Stupidity is the quality or condition of being stupid, or lacking intelligence. This quality can be attributed to both an individual himself (John Smith is stupid) or his actions, words or beliefs (John Smith's policies are stupid). The term can thus also refer to poor use of judgement, or insensitivity to nuances in a person whose is otherwise intelligent. The determination of who is stupid is relatively difficult, despite attempts to measure intelligence (and thus stupidity) such as IQ tests. The adjective is al ...

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For as long as comedy has existed, stupidity has been a source of immense entertainment. Generally the entertainers are merely pretending to be stupid. The buffoon of ancient plays is the progenitor of a venerable lineage that continued through Falstaff, Bottom, Harpo Marx, Goofy, Eccles, Norman Wisdom, Jerry Lewis and countless others, and is portrayed in contemporary Western culture by characters such as Homer Simpson and Peter Griffin. The fool/buffoon has been a central character in most comedy. Today there are a wide array of television ...

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Ignorance is a lack of knowledge, or a willful lack of desire to improve the efficiency, merit, effectiveness or usefulness of one's actions. Ignorance is also a "state of being ignorant" or unaware/uninformed. Ex: "In debate class Bill lost the debate because he was ignorant in (without knowledge of) that subject." In politics, it is almost always used as a pejorative label, but some political movements have raised it to an ideal, for instance the Know-Nothings of the 19th century United States and some peasant and agrarian mo ...

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A genius is a person with distinguished mental prowess. This can manifest either as a foremost intellect, or as an outstanding creative talent. The term also applies to one who is a polymath, or someone skilled in many mental areas. The term specifically applies to mental rather than athletic skills, although it is also colloquially used to denote the possession of a superior talent in any field; e.g., Pelé may be said to have a genius for football or Gandhi for diplomacy. Genius - Etymology. In Ancient Ro ...

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Johnson, Bergholt Stuttley, known as Bloody Stupid Johnson, is a landscape gardener and inventor on the Discworld (a fictional world created by author Terry Pratchett), and is mentioned in a number of books. Although evidently able in certain fields, Johnson is notorious for his complete inability to produce anything according to specification or common sense. This fact never stopped him from trying, however. He is also known as Bloody Stupid "It Might Look A Bit Messy Now But Just You Come Back In Five Hundred Years' Time" Johnson and Bloody Stupid "Look, T ...

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Ask a Stupid Question Day is a holiday celebrated in the United States by school students and teachers. Though Ask a Stupid Question Day takes place on September 28, it is observed on the last school day of September. The origins of this day are hard to trace, though it is believed the holiday was started in the 1980s by school teachers to encourage their students speak up and ask questions that the students would not have normally asked as they felt they were stupid questions. School teachers believe that the only stupid question is a qu ...

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A fool can refer to: A stupid person. In Mexican American speech, a friend or buddy, e.g. "Hey fool, what up?" A court jester or clown. A fruit fool, a dish made with cooked fruit such as gooseberries or bilberries. The Fool, the only numberless major arcana card of the tarot. Fools - the play. Other related archivesFools, Mexican American, The Fool, bilberries, clown, court jester, fruit, gooseberries, stupid, tarot

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In Latvian mythology, Velns ("devil") was a Latvian demon. He was married to Ragana. In many stories, the evil Velns was stupid and simply outwitted by shepherds and small boys. Alternative: Jod ...

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A Darwin Award is an honor given to people who supposedly help to improve the human gene pool by "removing themselves from it in a spectacularly stupid manner." The prizes are named in honor of the evolutionary theorist Charles Darwin, are awarded over the World Wide Web, and are frequently distributed via email. There is no monetary or material prize associated with the Darwin Award, only infamous recognition. To take the premise of the award seriously is to suppose the stupidity of the awardees to be genetically determined, arguing that nature affects behavior mo ...

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An accident is something going wrong unexpectedly. Physical examples include an unintended collision (including a person or object unintendedly falling, getting injured by touching something sharp, hot, electrically live, ingesting poisons, or getting injured by not properly landing when jumping. Non-physical examples are unintendedly revealing a secret or otherwise saying something stupid, forgetting an appointment, and similar events. Technically, "accidents" do not include incidents where someone is at fault, i.e., ne ...

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Ass has several meanings: In zoology, an ass was the original word for donkey. Wild ass may mean the wild donkey, or it may mean its wild relative the onager, also known as a "half ass" - animal of the horse family. As a doublet of arse, the slang term for buttocks. Figuratively buffoon - a fool, idiot, clown. Some of this usage derives from the alleged stupidity of the donkey, and some of it from "asshole". In Old Norse mythology, an Áss is one of the Æsir. "Asses" is also the (English and Latin) plural of the as ...

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Arlecchino (also known as Harlequin in English, Arlequin in French) is the most popular of the zanni or comic servant characters from the Italian Commedia dell'Arte. Arlecchino traditionally wore an outfit of patches and rags which evolved into the lozenge-shaped motley seen today. His mask was black with a large red blemish on his forehead similar to a boil. The primary aspect of Arlecchino was his physical agility. While generally depicted as quite stupid and greedy (in a gastronomic sense) ...

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In Japanese, the word ばか baka means "idiot," "fool," or "dimwit"; it can also refer to the condition of being stupid. The word is widely used in conversation and, while derogatory, is not taboo. It is more common in Tokyo and other parts of eastern Japan; in Osaka and elsewhere in western Japan, the usual equivalent is aho. When used as an adjective in Japanese, baka (na) can mean "absurd" or "crazy" in addition to "idiotic." The adverb form "baka ni" can mean "extremely": baka ni dekai: "extremely larg ...

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A joke prize, usually given in recogition of a terrible performance or a last-place finish. Booby prizes are sometimes coveted as an object of pride and humor. These are little or stupid prizes that are for losing people. The most famous of Booby Prizes is the dustbin you get if you have Dusty Bin at the end of 3-2-1. The etymology may have something to do with a group of bird species known as boobies. See also. wooden spoon (award) Ig Nobel Prize Razzies ...

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Asshole or arsehole (outside of North America) is a slang term referring to the anus. The word is mainly used as a profanity towards someone the speaker does not like or to express deep contempt for someone whose behavior is hurtful, self-centered or particularly abrasive. Usually, the person to whom this term is directed is a male. It may also sometimes be used to describe people who are viewed as "stupid" or "useless." This word or its literal translation is found in colloquial speech in a number of cultures (in both E ...

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"Stupid Girl" was nominated for an MTV Europe Music Award for 'Best Song' in 1996, a Danish Grammy in 1996 for 'Best Song, and US Grammies in 1997 for 'Best Rock Song' and 'Best Rock Performance By A Duo Or Group With Vocal'. "Stupid Girl" won a BMI Award for Best Pop Song in 1998. ...

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A radio edit of Stupid Girl was completed for the band by Oliver Sittl for airplay use on European radio. Remixes of "Stupid Girl" were completed by NY DJ Todd Terry, the UK's jungle artists Red Snapper, UK producer Jason Bentley, US act Rabbit In The Moon, UK house act Dreadzone, and US producer Danny Saber. The radio mix by Todd Terry became successful in its own right, a hit on the Billboard dance charts in August 1996. These remixes can be found on va ...

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The plot concerns the life of three friends and their respective families and relationships. They are students preparing for the Primary School Leaving Examination, an examination which decides how the students will be getting education after, and which school they attend. However, they have been streamed into the EM3 Stream, which is a stream where students largely below standard get placed. Their families are all concerned and want each of their children to get out of the EM3 Stream so they can get better quality education. Also, th ...

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