The first rule of Thesaurus Club… 1. you do not talk, whisper, chatter, mumble, rant, articulate, prattle, babble, describe, divulge, drone, confer, deliberate, squeal, converse, discourse, orate or speak about Thesaurus Club.
The fool thinks he is a wise man. The wise man knows himself to be a fool. Have you heard the one about picking a willow tree for extra amusement?
Besides the problem with stupidity is unawareness. Inevitably because one is stupid one believes others are stupid too...you see how that works? Edit I know I'm stupid btw
A group of chess enthusiasts checked into a hotel and were standing in the lobby discussing their recent tournament victories. After about an hour, the manager came out of the office and asked them to disperse. “But why?” they asked, as they moved off. “Because” he said, “I can’t stand chess nuts boasting in an open foyer.”
It a relativity issue.... in the pub when you call someone a fool you maybe correct at that moment..but at the point the word hits their ear they might be a very very dangerous person.... I think that is why it is mostly only used via the keyboard and interweb these days ;0) .