I Admire Wit and Intelligence

People are asking, "Who's the smartest person on SW?"

The answer is - "Nobody."

Yes, that includes me. No one likes EVERYBODY they encounter on SW. They don't like the way someone else comes across on the way they write a post, or mistakenly reply to a post you have written (this can be a misunderstanding on both individual's parts), or they are trolls who are out to "shock" another poster (or three) with words in a reply or a question about your life that has a double meaning.

I don't know everything, but I like a good joke when I hear (see?) it, or learn something from someone else on a subject I know little or nothing about. I remember well what is imparted to me, especially if it is interesting.

People ask me on SW, sometimes, about things I write about, and I will be glad to give them an explanation or a reply. I value intelligence above much else, and it doesn't hurt to have a little humor in the reply.

I am not exactly the brightest candle on the cake,but don't you have to take the squall if you want the baby?

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ThePerfectUsername · 70-79, M

What does being smart have to do with being liked?
And what the heck has a squall to do with a baby?

This is SW.
You need to be asking a lot simpler questions than that MJ. 🤕

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MaryJanine · 61-69, F

@ThePerfectUsername Talk to others who know me on SW.I lifted the "question" from a line in one of one of John Jakes' books, where the Pennsylvania Secretary of State says to another character, "And I don't like the situation any more than you do, my boy. But I have to take the squall if I want the baby."

For purposes of my posting, I made it a question, and people who read previous postings have no difficulty in what I was saying here.

Mr. Jakes is a wonderful author,and I liked the quote. I didn't think he'd mind if I borrowed it for an afternoon's use.

You don't need to be sorry about anything. Ask me anything you want. I'll listen.

ThePerfectUsername · 70-79, M

Ok fair enough. FYI Where I come from a squall is gust of wind and I've never once heard of it being used in relation to a baby crying. Squawking, yes, squalling nope. 👍️ @MaryJanine

MaryJanine · 61-69, F

@ThePerfectUsername You must be a weatherman. The late news forecasters use squall for windy conditions, too. But like I said before, I lifted the phrase with the word "squall" out of its context. But I also heard it when I was growing up, I had two younger brothers, and if Mom was busy and one of them started to cry, she would tell my older sister or me, "Go see what that baby is squalling about!"

JohnnySpot · 56-60, M

The things of which Johnny Spot knows nothing are immeasurable.

PhoenixPhail · M

Very well put. I love it.

(And, you MAY be the brightest candle on the cake.)

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MaryJanine · 61-69, F

@PhoenixPhail I believe in giving credit where credit is due. I just thought it went well with the "wrap-up"of my post and I wouldn't do it without asking him (or anybody else of SW, including you) - otherwise you see it all over creation and nobody knows where it came from. This particular poster is a very good friend, and has been for several years, first EP and later (now) SW.

PhoenixPhail · M

@MaryJanine I like your respect of other people and their work. It makes you trustworthy. 💞

MaryJanine · 61-69, F

@PhoenixPhail Thank you. That is a wonderful complement. You have made my day. Honestly, though, I feel if I want friends and respect on Social Media, I have to give it in return, whether it is something I wrote or a question on someone else's post. It's only right.

navigatorTR · 41-45, M

Human inteligence has so many dimensions and just one person cannot be best in all dimensions i think. comparing people's inteligence is i think being so narrow minded

MaryJanine · 61-69, F

@navigatorTR Teachers, as a group, are guilty of this. My brothers and I all went to the same grammar and high schools. Since I was the eldest, I would get a teacher before the boys. Let one of them land in a classroom I was in a previous year, and nine times out of ten, the teacher would say, "Are you going to be as smart as your sister?" This isn't fair. My brothers and I were good in different subjects. We were different people.

Peaches · F

I've never seen that question.👀 There's no way to answer it anyway.

MaryJanine · 61-69, F

@Peaches I know that for certain sure. There was a posting not too long ago when everybody and their godmother were asking it - why I can't answer that. it's a loaded-for-bear question, which was why I wrote the story.

Peaches · F

@MaryJanine Yes, I can see that. There was another one up asking who's the prettiest girl on SW. 😎

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