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by The Piper at the Gates of Dawn on August 26th, 2007

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What does the phrase from Forrest Gump "stupid is as stupid does" mean?

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  • by VSPrasad on September 16th, 2007

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    It means that and intelligent person who does stupid things is still stupid. You are what you do.

    Another variation is "beauty is as beauty does" or "ugly is as ugly does".

    http://www.phrases.org.uk/bulletin_board/19/messages/1045.html

    It means actions are more important than appearances. Originally "handsome is as handsome does," and a number of other variations. Don't judge "stupid" until you see stupid in action.

    http://www.phrases.org.uk/bulletin_board/55/messages/411.html

    HANDSOME (PRETTY) IS AS HANDSOME (PRETTY) DOES - Good deeds are more important than good looks. The proverb was first recorded by Chaucer in 'The Wife of Bath's Tale' (c. 1387). In 1766, in the preface to 'The Vicar of Wakefield,' Oliver Goldsmith wrote: 'Handsome is that handsome does.' First attested in the United States in 'Journal of a Lady of Quality' (1774). The saying is found in varying forms, including 'Beauty is as beauty does'." From the "Random House Dictionary of Popular Proverbs and Sayings" by Gregory Y. Titelman (Random House, New York, 1996).

    Then there's the line from the movie "Forrest Gump": "Stupid is as stupid does."

    http://www.phrases.org.uk/bulletin_board/14/messages/118.html

    http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0109830/quotes

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