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by The Anonymous Witch on March 14th, 2011
it happened naturally when i dumped religion .
by tonsofun on May 28th, 2009
I chose to listen when others spoke, instead of just waiting for my turn to speak.
by courtneyxx8 on March 14th, 2011
Boring nights such as this one where I look up random information on the internet. Aside from that I have a great ability for taking in information.
by wrdweaver on May 28th, 2009
If I'm smart, it's by the Grace of God giving me the drive and desire to learn, be observant, and study when needed. It's of none of my own doing. I have to give the honor and glory to God.
by Mech675 on May 28th, 2009
Paint chips. (Joke) :-D
by wing.walker on May 28th, 2009
Hung out with you
by HasntBeen on May 28th, 2009
Went to a Deadhead convention. Surprised to find real dead heads laying around, some quite bright. The rest is history.
by Juice on March 14th, 2011
I'm not smart. Just a bit odd!
by PocketNut is as sure as a peanut on March 14th, 2011
I don't think that I am, but other people keep calling me smart, or to be more exact, creationists keep telling me I'm wrong, which is tantamount to awarding me an award for science.
by Galeanda on May 28th, 2009
If you ask my husband, he'll tell you it's these pants I'm wearing...you know, "smarty pants" :-)
by Suezee77 on March 14th, 2011
I'm not smart, I just like to learn new things, and I ask a lot of questions.
by Ombliss22 on March 14th, 2011
I washed my face and brushed my hair. ^_^
by Life Not Faith on May 29th, 2009
My Uni motto was 'Be Still and Know'. I always translated to 'Shut up and Listen'.
Seemed to work for me!
by Timjon on May 28th, 2009
Blood, sweat, and tears!
by Ed the Jetpacking Headbanger on May 28th, 2009
I learned from my failures and I failed on most of the things I tried the first time.
by Suby the Coat on May 28th, 2009
By the time I reached an age of 15 or so I realized that what those considered wiser and elder to me talked about was a lot of crap.
From then on I have been using my brains analyzing what they said before following their instructions.
This way I have been able to carve out a path of my own in this jungle called the world.
Not that I have grown any smart, but I have survived this long.
That is an achievement in itself.
by The Special One on May 28th, 2009
Momma done taught me good!
by mrbillsboy on March 14th, 2011
good breeding is the answer. The more breeding I did, the smarter I got. The smarter I got the more breeding I could do. Snow ball effect.
Thanks for noticing.
Ha, Ha
by what on July 31st, 2009
I didn't know I was.
by lovebettafish on June 4th, 2009
Studied really well in school, read lots of books, read internet articles and listen to people that are wiser and smarter than me. +5 Sixty B
by Quirkie on June 1st, 2009
I think I am smart for a primate, partly due to interiting the genes of my fairly smart parents, and partly up to having attentive parents who wanted me to learn.
by Universe Of Life on June 1st, 2009
I've always been a smart dresser ...
;)>♥<
by Isaac on June 1st, 2009
I was yelled at until I was. :)
by Ditto on June 1st, 2009
I ate my vegetables.
by Autism Knows is finally Maestro on May 29th, 2009
Your talking to me? LMAO
by Spicy Hot on May 29th, 2009
By listening and learning.
by Elle on May 29th, 2009
"Failure is only the opportunity to begin again more intelligently" - Henry Ford
I failed many times :)
by Sosueme on May 29th, 2009
I think you are born with inate intelligengce. My IQ just turned out to be pretty good. I also had 19 years of education. However, my dad didn't even graduate from high school and he was a smart man. Smarter than me in many ways. He gained most of his smarts through life experiences.
by BigDaddyBS on May 28th, 2009
Read... EVERYTHING... Books, comics, newspapers, cereal boxes, my grandmother's Reader's Digests and Upper Rooms, etc.
Started working when I was 11 (real work, no paper route, here!)
Watched a LOT of TV... Listened to a LOT of music (records, radio, tapes, etc.)...
Learned to learn, and like it...
And banged my head on those damn door closers a LOT when I was younger. (Knocked a LOT of sense into me, I guess.) ;-)
by Jim in a Nautilus COAT on May 28th, 2009
I got smart enough to realize how little I know.
by Rollie on May 28th, 2009
A little ability, a lot of hard work, lots of experience, lots of mistakes and using my ears a lot more than my mouth.
by R U Sirius on May 28th, 2009
I'm sure it was from years of reading the back of cereal boxes during breakfast.............
by Prime wants the old AB back on May 28th, 2009
What little I know comes from realizing that, given what there is to learn, I'm not so smart. I've learned more by stepping backward to gain perspective than I have by charging forward ill prepared.
by Anonymous on May 28th, 2009
genetics.
by Anonymous on March 14th, 2011
Genetics, an inquisitive mind, good teachers and few thousand comic books.
by Hartana_S on March 14th, 2011
U will be smart if u feel that study is fun &have the spirit to study more
by Special K on March 14th, 2011
who knows? genetics maybe. i just wish i werent so f%&ked up. ok word to your mother.
by Flutterby - The wise rule the strong on March 14th, 2011
Birth right :)
by GibsonGuy on March 14th, 2011
Heredity, good teachers, books, experience.
by SanityClause on March 14th, 2011
I had to as a matter of survival.
by Anonymous on August 27th, 2009
I didn't.
Smart went right out the window,
but hey when it did ~ lucky stepped right on in :)
by texascm on March 30th, 2011
I was born smart, :)
by Simply Pengu on March 14th, 2011
idk... people i meet could just be stupid i guess.
i'm not smart, see, i mentioned in my profile that i am a closed minded buffoon.
by I'm Just Along For The Ride on March 14th, 2011
just naturally brilliant, perceptive, saavy, wise, sharp and quick witted I suppose..
and humble..;)
by canoeguide on March 14th, 2011
Aw, gee . . . . it just sorta "happens."
Which word could you put instead of the last word in the sentence:
"Do you realize that much of what you write here is unintelligible?"
by prof. mes solzhenitsy on April 24th, 2011
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Do child prodigies hold the key to developing inventions and technology which can only be dreamed of?
by NiCkIzBacK on July 14th, 2011
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Do you want to say something smart?
by Dontfeedthefatass on September 19th, 2011
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Can you get some idea of a person's intelligence based on their Q&A's and comments on AB?
by Unicorn Man on June 1st, 2011
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Do we have "power to defy selfish genes of our birth ... the selfish memes of our indoctrination?" (Richard Hawkins)
by GibsonGuy on September 23rd, 2011
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hmm... you know the category is Toilet Training : ) but then you said you "dumped" religion so whatever floats your boat
by newaccount is now looking for a new name. on March 14th, 2011
lol.. even more fitting .
(getting rid of force fed waste ) ;-)
by The Anonymous Witch on March 14th, 2011