Are You Smarter Than A ... Smart Person?
Posted 10-23-2007 at 11:44 PM by Flash
Well, this could also be titled Wives, how to lose friends while your DH finds BFFs
My husband is smart. He doesn't just have a high IQ, or a list of professional accomplishments, or a job that rocks the world. No, DH is smarter than that. He's smart enough to say, well, that he's not smart at all. And, of course, he has a good reason, and one that he shares often, to the demise of many close friends, LOL.
DH calls it the dumb dog theory. In his description, men are just dumb dogs, and, well, oh well.
His reasoning is fairly simple. No one blames a dumb dog for being dumb. It's not the dog's fault, after all, he's just the dog. If I chose the dog, brought him home, fell in love with him, introduced him to the family, well, none of that is his fault either.
After a year or two, you come to realize that the dog can't be trained. Not his fault, poor dumb dog. Unlike the "smart" dog, who is expected to come when called, heel, do neat tricks, work for treats and rewards, and work his tail end off, no one really expects much from the "dumb" dog. You might hold a treat out for him to do a trick, but after a minute or so with no response, you will probably just give him the treat.
And so it goes...
While his argument has charmed his friends, and alienated mine, he has a point.
If you tell people you are smart, they expect you to be smart. All the time. They expect you to be right. 100% of the time. And, if you aren't smart and aren't right, they feel better knowing they are just as smart as you are.
But, if you tell people you aren't that smart, well...they can't expect you to be, can they? They can't expect you to have all the answers, they probably won't call you in the middle of the night to ask bizarre questions of how to turn off the car alarm or reboot their computer. They can't feel competitive with you, because, well, who competes with a stupid person to be stupid? If you are right, or have the answer, or are occasionally great a something, well, it's a fluke, and there are no great expectations.
So, maybe the smartest people in the world really are smart enough to say they aren't!
Now if it only worked in reverse ... how do I convince a dumb dog that I'm a dumber dog ... oh, wait, I probably did... because I bought his argument
My husband is smart. He doesn't just have a high IQ, or a list of professional accomplishments, or a job that rocks the world. No, DH is smarter than that. He's smart enough to say, well, that he's not smart at all. And, of course, he has a good reason, and one that he shares often, to the demise of many close friends, LOL.
DH calls it the dumb dog theory. In his description, men are just dumb dogs, and, well, oh well.
His reasoning is fairly simple. No one blames a dumb dog for being dumb. It's not the dog's fault, after all, he's just the dog. If I chose the dog, brought him home, fell in love with him, introduced him to the family, well, none of that is his fault either.
After a year or two, you come to realize that the dog can't be trained. Not his fault, poor dumb dog. Unlike the "smart" dog, who is expected to come when called, heel, do neat tricks, work for treats and rewards, and work his tail end off, no one really expects much from the "dumb" dog. You might hold a treat out for him to do a trick, but after a minute or so with no response, you will probably just give him the treat.
And so it goes...
While his argument has charmed his friends, and alienated mine, he has a point.
If you tell people you are smart, they expect you to be smart. All the time. They expect you to be right. 100% of the time. And, if you aren't smart and aren't right, they feel better knowing they are just as smart as you are.
But, if you tell people you aren't that smart, well...they can't expect you to be, can they? They can't expect you to have all the answers, they probably won't call you in the middle of the night to ask bizarre questions of how to turn off the car alarm or reboot their computer. They can't feel competitive with you, because, well, who competes with a stupid person to be stupid? If you are right, or have the answer, or are occasionally great a something, well, it's a fluke, and there are no great expectations.
So, maybe the smartest people in the world really are smart enough to say they aren't!
Now if it only worked in reverse ... how do I convince a dumb dog that I'm a dumber dog ... oh, wait, I probably did... because I bought his argument
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Comments
 |  LMAO. That is the greatest thing I've heard in a long time! Much better than mine going "I'm an @**, I know I am, but I'm also always right". |
Posted 10-23-2007 at 11:53 PM by ladywaterwind  |
| |  LOL! That's a smart plan of action for your DH but has got to be incredibly infuriating for you! This whole blog reminds me of one of my favorite sayings: "Once I thought I was wrong, but I was mistaken." You should use it on him once and watch his head spin in circles. Maybe Deb rename this smiley  "Flash's dh" |
Posted 10-25-2007 at 12:22 AM by kristen.c  |
| |  sigh, if only he hadn't shared the theory at our very close friends bachelor party. so many friends to lose at once...LOL |
| Posted 10-25-2007 at 06:15 PM by Flash |
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