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Meh, just wanted to vent. Have any of you seen kids who act all intelligent by memorizing their lesson and impressing everyone? Those really tick me off, especially when they turn out to be in reality, laughably dumb. Example:
So, it's history class and as the teacher stays there, doing nothing at the moment, this guy asks me (for his report on Christianity):
"Hey, what are the seven holy commandments?"
"I don't know."
"How can you NOT know?"
"I'm not a Christian."
"O.o... Then... what are you?"
"Atheist."
"What's an atheist?"
You mean the ones that memorize everything thrown at them, make good grades, and are called "intelligent" just because they make high marks? I know a lot of those, but i only hate the ones who show off and try and express their "intellect", usually making themselves look retarded (at least to me).
“The good thing about science is that it's true whether or not you believe in it.”
― Neil deGrasse Tyson
Amortisatie Wrote:You mean the ones that memorize everything thrown at them, make good grades, and are called "intelligent" just because they make high marks? I know a lot of those, but i only hate the ones who show off and try and express their "intellect", usually making themselves look retarded (at least to me).
Sorry yeah its what I mean.
The worst to me are the advanced classes kids who I used to go to school with.
They all acted like they were of another breed of special dog.
Amortisatie Wrote:You mean the ones that memorize everything thrown at them, make good grades, and are called "intelligent" just because they make high marks? I know a lot of those, but i only hate the ones who show off and try and express their "intellect", usually making themselves look retarded (at least to me).
Yeah, those.
That's how many can develop inferiority complexes, without realizing their true capabilities, i.e. artistic ones.
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V.R. Wrote:Meh, just wanted to vent. Have any of you seen kids who act all intelligent by memorizing their lesson and impressing everyone? Those really tick me off, especially when they turn out to be in reality, laughably dumb. Example:
So, it's history class and as the teacher stays there, doing nothing at the moment, this guy asks me (for his report on Christianity):
"Hey, what are the seven holy commandments?"
"I don't know."
"How can you NOT know?"
"I'm not a Christian."
"O.o... Then... what are you?"
"Atheist."
"What's an atheist?"
So yeah.
Seven? I thought there were 10. Hah.
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V.R. Wrote:Meh, just wanted to vent. Have any of you seen kids who act all intelligent by memorizing their lesson and impressing everyone? Those really tick me off, especially when they turn out to be in reality, laughably dumb. Example:
So, it's history class and as the teacher stays there, doing nothing at the moment, this guy asks me (for his report on Christianity):
"Hey, what are the seven holy commandments?"
"I don't know."
"How can you NOT know?"
"I'm not a Christian."
"O.o... Then... what are you?"
"Atheist."
"What's an atheist?"
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