When I get this attitude in person? I'll challenge them to a chess match, I *will* obliterate them even as I myself am completely obliterated.

If they do not play chess I'll gladly take them to school in a half-dozen programming languages, networking, electronics or post-modern arts...

Yes all my life I've had society telling me I'm some mental retard slobbering over ice cream (oh wait...mmm...rockyroad) but their own measurements do not support this - I measure a high IQ and meet or beat 85% of the squares at their own games any time, sober or not.

I cannot explain this disparity between the TV image and the reality, I can't hope to enlighten them as to its err. So long ago I hadda figure fuggem . . . I don't fit your stereotypes...deal with it. Maybe your stereotypes are wrong? Deal with it...not my problem.

As I get older I suspect perhaps we're better with this perception than something more sinister?

G
"I don't have a quote yet but when I do it's gonna piss you off!"