My BFF steve229 should obviously be on the list. She is so smart. Especially for a 16 y/o girl. She spends 1 to 2 minutes a day reading headlines in the financial media so she knows exactly where the economy is heading - i.e. for DOOM. She can also quote song lyrics most people don't even know existed. Is never more than a minute off keeping up with the latest celebrity gossip either.
jerikson40 is another close call. But I fuckin' hate 'em because he is too much like me.
The real or “true” intellectual is therefore always an outsider, living in self-imposed exile, and on the margins of society. He or she speaks to, as well as for, a public, necessarily in public, and is properly on the side of the dispossessed, the un-represented and the forgotten.
— Edward Saïd
Thinking about it some more SJG, love him or hate him, is the only one on this board I think it is safe to say is an intellectual. Certainly we have some (okay maybe four) very smart people on this board but they are mostly concerned more with pragmatic matters so I won't consider them intellectuals.
Thinking of an intellectual as a guy who goes to cocktail parties and quotes Sartre, and writes papers and a doctoral thesis on criticism of 18th century Scottish Literature (lit-ra-cha!)
I genuinely believe the average TUSCLer is a pretty intelligent person. That said, I’m not sure if I would consider any poster an intellectual based off of their posts. To me, an intellectual is a very abstract thinker. Their thoughts lean more to the theoretical than the pragmatic. Based off that criteria I think san_jose_guy may count. He is certainly well read!
This thread is hilarious. Someone actually named Clubber as an intellectual - that's good trolling there, lol. (or maybe his cognitive skills have really declined with age, like flagooner's)
Current list:
1. two_bits (duh)
2. PhatBoy99 - behind the wannabe OG pimp persona he puts on here, I sense a very sensitive, introspective soul.
I would put Waffle on the list. She has an undergraduate degree, which most dancers here cannot say. Tempest666 doesn't post much here anymore, but I know she's smart too.
Too many men and different personalities to choose just a couple. I'd have to think about that.
I am omitting myself from my list. Self-praise is no praise. Haha. ;)
^^ thanks, Nina! I have two degrees and almost went to grad school, but some stuff happened in my family and I decided to defer grad school to focus on a corporate entry level job in Info Tech. I have half of the required classes for a third degree, but am considering emt and sign language now because I'd rather help people and not their computers. However, I'm currently self studying (albeit slowly) for a personal training cert.
Nina's pretty intelligent as well.
Although I may not personally agree with him sometimes, I highly respect Papi's comments and opinions. He uses a lot of common sense in threads, but also doesn't try to demean others.
I understand wanting to defer. I did an official one year deferral for law school to focus on my business ventures. I'm even getting a real estate license next month lol. Just to get my feet wet, have more on my résumé, have a side hustle, and then streamline my license to CA where I have family and it's more lucrative. It's also more competitive, so it would be cool if I happened to snag a rich real estate developer boyfriend out there to help me get good listings. Lmao.
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I could buy the former. He's quite reflective. Some of his comments are even poignant.
^^^
slaux.pas should be on the list. That dude is so smart that everybody else seems like a retard in comparison. Just ask the dude!
My BFF steve229 should obviously be on the list. She is so smart. Especially for a 16 y/o girl. She spends 1 to 2 minutes a day reading headlines in the financial media so she knows exactly where the economy is heading - i.e. for DOOM. She can also quote song lyrics most people don't even know existed. Is never more than a minute off keeping up with the latest celebrity gossip either.
jerikson40 is another close call. But I fuckin' hate 'em because he is too much like me.
Fuckin' fuck everything!
— Edward Saïd
Must be talking about RickyBoyDugan. I'm not special enough to make it on any list around here. ;)
Admittedly, I haven't been here very long, but my vote would be
#3 Dougsteer
#2 Mikeya
#1 Clubber
I was going to vote for Rick Dugan, but I picture him looking in the mirror every 1/2 hour. That disqualifies him.
Current list:
1. two_bits (duh)
2. PhatBoy99 - behind the wannabe OG pimp persona he puts on here, I sense a very sensitive, introspective soul.
3. Echo Pizza - the young upstart.
1. Nicole1994 - got accepted into Ivy League, can any of you say that?
2. Trish-Club_Lust - behind the tough, "been there, done that" stripper persona, I sense one smart cookie.
3. Nicespice - the young upstart.
99. Nina
Don't feel bad @Fagooner. If we take a vote on the top three highly-functioning geriatric men, I'm sure your name would be included.
Too many men and different personalities to choose just a couple. I'd have to think about that.
I am omitting myself from my list. Self-praise is no praise. Haha. ;)
Nina's pretty intelligent as well.
Although I may not personally agree with him sometimes, I highly respect Papi's comments and opinions. He uses a lot of common sense in threads, but also doesn't try to demean others.
Sociopaths often are.
You stay busy! Lol.
I understand wanting to defer. I did an official one year deferral for law school to focus on my business ventures. I'm even getting a real estate license next month lol. Just to get my feet wet, have more on my résumé, have a side hustle, and then streamline my license to CA where I have family and it's more lucrative. It's also more competitive, so it would be cool if I happened to snag a rich real estate developer boyfriend out there to help me get good listings. Lmao.