I didn’t read the article, because I don’t give a flying donut what MSN’s opinion is; but the headline intrigued me, and your thoughts even more.
16 Habits Of People Who Have Average Intelligence But Try To Seem Really Smart
MSN | Hannah Acton
I’ve got one: sew leather patches onto all tweed suit jackets.
Like AOC, wear glasses even when you don’t need them.
Use the word “erstwhile.”
Wait… I just did.
It kind of depends because what we’re once vices are now habits.
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Use a lot of “buzzwords”, you know, like “buzzwords”…
Whenever you speak, employ the Oxford comma…
AOC was told to use big words like breadth, then asked, “How about butterth too?”
Always require others to refer to you as “Doctor”…
Uh.. of course I’ve read all of Frank J. Fleming’s Superego and Hellbender novels! Why would you think I haven’t?
Could you give a short summation of the novels? No big deal if you can’t just wondering what the plots were.
I don’t remember any plots in those novels. It was just some people did some things.
That’s all I needed to hear…thanks.
Get a college degree in Gender Studies, then claim you can’t define Gender.
Ask strangers for Grey Poupon
Of course, the truly intelligent know to ask for All Fruit.
Talk slow and contemplatively.
Talk fast and authoritatively
“Speak softly, but carry a big stick…” – that’ll smart!!!
Tell audiences you understand the intricate complexities of the Venn diagram.
Be a vegan. Let everyone know you’re a vegan as soon as you enter the room.
…just repeat what the so-called “experts” on the left tell you. Such as: “Orange man bad”, “Men can get pregnant”, “Biden is smart”, and “Socialism works, it just hasn’t been tried”.
Speak with a British accent.
Between you and I, they should, like, literally slaughter the English language, irregardless of the ironic consequences.
Smoke a pipe with regular tobacco, whilst dismissively looking over their glasses at you
Always compare yourself to Joe Biden.
How Would People of Average Intelligence Pretend To Be Smart?
Being of average intelligence I can’t answer this question.
Extensive utilization of a multisyllabic lexicon.
Wuh???
Going off script and adlibing even though every place you go to..every direction you look..there is a teleprompter and for the ten thousandth time you heard..” Mr. President..Joe..ffs please just read out what is on the screen..”
Use the phrase, “The science is settled,” even though you’ve never actually looked at any of the “science.”
Copy what really smart people do. For instance, you could act like a Harvard professor and plagiarize other people’s research.
Are you plagiarizing the Harvard professor if you repeat antisemetic comments made during a lecture??
Learn catchphrases like “Missed it by that much”, “Sorry about that Chief” and “Wouldja believe?”