Idiots, and dealing with them.

[Brainwasher]

I have never been able to spell very well, because, as long as you know what I mean, it doesn't matter. And who is dave? People say it is blue_tetris, but I don't get it. Why do people call him dave (besides the fact that that is his name)?

[otters]

Why do people call him dave (besides the fact that that is his name)?

Ah, the Great Metanet Riddle #2

[SkyPanda]

Why do people call him dave (besides the fact that that is his name)?

Ah, the Great Metanet Riddle #2

ahahahahahahahahaha, hilarious xD

[Geti]

People far below the median IQ bend to my will. If you say 3 witty sentances quickly, they usually blink, studder, and walk away saying "okay". It has worked for me every time, and is a foolproof (no pun intended) way of determining if someone is less intelegent than a brick.

Surely you need to be able to spell before you're allowed to call others idiots.

^^ sass.

[jean-luc]

When my mandarin teacher is annoying me, I simply take advantage of my large vocabulary. Use a few uncommon (or for a faster effect, archaic) words and she leaves...

[capt_weasle]

Deleting this thread would be a great way to deal with idiots.

[SkyPanda]

Yeah uh.. to all the guys who think that speaking quickly or with an advanced vocabularly is a good method for dealing with people,
It's not. They aren't confused. They aren't astounded by your mastery of your spoken language. They probably just think you're a complete tool. It just reflects poorly on your own lack of social skills and lack of intelligence. :/

[jean-luc]

Yeah uh.. to all the guys who think that speaking quickly or with an advanced vocabularly is a good method for dealing with people,
It's not.

Oh, I don't imply that it's a good method. But I foster a strong dislike for said teacher, and I must say that I'm imperfect, in my tendency to take the fastest available method to avoid dealing with people I dislike.

They aren't confused. They aren't astounded by your mastery of your spoken language. They probably just think you're a complete tool. It just reflects poorly on your own lack of social skills and lack of intelligence. :/

If only you knew the teacher in question...
Actually, she's straight up told me that she doesn't understand before, and when she does I do take some degree of pity (or, I should say, my nice side gets to me) and explain things more clearly.

[SkyPanda]

Heh, i forgot to say that wasn't aimed at you jean-luc, obviously Mandarin teachers are a different case :P

[Maligus]

i consider an idiot someone that is extreemely intellegent...yet is completely obnoxios and doesnt know when to shutup.

[blue_tetris]

I think an idiot is necessarily someone who isn't intelligent. A smart guy can still be a douchebag, though.

[Maligus]

i say:
whoever you consider to be an idiot.....nuke them

[handofgod]

i say:
whoever you consider to be an idiot.....nuke them

thats why the rest of the world is currently unamused with the US.

Anyways, my way of dealing with idiots is acting as passive-aggressive as possible until they embarrass themselves. I deal with idiots all the time.

[Rhekatou]

How do you deal with an idiot? I guess the term idiot is subjective, I consider a person an idiot when they are incapable of working in cooperation with me, when they lack proper people skills (such as insulting me without provocation) and when they are below the average intelligence of everyone else in the society.

An example of this would be when I was working at McDonalds the other day, on one of my shifts, and this idiot didn't know how to work the grill-fry. For those who don't work at such a fast food establishment, it's not hard. Not in the slightest. This kid wasn't even new, and he was spilling oil all over the floor and hardly getting any meat cooked.

I cracked it at him when he told me that everyone was becoming impatient waiting for their food - "and you're the fucking reason why! Hurry up before I get some more complaints, retard!". He got all angry, but being an idiot, went to our shift supervisor to complain.

Our shift supervisor is an awesome guy, and when said idiot complained to him, he just shrugged and said "swear at him back".

/rant

Just be suck-up to the shift supervisor.

jk, just ignore him, and he will get frustrated, hit you, and get fired.
maybe.

[Baraba]

The trouble is, all of my friends seem to hang around with idiots.

That's nothing. All my friends are idiots.

[29403]

I get along with almost anyone, there's only one idiot who says I act like a one year old.

[EdoI]

I sometimes promise idiots that I'll do something for them and I turn down in the last moment. Do it, and you'll see when they're coming for your help again.

[MattKestrel]

i say:
whoever you consider to be an idiot.....nuke them

That quote was definitely unworthy of reviving this thread...

Anyways, yeah. I didn't even know half of the idiots at my school until an unfortunate football match yesterday... suffice it to say the problem's spreading like swine flu.

[PsychoSnail]

i consider an idiot someone that is extreemely intellegent...yet is completely obnoxios and doesnt know when to shutup.

What about those who aren't intelligent at all but insist that they are? Those people are even more annoying and idiotic in my opinion.

[Animator]

The true answer is silence and ignorance. It works almost every single time. I simply ignore the person in question with a couple of 'uh-huhs' and 'yups' and just remain quiet, and I get all my free time. They end up walking away to bother the next person in their sights. It's not offending at all and it's completely practical. However, if I see an idiot that is either:

A. Offending and annoying, or...
B. Just a plain pain-in-the-ass.

The effective joke/ subliminal insult works, too. Just the other day a kid ran by, asking me if they saw an idiotic kid running by. I told him that I see many idiotic kids and that he had to be more specific. He laughed an ran off, I was happy by my 15 minutes of wit, and I just relaxed the whole day through.

It's that simple.

[Amadeus]

Idiot is defined by having a sub-70 Intelligence Quotient. So its actually not subjective.

[capt_weasle]

Idiot is defined by having a sub-70 Intelligence Quotient. So its actually not subjective.

Actually, the majority of studies on intelligence use multiple-intelligences tests. For example, you could be lacking in logical-mathematical skills, but have wide range of musical intelligence. Just throwin' that out there.

[Amadeus]

Although I agree you can't judge intelligence solely on IQ, I'm simply referring to the technical definition. Not supporting it.

[Snuggletummy]

What I do? I verbally abuse them with large, nasty, unneeded words.

[999_Springs]

Idiot is defined by having a sub-70 Intelligence Quotient. So its actually not subjective.

Actually, it's sub-twenty-five.

Well, I approach them and explain to them slowly, loudly and clearly, the differences between chairs and windows, or that 80/120 isn't three-quarters, etc. Others that I know tend to imitate them being stupid and put on silly voices in their presence.