The more you brag about being sassy , the less smart you sound . That ’s just skill .

Here’s a good rule of thumb — and this works on the internet and in real life: If someone’s bragging about their IQ and how smart they are, they’re almost definitely not smart at all. Here are some prime examples:

1.God forbid a friend try to connect with you!

2.Obviously, this redditor could find all kinds of new mathematical discoveries, they just choose not to.

3.Weird, the Personal Validation Software validated your feelings, personally?

4.I’m going to show you the comment first and the photo after, because I think it’s funnier that way. Here’s the Very Smart Person insulting someone for their bad spelling…

…and here’s the bad spelling they were talking about. See, sometimes pop culture knowledge is important, too!

5.“I don’t think people think that” LOLOL.

6.The riddle was “what gets wetter the more it dries.”

7….How many kids at Harvard do you know?

8.“See, a sign of intelligence is being able to make very simple word associations and also not be able to carry a basic conversation.”

9.Big pharma conspiracy theory? Check. Mention of “genetic intelligence” that makes it sound eerily like eugenics? Check.

10.That’s a lot of fancy words just to say you’re a homophobe.

11.I mean, I would believe that you’re not using more than 1/4 of your brain to have this conversation.

12.This project partner sounds like a real gem to work with.

13.“I’m not in the top 1%, but I do want to insert myself into this conversation.”

14.I shudder to think what he said on Christmas.

15.I’m also metaphysically not funny. :(

16.Well, then, it wouldn’t be science. It would be philosophy.

17.Backs away slowly

18.Pour one out for the guy who is cursed by math.

19.Uh oh, he’s so smart that now he’s the Joker!

20.This is just…wow.

21.Cool, I use the blue one. 💙

22.Yeah, because that’s what makes or breaks the argument.

23.That’s…not a good thing.

24.The fact that Trump’sThe Art of the Dealis on his list is about all you need to know.

25.Bro. It’s, like, 99% action scenes.

26.It’s only 10 a.m.!!!!

27.I think there’s another word that would fit, but it’s definitely not “genius.”

28.Here’s a Ben Shapiro classic.

29.“While I’ve yet to attend a university, I’ve got a Masters level education.” Oh this oughta be goooooood.

30.And finally, please enjoy Bill Mitchell losing his mind over Seth Rogen ignoring him.

I triggered Bill Mitchell and then kept telling him I had meetings.pic.twitter.com/clgyHHw2t6

Sorry dude , in a meeting.https://t.co/e5GvUb8JyX

Screenshot of a chat where one person asks if the other has heard the new Rivers Cuomo song and the other claims their brain is too complex to enjoy simple music like that

Reddit post titled "Two teens do what mathematicians thought impossible for 2,000 years" with a comment questioning the significance of their work and claiming they could do the same

Text about someone being validated by AI for claiming to have found a way to divide by zero

A social media comment claiming preference for intellectually capable women, referencing an IQ of 168 and criticizing another's spelling

Pink cake with “HAPPEE BIRTHDAE DYLAN” in green frosting, resembling Hagrid's cake for Harry Potter

Text conversation discussing how people think the person isn't funny because they don't tell jokes, and how if they did tell jokes they would go over everyone's heads

Screenshot of social media comments where a person misunderstands the riddle and then says "I understand word play I'm just an overthinker and highly intelligent"

Screenshot of a comment bragging about how smart they are by saying that kids at Harvard bore them

The text discusses identifying intelligent people by their speech, saying if you mention an apple tree, they should think apple tree, apple, worm, wormhole, curvature of spacetime and should therefore talk about physics if someone mentions apples

Screenshot of an EMT implying that doctors are corrupt C students who are paid for by the pharmaceutical industry

Comment criticizing the term "homophobia" as reductive and oversimplifying, met with a dismissive response saying "No u"

Screenshot of a Facebook comment thread saying "I tackle unsolvable math theorems that baffle humanity" and "I don't need more than 1/4 of my brain to deal with 90% of people"

Conversation screenshots from messaging app discussing confusion over who did the majority of work on a PowerPoint research project

Reddit screenshot: users discuss being in the top 1%, with a focus on IQ scores and misunderstanding the initial question

Text messages discussing New Year's celebration preferences with a philosophical stance on time

Meme with globes comparing "Indonesia" and larger "Outdonesia," with comments discussing the humor in the image

A screenshot of tweets discussing how scientists generally look for evidence to support their theories rather than the opposite

Tweet expressing preference for mental stimulation over physical acts for personal gratification

Summary of a meme contrasting typical late-night activity with an unexpected interest in hyperbolic functions, using humor. #mathismycurse

The image contains a Reddit post where a user shares concerns about uncontrollable laughter in serious situations and seeks advice

A screenshot of a social media conversation about Wi-Fi channels and frequency bands with humorous misunderstandings

Tweet with a question about heart emoji use, and a reply stating preference for English language over emoji due to prose clarity

Meme featuring a tweet about how a dollar a day since 1 AD sums to over a billion, with a humorous response about the dollar's history

Screenshot of a humorous text exchange with a dating app match discussing book titles with altered funny names

Tweet by user 'ICET' praising the John Wick movie franchise. Another user replies with a critical comment

Text content: A person shares they now cite books in conversations, backing their words with quotes and noting they quoted Aristotle twice by 10 am

Teacher explaining calculus on a whiteboard; below are YouTube comments reacting to the video

Tweet by Ben Shapiro criticizing the phrase 'renewable energy' in relation to the first law of thermodynamics, with hashtags tcot and teaparty

A screenshot of an online debate on education and economics with several users participating

Text message conversation showing someone apologizing and another expressing surprise at recent news

Screenshot of Bill Mitchell and Seth Rogen's text exchange