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S-T-U-P-I-D. Stupid. What does stupid mean?
Yes, many people will say stupid means a low intelligence.
Stupid means somebody who is dumb. Is stupid about your IQ or is stupid about what you do?
Well, according to this expression, stupid is not related to your IQ.
Stupid is related to what you do. So if you do something stupid, then you are stupid.
And everybody does something stupid now and then.
Sometimes when I'm really tired in the morning, I have two jars.
Both of them are white. And when I make my coffee, I add sugar.
But sometimes I add the other white stuff, which is salt.
And that makes me stupid because I did something stupid.
Do you know Einstein? Sure, everybody knows Einstein.
Is he stupid? Well, sometimes he was. Einstein was interesting.
Sometimes when he left his school or left his laboratory or wherever he worked, he couldn't find his home.
Even though he knew the address, he was confused and could not find his home.
He's stupid! Even though he has a super high IQ.
What's your IQ? Is your IQ similar to mine?
Like 145? Actually, I think mine is like 85.
Doesn't matter what your IQ is, whether it's 85 or 145.
If you do something stupid, then you're stupid.
That's what the expression means. Stupid is as stupid does.
Let's check out the dialogue. What are you doing?
Changing a light bulb. Stupid is as stupid does.
Hey, I have a higher IQ than you. This expression, stupid is as stupid does, comes from the movie, well, it was famous in the movie, Forrest Gump.
This dialogue is pretty funny. Sometimes if you want to change the light bulb, sometimes it's very difficult to get that high if the light bulb is in the ceiling.
So in this situation, a man opened a door and was standing on top of the door in order to reach the light so he could change the light bulb.
Is that smart? No, that's really stupid.
And of course, we could hear the guy falling at the end because he was doing something stupid.
Even though his IQ is pretty high, even though anybody's IQ can be quite high, they still do stupid things.
So the next time you hear the word stupid, just remember, it actually might have more to do with what you did versus your iq okay let's check out the dialogue two more times what are you doing changing a light bulb stupid is as stupid does hey i have a higher iq than you whoa What are you doing?
Changing a light bulb. Stupid is as stupid does.
Hey, I have a higher IQ than you. Thanks so much for listening.
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