What A Smart Retard

[Krillin]

Originally posted by Gokua
Wisdom comes from knowing that you know relatively nothing.

...according to Socrates. His line of thought is millenia old. While some of it might be true, and all of it was incredibly important due to the impact on Western civilization, I think it's safe to say that at least SOME stuff is outdated.

Therefore, I am wiser than him. The end. Anyway, I don't give a fuck about spelling.

It would've been delightful if you had misspelled a word in that sentence.

I get more girls than him, and so does everyone here . . . even Greg. Also, he's trying to sound smart. He should just talk normally. You won the contest, so we know you're smart.

He's not necessarily trying to sound smart. He probably reads all day. He's homeschooled. He actually knows how different languages affect the spelling of words. I think it's safe to say that, in such a word-heavy, sheltered environment, it's very possible that he's simply talking normally.

EDIT: Arguably, you don't actually have to be smart to win a spelling bee, you simply need to memorize plenty of rules, and see plenty of examples of the individual languages and their affect on spelling/pronunciation. While the two generally go hand-in-hand, winning a spelling bee is no more indicative of intelligence than the ability to reconstruct an engine from a vehicle you've never seen before if given the spare parts.