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45 Times People Thought They Were Being Very Smart But Ended Up Looking Like Complete Idiots
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They pretend to have triple-digit IQs, glasses thicker than Velma’s from Scooby-Doo, and they love flaunting their stuff—bragging about their big brains, of course! They’re the obnoxious wannabe eggheads that make the internet insufferable with their Thesaurus vernacular and incessant desire to prove that their intellectual capacity for reasoning (i.e. ability to sound smarter) is bigger than yours or mine. Combined.
The ‘I Am Very Smart’ Reddit community is chock-full of quality posts poking fun at people who think they have high IQs (but actually just have massive egos). And with a following of 1.5 million, you can bet that folks are interested in seeing these ‘mighty minds’ make utter fools of themselves.
Check out some of the best posts from the community below, upvote your fave pics, and be sure to follow their subreddit if you like their content. Bored Panda has written about the intellectually eloquent r/IAmVerySmart subreddit before, so when you’re done with this list, have a scroll through our earlier post which can be found right over here.
Bored Panda wanted to learn more about the r/IAmVerySmart community, so we reached out to their moderator team and members. They're a vocal and friendly group and they told us all about what their subreddit stands for, how it changed over the years, why people want to try to appear 'VerySmart(TM),' as well as how best to deal with anyone who's been hitting the Thesaurus way, way too hard.
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#1
Too Busy To “Ackshually” To Appreciate A Joke, Only To Then Incorrect Them
Ian Milne 4 years ago
You could argue that the monster was called Adam, as that’s what he refers to himself as in the book.
Marcellus the Third 4 years ago
Obligatory "No, the monster is called Victor" as the doctor is truly a monster and the "monster" is just unfortunate.
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Louise B 4 years ago (edited)
I'm scared to comment on this, there's a very good chance that I'll make a fool of myself. Luckily I already know that I don't have a high IQ.
Catlady6000 4 years ago
Always be willing to make a fool of yourself and to laugh at yourself. Life will be a lot more fun
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Kisses4Katie 4 years ago
I cannot picture Frankenstein without thinking of Gene Wilder. It just doesn't happen. :)
Dillon Hughes 4 years ago
The Dr. was Dr. Frankenstein, he built his "son" who then should also be Frankenstein... just sayin...
Shan Dennis 1 year ago
The monster called the doctor "father", so the monster could be called Frankenstein Jr.
Matthew Ellenberger 2 years ago
I made a toy piano some years ago, cobbled together from old pallets and random parts. I called it my Frankensteinway.
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#2
Bats Are Birds
Full of Giggles 4 years ago (edited)
You think that’s bad? I once got into a heated discussion with my 60+ year old father because he was adamant dinosaurs were not animals. I had to explain to him that dinosaurs were reptiles and reptiles are animals. Apparently, reptiles, insects, and fish are not animals either. Only mammals, rodents, marsupials, apes, and birds are animals. He had the audacity to say maybe if I had finished high school, I would know that. 🖕🏻Dad. Maybe you should learn how to use Goggle.
Anna Banana 4 years ago
That would explain why some restaurants and venues serve fish as a non-meat option.
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Viviane 4 years ago
Flying fish, too. And I never understood the term "the birds and the bees" -- why are they separate?
Load More Replies... Marcellus the Third 4 years ago
Birdman (2014) = Michael Keaton = Batman (1989) --- it all checks out.
Full of Giggles 4 years ago
Also, Michael Keaton = Batman (2022) via The Flash
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Jo Johannsen 4 years ago
They often don't fact check because it never occurred to them there was any doubt. Some of the time, that is arrogance, but my mother grew up thinking a quarter of an hour was 25 minutes. It was logical to her, so she didn't question it until into adulthood.
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Vicky Zar 4 years ago
The German name for mammal is more informative about what defines a mammal. The name is "Säugetier" and translates into "Breastfeeder".
Marcellus the Third 4 years ago
Wait till you look up the word "mammaries".
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Absolute Alpha Intellectual. To This Day, I Still Don’t Get It
Lauren Caswell 4 years ago
Omg Lol! "I get it. Many won't " god they must have custom wide doorframes so their head doesn't get stuck
Just Your Regular Avocado 4 years ago
I thought ABBAMyChemicalRomance? I'm clearly very uncultured.
*sneezes in pansexual* 4 years ago
It's Kiss, not MCR, but I see where your coming from
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Xylle Flora 4 years ago
This reminds me of when I was ten and in the county spelling bee. The word was "abacus," the high schooler spelled it like "abbicus." I don't think that's even a word. I ended up winning.
Lexi Mitchell 4 years ago
If people don’t get it, I’d think it’s because ABBA isn’t super recognizable in that picture. I mean I’m a fan and I still didn’t immediately realize it was them.
Analyn Lahr 4 years ago
Only if you recognize Abba. I don't think I've seen their picture before.
The 'I Am Very Smart' community was founded way back in 2013 and it's one of the longest-existing veterans on Reddit. The moderators, even though they encourage poking fun at people who try to sound smart too hard, nonetheless don't tolerate anyone sharing any identifying information. The content's supposed to be about fun while indirectly celebrating actual critical thinking and intellectualism.
Moderator Thumbs0fDestiny was very open about the fact that the main draw of the 'I Am Very Smart' community is revealing someone else's blunder when, instead, people should be humble and succinct. In other words, the sub's popularity comes from one of the most human things ever, the joy that we get from seeing someone else fail or get humiliated, called schadenfreude.
#4
Someone’s Hot Take On The 4th Of July Was Wrong
Katchen 4 years ago
Yes, not enough people earned independence in 1776 and it was indeed wrong.
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Maximeowlien Robespurre 4 years ago
Honestly, I think Juneteenth should be a bigger deal, should be celebrated just like July 4th. I might just be an idiot, but I feel like celebrating the freedom of an enormous number of people in America stands for something rather similar to 4th of July.
earringnut 4 years ago
I support this on every level. I'll get the franks.
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Susan Bosse 4 years ago
I'm not sure how some people make it through a day without wondering into traffic.
Henry Russell 3 years ago
im not sure how i make it through the day without wandering into traffic
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Kathryn Baylis 4 years ago
This person has Independence Day confused with Juneteenth, the actual celebration of emancipation, along with all the notable achievements of the African American community. Different month, different kind of celebration.
Lexi Mitchell 4 years ago
In reality people celebrate Labor Day incorrectly. For some reason people think it’s about thanking veterans for their service rather than celebrating unions and better labor policies.
Katchen 4 years ago
Really? I’ve never thought anyone thought it was about Veterans but now I wonder.
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Casey McAlister 4 years ago
So what if it's just fireworks and barbecues? People aren't allowed to have fun anymore?
Anastasia Redmond 4 years ago
July 4th is about celebrating the day the declaration of independence was sent to the printers. July 2nd was when independence was declared.
#5
Haha... If You Don’t Get The Joke, You Are An Absolute Moron
Sum Guy 4 years ago
I had to double check if a group of crows are called a murder... pretty funny meme/joke
Alexis draskinis 4 years ago
Actually love the joke BUT knowing the definition of 1 word does not a genius make!
Tami 4 years ago
I'm not sure why not happening to know that a group of crows is called a murder would mean you're brainless, or that knowing that is a sign of intelligence. Quick, what's the word for a group of field sparrows? Had to Google that? Then you're an idiot and I have no respect for you. Kind of snobbish.
backatya 4 years ago
He's just another idiot trying to make himself look smarter and FAILED.
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#6
Too Smart To Appreciate A Good Play On Words
Jamziee 4 years ago
"A Squid pro quo?" "I suppose... wouldn't it be nice to be a little closer to sea?" (Hamilton just in case of confusion)
Grumble O'Pug 4 years ago
Brad, Brad, Brad, you just had to mansplain.....and f**k up all at the same time.
Sebastian Killin 4 years ago
I can't believe someone who corrects people's english doesn't understand that play on words. What an idiot.
Nikki Sevven 4 years ago
Imagine going through life with no sense of humor. That must be incredibly depressing.
SykesDaMan 4 years ago
Now, I'm curious, why was that week special enough to warrant this call for a special meal/menu? Is there a squid week like there seems to be a shark week? Actual question, not a joke.
Michael Capriola 4 years ago
"Dear sir; As a proud Squid, I resent this ethnic slur!" "Dear sir; I come from a long line of Quos and we do not take kindly to being made fun of."
Or, in their own words, as the mod went in character, pretending to be one of the people the community likes to laugh at: "Every day across the internet, people comment some of the most braggadocious drivel anyone could ever hope to hear, and they do so with such confidence and disregard for logic that it sometimes transcends the bounds of the page it's written on and becomes art. We collect those masterpieces of magniloquence and put them all in one easy to find location where people can come and talk and laugh about the cockalorum character that wrote them. What's not to love?"
"I've talked to NASCAR fans before who say they don't go for the race, they go for the crash. When one goes to the circus and sees the man put his head in a lion's mouth, somewhere inside one's self they kinda want to see the lion chomp down. That's what you get, in the intellectual sense, when you come to r/IAmVerySmart," moderator Thumbs0fDestiny said, getting serious once again.
#7
He Just Tries To Correct The Already Correct Spelling Lmao
Sum Guy 4 years ago
If you're commenting something, you already have google and it's so easy to check... and I'm tired of north americans trying to correct my spelling when I'm using English... you know, the one from England. I'll use s instead of z in some words because that's the right spelling for the ORIGINAL English
Green One 3 years ago
Being told I have spelt 'colour' or 'rumour' incorrectly irritates me
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Ian Milne 4 years ago
Correcting other people’s spelling can be a difficult subject to brooch though.
Marcellus the Third 4 years ago
I came here to broodly make the same point.
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Leo Domitrix 4 years ago
OK, let's recap: English in 3d grade at my old school. Homophones. Homonyms. Now google it, and be mind-boggled by the fact spellings are kept so we can keep meaning in written form, and infer it from context in spoken language! Or dare I not broach this subject, lest my Nerd Brooch be removed from my collar?
Lauren Caswell 4 years ago (edited)
A sewing machine broach; does the sewing machine need to bring up a topic, or is it an item that helps others talk about sewing machines?
Your Cousin Vinny 4 years ago
HELLO !!! @Marina is correct - both forms are correct. The jewelry you attach to your clothes can be spelled broach or brooch. Google it. That means many of the people who posted comments here are people who “thought they were being very smart but ended up looking like complete idiots”. See how many people catch the irony of this by upvoting this post.
Bruce Scheiman 4 years ago
That is some funny stuff! I actually thought a brooch, that goes on your clothes, was a broach!! You learn something new, all the time on Bored Panda!
#8
I Don't Have An Iq Of 136 For Nothing
CalicoKitty 4 years ago
Ok but this is the second time the number 136 has shown up, right? Which is not bad, probability-wise. But still. So I checked and surprise! 136 is, provided you don't deal with decimals, 1 point into the top 1%. And here's the thing: I know for a fact you can go to certain psychologists for raised scores. I know there are people who practice the tests in order to gain an edge- or people who gain the actual tests and memorize them. Now, considering that single points mean a lot at the edges of the scale, but you can essentially have your number boosted by 10, 20 points with no worries... mull that over. I get that this is a conspiracy sounding post, but it does happen, even if it's not what happened in these specific cases.
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BlackPearltheSeaWing/NightWing 4 years ago
What a jerk. First off, people can be smart and watch dumb things, and secondly that comment about her being a, "smart pretty girl," is just gross.
Persp Gold 4 years ago
this person contacted someone to ask how their day was and descended into berating them. why initiate contact?
Hannah M 4 years ago
OK, I do not get people who go around boasting about their IQ as if it somehow proves their point. If you have a high IQ, good for you, but it only measures a certain type of 'intelligence'. There are many other kinds of intelligence that aren't so easily measured. Moreover, a person with high IQ might be able to argue their opinion clearly but it doesn't mean they're right. They're technically more intelligent than average, but you still have to learn basic information. It's so dumb when people have an idea and, without doing any research, insist that they're right just because they can attach a number to it, which they could easily be lying about. Also, narcissists like this give all intelligent people a very bad reputation
Dark Pearl 4 years ago
Television like that exists solely to entertain. I pity this guy. He probably doesn't laugh at Community either!
Logic and Reason 4 years ago
Community, in my humble opinion, was much funnier. I can’t speak for the last few seasons as I refused to watch them on principle.
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Charlotte A. 4 years ago
sounds fake. Is anyone that socially inept? "clearly you are not engaged with proper television that I watch" - does anyone say that, ever?
Marnie 4 years ago
I knew a guy who told me (in all earnestness) that he made sure to let everyone know on his first day at the new job after graduating with his PhD that he didn't think less of those who only had a master's degree. I believe that there are people like this - even if this one in particular is fabricated.
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#9
This Meme Isn't Funny Because It's Incorrect
Jo Johannsen 4 years ago
I like that, not just no sense of humor, no concept. 👍👍👍
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Michael Capriola 4 years ago
Q: How many people did it take to change light bulbs before the era of Isaac Newton? A: Zero, since they had no light bulbs. Next time -- "Why didn't dolphins invent fire?"
Matthew Ellenberger 2 years ago
The lack of opposable thumbs, and, you know... The whole "water" thing.
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Meanwhile, community member OneGoodRib (loving these user names, by the way), point-blank said that people love laughing at others and there's less guilt if we all poke fun at the "chumheads" who are the targets of the subreddit. "I don’t feel nearly as bad about having a laugh about someone being pretentious as I do about laughing at, say, people who are dressed really poorly in public."
In OneGoodRib's opinion, some people are "super insecure" about their intelligence and believe that being smart is the most important thing in the world. That's why they're willing to sacrifice anything just to make others believe their IQ's hitting Super Saiyan power levels (even if it backfires... magnificently). "It’s okay that they don’t have friends, or talents, or accomplishments, as long as they just keep telling people they’re super smart. And of course some humans are just smug [jerks], it just happens that the people in this sub are smug about being smart rather than smug about motorcycles or veganism."
#10
Ummm... Yeah, That’s A Big Yikes
Leo Domitrix 4 years ago
I love these self-aggrandizing "I am smarter than my teacher" posts. Always written by someone who got a well-earned "FAIL" in my experience, and sometimes in crayon;-P
Matthew Ellenberger 2 years ago
They were celebrated as the world's most stable genius who cannot discern the difference between a President and a king!
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Jessi Zultanky 4 years ago
does the guy who wrote that really think people will believe that happened?
Mark Schilling 4 years ago
And it's such a bad lie. It's just a variation on the atheist professor and the Christian student urban legend.
Bruce Ferrier 3 years ago
I bet the person who commented saying they were "in the same class" is the teacher
#11
Only The Most Intelligent Of People Can Understand This
Lauren Caswell 4 years ago
This must be common: "not everybody will get this" grr it grates me. It belies an undeserved sense of superiority. This person needs some humble pi. Not everybody will get that XD
Marcellus the Third 4 years ago
It's a finite pie so logically only a small amount of people will get some?
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mph seti 4 years ago
I think I learned Pi in like 5th grade...Hardly a thing you have to be "smart" to get.
Welcome Welcome 4 years ago
In other countries you learn this early on. Not in USA. This was my experience.
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Ben Steinberg 4 years ago
Of course not everyone will "get this". It's a very small pie with a limited number of pieces. We can't all have some...
Leo Domitrix 4 years ago
Hey. On 3/14/15 (US style), I was at the local bakery getting my free slice of pie!
#12
Yeah, I Am Very Smart
Casey McAlister 4 years ago
Not only is that a classic " I don't get this joke, so it's not funny", but also it's somehow "metaphysically" not funny for some reason.
Michael Capriola 4 years ago
And India comes from the Greek. BTW, since I've got you here, I understand that your sister is a stripper now. Great! I have a bureau that needs to be stripped and re-varnished.
ILOVEBAMBOO 2 years ago
metaphysics is " the branch of philosophy that deals with the first principles of things, including abstract concepts such as being, knowing, substance, cause, identity, time, and space". Bro didn't even use the word correctly XD
Nobody's a stranger to not wanting to sound like a fool, however. We've all been in situations where we end up regretting coming off stupid. However, the 'VerySmart(TM)' that are featured on the r/IAmVerySmart community overcorrect in these situations way, way, beyond the norm.
"There's a lot of id involved in the VerySmartTM commenters we feature. They seem to have much of their self-esteem tied up in their (mis)conceptions of their own intelligence, or the person they're talking to depending on the circumstance. Who knows why," Thumbs0fDestiny mused. "Perhaps it's because everyone views themselves as the hero of their own story and some people prefer playing the intellectual to the athlete."
#13
I Love Tinder
Jelly the Bean 4 years ago
And it's even worse that the corrector messed something up: "in a way the presents you"... I think they meant "that"? (I might get downvoted for saying this, sadly)
Soggy Crumpet 4 years ago
I too find acronyms and lack of sentence structure annoying in specific situations but dang, no need to be a butt about it. Clown is awful.
Uisgea Beatha 4 years ago
Clown doesn't know what an acronym is. "SCUBA," "LASER," and "RADAR" are acronyms; "WTF" isn't.
Fara Giganti 4 years ago
yeah. look for it on merriam webster, i kid you not its there
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Stop The Assumptions Now
Casey McAlister 4 years ago
So you are saying a mouse doesn't actually think that a bat is an angel? Oh no, it can't be true, who could have thought? My life will never be the same.
Aragorn II Elessar 4 years ago
You must mean “snitch” per our PETA post of last week
Load More Replies... Marcellus the Third 4 years ago
Everybody knows those died out 65million years ago so you cannot get them.
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Concept-Peter Roosdorp 4 years ago
How do we know that their religions, art and traditions are unknown to us because 1. we don't try to look for it. 2. Think that we are superior...?
Marcellus the Third 4 years ago
To Germans and their (Danish/Swedish/Dutch/... ) neighbours, the annoyance is that they're using a rat not a mouse, because bat = Fledermaus = "wingmouse".
AlmightyOne 4 years ago
Hush. There's so much we don't even know about the human brain! How do you know they don't have angels?
Tenley Samson 4 years ago
wait but rats are scientifically proven to be able to have their own thoughts and communicate w/ others
Jaime Lechuga 4 years ago
Even a sense of humor -rats play hide and seek, smile and laugh-, unlike that guy
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#15
Nice Try, Smartie
Kari Panda 4 years ago
What does that have to do with staying in school though? Personally at least, I never learned about Medusa in school.
Periwinkle 4 years ago
I don't know bro, who says she doesn't have multiple eyes? Wait.. Doesn't she.. Have.. A bunch of snakes on her head??
Ben Steinberg 4 years ago
Oh, I'm sure there's some terrible joke here about how looking at Medusa's ass turns men rock hard...don't hate me, I"m just the messenger...
Hehehehehehehehe (ve/ver) 4 years ago
Eh I mean they’re not wrong. This would bug me too (big green myth fan here)
Christopher Troisi 4 years ago
The stupid comments about learning this in school is unbelievable. You people do realise that you can learn stuff outside of school and different schools teach different things right... And someone not teaching Greek mythology doesn't mean they're a s**t school....
Abigail Johnson 4 years ago
she also has fangs and... SISTERS! there are like 2 more creatures like her. i got really mad a one post bc it showed a baby version that the person that she looked like but she was F**KIN TURNED INTO A GORGON
They also had other ideas about why some folks try so hard to seem intelligent: "Maybe it's because they are actually of above-average intelligence and their life's circumstances have led to them being right so often, they now just take it for granted, and then we just happen to catch them when that assumption bites them on the ass. Or maybe the person views intelligence as a weapon, a status symbol that must be flaunted for its own sake."
#16
He’s Too Smart
Marcellus the Third 4 years ago
WAit till you see he's hatching Voldemort on the back.
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Fara Giganti 4 years ago
ugh i hope people like these end up working minimum wage at the local McDonalds wait.. Mc... DONALDS.... HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAAAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAH
#17
Nothing Is More Romantic Than Getting Mad Over "Btw"
Periwinkle 4 years ago
Ikr like rn ppl are so annoying, just spell out ur words lol! Smh
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#18
I Really Hope My Friend Was Being Sarcastic With These Messages
David Retsler 4 years ago
Having a high IQ just means you are good at taking a test. I have a high IQ and still have to stop and think about which is my left or right hand.
Liz the Wanderer 4 years ago
And honestly, it seems the smarter we are the stranger we are. It's all trade off.
Load More Replies... Mewton’s Third Paw 4 years ago (edited)
Lmao! 🥇 This comment needs an award
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I'm wondering what kind of IQ test it even was... please not one of those word puzzle things...
WilvanderHeijden 4 years ago
Was this a private tweet from traitor trump after he "passed" a dementia test?
At the end of the day, everyone's desire to sound smart can be as unique and varied as there are different individuals in the world. Most likely, it's a mix of many small different reasons, the main one probably being that we've evolved to depend on our social group where reputation is everything... and being someone who's looked up to can mean the difference between a life of luxury and being an outcast who has to fend for themselves. However, our 'tribes' aren't dumb: they know when someone's desperately pretending to be someone better than they are.
#19
Pfff... Scientists Can't Get Anything Right
David Retsler 4 years ago
Probably can't use his colon without the manual either.
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ILOVEBAMBOO 2 years ago
(i deleted it myself because i realized i restated something that was said above)
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Fara Giganti 4 years ago
i know more about eveloution then the other dude fo sure but prob a little less then the other man in the navy blue shirt sorry if i got that wrong im colorblind
Sam T Godfrey 4 years ago
Goes to show, never tell people what you know on the internet. Because you don't. Um, actually, I don't really know that...
Ashley Wright 4 years ago
When someone doesn’t know how to spell “a separated,” it’s assumed they’re pretty stupid
#20
You're Hired!
lunar eclipse 4 years ago
Why are you going on about your parents achievements? List what you did yourself?
Jonathan 4 years ago
Same as military wives that demand discounts for what their husbands have done.
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Aragorn II Elessar 4 years ago
No, you spelled it wrong, why is there a -?And you’re just repeating what they said. (/s)
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Katherine Boag 4 years ago
S**t u tellin me I shoulda been bragging that my grandpa was a rhodes scholar?
M Kate McCulloch 4 years ago
Why even ask about heredity? What are you supposed to say? Yeah we've got heart disease but no cancer! Wink Wink!!
#21
Cultural Appropriation
PhoebeBird 4 years ago
First of all Spain is a European country and secondly Spanish is the most spoken language in the United States so of course loads of people are gonna learn it is extremely useful.
Sue Hazlewood 4 years ago
So even though Maori is an official language in New Zealand we white folks should not be speaking it?
Jo Johannsen 4 years ago
So if one chooses European languages, it's not cultural appropriation? Very strange viewpoint.
Jay Dresser 4 years ago
How about a European language like Spanish? People from Spain are white.
Jo Johannsen 4 years ago
I must be missing something... isn't Spanish the language spoken in Spain? Isn't Spain in Europe? Isn't Spanish (and French and Italian, etc. etc.) a Romance language derived from Latin?
The r/IAmVerySmart subreddit shares a lot in common with the 408k member strong r/confidentlyincorrect online community which we’ve covered right over here. Both subreddits poke fun at people who are overly confident in their abilities and just ooze arrogance with their every word.
But the higher they rise, the more satisfyingly long their fall into internet shame. (And we all know that once something’s up on the net, it’s there forever, much like Homer Simpson working at the Springfield Nuclear Power Plant.)
#22
His Post History Is Worse
Dark Pearl 4 years ago
Memes are literally a fab source of entertainment. They can be smart too! Some of them have tiny details to really make the puns pop, so...
Among Us 4 years ago
Exactly. Some memes can be actually smart but also hilarious at the same time.
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BlackPearltheSeaWing/NightWing 4 years ago (edited)
I'm in all honors classes and I look at memes all the time. I'm pretty sure the actually improve my performance sometimes because I relax looking at them.
CalicoKitty 4 years ago
Yup! Since memes are, by definition, a 'universal' method of sharing information, you learn a lot - especially about an individual, but also the topic - from them.
Load More Replies... Casey McAlister 4 years ago
"I don't have time for memes, but I definitely can find time to boast about how I don't have time to look at memes trying to impress random strangers". That's sad.
deanna woods 4 years ago
These "educated" people are so freaking annoying. You can be smart and still like memes. I do.
Mewton’s Third Paw 4 years ago
They aren’t intelligent and probably aren’t educated either. They’re just claiming they are.
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I'm Relieved I Thought That Was Possible
Lauren Caswell 4 years ago
That's how dolphins, the fish of the sea, are made I think
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Sarcastic Panda 4 years ago
What is it with people getting annoyed at jokes? Don’t like it, just don’t say anything
#24
Say It Louder
Mike Rodrick 4 years ago
SHOUT, LET IT ALL OUT. THESE ARE THE THINGS I CAN DO WITHOUT!
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Deborah B 4 years ago
Taking pride in your IQ, instead of being able to take pride in your accomplishments, is the mark of an underachiever.
Catlady6000 4 years ago
As someone who is an underachiever with a high IQ, I agree completely. Frankly, based solely on personal observation, there are more people with average IQs who are successful thru hard work and common sense, than thru IQ. High IQ is useless if you are not given guidance and support in using it. What is worse, kids with high IQ are often expected to just automatically "know," I remember exasperating teachers and guidance counselors when I would ask questions about things they deemed simple or common knowledge. "As smart as you are, you should already know." After a while, as a young person, you stop asking.
Load More Replies... David Retsler 4 years ago
Agreed 100%. I've learned that people who feel a need to brag about their IQ seldom have much else to brag about.
Catlady6000 4 years ago
One of the few times I agree with you. It comes from being told that high IQ is what makes us special and sets us apart. Often, little effort is made in teaching us "common sense" and hard work. Which I have noticed are more guarantees of general success than any amount of IQ
Load More Replies... Xylle Flora 4 years ago
This reminded me: Call lasers losers. L.O.S.E.R.S. was how it was originally meant to be spelled, meaning Light Oscillation by Stimulated Emission of Radiation. However, some mean old scientist said, "We can't do that, it spells losers." So they changed it to Light Amplification by Stimulated Emission of Radiation, which doesn't actually make sense
Lexi Mitchell 4 years ago
Stephen Hawking contributed to things and didn’t just brag about being smart. He also enjoyed appearing on The Simpsons.
Dillon Hughes 4 years ago
True dat, it's their ego talking. What matters is what goes in your ears, not spill out your mouth
Being featured on the r/iamverysmart subreddit is all about being all bark but no bite: it’s a wall of shame for those who can’t back up their braininess with actual proof. Instead, they think that long words and synonyms will show everyone they’re the stars of the show (even though they’re clearly painting the props all the way backstage).
Interestingly, if you want to sound smarter and make a genuine impact on people (whether you’re applying to university, for a job, or just like the attention), communicating via text might not be the right way to go.
#25
High Level English
KiwiBubbles 4 years ago
this is the part where you RUUUUUUN and FLEEEEE for your LIFE 😱😖
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juice 4 years ago
reminds me of something i heard the other day: "there's a lot to unpack here, but let's just throw away the whole suitcase..."
Load More Replies... Periwinkle 4 years ago
I have an idea. Let's sum this up with space. Learning the space bar exists and keeping your space away from me <3
BlackPearltheSeaWing/NightWing 4 years ago
I would not want someone telling me I have a, "wide pelvis bone."
CalicoKitty 4 years ago
In the words of Monty Python's King Arthur, "Run away!"
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#26
Ah Yes, Speaking A Foreign Language With An Accent Makes You Dumb And Lazy
A.M. Pierre 4 years ago
This is one of those things that drives me nuts - the whole "why don't they practice and lose the accent?" thing. Speech is often called the most complicated thing we do. Our brains have the capacity at birth to learn any language without an accent. That ability fades for the majority of people at ~5. We're talking 90% of the population who physically cannot learn another language without an accent past that point. It does not mean they are lazy. It does not mean they are stupid. It does not mean they need to practice more. It is literally impossible for them.
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Flare 4 years ago
I'm the opposite. I'm sure that there is some sort of accent in my voice now, the only problem is that I don't know what kind of accent it is, or if it is even an accent. It shouldn't be bothering me, but it is! Sorry if I have been ranting about a stupid problem.
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Mohsie Supposie 4 years ago
Everyone has an accent in every language. An accent is a just a way of pronunciation. See https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Accent_(sociolinguistics)
ADHORTATOR 4 years ago
I speak three languages and I have a strong accent in two of them - so what?
Marcellus the Third 4 years ago
Many people speaking one language have a strong accent in it.
Load More Replies... Marcellus the Third 4 years ago
Are you sure you speak multiple languages with no accent? Not just one language with many accents? The traditional Anglo way of just speaking slower and louder while waving your arms and lampooning what you think the language sounds like?
Arawn 4 years ago
Learning to speak another language in adulthood without foreign accent is almost impossible. Not gonna say completely impossible, but extremely difficult and frankly, the effort required is simply not worth it. I speak several languages, two of them I consider my mother tongues and even in one of THOSE I have developed a slight foreign accent simply bc I do not live in that country nor do I use the language daily. Granted, if I moved there, after a year or two I would speak like locals bc I am able to pronounce all the necessary sounds due to learning the language in my childhood but still. And same goes for my mom who has lived 40 years in another country so she has developed a foreign accent in her own mother tongue.
Sebastian Killin 4 years ago
There's no way NOT to have an accent. Every language has accents.
Basil Merriweather 4 years ago
"I don't have an accent because i don't talk in real life, I just talk online"
#27
The Irony Is Absolutely Astounding
Kari Panda 4 years ago (edited)
That honestly makes me angry. Yes, I also value the opinion of dumb people less when it comes to politics, I must admit that. But spelling isn’t a good indicator. People might be dyslexic and still be intelligent. They face enough hurdles as it is without someone claiming they have no say in politics.
Robin DJW 4 years ago
So true. I used to know a guy who was absolutely brilliant, but who could not write a complete sentence, spell very well or use standard punctuation. He had to dictate his dissertation, and he got his PhD with honors.
Load More Replies... Periwinkle 4 years ago (edited)
Oh ok, Than ill just not share my opinon. Even thoh it could be valubl.
Dillon Hughes 4 years ago
I'm rather dyslexic, so spelling is hard for me. Does that mean I'm stupid? (I'm sure there are a lot of other spelling handicaps)
Jill Bussey 4 years ago
I once taught a little boy who struggled to write his name. He was extremely intelligent and could debate clearly about any subject that had been read out to him. Spelling is not the be all and end all of intelligence.
Brent Kaufman 4 years ago
You're right. For the average commenter online, but this is everywhere in articles online, on this website too. I think that you can expect to find, at least, one spelling or grammar mistake that could have been fixed if students today were still being taught the simple concept of "proofreading" before hitting 'send'. To be a successful professional, or at least seem like one, is to master the tools of whatever trade you do. For professional writers, including freelance bloggers that submit to sites like this and other professional journals, media, or print, their tool is the English language. If they haven't mastered it, they are hacks.
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To sum up, the evaluators found those people who delivered their pitches in front of the camera and spoke aloud to be more intelligent than those who argued why they’re the best possible candidates in text form. Not only that, there was a greater emotional bond to the test subjects when they were seen on camera. Elle Woods’ videotaped pitch from ‘Legally Blonde’ to get into law school doesn’t sound silly anymore now, does it?
#28
Highly Functional Brain
Concept-Peter Roosdorp 4 years ago
As a autistic person, I would like to point out that a dot could be infinitely large. ;)
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AlmightyOne 4 years ago (edited)
I sincerely wish people would stop bashing the spectrum... Also, quick question for clarification: who are we making fun of here? I wanna make fun of sarcasm guy but I'm unsure...
The 5-star rated 5-star rating system 4 years ago
Actually, I kind of agree with their point about Coronavirus, and "a highly functional brain" is not just called autism.
Sinkvenice 4 years ago
I'm autistic and even I know that was a joke. You should be on this list.
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Lisa-Marie Dhondt 4 years ago
He’s not wrong though. But more importantly, as a mother of a son with ASS, I do not appreciate using autism as a jibe.
Virgil Blue 4 years ago
I'm h.f. autistic and can be quite fun at parties thank you very much. Totally oblivious to social conventions at quite a few other times though. 😄
Daniel (ShadowDrakken) 4 years ago
Please don't insult people on the spectrum by tossing any old dumbass our way.
Ryan Deschanel 4 years ago
*Boohoohoo... My superiority is such a burden...* It is almost as annoying as those good looking people who brag about their achievments and complain that everyone else discriminates against them because they are envious.
Katie Lutesinger 4 years ago
Yeah, sometimes it just means there's a whole lot of acid in the water and it's killed all the algae.
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Smarter Than Actual Scientists
David Retsler 4 years ago
A true scientist looks at ALL data regardless if it supports or refutes their hypothesis. A hypothesis shown to be untrue is still gained knowledge.
DYLAN HERNANDEZ 4 years ago
that why they are called f***ing THEORETICAL SCIENTISTS their entire line of work revolves around proving theories correct you soggy slice of wheat sourdough. sorry about the cursing this person just makes me incredibly mad
Dillon Hughes 4 years ago
Another crovidiot! Yes we know more than the professionals. I mean I did see that show where the doc put the pen in someone's throat, so yea I'm totally capable
#30
TV Bad, Books Good
River Webb 4 years ago
if someone tries to give you advice first make sure there ego isn't 10 times larger than their head. if it is then simply ignore them.
Dill 4 years ago
Kindles are great for those who are visually impaired as well - can make the font really big. Plus talking books. They do not have to be something that goes on a bookshelf. What really matters? The contents, not the medium.
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Evil Little Thing 4 years ago
I keep my books in my phone because they're easier to carry around and read while walking that way.
Casey McAlister 4 years ago
"Don't sit here, the bench is freshly painted" - "Sorry, can you show me your bookcase first?"
Mohsie Supposie 4 years ago
What if they have a gigantic bookcase with no books? Or full of books that are covered in dust?
But if you do have to communicate via text, it’s best not to overshoot: be in writing who you are in real life. (Having an incredibly loud inner monologue that loves reading aloud everything that you write certain helps you realize when you overstep into cringe-territory.)
That means sprinkling in some common phrases and simple words, not just purple prose and delicately-crafted word amalgamations to delight and please the readers.
#31
This Is My Landlord's Response To A Simple Text. No Previous Convo, Nothing. What You See Is What You Get
Black Panther 4 years ago
At least they didn't turn on you and use "U", unlike some pplz
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River Webb 4 years ago
it looks like this person looked up 'what would smart people say' and then copy and pasted random words from different sources
Kisses4Katie 4 years ago
So does he have a masters or not? "12 hours away" isn't having it already wise guy. And seriously what a jerk.
RoseTheMad 4 years ago
He doesn't intend to earn it either. Though judging by his grammar he wouldn't earn a masters even if he did intend to.
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No you didn't 4 years ago
To be fair, "hey WiFi down" isn't a display of excellent communication skills either.
frederic eeckman 4 years ago
The answer is ridiculous but I also think it doesn't cost that much energy to say "hi" and make a full sentence instead of "hey wifi down"...
David Retsler 4 years ago
I hate these insufferable idiots. I have run into a few of them that feel the need to correct me to address them as "Doctor blah blah" instead of "sir." I just tell them they can address me as "Doctor" as well. Assholes.
#32
Prose So Jacked
Aragorn II Elessar 4 years ago
And using big words doesn’t make you intelligent. George Orwell in his “Politics and the English language” said (paraphrased) “Don’t use fancy words if you can find a commonly used English alternative”
Dillon Hughes 4 years ago
You shouldn't really compare the type of speech of fun time and a professional paper. Though Webster did make some emojis a legal word.... stupid right....
#33
Outpaced Einstein And Hawking
Marnie 4 years ago
I'm assuming his post was meant as a joke. I liked it.
Load More Replies... H Edwards 4 years ago
Either a joke, or someone suffering from some kind of mental health crisis.
Annie Niemands 4 years ago
Wait until they learn about abstract algebra, where it already is possible.
Demon Child 4 years ago
I mean dividing by zero is what you get when trying to find this guy's IQ.
Linus Nilsson 4 years ago
What!? No, don't do it! The world is not ready to divide by zero! I have so much left to do!
When in doubt, always remember Joey Tribbiani from the hit TV show ‘Friends,’ and what happens when you substitute every single word with a complicated synonym just because you’re insecure about sounding ‘dumb.’ Be like Joey when he’s proud of who he is and doesn’t pretend. Or study hard, level up, and be like Ross Geller.
#34
You Cannot Simply Understand My Highly Complicated Thoughts
Kari Panda 4 years ago
Oh, I didn‘t realise a 'low intellect' was a valid reason to kick someone. The more you know...
Casey McAlister 4 years ago
The guy is an idiot, but please, don't just say "huh" seven times in a row if you don't understand something. At least give the person you are talking to a hint of what isn't clear to you, so maybe they can rephrase it.
Persp Gold 4 years ago (edited)
1. cannot is one word 2. discerning attention is a metacognition that has little to do with employing attention 3. deductive skills are not necessary to hold an intelligent conversation, this does not mean what you think it means 4. roundhouse kicking someone that doesn't want to listen to you is a while new level of tantrum 5. extremely rude would be a whole other level, using adjectives hyperbolically to express your unhappiness is "low intellect"
CalicoKitty 4 years ago
"cannot discern at the least the minimal of their attention" doesn't even make sense! Minimal is an adjective and that sentence structure wants a noun - not to mention whatever that's meant to mean...
Load More Replies... River Webb 4 years ago
I associate people like you with someone of low intellect that can not discern at the least minimal of their attention and it shows awful deductive skills on top of being extremely rude
Dillon Hughes 4 years ago
Hum here I thought huh was kind of a way of saying I don't understand but would like to. Some one willing to learn is much smarter than someone that thinks they are the smartest.
N G 4 years ago (edited)
Dissenting opinion here, but I'm going to think a little bit less of you for *just* saying "huh?" seven times. You've got to give me a clue which bits you're not understanding. If I've tried to explain the entire thing six different ways and get another "huh?" with no other information, I'm going to start explaining everything to you as if you are five, because I've no evidence to the contrary. On the other hand, if it's a "huh, what do you mean by 'dissenting'?" (to pick an example), I will continue to give you my time to help you understand. I want to help you understand. But it's got to be two way feedback.
HarperTheCentaur (they/them) 4 years ago
Ohhhh for a moment I thought you were referring to not hearing, not to not understanding an I was like "how am I supposed to explain not hearing someone???"
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PrincessTheSiameseKat 4 years ago
gosh I have APD (auditory progressing disorder) and can not understand words sometimes so i say HUH?
#35
No Moral High Road From This Intellectual
Doggo Froggo 4 years ago
Funny thing is, IQ tests don't really work. I know hyper- intelligent people who have got results lower than what is supposedly possible. The questions will not make sense to all and a really unintelligent person may be great at them.
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panda123 4 years ago
The "capacity for knowledge or understanding" is not the same as actually having knowledge or understanding
Jo Johannsen 4 years ago
Ooh, him use big wurdz. I am only calling into question his humility, courtesy, common sense, and likelihood of getting his lights punched out (not recommending it, just think it's inevitable).
Marcellus the Third 4 years ago
Average = 100. Not around. And by definition/ be periodically rescaling (namely 3points/decade... If this test was 20y ago, they'd now score 130). The only thing they've shown is a promising start and a capacity to go downhill. That, and the meaninglessness of this number.
Lorelai Purvis 4 years ago
ok sure when you were five you tested and got an iq of 136 what happened next did everyone clap
#36
Apparently, Trump, According To Trump, Has "Unmatched Wisdom"
WilvanderHeijden 4 years ago
Forgetting him would mean that you forget that cop who got killed by terrorists who invaded the capitol in an attempt to overthrow democracy. Never forget the idiot with over 400 000 dead Americans to his name just because he was too busy saving the wealth of his friends and family, and this was supported by the party of Greedy Old Perverts.
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Sum Guy 4 years ago
See why number of people who think Americans are dumb over the past few years has grown?
jesus perez 4 years ago
have you seen that meme where he says "hey kid i'll give you 5 bucks for your twitter account"
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Moderator Thumbs0fDestiny also revealed to Bored Panda how the subreddit has changed how it approves posts because of a few major slip-ups that led to people getting harassed. The last major shift they went through was moving the community to manual moderation. "Most of Reddit operates by allowing users to submit posts, then having a few automated checks in place to make sure that the post doesn't violate any major or obvious sub guidelines. For instance, does this post link to an outside source; is it a link that's been posted before; or does the post use a forbidden word in the title? Things like that are fairly easy for a bot to catch and save moderators a lot of time on menial verification tasks," they explained.
#37
Yep, I’m Sure That Is Why
Mere Cat 4 years ago
That is actually a horrible thing to drill into a child's mind. Constantly tell them they're smarter than others and teach them to be condescending, instead of teaching empathy and people skills and to value all people equally. Surely makes for some hateful, difficult life. (Sorry if my grammar is off.)
Catlady6000 4 years ago
Unfortunately, a lot of highly intelligent children are taught this. Although, usually not this deliberately. They are also often taught that they are expected to have all the answers, don't ask questions about "simple" things, etc. All of which can set them up for a miserable existence. I still have major issues with asking for help, and feeling guilty if I don't have all the answers to a given situation. Thankfully, I didn't get the memo on being condescending, although I can unintentionally come across that way
Load More Replies... Sarcastic Panda 4 years ago
I’m pretty sure they corrected “annoying” to “smart” there. Damn autocorrect.
Leo Domitrix 4 years ago
The dad was an asshole, and guaranteed this person would be loathed. Not for their IQ, however.
A Random Panda 4 years ago
Just sayin', if you were a NICE smart person, you'd be the guy that everybody came to when they were struggling on a math problem or something.
Mewton’s Third Paw 4 years ago
You’re hated for being dumb as fûck and THINKING you’re smart. That’s the diff.
#38
Portraying Intelligent People “Wrong”
Lord Ponsonby 4 years ago
Glasses, smart people wear glasses. Big glasses. I learn it from TV
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jesus perez 4 years ago
you see the dudes down votes though, didn't know his downvotes are the same as his IQ.
CalicoKitty 4 years ago
If anyone can find me a smart person who excels in every field, including not being a complete and utter (look I don't know what BP censors just put something here) then I will eat my teeth. With chewing.
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My Friend Went As Pikachu And Posted It To Her Story. A Thirsty Dude Replied
Deniz Vitvitskiji 4 years ago
Yes, I also run using my massive brain with 1000000 IQ. Seriously why would it matter how smart you are while running
Noah-It-All 4 years ago
And he forgot the comma. So much for "elite" intellect.
Load More Replies... Kirk Mckeever 4 years ago
"Elite Level IQ" using that last sentence, is irrefutably incomprehensible......or something.....
Elizabeth Molloy 4 years ago
It doesn't mean anything! Like using the word "quality" without quantifying it. Top quality? Low quality? Sitting in your Mom's basement in a fedora quality??
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infinite upvote 4 years ago
The f*****g sheer audacity of thinking that this is how you hit on someone
Now, if the post passes all of those checks, it then goes live on the board, and redditors can see and comment on it, as usual. "At that point, the sub moderation becomes a collaboration between the moderators and the community. Moderators are out there checking things out of course, but we're just regular users, too, so we don't see everything. We instead partially rely on user reports to let us know when there's a problem that needs to be addressed. This is obviously not a failproof way of operating but it does get the job done most of the time."
#40
The Brexit Guy Is Super Duper Extra Verysmart
Vanta Black 4 years ago
Considering he thought there was a sport at the Olympics called "Wanging the Bell-end", I think he's always been a lost cause.
Load More Replies... H Edwards 4 years ago
I do not wish to defend this cretinous embarrassment to my country, but I believe that is Boris Johnson's sense of humour. The report may have appeared to take it seriously, but it's very much a joke.
Robert T 4 years ago
A joke... much like BoJo himself. And not a very funny one either.
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Hugh Cookson 4 years ago
That's because he's a pretentious entitled twat, useless in every way ..... complete and utter cockwomble ...
Dark Pearl 4 years ago
That doesn't mean he's smart. He has completely cocked up the Covid stuff, and also Brexit, so yah
Ren Karlej 4 years ago
Well, he is intelligent but that doesn't make him the right person to run a country. His biggest problems are that a) he's lazy and doesn't put in all the effort necessary (misses important meetings for example) and b) he has a serious honesty deficiency. He also made the mistake of listening to the wrong people. Delboy is right to point out the issues with his advisors, yes, he could ignore them but that's not how we tend to be governed in the UK.
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Robert T 4 years ago
Actually he's one of our native titmouse species of wild birds - the Bumbling Tit.
Load More Replies... Crochet lady 4 years ago
My son was a Latin teacher for a couple of years so he actually does sit around reading Latin and Greek for fun because he doesn't want to get rusty.
Origami Chik3n 4 years ago
I'm not a fan of Boris. But twisting one's words to make fun of them does not make mockers look smarter. "Greek poetry" is not same as "poetry in Greek". He may be reading Greek poetry, translated into English.
#41
Your Marketing Scheme Is No Match For My Calculus Skills
Grumble O'Pug 4 years ago
I have and I'd prefer them to standing in Costco trying to figure out sheets, rolls, and how I will store it.
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MandaPanda 4 years ago
It's gonna take someone who can do differential equations to figure out toilet paper math.
Brielle DeSenneville Freano 4 years ago
nope i am in 4th grade and struggle with long division. pls help
Anna roberts 4 years ago
Make sure you write out each step. Drill yourself on math facts, the more you can do the early math (addition, subtraction) in your head, the easier multiplication and division. Although I hate the "new" math, if you think of 8/2 =4 as 2+2+2+2 =8, then you see 4X2 =8, maybe that way would be easier for you
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Šimon Špaček 4 years ago
Yes. And differential equations are hard. Still they are logical and can be understood, marketing math (markth?) has only one rule - bigger numbers are better, unless you are selling n step program for x.
#42
Guy Is Convinced I Am A Girl (He Wishes) And Proceeds To Lecture Me On How He Knows
Mae (just add water) 4 years ago
I want to slap this asshole in the face rn. I cannot think of anything more offensive than this
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Glen Grabenstetter 4 years ago
His attitude, "Anybody who disagrees with me is an idiot, or worse, a woman."
Sarcastic Panda 4 years ago
Wait... so men can’t be feminists? Or hate on incels? Ok whatever. I’m out.
nom de plume 4 years ago
This is such an underrated comment. Oh, and if the dude in question ever reads this... genuine romance requires genuine respect. Juuuuust sayin'.
Load More Replies... Lord Ponsonby 4 years ago (edited)
I've realised that my attention span has been reduced to around the 3 seconds it takes to read a boredpanda post. I can't be arsed to read this post BUT I can be arsed to comment on something I haven't read. I am everything that is wrong with the internet and the world.
Michael Capriola 4 years ago
I am astounded by the amount of ignorance displayed by this idiot. Someone once said we'd have a better chance of survival if we killed off half the human race, and I wondered how we'd choose who lived and who died. I think I'm getting an idea of how that can be achieved.......
Christel Nellemann 4 years ago
That is a troll in trolling mode. He cannot be that stupid for real. .. right?
CalicoKitty 4 years ago
Often it's not even stupidity. It's just entitlement. Because 💜humans can be awful💜
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Barbz 4 years ago
refused to acknowledge that 2d teens are attractive🤨🤨 how does that equate with femininity???
Catlady6000 4 years ago
What, exactly, are 2d teens? I've never heard the term?
Load More Replies... CalicoKitty 4 years ago
Is nobody gonna talk about how he said autism like it's a botched lobotomy or something? And not, you know, a fairly broad catch-all term for a group of people who just function in a way that's... different?
However, getting things right most of the time wasn't good enough to meet the moderators' standards for quality. They wanted to be right all the time when it came to posts not revealing any identifying information, as per the subreddit's very first rule. "There should, ideally, be no way for a user to see a post on our sub and use that post to find the person in that post. This means that all real names, phone numbers addresses, usernames, online community names, Twitter handles, etc. have to be redacted from the post before submitting it. There's no way a bot can guarantee that to happen. As such, we found ourselves in the position of having several posts live in the feed that contained that information which some people then used to track down and harass the VerySmart(TM) person."
#43
I’ll Stick To Baby Yoda Then
Mewton’s Third Paw 4 years ago (edited)
No it wasn’t. It was a cool fiction show about hackers. You’re acting like the people in this very article. “Well AKCHUALLY the show is edgy and pandering, unlike MY taste in shows.” God get a life.
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Grumble O'Pug 4 years ago
if you think young sheldon isn't dumbed down pandering crap, man, you scare me.
#44
About A Computer Mouse, When Asked If It Could Perform A Particular Function
RandomPandaGuy 4 years ago
If everything is possible, it means that it is possible for something to be impossible...
Basil Merriweather 4 years ago
Hey did you literally know that literally if you literally say literally a bunch of literal times it makes you look less smart
Michael Capriola 4 years ago
I try to believe 6 possible things every day before breakfast. Assuming, of course, that breakfast is possible.
Damo Lee Park 4 years ago
Whenever someone says "anything is possible if you try hard enough" I just tell them "touch your ear with your elbow. Now jog on"
A Random Panda 4 years ago
It's impossible for you to stop using literally though, apparently...
#45
Good In Math = Better Human
A.J Milne 4 years ago
You don't know what people are going through, and you cannot speak to people like that.
Theoretical Empiricist 4 years ago
Sounds like he shouldn't be speaking with people at all.
Load More Replies... MandaPanda 4 years ago
As an English Major. I take offense to this. Math has made me cry before because I didn't understand it. Please tell me I'm not the only one to cry over math (even as an adult). I need the validation.
Abhainn 4 years ago
You are not alone! I have also shed a tear (or many) over math! ~Love from another English lover, Upstate NY
Load More Replies... Abhainn 4 years ago
I know he/she's being inconsiderate, but this almost made me wanna cry. I struggle with math stuff, numbers, graphs, calculations, sometimes even the concepts, especially when there is no "real-life" example. I can usually get it - eventually, but it can take me quite a while to actually understand it, if you catch my drift. Again, I know this human just wants to feel good about something, but their way of going about it still stuck a sore spot;( hang in there all you critters, struggling with a particular subject. I hear ya, I get it, you're still worthy <3
A Random Panda 4 years ago
Me too! A lot of times, after class, my mom and dad help me understand the math.
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IcyRedWaffle 4 years ago
I will never understand why someone would do maths for fun but maybe that is just me
Eliška Hůlková 4 years ago
Such a people actually exist. And no, they don't do it just to brag about it. I met a person like that.
Load More Replies... Michael Capriola 4 years ago
I'm impressed with your mathematical ability. Have you mastered tying your shoes?
Thumbs0fDestiny was very candid about the situation: they'd let down Reddit's standards, r/IAmVerySmart's standards, as well as society's standards. "So we had to put a stop to it. The only way to make sure that didn't happen was to put the sub on full lockdown. All new posts are automatically filtered into a moderation queue where they sit until a human volunteer checks them to be sure there aren't any rule violations. This change has mostly been behind the scenes and therefore largely noticed by the community except to say new posts now arrive on the sub in batches when a moderator is clearing the queue, where before they would trickle in one at a time. The change had the desired effect though. We've not received a single complaint about harassment from anyone since we instituted the new policy."
Which posts were your fave ones, dear Pandas? Do you plan on becoming a member of r/IAmVerySmart? Do you know anyone in person who tries way too hard to look smart? Share your thoughts and drop us a line or two in the comment section below.
#46
Unfortunate That I Had To See This
#47
He’s Currently Taking Remedial Algebra At A Community College
sylvantic 4 years ago
he could have just said that he's having an algebra exam and is too stressed to sleep so he's trying to review material in bed.
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K. 4 years ago
I wouldn’t follow up with those hashtags if algebraic equations keep me up at night. If they tutor or taught math, that’s another story.
K. 4 years ago
Sorry, I forgot about linear and abstract algebra. Feel free to chime in with other branches of algebra.
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Got Hit With This Out Of Nowhere
Sarcastic Panda 4 years ago
I too struggle... reading how entitled some of these people are. 🤦♀️
Ryan Deschanel 4 years ago
Just using words randomly to sound pretentious and to impress people does not work, unless those people are as pedantic and shallow as you, and you are all mentally masturbating each other like in a contemporary art gallery.
#49
A Kid I Used To Go To School With Who Always Brags About His Iq
Periwinkle 4 years ago
If they ever respond to you with k, Ask them if they're trying to tell you about said periodic table.
sylvantic 4 years ago
every class has that one kid who says that he has an 160 IQ when he gets the worst grades in the class and no one likes him cause he talks in class.
Wonderful 4 years ago
Of course he makes bad grades, he is so smart that he refuses to pander to the idiocy of the classroom. Or something something I’m smart look at me and all of you are dumb blah blah blah. Repeat ad nauseam🤮
Load More Replies... Xylle Flora 4 years ago (edited)
My cousins and my sister and I made a joke book that used the entire periodic table. Here's two: Oxygen and Magnesium went on a date. OMG! and Oxygen and Rubidium went on a date. They brought back a large silvery ORB.
#50
Someone Has Figured Out What A Thesaurus Is
PhoebeBird 4 years ago
I really like words and have a big vocabulary but when I talk to my friends I’m just like “lol yeehaw”. What do you even accomplish from talking like that lmao
CalicoKitty 4 years ago
Plus, he's paid literally zero thought to the connotations of words rather than their dictionary meanings. You can't just bung a big word into a sentence and hope it works, because it's meaning isn't identical to the small one. Similar, maybe, but not the same. And I mean, same, PhoebeBird. Words are great but sometimes the situation just calls for haha jk all cool
Load More Replies... Casey McAlister 4 years ago
Cathartic abduction? Like, you were incredibly relieved because somebody stole your dictionary?
PhantomBuni 4 years ago
Honey, I know what all of those words mean and I still don’t get the sentence, learn use AND definitions next time
#51
Genius Gifted Kid
Christel Nellemann 4 years ago
Well, I. Guess, that kid failed. To learn empathy and compassion. Back to kindergarten you go. 😘
Dark Pearl 4 years ago
Smug little git. Nobody cares about his IQ. Everyone needs empathy and compassion!
BlackPearltheSeaWing/NightWing 4 years ago
They obviously have not learned how to be a decent human though. Maybe they should be out in a lower class so they can be taught not be an absolute donkey butt.
Bexx 🇺🇦🇺🇦🇺🇦 3 years ago (edited)
I was a “gifted student.” They tried to teach me extra math - I was just really good at reading and math was my weakest point. In the end, we got to do a cool experiment where we built miniature wood structures to light on fire, and then the class was canceled. I basically only learned that I was awful at math and how to start fires in this class.
Load More Replies... Šimon Špaček 4 years ago
Well, there are big debates about that. It would be interesting experiment to teach kids according to their skills. We had that for foreign languages and for math and it was amazing.
#52
I Love This Message So Much
Linus Nilsson 4 years ago
01000010 01110101 01101100 01101100 01110011 01101000 01101001 01110100
Linus Nilsson 4 years ago (edited)
I love that BP didn't replace 01101001 with a (*)
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River Webb 4 years ago
No wonder this person thinks in numbers, they clearly have no concept on grammar
Lxm 4 years ago
Kinda feel sorry for this kid. Get the impression could be quite a lonely child with poor social skills.
CalicoKitty 4 years ago
Uh oh. I've seen this. You're right, this kid probably has the social skills of a very fancy piece of costume jewellery. Not to mention, even with being able to just assimilate information, kid's probably going to crash in high school when it content volume goes through the roof, because they never learned to study. Their parents have probably never taught them the skill, and place all their value on their intelligence. Come the crash, they'll need support, and there will be no one there.
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Stephanie Did It 4 years ago
Capital refers to upper case letters. Washington, D.C. is the U.S. Capitol.
Load More Replies... Casey McAlister 4 years ago
We just memorize things better when we are kids. I also remember French words I learned when I was 6, but I forgot a s**t load of info I learned later.
#53
Yes, Because You Need To Be A Grad Student To Do Basic Middle School Math
Mohsie Supposie 4 years ago
Actually, that is perfectly logical. I do that all the time. Simplify the mental maths to easier numbers.
Annie Niemands 4 years ago
Ok...........or you could do 25 * (1 - 0,25), sincerely a #HighSchoolDropOut
xvslnx 4 years ago
Am I the only one who does not bother to recalculate while shopping. I have never been a big spender and I never really calculate things at the shop. I just go and buy what I need if I can afford it. Does this whole thing (and its importance) come from the fact that in the US the VAT is not included in the price so you kinda need to calculate on the go while shopping so you don’t get surprised at the cashier? I really hope I don’t sounds rude or anything, I am just really surprised that everyone in the comments actually explain their way of calculation which makes me think they they all do it when there is a sale or something.
Erin E 4 years ago
“Like over 18” don’t know what kind of ‘math grad student’ this person is.... but there’s easier ways to get to the exact amount?? 10% of $25 is $2.50; 2.5x$2.50 is $6.25 off, so $18.75 is what they’d pay. So all that for an “over $18” estimate when they probably posted that from a phone with a calculator anyway.
#54
Ben Shapiro Jr. Here Was Being So Annoying
Periwinkle 4 years ago
Ahh yes because in preschool, under the age of 4-5, You know fully about politics and facts which the teacher would hate you for, you don't learn basic things in preschool, only like.. Social skills I think, Then again I didn't go but like, three hours?
Pervinca 4 years ago
Not related to the post, but is your nickname from the books of fairy oak? (like mine)
Load More Replies... Kisses4Katie 4 years ago
There is no teacher taking care of preschoolers that can devote 3 hours to a debate with a toddler. We gotta serve lunches at 10:30 kid!!
Truth Monster 4 years ago
I was the kid that traumatized my first grade class with the Fact of All Facts, The Forbiddenest of All Knowledge: Santa was a person and he is dead now.
PhantomBuni 4 years ago
At three I was trying to eat chairs. Childhood prodigies aren’t really all their cracked up to be
Hugh Cookson 4 years ago
This is the sort of child a short sharp slap would help in a big way - administered (before anyone complains) by every one of his / her classmates ......
#55
Literally Nobody Called Him That
Lorelai Purvis 4 years ago
some of the kids who went to my school last year, and me, called one person "the human calculator" as a fun nickname, cause he was really good at math
Periwinkle 4 years ago
I, however, have been called that lol- I often overdescribe things to annoy people in my class. At some point, new student in the class, last year, asked me what what meant. Yes, literally what. I started talking about watt voltage.
#56
It's Painful To Read
Not Proud British 4 years ago
Anyone with a British flag as part of their profile are already showing their small island mentality.
#57
Spontaneously Learned To Read And Write
Sue Hazlewood 4 years ago
It is 'at the age' not 'in the age' and not 'made my licence' so cross 'Learned English' off your list
Jo Johannsen 4 years ago
It's possible he made his license... that's illegal, of course. 😜
Load More Replies... Periwinkle 4 years ago (edited)
Learning to navigate and read at 11 is normal. I read a series of 3 books, in total they were about 1,000 pages together?? Yeah, At 9. You're not exceptional. Learning languages at a young age is something immigrant kids often have to do but that's not impressive is it?
Mangrovee 4 years ago
Exactly, and as Stephen Hawking said: “People who brag about their IQ are suckers”
Load More Replies... Annie Niemands 4 years ago
Plot twist: He is just an average Swede. He learned Swedish at age 3 because he is Swedish. Sweden is full of lakes and islands and most people learn to swim at an early age. Sailing is very popular in Sweden and if your parents can afford it there are many sailing classes for 7 year olds. English is taught to children from ages 6 or 7 Sweden. Navigation is part of the sailing classes, likely at the fourth year of them. Likely got to sail his parents yacht in a safe bay for an hour or so. Compulsory third language starts at age 13, and he picked German. Every 13 year old in Sweden learns a third language in school. He learned calculus and trigonometry in high school like so many others. He made his driver's licence at 18 like most Swedes because you absolutely need a car unless you live in a big city. He made it to the swimming nationals twice in a country with a small population with very little national competition. I think he forgot * Found out my IQ is 156 from sketchy website
Albino 4 years ago (edited)
I thought the exact same thing. Change the languages and that is almost everyone I know.
Load More Replies... Piper McLean 4 years ago
I learned to read at 3 and read LOTR at nine and I fail my classes. A lot of these are average.
Eliška Hůlková 4 years ago
Hey, not to brag, but I read The Silmarillion when I was ten, so... (It's a joke btw.)
and_a_touch_of_the_’tism 1 year ago (edited)
Dude I read lord of the rings in fifth grade you’re not impressive. I tried the simarillion but it’s just too boring. Edit: oh no. The stupidity is contagious. I’m becoming one of them.
Bruce Ferrier 3 years ago
People who lie put more information so they don't make people think they are lying (usually too much) and my liar detector is going crazy
Yo-kai Pro 2 years ago
They are probably one of the dozens of people worldwide that aren't American
Load More Replies... Rissie 4 years ago
Nothing really special here. Swimming at the age of four. Come to the Netherlands, you'd be considered somewhat behind with your swimming skills at that age ;) To be honest, it's gone a bit too far here, but learning to swim at age four is nothing special. It's your parents that make you do it. If anything it's a list of the results of pushy parenting.
#58
My Language Is Far Too Sophisticated For The General Masses
Sophie Renda 4 years ago
I actually kind of agree with this... you modify your language to the person you're talking to. Why is that bad?
Bexx 🇺🇦🇺🇦🇺🇦 3 years ago
Yeah I simplify my English when I’m speaking with someone who is just learning English. I wouldn’t tell them “how arbitrary are these meteorological events,” I’d just say “what crazy weather eh!” Etc
Load More Replies... PhantomBuni 4 years ago
Lemme dumb it down: No, because person friend is good person friend, smart person friend.
Theoretical Empiricist 4 years ago
No, I ask "Will this clearly communicate my thoughts to this person?" It's a completely different mindset.
Truth Monster 4 years ago
If you've never had to consider your audience and they'll "get what you're saying right away", then either your ego is massive or you are in an echo chamber with zero thought diversity.
#59
Twitter Genius Tells Everyone How To Address Leo Da Vinci
Persp Gold 4 years ago
LDV hates this ish. trust me, I'm a 140 iq mage with +50 seance ability
El muerto 4 years ago
what about Leo D V? could be his raper name....here comes Leo DV everybody, and his boy, Mick The Angelo...to this renaissance fair
Sarcastic Panda 4 years ago
I don’t think he’s that bothered what you call him to be honest... he’s not going to be complaining is he?
Tiny Dynamine 4 years ago
It means "from Vinci", the village where he was born and is not a real surname.
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François Carré 4 years ago
Yes, I had a brunch with Leo the other day (I just call him Leo), and he told me he's sooo pissed of about this, especially people who write it "Da Vinci".
#60
Complaining About The Scientific Accuracy Of An Internet Meme
Ian Koch 4 years ago
agreed, he's just pointing out a fact, not being a snarky a**e about it.
Load More Replies... Hehehehehehehehe (ve/ver) 4 years ago
I don’t get why subtitles are heavy- someone explain please
Ryan Deschanel 4 years ago
If it is true (and no, I will not bother check) it is actually funny.
Kisses4Katie 4 years ago
Why are subtitles heavy 😭 Is there something wrong with the earth's gravity?
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*screamsinbisexual* 4 years ago
Ironically after reading these I think my own IQ dropped a few points🤦🏻
ℜ𝔬𝔟𝔢𝔯𝔱 ℭ𝔞𝔱𝔱𝔢 4 years ago
100 IQ is the average; and that's already triple digits.
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A.M. Pierre 4 years ago
Truly smart people don't feel the need to tell others they are smart. Like with many other positive traits (kindness, generosity, etc.), people will figure it out on their own. If you have to say it, odds are it isn't true.
LittleMissLotus 4 years ago
I found that out the hard way as a kid, lol. This guy was calling me an idiot (which looking back, wasn't him making an observation as much as it was him trying to get under my skin with any insult he could hurl), and my dumb ass decided that I could prove to him I wasn't an idiot and bring the results of an IQ test I had a few years earlier to school. Yeah, even if the dude didn't think I was actually an idiot before, he started to then, and I still cringe just thinking about it. Everyone who thought I was smart were the people I never talked to about being smart.
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Moosy Girl 4 years ago
I think I went through all of the above phases as a teenager, except the ‘people are girls when... ‘ one. Then one day my mom challenged me to take the official Mensa admission test with her... She got in! I didn’t, and that was the end of all that.
Lexi Mitchell 4 years ago
I like the dichotomy of “I’m so smart that I understand this joke” and “I’m so smart I refuse to acknowledge this is a joke”.
Aragorn II Elessar 4 years ago
I learned something today. I learned that a lot of people don’t understand sarcasm.
Pelleh Din 4 years ago
bragging about a "triple-digit IQ"? The average IQ is 100, which is triple digit.
Al Jones 4 years ago (edited)
This totally seems like the perfect post to put an intelligent quote in, so here goes. "Nobody is better than you and remember, you are better than nobody." Apparently Thomas Jefferson said that but given how fitting it would be to the post, I probably got something wrong. *Sigh...
Justin Seagull 4 years ago (edited)
So these people with high IQ's are smart enough to use big words from the thesaurus but not smart enough to know that nobody cares?
*screamsinbisexual* 4 years ago
Ironically after reading these I think my own IQ dropped a few points🤦🏻
ℜ𝔬𝔟𝔢𝔯𝔱 ℭ𝔞𝔱𝔱𝔢 4 years ago
100 IQ is the average; and that's already triple digits.
Load More Replies... A.M. Pierre 4 years ago
Truly smart people don't feel the need to tell others they are smart. Like with many other positive traits (kindness, generosity, etc.), people will figure it out on their own. If you have to say it, odds are it isn't true.
LittleMissLotus 4 years ago
I found that out the hard way as a kid, lol. This guy was calling me an idiot (which looking back, wasn't him making an observation as much as it was him trying to get under my skin with any insult he could hurl), and my dumb ass decided that I could prove to him I wasn't an idiot and bring the results of an IQ test I had a few years earlier to school. Yeah, even if the dude didn't think I was actually an idiot before, he started to then, and I still cringe just thinking about it. Everyone who thought I was smart were the people I never talked to about being smart.
Load More Replies... Moosy Girl 4 years ago
I think I went through all of the above phases as a teenager, except the ‘people are girls when... ‘ one. Then one day my mom challenged me to take the official Mensa admission test with her... She got in! I didn’t, and that was the end of all that.
Lexi Mitchell 4 years ago
I like the dichotomy of “I’m so smart that I understand this joke” and “I’m so smart I refuse to acknowledge this is a joke”.
Aragorn II Elessar 4 years ago
I learned something today. I learned that a lot of people don’t understand sarcasm.
Pelleh Din 4 years ago
bragging about a "triple-digit IQ"? The average IQ is 100, which is triple digit.
Al Jones 4 years ago (edited)
This totally seems like the perfect post to put an intelligent quote in, so here goes. "Nobody is better than you and remember, you are better than nobody." Apparently Thomas Jefferson said that but given how fitting it would be to the post, I probably got something wrong. *Sigh...
Justin Seagull 4 years ago (edited)
So these people with high IQ's are smart enough to use big words from the thesaurus but not smart enough to know that nobody cares?
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