Who says footballers are stupid?

Originally Posted by Ginners

so you cant be clever unless you read (fictional) books?

It would help it you could define stupid. One is 'having the characteristics of mental dullness', which if you think watching a film is better than reading the book usually leads me to this conclusion for the reasons I stated above about the book inspiring imagination rather than being told what is happening through the interpretation of someone else.

Originally Posted by Grimson

You've picked two children's books, dunkers.



shut up ffs.

Dunkers? And To Kill a Mocking Bird is suitably grown up. You could easily argue Count of Monte Cristo is a child's book.

Originally Posted by Argentina

Dunkers? And To Kill a Mocking Bird is suitably grown up. You could easily argue Count of Monte Cristo is a child's book.

Sorry, edited.

TKAM is young adult at best. Nothing wrong with that, it's very well done.

Originally Posted by Argentina

It would help it you could define stupid. One is 'having the characteristics of mental dullness', which if you think watching a film is better than reading the book usually leads me to this conclusion for the reasons I stated above about the book inspiring imagination rather than being told what is happening through the interpretation of someone else.

stu·pid/ˈst(y)o͞opid/
Adjective:
Lacking intelligence or common sense.

i dont think anyone could say that about me. i would put myself in the top10% of intelligent people on here

a lack of imagination does not mean someone is stupid.

Originally Posted by Ginners

i dont think anyone could say that about me. i would put myself in the top10% of intelligent people on here
a lack of imagination does not mean someone is stupid.

thats like saying you're the third best looking bloke in middleton ffs

Originally Posted by Ginners

i dont think anyone could say that about me. i would put myself in the top10% of intelligent people on here

a lack of imagination does not mean someone is stupid.

He has a point and he really knows his shit about celebs.

Not so sharp when it comes to films/football though.

Originally Posted by Ginners

i dont think anyone could say that about me. i would put myself in the top10% of intelligent people on here

a lack of imagination does not mean someone is stupid.

You've taken one definition and I've taken another.
Your inability to consider another definition is making you look a bit stupid here, by the definition you just provided

Originally Posted by Fuzzy Dunlop

Not so sharp when it comes to films/football though.

Originally Posted by Argentina

You've taken one definition and I've taken another.
Your inability to countenance another definition is making you look a bit stupid here, by the definition you just provided

no offence argie as i do like you, but arent you a soccer coach for teenage girls? not exaclty professor at harvard are you?

Originally Posted by Ginners

no offence argie as i do like you, but arent you a soccer coach for teenage girls? not exaclty professor at harvard are you?

is that were all those threesomes come from

I know quite a few intelligent people who refuse to read fiction books. I stopped regularly reading fiction in my early 20s as I'd read all the good ones by that stage.

Originally Posted by no fun

thats like saying you're the third best looking bloke in middleton ffs

Pure?

Ginners, would you rather read a book or watch a black and white / foreign film?

Originally Posted by Zorg

Ginners, would you rather read a book or watch a black and white / foreign film?

watching a foreign film IS reading a book

Originally Posted by armchair

watching a foreign film IS reading a book

Good point

Black and white / old then.

Originally Posted by Ginners

no offence argie arent you a soccer coach for teenage girls?

Originally Posted by armchair

I know quite a few intelligent people who refuse to read fiction books. I stopped regularly reading fiction in my early 20s as I'd read all the good ones by that stage.

That's good but ginners hasn't read any of them and he reads sports/celeb biogs. his favourite book is jade goody's

Originally Posted by armchair

I know quite a few intelligent people who refuse to read fiction books. I stopped regularly reading fiction in my early 20s as I'd read all the good ones by that stage.

Originally Posted by Zorg

Ginners, would you rather read a book or watch a black and white / foreign film?

thats like asking would you rather do your mum or dad

presuming you mean fictional book as i did say i dont have a problem with some books, then i would probably choose a black and white film in english

Originally Posted by Ginners

no offence argie as i do like you, but arent you a soccer coach for teenage girls? not exaclty professor at harvard are you?

Cheers mate, although someone's job isn't an indicator of intelligence or a sign of a lack of it. Anyway, intelligence can come under many different guises.
I know people with sharp intellectual minds (in particular surgeons for some reason) who have zero common sense, emotional intelligence or social intelligence.

Likewise I know people who struggled in school but who can see opportunities to make money because they are intelligent in other ways, amongst other types of intelligence.

Originally Posted by armchair

I know quite a few intelligent people who refuse to read fiction books. I stopped regularly reading fiction in my early 20s as I'd read all the good ones by that stage.

I read more non-fiction than fiction. Far more in fact. I only read a fiction book if it's really engrossing.

Originally Posted by Argentina

I know people with sharp intellectual minds ... who have zero common sense, emotional intelligence or social intelligence.

Originally Posted by no fun

thats like saying you're the third best looking bloke in middleton ffs

that simply means you have teeth