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To: Leo Farnsworth

Different people are “smart” in different ways. A guy that cannot grasp the concept of language but can run circles around anyone else on a sports court is “smart” in his brains connection to his muscles.

Meanwhile a math genius “poindexter” may be unable to dribble a basketball more than once or catch a fly ball without it bouncing off his forehead first.

Both are smart in one way and dumb as a box of rocks in another. Looks like this guy is, as are we all, smart and dumb at the same time.

For most of us, though, the “smarts” are more evenly spread out among the various skill sets.


16 posted on 03/23/2010 12:42:51 PM PDT by RobRoy (The US today: Revelation 18:4)
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To: RobRoy
Meanwhile a math genius “poindexter” may be unable to dribble a basketball more than once or catch a fly ball without it bouncing off his forehead first.

That's why my bro-in-law calls his son to change the TV channels with the remote.........A brilliant oncologist with a photographic memory but is helpless when it comes to manual stuff .............

36 posted on 03/23/2010 12:53:47 PM PDT by Hot Tabasco
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To: RobRoy

I remember a qustion from a psych professor in a psych class in college.....

Who is smarter, the Harvard Ph. D or the chief of a pigmy tribe in the forest?

Of course, the answer was from me, “Unable to determine”.

All of the idiots in the class automatically said, “The Harvard Ph. D.”. :-)


44 posted on 03/23/2010 1:01:08 PM PDT by El Gran Salseron
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To: RobRoy
“...“poindexter” may be unable to dribble a basketball more than once or catch a fly ball without it bouncing off his forehead first...”

OK, so long as you agree with me that:

IF a guy can't throw out a first pitch without lookin’ like a girlie-mon,

And IF he can't run a country anywhere but into the ground,

THEN he can still be a Commie Doofus.

OK?

49 posted on 03/23/2010 1:04:37 PM PDT by Leo Farnsworth (I'm really not Leo Farnsworth.)
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To: RobRoy

Different people are “smart” in different ways. A guy that cannot grasp the concept of language but can run circles around anyone else on a sports court is “smart” in his brains connection to his muscles.

“Meanwhile a math genius “poindexter” may be unable to dribble a basketball more than once or catch a fly ball without it bouncing off his forehead first.

Both are smart in one way and dumb as a box of rocks in another. Looks like this guy is, as are we all, smart and dumb at the same time.

For most of us, though, the “smarts” are more evenly spread out among the various skill sets.”

Besides the humor here cuz I need a laugh, you guys are...like an ab-workout! Mixed in with the above?
Can’t find the words to describe the gift it is to be here!
I grow wiser amongst you.

Why am I pulling out my wallet?


78 posted on 03/23/2010 4:39:11 PM PDT by spankalib
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