Why You're A Hidden Genius

leggo

Talking with some girls in work today, one couldn't find something until it turned up right in front of her. The other was saying that it always happens with her and her phone. I nodded, being able to relate.

Then I thought: wait, no that never happens anymore. Nowadays when it happens, I've trained myself to realise that it could be in my hand, so it's the first place I check. And, often, I'm right. So no panic over lost phones for me.

Then I thought: "Wow, that's REALLY smart!" Here's a simple human problem that everyone experiences, and here's me after training my brain to overcome it so it's not a problem anymore. Genius!

Still...it's not something you could put on a CV or anything...so my genius must remain unspoken.

So that's what this thread is for: first, appreciate my hidden genius. Then: post ways that you are a genius that just seem a little petty to brag about in the real world, but still deserve credit damnit!

Is that you Prof. Cornel West?

davet82

you must be really smart because that made no sense to me at all

Sykk

kfallon

Hate to piss on your chips but you are no genius my friend

UglyBolloxFace

Does this thread have a point?

ejmaztec

I think it's more "short-term memory loss" than "genius".

Gummy Panda

I'm confused. What is the first post about?

Jesus Shaves

So just because you find your phone which is either in your hand or straight in front of you that makes you a genius?

Nobel prizes for me next year so.

frozenfrozen

Sometimes people tell me I'm a genius. I'm not, they're just stupid.

phasers

dafuq?

leggo

Relax lads, it's AH. I'm not seriously claiming to have re-invented the wheel here. Ya might wanna read into tone before you get smart yourselves .

It's very simple. Mere mortal thinks:

"Oh wait, I've lost my phone! No! Noooo!"

And search frantically before saying, "Wait, it's in my hand! How silly!"

I, a genius, think: "Wait, I've lost my phone! Wait, is it in my hand? Yes, yes it is." Therefore bypassing the panic stage.

davet82

glad to see its not just me then, i was getting worried about my brain there for a second

davet82

leggo wrote: »

Relax lads, it's AH. I'm not seriously claiming to have re-invented the wheel here. Ya might wanna read into tone before you get smart yourselves .

It's very simple. Mere mortal thinks:

"Oh wait, I've lost my phone! No! Noooo!"

And search frantically before saying, "Wait, it's in my hand! How silly!"

I, a genius, think: "Wait, I've lost my phone! Wait, is it in my hand? Yes, yes it is." Therefore bypassing the panic stage.

are you having some sort of breakdown? :pac:

okay


i have to go over here now

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sbsquarepants

So your claim to being a genius is that before embarking on a mission to find a lost item.......you first check if it's in your hand?

WTF

leggo

Haha, actual idiots.

I'll spell it out so: things that aren't really genius, but make you feel really clever when you do them anyway.

Note to self: never presume intelligence when posting in AH again...

Super-Rush

leggo wrote: »

Relax lads, it's AH. I'm not seriously claiming to have re-invented the wheel here. Ya might wanna read into tone before you get smart yourselves .

It's very simple. Mere mortal thinks:

"Oh wait, I've lost my phone! No! Noooo!"

And search frantically before saying, "Wait, it's in my hand! How silly!"

I, a genius, think: "Wait, I've lost my phone! Wait, is it in my hand? Yes, yes it is." Therefore bypassing the panic stage.

You don't really get AH do you?

leggo

leggo wrote: »

Note to self: never presume intelligence when posting in AH again...

indeed...

phasers

your OP is extremely poorly written.

Jesus Shaves

leggo wrote: »

never presume intelligence

Sums up my thoughts of you perfectly at the moment;)

leggo

darokane wrote: »

leggo wrote: »

never presume intelligence

Sums my thoughts of you up perfectly at the moment;)

You may want to punctuate that post before you question others' intelligence, pal.

PhlegmyMoses

leggo wrote: »

Haha, actual idiots.

I'll spell it out so: things that aren't really genius, but make you feel really clever when you do them anyway.

Note to self: never presume intelligence when posting in AH again...

I would not feel clever for panicking about the whereabouts of my phone before reminding myself to check my hand, which has the glorious sense of touch to aid me in my quest.

Super-Rush

leggo wrote: »

Haha, actual idiots.

I'll spell it out so: things that aren't really genius, but make you feel really clever when you do them anyway.

Note to self: never presume intelligence when posting in AH again...

leggo wrote: »

You may want to punctuate that post before you question others' intelligence, pal.

So far you've called everyone in this thread idiots and turned into a grammar nazi.

Whats your next trick?

ejmaztec

To summarise:

"I can't find my phone, but I'm afraid to ask if anyone knows where it is just in case It's in my hand, in which case I'll look a complete dick."

sbsquarepants

leggo wrote: »

Haha, actual idiots.

I'll spell it out so: things that aren't really genius, but make you feel really clever when you do them anyway.

Note to self: never presume intelligence when posting in AH again...

Like checking if what you're looking for, is actually in your hand??

Sorry Einstein, the genius part must be going over my head i suppose!

leggo

ejmaztec wrote: »

To summarise:

"I can't find my phone, but I'm afraid to ask if anyone knows where it is just in case It's in my hand, in which case I'll look a complete dick."

Haha, which isn't genius!

And I'm claiming it is!

Could there be the remote possibility that I'm being ironic there, Ted?

Jesus Shaves

leggo wrote: »

You may want to punctuate that post before you question others' intelligence, pal.

other's?

davet82

leggo wrote: »

Haha, which isn't genius!

And I'm claiming it is!

Could there be the remote possibility that I'm being ironic there, Ted?

so you really are clever?

idk i'm lost here

darokane

darokane wrote: »

other's?

nope

smash

leggo wrote: »

Still...it's not something you could put on a CV or anything...so my genius must remain unspoken.

Yea, but I'm still smarter!

Jesus Shaves

bluewolf wrote: »

nope

I'm going to have to disagree with you on that one, I was only referring to one other person which as i recall make's it "other's", if i was referring to more than one person then it would be others'

Sindri

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wnOKIkhwPuA

leggo

The awkward moment AH realises it was wrong...

darokane

darokane wrote: »

I'm going to have to disagree with you on that one, I was only referring to one other person which as i recall make's it "other's", if i was referring to more than one person then it would be others'

But the reply was intended as "before you question the intelligence of other people", so it's plural
couldn't fit it in their reply as singular form. "before you question the intelligence of other's" makes zero sense

I think i'm coming close to being in trouble here so i best leave it there

darokane

darokane wrote: »

I'm going to have to disagree with you on that one, I was only referring to one other person which as i recall make's it "other's", if i was referring to more than one person then it would be others'

Uh Oh. Did you just give bluewolf a grammar lesson :eek:


Oh and. Make's. Sorry. So so sorry.

toexpress

I often used to shout and roar at my assistant looking for my glasses which would always turn up on top of my head

smash

bluewolf wrote: »

I think i'm coming close to being in trouble here so i best leave it there

Ah no... please go on

Deleted User

Deleted User wrote: »

Uh Oh. Did you just give bluewolf a grammar lesson :eek:


Oh and. Make's. Sorry. So so sorry.

he tryin' to school me yo?? oh no he didn'?!

Jesus Shaves

Deleted User wrote: »

Uh Oh. Did you just give bluewolf a grammar lesson :eek:


Oh and. Make's. Sorry. So so sorry.

Balls!

I read here or was told by someone that their mother kept forgetting if she had plugged out the iron so she started singing a particular song every time she plugged it out. That way, though she didn't remember unplugging the iron, she remembered singing the song!

Is that the kind of thing you're talking about OP?

Insect Overlord

*thread-steals*

Does poetic genius count?

Jesus Shaves

bluewolf wrote: »

he tryin' to school me yo?? oh no he didn'?!

In Yo Face person of Authoritaaaaai

Sinfonia

Using my superior intellect, I understood the OP.
Therfor I are an hiden genus.

Noah and Ebony

Hair Styling

leggo

whoopsadaisydoodles wrote: »

I read here or was told by someone that their mother kept forgetting if she had plugged out the iron so she started singing a particular song every time she plugged it out. That way, though she didn't remember unplugging the iron, she remembered singing the song!

Is that the kind of thing you're talking about OP?

Finally someone gets it!

leggo

leggo wrote: »

Finally someone gets it!

\o/

I are genius

Deleted User

Deleted User wrote: »

I read here or was told by someone that their mother kept forgetting if she had plugged out the iron so she started singing a particular song every time she plugged it out. That way, though she didn't remember unplugging the iron, she remembered singing the song!

Is that the kind of thing you're talking about OP?

I have to admit I need to do the same sometimes - saying "right, I've locked the car", or "I am closing the front door right now" - saves the later "did I or didn't I?"

bluewolf

bluewolf wrote: »

I have to admit I need to do the same sometimes - saying "right, I've locked the car", or "I am closing the front door right now" - saves the later "did I or didn't I?"

I do it too

I talk to myself an awful lot

davet82

you should have explained it easier for us of an average IQ OP, it would have been a good thread otherwise

leggo

bluewolf wrote: »

[I have to admit I need to do the same sometimes - saying "right, I've locked the car", or "I am closing the front door right now" - saves the later "did I or didn't I?"

That's useful though. Mere mortal runs down in the dead of night in their boxers to check, you sleep easy. You win that round of the game of life.