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. 🤕

MaryJanine · 61-69, F

@ThePerfectUsername Some people like to show off what they DON'T know anything about. And they are the ones who whine and say, "Nobody talks to me", or "I'm bored - talk to me." Then they get on a post, misread the author's comments, and they make replies or ask questions which have nothing to do with what the writer is saying, If you are going to ask a question, be honest in what you know. Most of us are wiling to explain what we mean.

And as for the "squall and the baby" comment - that is a JOKE. Babies squall before they can talk. If you don't want to hear a baby cry, you don't be around them. End of story.

Hey, I know this is SW. I don't judge anybody's intelligence by what I write.Ask for an explanation - I will tell you what I was about.

ThePerfectUsername · 70-79, M

Gosh. I'm sorry I asked. You do realise that your question made no sense whatsoever, right? @MaryJanine

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!"