Money can buy you a lot of things. It can buy you a house, a car, even an education. But will it make you smart? Not necessarily.
No matter how much money you spend fueling your education, or how many hours you log in cramming to study, that doesn’t necessarily mean you’re smart. There are SO many types of intelligence, and a degree isn’t the only way to show it. Heck, even some people with degrees are still dumb AF.
Examples? We’ve got em’. These 19 people got a stellar education, some even grew up to be Professors, and yet, they’re not the smartest tools in the shed. So those of you feeling insignificant because you didn’t go to college, don’t fret! Clearly college doesn’t make everyone smarter.
These 19 people may have an education, but they still do dumb sh*t:
1.
A girl I knew gave her cat dog food because; “why would I feed other cats to my cat?” She was sure that it meant food made out of cats, or dogs, or fish, not for that animal. She was a teacher and had two degrees (maths and physics) by the age of 22.
2.
While I was in the Air Force I had an emergency call in the middle of the night because a Major couldn’t get their squadrons building secured and they could not leave the building until all doors were locked. I arrived at the building and he showed me the first door he could not get to lock. It had the type of lock where you push in the button on the doorknob and twist it to keep it locked. He was pushing in the button, but didn’t know it had to be twisted to stay locked. Then he showed me another door that he couldn’t even get the door to latch. I looked at the door and there was duct tape covering the latch. I ripped off the duct tape and shut the door.
3.
My room mate was smart enough to get a full ride scholarship, but he had no common sense at all. One night, I was woken up by him running down the hall, naked, screaming, & holding his genitals. Apparently, several of the guys in the dorm had decided to dye their hair green for St. Patrick’s Day. He had a shaved head, so he decided to dye his pubes. As he had dark hair, he decided to bleach his pubes first. Now, there is special bleach for hair, but George did not know this. So he had poured Clorox on his pubes. Which hurts about as much as setting them on fire. After washing himself off, he came back to the dorm room and called his mom, a nurse. He told her what he did, and asked her “Is my penis going to fall off?” She said, “No, not from that, but I’m sure you’ll do something to destroy it later.”
4.
My friend has a Masters degree, is very smart and a successful author. We were all talking about coyotes and my sister mentioned that coyotes sometimes take away pets and small children. My friend was completely puzzled. ‘They take away children?? To raise them?’
Alex is a New Yorker currently living in Austin. She loves cats, grass, and latex but unfortunately is allergic to all 3. She makes mom and dad jokes more than she cares to admit (jk she'll admit it loud and proud). She isn't as funny as she thinks she is. She is the founder of thelazygurl.com.
