Seamus Haley
06-09-2004, 12:08 PM
Well, we all know how the phrase ends and it's not appropriate language for this forum.
Anyone else ever notice how people tend to gauge the intelligence of others based on how closely their opinions mirror our own?
Anyone who agrees with me... they must be a genius of high order... anyone who dares to disagree must be suffering from debilitating head trauma.
Then once in awhile some shows up, disagrees with things you hold true and can prove that they might not be a complete moron and forces a very minor change in general outlook... Until that next idiot who disagrees anyway.
Yeah, the point being I've got this buddy who thinks that "Are you Being Served" is better than "Fawlty Towers" and up until he expressed this opinion I was pretty sure he was an intelligent and reasonable human being. He's got a good hundred and eighty pounds on me (most of it muscle) so it's not entirely safe to start tossing out friendly "What are you, stupid?!" comments unless I want him to toss out one of those friendly "Whoah, sorry man, let's get you to the ER and stop the bleeding." comments but maybe he can be pursuaded if enough others actually agree with me.
'course I might not be that bright and entirely in the wrong here but... :D
Anyone else ever notice how people tend to gauge the intelligence of others based on how closely their opinions mirror our own?
Anyone who agrees with me... they must be a genius of high order... anyone who dares to disagree must be suffering from debilitating head trauma.
Then once in awhile some shows up, disagrees with things you hold true and can prove that they might not be a complete moron and forces a very minor change in general outlook... Until that next idiot who disagrees anyway.
Yeah, the point being I've got this buddy who thinks that "Are you Being Served" is better than "Fawlty Towers" and up until he expressed this opinion I was pretty sure he was an intelligent and reasonable human being. He's got a good hundred and eighty pounds on me (most of it muscle) so it's not entirely safe to start tossing out friendly "What are you, stupid?!" comments unless I want him to toss out one of those friendly "Whoah, sorry man, let's get you to the ER and stop the bleeding." comments but maybe he can be pursuaded if enough others actually agree with me.
'course I might not be that bright and entirely in the wrong here but... :D