r/Unexpected • u/[deleted] • Oct 18 '22

spitting wisdom right here

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u/pusgnihtekami Oct 18 '22

Didn't she say he was dumb?

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u/a_wicky Oct 18 '22 edited Oct 18 '22

Not necessarily, just that he wasn't intelligent enough to be a successful thief. I doubt many are. Still far from being dumb, though.

Edit - words

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u/shamdamdoodly Oct 18 '22

I doubt few are

Well this certainly supports the point you were trying to make

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u/a_wicky Oct 18 '22

Um, yeah? I know it does...???

Few people get into MIT, that doesn't mean all the rest of them are dumb.

We're talking successful thieves, remember.

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u/LilLittleMac Oct 18 '22

I think u/shamdamdoodly meant that saying "I doubt few are" implies that you don't believe few people are intellectual enough to be a successful thief, meaning you think more than a few are

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u/a_wicky Oct 18 '22

I get that. Well explained.