Okay Smarty Pants! Just HOW SMART Are You?

[arwalden]

When it comes to comparing your political knowledge to that of others... how would you rank yourself?

Do you feel challenged? Are you intimidated? Are you worried about appearing "dumb" or ill-informed?

Do you enjoy learning? Do you feel like you're helping others to learn something? Or are you just a show-off?

-- Allen

[NC_Nurse]

1. Let me have another

drink and I'll feel much smarter...:beer:

[Lisa0825]

2. I put smarter than many....

But NOT smarter than the avg person HERE. I think the average American is just extremely uninformed, only gets whats fed by mainstream media, etc.... so the fact that I come here and read what all you smarties here have to say puts me way ahead of non-DUers!

[KCDem]

8. that's where I'd rank myself

In an average crowd, I feel like a fricken' political genius. But here, I feel more like a moran. ;)

[waterman]

9. I am right there with you, KCDem - that was great!

[LincolnMcGrath]

3. I think I'm dumb

I'm not like them
But I can pretend
The sun is gone
But I have a light
The day is done
But I'm having fun

I think I'm dumb
Or maybe just happy
Think I'm just happy
Think I'm just happy
Think I'm just happy

My heart is broke
But I have some glue
help me inhale
And mend it with you
We'll float around
And hang out on clouds
Then we'll come down
And I have a hangover
Have a hangover
Had a hangover
Had a hangover

Skin the sun
Fall asleep
Wish away
The soul is cheap
Lesson learned
Wish me luck
Soothe the burn
Wake me up

I'm not like them
But I can pretend
The sun is gone
But I have a light
The day is done
But I'm having fun

I think I'm dumb
Or maybe just happy
Think I'm just happy
Think I'm just happy
Think I'm just happy

I think I'm dumb

[underpants]

4. High-No-No-No-Yes-Don't care(okay yes I do)-Skinner USED grovelbot

From now please refer to me as "El Presidente"

[Palacsinta]

5. Only 'cause of DU............

and my shameless dependence on the smart guys here.........I'm beginning to be someone who can hold her own with the Intelligentsia of Amish Country.

Most importantly......my older sister, who is the smartest person on the planet, or so she tells me......grudgingly told me I was well-informed.

[Blue-Jay]

6. Depends:

In general: Smarter Than Most

At DU: Less Than Many

[Pithlet]

12. That's how I feel.

We got a lot of smarties here at DU. It can be intimidating, at times.

[Blue-Jay]

14. Very true, Pithlet.

That said, I'm grateful for the massive number of DU smarties. Thanks to finding this place, I'm able to rake Lim-Bots over the coals without breaking a sweat. It was easy before, but now they're fish in a barrel. It's gotten to the point that several of my old adversaries won't even discuss politics with me anymore. This place is a treasure trove of information. (Thanks Skinner & Company! Thanks DUers!)

[MAlibdem]

7. smarter than the president

nt

[NC_Nurse]

10. Good one!

and yes, I'd say I'm smarter than most in my day-to-day, but not here.

[brokensymmetry]

11. But what does smart mean?

More intelligent, such as IQ? More educated, as in more degrees? More widely read? More capable of doing critical thinking?

[Birthmark]

13. Smarter than anybody

...who is using this keyboard...presently.

[Blue-Jay]

15. Gimme that keyboard!

:D

[Birthmark]

16. NO!

I worked really hard to be the smartest one on this keyboard! I had to chase the cat off it.

[SOteric]

17. Where's the option for "dumb bimbo?"

:7 :hi:

[GOPisEvil]

19. You, dear lady, are the antithesis of the dumb bimbo.

You might say you are the polar opposite of the dumb bimbo.

[SOteric]

20. Wait. Doesn't that make me

an uptight smartypants?

[Blue-Jay]

21. Maybe...

Still it's better than an up-smart tighty-pants.

On second thought, that's not a bad thing either.

[GOPisEvil]

31. You? Uptight?

Er, yeah...that's it. ;-)

[VelmaD]

24. Forget bimbo...where's the option for "smarter than everyone"?

:-)

If I was any smarter there would have to be two of me. :P

[scottcsmith]

18. Me smart

My head is filled with lots of fancy book learnin'. But I'm also very modest and do not regularly boast of my superior intellect.

:)

[sendero]

22. I've always...

... thought of myself as pretty smart. But there are lots of people here a lot smarter than myself and that's why I hang out here. I'm here to learn :)

[Bonhomme Richard]

23. Smart enough not to answer.

[arwalden]

30. Excellent Choice... I Wish I Had Thought To Include That As An Option

... then you wouldn't have an excuse not to participate. I imagine that some folks would be experiencing Jekyll/Hyde convulsions as they struggled with their desire NOT to answer, as the "I'm-too-smart-to-answer" option stares them square in the face.

Must... not... click.... but... there... it.. IS! Arghh!

-- Allen

[priller]

25. THis reminds me of those polls on "athletic ability"

Where 80% of men rate themselves as "above average" at least. Ha ha!

[arwalden]

29. Keep In Mind That 80% Also Consider Lawn-Mowing To Be A Sport...

... and John Deere riding tractor/mowers to be "professional sports equipment".

-- Allen

[alwynsw]

26. I voted "Smarter than Allen"

heh heh heh

[arwalden]

28. Why Am I Not Surprised? Of Course You Are, Ya-Nut!

What surprises me is that FEWER people chose that option that I was expecting. Hmmm.

:hi:, Alwynsw!

-- Allen

[alwynsw]

34. That's my story and I'm stickin' to it!

:hi: back!

[durutti]

27. I don't believe in intelligence.

Or rather, I think there are multiple intelligences, and that everyone has approximately equal potential, just in different areas.

[terrya]

32. I don't believe in tooting my own horn.

Let's just say that I try to keep informed.

Terry

[SheWhoMustBeObeyed]

33. Puh-leeeze, I don't work that hard at anything

I just got me a man who's so damn smart I can just point at him, say "What he said" and go back to filing my nails and posting in the Lounge.

On second thought, it was really hard work finding him. But now that I have, I can relax. Peel me a grape, Beulah.

[NNadir]

35. What do I check if "dumb as a stump is not an option?"

[arwalden]

36. Click "Smarter Than Allen" (The "Smarter than you" option.)

[Chovexani]

37. Too smart for my own good

Says Mom. :)