---
**Author:** ![Ringo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/779978/32.png) [@Ringo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ringo)\ **Post date:** [May 26, 2003, 2:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-s-the-smartest-person-on-this-board/176908/56 "2003-05-26T02:08:58Z")
Well **Joey** , I’m going to have to side with **Jomo** here, whose point was that if you don’t already know what to look for, you might have a bit of trouble getting there (at least in a timely fashion). ---
**Author:** ![Berkut](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/a88e57/32.png) [@Berkut](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Berkut)\ **Post date:** [May 26, 2003, 2:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-s-the-smartest-person-on-this-board/176908/57 "2003-05-26T02:11:10Z")
Don’t get me wrong, I don’t think they are all like that. I just don’t think that most of the questions in GQ are on the same level as what Cecil answers. ---
**Author:** ![Bob\_Lawblaw](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/6f9a4e/32.png) [@Bob\_Lawblaw](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bob_Lawblaw)\ **Post date:** [May 26, 2003, 2:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-s-the-smartest-person-on-this-board/176908/58 "2003-05-26T02:40:38Z")
We could try to find the smartest person through the _process of elimination_. I’m out. ---
**Author:** ![Berkut](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/a88e57/32.png) [@Berkut](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Berkut)\ **Post date:** [May 26, 2003, 3:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-s-the-smartest-person-on-this-board/176908/59 "2003-05-26T03:15:51Z")
Me too. ---
**Author:** ![CadburyAngel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/c2a13f/32.png) [@CadburyAngel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CadburyAngel)\ **Post date:** [May 26, 2003, 5:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-s-the-smartest-person-on-this-board/176908/60 "2003-05-26T05:49:22Z")
I shall watch this thread with interest. My current project is to combine **Eve’s** DNA with Cecil’s to create the Perfect Being, but having a bit of a hard time pinning either of them in order to extract a sample… I do agree that **Qadgop, Poly,** and **Tom~** belong in the running. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-s-the-smartest-person-on-this-board/176908.md?page=2) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-s-the-smartest-person-on-this-board/176908.md?page=4)