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Culture War Roundup for the week of August 18, 2025

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I think there is a negative correlation between intelligence and silliness on average.

I disagree, particularly if we’re talking about verbal intelligence. The silliest people I know are highly intelligent, and they love to riff on things in goofy and ridiculous ways, yet surprisingly insightfully. It’s actually not-very-bright people who are most resistant to silly wordplay — they don’t get it!

I remember the first day I went to a gifted education program, which had an IQ cutoff, and the thing that stood out to me was that I finally met people who made silly jokes and found my silly jokes funny.

I think if we sat for IQ tests I would score higher than my girlfriend, but she’s also probably the smartest person I’ve dated and she’s sharp and analytical. Regardless, she’s definitely the silliest. I have a text file where I write down many of the silly things she says because I find them so hilarious. I was going to share these for Friday fun anyway, so here’s some choice selections:

I want to be an RNA so I can just affect you and go with you everywhere. I want to be in your body 100% of the time. It's not enough for me to just be close to you. I need to be enveloped by your cells.

Can you imagine an 18th century taxonomist out in the swamp, trying to measure a crocodile's penis in order to properly classify it?

People need to retain their inalienable right to suck mannequin dick without worrying about it being a dead guy.

(apparently this was a real story)

All children's authors are on the right amount of cocaine. Just the right amount of cocaine to get the right amount of whimsy. Roald Dahl, JK Rowling, CS Lewis are all massive cokeheads. I mean Dr. Seuss just had it dialed in, just the perfect amount.

I found a very interesting documentary for us to watch. It's about fungus.

(It was in fact a good documentary about mycelium.)

crocodile penis

Divorce this woman right now! Even if you're not married! Anyone ought to know that crocodilians have cloaca.

I jest. She sounds like a keeper, you're a lucky man and I look on in envy.

(Did the 18th century taxonomists know this? When I consider this more deeply, she might have a point.)

They… kinda have both. Although, while pretty far from the weirdest junk out there(you don’t want to know how ducks work), still pretty far from mammal anatomy.

Huh, you're right. I learn something new everyday.

Unfortunately, I do know about duck penises.

Silly and indicating pop/stereotypical conception of aspects of the world/history. If she understands that her understanding is in fact surface level, sure.

If however she considers herself your equal (given your high minded posting history, I am comfortable putting you at least a step above a person who thinks bodyparts were measured of alice subjects), than you have the worst of both worlds. A chip on her shoulder, but without the receipts to justify it.

Lol. Those were jokes, not serious statements of analysis. The crocodile penis thing was a riff on a silly joke I myself made -- she works in science, and understands very well that this was not how taxonomy works.

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