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Re:Bullshit Ability as an Honest Signal of Intelligence by nicharesuk on Monday May 11, 2020 @05:50PM (#23147521)
Are you saying that like: A gentleman is someone who is intelligent enough to bullshit you, but chooses not to?
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Re:Bullshit Ability as an Honest Signal of Intelligence by karatestomp on Monday May 11, 2020 @05:54PM (#23147562)
A gentleman is one who lies about being able to play the bagpipes.

(no, you're right, of course)

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Re:Bullshit Ability as an Honest Signal of Intelligence by sremani on Monday May 11, 2020 @05:53PM (#23147545)
Would say, A gentleman is someone who is intelligent enough to spot Bullshit.
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Re:Bullshit Ability as an Honest Signal of Intelligence by chaoticmass on Monday May 11, 2020 @06:22PM (#23147819)
Being good at bullshitting makes it easier to spot bullshit.
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Re:Bullshit Ability as an Honest Signal of Intelligence by asveikau on Monday May 11, 2020 @11:47PM (#23150406)
Disagree. I think a lot of bullshitters assume everyone else is bullshitting, including when they are not.
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Re:Bullshit Ability as an Honest Signal of Intelligence by seppin on Tuesday May 12, 2020 @12:24AM (#23150578)
In fact, they can't imagine a world that doesn't operate this way.
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Re:Bullshit Ability as an Honest Signal of Intelligence by the_arun on Monday May 11, 2020 @07:16PM (#23148454)
This is a fantastic definition for Gentleman/woman
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