Page 2 of 3 FirstFirst 123 LastLast
Results 26 to 50 of 51

Thread: Beyond Stupid

  1. #26
    Thailand Expat
    panama hat's Avatar
    Join Date
    Mar 2007
    Last Online
    21-10-2023 @ 08:08 AM
    Location
    Way, Way South of the border now - thank God!
    Posts
    32,680
    Quote Originally Posted by tomcat View Post
    "One of the things that was heart-wrenching that he said to his nurse was, 'You know, I think I made a mistake.'
    If one makes decisions that clearly run contrary to both logic and medical science and endanger others then it wasn't a mistake. 'heart-wrenching'?

  2. #27
    Thailand Expat
    Buckaroo Banzai's Avatar
    Join Date
    Jun 2010
    Last Online
    03-08-2023 @ 01:50 PM
    Location
    My couch
    Posts
    4,889
    Quote Originally Posted by panama hat View Post
    If one makes decisions that clearly run contrary to both logic and medical science and endanger others then it wasn't a mistake. 'heart-wrenching'?
    Isn't it a mistake to make decisions contrary to both logic and medical science?

  3. #28
    Thailand Expat
    panama hat's Avatar
    Join Date
    Mar 2007
    Last Online
    21-10-2023 @ 08:08 AM
    Location
    Way, Way South of the border now - thank God!
    Posts
    32,680
    Quote Originally Posted by Buckaroo Banzai View Post
    Isn't it a mistake to make decisions contrary to both logic and medical science?
    He knowingly ran against facts . . . that's not a mistake, it's bloody minded stupidity.

    Well, in my definition, but then I'm neither a native English-speaker nor a teacher.

    If you have the following scenario:


    Ralph is taking a maths test, the question is 1+1=?

    The teacher tells him the answer is '2'
    He has a maths book open to a page where it states the answer is '2'
    His parents tell him the answer is '2'
    His friends tell him the answer is '2'
    Google tells him the answer is '2'
    Calculators tell him the answer is '2'

    Is it still a mistake if he writes 435?
    Last edited by panama hat; 14-07-2020 at 05:43 AM. Reason: spelling

  4. #29
    Thailand Expat misskit's Avatar
    Join Date
    Dec 2009
    Last Online
    @
    Location
    Chiang Mai
    Posts
    48,105
    435 was the answer his Facebook group and YouTubers gave him.

  5. #30
    Thailand Expat tomcat's Avatar
    Join Date
    Nov 2005
    Last Online
    @
    Posts
    17,217
    ...^...

  6. #31
    Thailand Expat
    Buckaroo Banzai's Avatar
    Join Date
    Jun 2010
    Last Online
    03-08-2023 @ 01:50 PM
    Location
    My couch
    Posts
    4,889
    Quote Originally Posted by panama hat View Post
    He knowingly ran against facts . . . that's not a mistake, it's bloody mined stupidity.

    Well, in my definition, but then I'm neither a native English-speaker nor a teacher.

    If you have the following scenario:


    Ralph is taking a maths test, the question is 1+1=?

    The teacher tells him the answer is '2'
    He has a maths book open to a page where it states the answer is '2'
    His parents tell him the answer is '2'
    His friends tell him the answer is '2'
    Google tells him the answer is '2'
    Calculators tell him the answer is '2'

    Is it still a mistake if he writes 435?
    it is, if a conman convinced you that 2+2=3 and the calculator is broken, (Fake calculator) .It is not a mathematical mistake it is mistake in trust.
    I agree with you that he was stupid. in fact I said so my self previously. Consequently though, stupid make mistakes, they are called stupid mistakes. I know I have made a few , I am sure you have also.
    Stupid people are also mislead, and taken advantage of.
    trump is a smart operator, he is a conman. he is taking advantage of these stupid people for his personal gain. It is the classic definition of a conman . and there is a relationship between the conman and the mark. though we realize the mark is stupid, we also have some compassion for those less fortunate than us.
    But trust me, I understand what you are saying, and perhaps we are arguing over semantics.
    Last edited by Buckaroo Banzai; 14-07-2020 at 06:08 AM.
    The sooner you fall behind, the more time you have to catch up.

  7. #32
    Thailand Expat tomcat's Avatar
    Join Date
    Nov 2005
    Last Online
    @
    Posts
    17,217
    Quote Originally Posted by Buckaroo Banzai View Post
    we also have some compassion for those less fortunate than us.
    ...not in this case: stupid folks endanger others and deserve harsh judgment...however, deathbed confessions of pigheadedness are useful in convincing other trailer park residents that dumb is dangerous...

  8. #33
    Thailand Expat
    Buckaroo Banzai's Avatar
    Join Date
    Jun 2010
    Last Online
    03-08-2023 @ 01:50 PM
    Location
    My couch
    Posts
    4,889
    Quote Originally Posted by tomcat View Post
    ...not in this case: stupid folks endanger others and deserve harsh judgment...however, deathbed confessions of pigheadedness are useful in convincing other trailer park residents that dumb is dangerous...
    One way or another trump will go away. but stupid will remain , we need to find a way to live with stupid.
    I understand the frustration, I often feel it my self, and the impulse for a visceral reaction is strong. But IMO we need to understand stupid, and if we are not also stupid , use them to do good rather than evil.
    If evil can use stupid, why cant we? Or are we going to go down the "basket of deplorables" route again.

  9. #34
    CCBW Stumpy's Avatar
    Join Date
    Oct 2010
    Last Online
    @
    Location
    Here
    Posts
    13,577
    Quote Originally Posted by misskit View Post
    If only the assholes like this who call the rest of us sheeple for following guidelines got sick and died. Unfortunately, one way or another, the rest of us will suffer from their willful ignorance.



    USA! USA! USA!
    Ya know MK, most of my friends who I am in regular contact with in the states believe there are now just 2 societies. One that believes that they can control and keep the virus away by following the guidelines set forth by the worlds medical leaders and the other one who are people who just do not give a shit. Sadly however what will likely happen is all the people fighting to avoid the virus will eventually get it because the others who do not care will keep spreading it.

    It is a truly sad state of affairs and of course our President does not lead by example which makes it even worse. We also have the people who feel wearing a mask and social distancing is an infringement on their rights but what happened to common courtesy and respect for others? The US has lost its way and all these entitled behaviors will be their undoing.

  10. #35
    Thailand Expat
    panama hat's Avatar
    Join Date
    Mar 2007
    Last Online
    21-10-2023 @ 08:08 AM
    Location
    Way, Way South of the border now - thank God!
    Posts
    32,680
    Quote Originally Posted by Buckaroo Banzai View Post
    I agree with you that he was stupid. in fact I said so my self previously. Consequently though, stupid make mistakes, they are called stupid mistakes. I know I have made a few , I am sure you have also.
    Stupid mistakes . . . . . . I feel you are being too kind.

    As for me making mistakes?????
    .
    .
    .
    .
    .
    .
    .
    .
    .
    .
    .
    .
    .
    .
    .
    .
    .
    .
    .
    .
    .
    .
    .
    .
    .
    .
    .
    .
    .
    Daily . . .

  11. #36
    Thailand Expat tomcat's Avatar
    Join Date
    Nov 2005
    Last Online
    @
    Posts
    17,217
    ...^however, your stupid mistakes may not endanger the lives of several others...you don't drink and drive, do you?...

  12. #37
    Thailand Expat
    panama hat's Avatar
    Join Date
    Mar 2007
    Last Online
    21-10-2023 @ 08:08 AM
    Location
    Way, Way South of the border now - thank God!
    Posts
    32,680
    Of course not . . . and drink driving is not a mistake.

  13. #38
    Thailand Expat
    Buckaroo Banzai's Avatar
    Join Date
    Jun 2010
    Last Online
    03-08-2023 @ 01:50 PM
    Location
    My couch
    Posts
    4,889
    Quote Originally Posted by tomcat View Post
    ...^however, your stupid mistakes may not endanger the lives of several others...you don't drink and drive, do you?...
    He is not stupid. He drives and drinks LOL
    Only Kidding Panama. I am sure you would not do such a thing even if you knew how to drive
    .

  14. #39
    Thailand Expat tomcat's Avatar
    Join Date
    Nov 2005
    Last Online
    @
    Posts
    17,217
    Quote Originally Posted by Buckaroo Banzai View Post
    I am sure you would not do such a thing even if you knew how to drive
    ...I admire your certainty...

  15. #40
    Thailand Expat helge's Avatar
    Join Date
    May 2008
    Last Online
    @
    Posts
    11,664
    Quote Originally Posted by panama hat View Post
    Ralph is taking a maths test, the question is 1+1=?

    The teacher tells him the answer is '2'
    He has a maths book open to a page where it states the answer is '2'
    His parents tell him the answer is '2'
    His friends tell him the answer is '2'
    Google tells him the answer is '2'
    Calculators tell him the answer is '2'

    Is it still a mistake if he writes 435?
    Ralph decided the result, before he got the question and the info.

    Ralph is not stupid.

    Ralph is actually not well.

  16. #41
    Thailand Expat

    Join Date
    Aug 2017
    Last Online
    Today @ 11:48 AM
    Location
    Sanur
    Posts
    8,004
    Quote Originally Posted by Buckaroo Banzai View Post
    One way or another trump will go away. but stupid will remain , we need to find a way to live with stupid.
    Like the character in the OP, those with the pre-existing condition of stupid, are doing all they can to ameliorate that demographic.
    They​ have to live with stupid, we do not.

  17. #42
    Thailand Expat
    Troy's Avatar
    Join Date
    Feb 2011
    Last Online
    Today @ 11:25 AM
    Location
    In the EU
    Posts
    12,214
    Quote Originally Posted by panama hat View Post
    He knowingly ran against facts . . . that's not a mistake, it's bloody minded stupidity.

    Well, in my definition, but then I'm neither a native English-speaker nor a teacher.

    If you have the following scenario:


    Ralph is taking a maths test, the question is 1+1=?

    The teacher tells him the answer is '2'
    He has a maths book open to a page where it states the answer is '2'
    His parents tell him the answer is '2'
    His friends tell him the answer is '2'
    Google tells him the answer is '2'
    Calculators tell him the answer is '2'

    Is it still a mistake if he writes 435?
    Not if he went on to produce the wrongulator and made money out of it.

    Strange world...

  18. #43
    Away
    MarilynMonroe's Avatar
    Join Date
    Sep 2019
    Last Online
    @
    Location
    Canada
    Posts
    3,273
    Many Americans are stupid because they are arrogant and uneducated. It is a well known fact that Americans don't know much about geography. Many Jay Leno show's video people on the street that don't know their own history or geography let alone anything else going on in the world. Fact!

  19. #44
    Away
    MarilynMonroe's Avatar
    Join Date
    Sep 2019
    Last Online
    @
    Location
    Canada
    Posts
    3,273
    And the way some men (boys) act on this forum, makes me wonder about stupidity as well.

  20. #45
    Thailand Expat
    Buckaroo Banzai's Avatar
    Join Date
    Jun 2010
    Last Online
    03-08-2023 @ 01:50 PM
    Location
    My couch
    Posts
    4,889
    Quote Originally Posted by MarilynMonroe View Post
    Many Americans are stupid because they are arrogant and uneducated. It is a well known fact that Americans don't know much about geography. Many Jay Leno show's video people on the street that don't know their own history or geography let alone anything else going on in the world. Fact!
    We don't have time to study our history, we are too busy laughing at yours.

  21. #46
    Away
    MarilynMonroe's Avatar
    Join Date
    Sep 2019
    Last Online
    @
    Location
    Canada
    Posts
    3,273
    ^lol.. Not all Americans are stupid, but a lot of them are imo!! Sheeple following the lead sheep (Trump). Lack of leadership is a big problem.

  22. #47
    Member elche's Avatar
    Join Date
    Oct 2009
    Last Online
    19-09-2021 @ 01:19 AM
    Posts
    974
    He had it coming. He was not only putting himself at risk. He was putting everyone at risk with whom he crossed paths as well. He deserved it.

  23. #48
    Thailand Expat
    Buckaroo Banzai's Avatar
    Join Date
    Jun 2010
    Last Online
    03-08-2023 @ 01:50 PM
    Location
    My couch
    Posts
    4,889
    Quote Originally Posted by MarilynMonroe View Post
    ^lol.. Not all Americans are stupid, but a lot of them are imo!! Sheeple following the lead sheep (Trump). Lack of leadership is a big problem.
    I only have wto things to say about that.
    Brexit
    and




    Last edited by Buckaroo Banzai; 15-07-2020 at 04:12 AM.

  24. #49
    Thailand Expat
    panama hat's Avatar
    Join Date
    Mar 2007
    Last Online
    21-10-2023 @ 08:08 AM
    Location
    Way, Way South of the border now - thank God!
    Posts
    32,680
    Quote Originally Posted by Buckaroo Banzai View Post
    I only have wto things to say about that.
    Brexit
    and
    'and' is an odd second thing to say.

    Quote Originally Posted by helge View Post
    Ralph decided the result, before he got the question and the info.
    Oh, nice! Kudos

    Quote Originally Posted by Buckaroo Banzai View Post
    Only Kidding Panama. I am sure you would not do such a thing even if you knew how to drive
    Too right . . . Having said that I do drive here in NZ but try to avoid it in Malaysia, though I do have a car there. Just can't stand the traffic and mad/aggressive/entitled drivers

  25. #50
    Thailand Expat
    Buckaroo Banzai's Avatar
    Join Date
    Jun 2010
    Last Online
    03-08-2023 @ 01:50 PM
    Location
    My couch
    Posts
    4,889
    Quote Originally Posted by panama hat View Post
    'and' is an odd second thing to say.

    Wait for it. wait for it......


    Beyond Stupid-john-jpg

Page 2 of 3 FirstFirst 123 LastLast

Thread Information

Users Browsing this Thread

There are currently 1 users browsing this thread. (0 members and 1 guests)

Posting Permissions

  • You may not post new threads
  • You may not post replies
  • You may not post attachments
  • You may not edit your posts
  •