Book vs. Street Smarts

I want to write a post about stupid people. If you get offended about posts that are written solely to degrade stupid people then by all means, stop reading this. I’d like to clarify that I have two definitions of stupid people. One definition is the person who is inherently stupid, like a cow that keeps walking into an electrified fence. The second definition is the person who could quote you the Encyclopedia, but has the common sense of a tree stump. Totally lacking in street smarts is what I’m saying. Our Secretary, Grimace, is the epitome of the first definition, she’d eat fried chicken while a paramedic was giving her CPR. I’m sure you all know people who fit the second definition, but I’ll give you an example in case you need one. A girl pulls up to a stoplight next to a guy in the other lane. He looks, she looks, he makes a lewd gesture using his hand and his mouth and drives away. She is left wondering why he told her ice cream cone in sign language.