Do you look intellegent?

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Everyone at school says my brain was replaced by a brick.
I wear glasses, am fat, and dress "cool."

So where is the problem?

I come across as very intelligent. I once had dinner at a friend's, a very smart friend at that, and his parents said that I was the smartest person that their son had brought into their house, which was a huge compliment. I still have no idea what exactly gave them that impression, but I'm not going to argue

I certainly come across as scattered and clueless at times (and rightly so!), but I have an extremely penetrating gaze (kind of like Kubrick's), and I am extremely alert, highly verbal, etc.

Last edited by ButchCoolidge on 15 Dec 2007, 3:27 pm, edited 1 time in total.

Sometimes I can pass for "good-looking but dumb." I'm always amused when that happens.

Are you sure?

Apparently I look intelligent and resolved—to the point where my stoic, disciplined demeanor is probably one of the things that puts a lot of people off.

I have found in my travels ( very local, to be sure) that most people look smart until they open their mouths. Then they don't seem so smart anymore. But some do!
You never know where you might find a smart one ( or a dumb one). I was at a strip club recently ( don't ask me how this happened, and no I was not dancing) having a beer. I ended up actually talking to one of the girls ( actually, she did most of the talking--- I never know what to say to people half the time) about healthcare issues concerning the elderly and about science-related issues. Who would expect this from a dancer in a strip club? I don't think she'll be there long--- people like that are only there to pay for tuition or to save $$ quickly ( she did mention this as well).
No, you can't judge "smart" or "dumb" based on a person's appearance.

Actually, peoples opinion of me is much the same. In MY case, it is because I talk more with people that talk about something I know, have feelings about, or that I think is interesting. And THEY tend to feel I am smart because I REALLY know it and/or have good/interesting ideas about it and/or ask good questions. Besides, SMART people KNOW smart people don't know everything, etc... People that aren't so smart might figure you are stupid if you misspeak or can't answer a question THEY see as easy. Besides, if they don't know any things I feel are interesting and/or aren't interested in what I know, I may not even reveal I can even talk!

People tell me that I SOUND intelligent,but people say that I look intimidating.


-SpaceCase

Someone once said that I look smart.

If someone sees me with my glasses on, then yes, I get called intelligent looking. Never really got that one. But then, a lot of the time I am wearng big aviator sunglasses. Good fun when it dark, then folks do not say that I look intelligent, just weird...

Look, yes. Sound and act...I'm working on that...

Actually, I was in a strip club once in my yute...wound up talking to the dancer, and she asked what a nice guy like me was doing in a place like that...I told her that was my line...

I could see your look being considered intimidating. That is ironic because it is in stark contrast to your avatar. Your avatar just looks like a kid that just wants to enjoy life. But being intimidating doesn't indicate any measure of intelligence, or lack of same.

That is me in my avatar...

I don't know, do I?

A lot of people falsely assume I have a great deal of intelligence and I have no idea why. The only time I look relatively intelligent is when I am wearing my glasses - for some reason they seem to add about 20 IQ points.