Asapiophobe
I’m not a logophile. This is a new-to-me term, but I do have the good sense to use Google to learn what I want to know. Words remain a mystery to me. In fact, it comes to no great surprise when I stumble upon a new one like asapiophobe, as this was the case yesterday.
There it was asapiophobe. What is asapiophobe? Ian Timberlake of Insanity is Just a State of Mind (blog no longer exists) wrote a humorous post on this. This piqued my curiosity, is asapiophobe really a word?
Timberlake’s claims everyone is looking for this word, yet coming up empty-handed. How can this be? I mean after all you can find just about anything on the net, right? I searched these online resources: Merriam-Webster, The Free Dictionary, Oxford Dictionaries, Cambridge Dictionaries Online, Dictionary.com, and the world-wide web leading expert of all things (or so it seems) Wikipedia. All were a big flop! Asapiophobe yielded “No Results Found” each time, at every site!
Although it seems this word is not actually a word recognizable by these resources, I can say a lot of people suffer from this phobia. Have you noticed – the roll of eyes, smoking ears, steam rising from the head or the I’m so frustrated I can explode look? These are classic symptoms of asapiophobe. Why there are even websites dedicated to those who have a strong dislike toward the unintelligent…ahem… stupid. Like, Stupid People Piss Me Off or People Who Hate Stupid People.
You have your average stupid person roaming the streets. We meet them every single day. In the workplace, at school, on the interstate, down aisle three of the grocery store, in the elevator, … the world is crawling with them! The Basic Laws of Human Stupidity is something an asapiophobe learns to live with on daily basis.
An asapiophobe knows the horrible things a stupid person does when multiplied by stupid people. Have you looked at Washington, DC? Do you honestly think it’s ever a good idea for the blind to lead the blind? Same goes here, stupid people placing bozos in office is the reason our country is in such a mess! *slap self on forehead*
The problem is stupid people don’t (a) know their stupid or (b) don’t care they are stupid or (c) don’t know or care they are stupid. The harsh reality of it is stupid people have been around since the beginning of mankind and will continue until the end of time. There is no escaping them! I can’t change the way a person’s mind operates and there is no sense in losing mine in the process. Instead, I’ll just have a few good laughs about their own in abilities.
Try….
Ask them to spell words like antidisestablishmentarianism or supercalifragilisticexpialidocious.
Hurling sarcasm toward the intended idiot calls immediate attention to said idiot’s peers of just how stupid he/she really is. Try some of these…
Check out more insults for stupid people:
One Liner Jokes
Let’s face it, no one really likes stupid people. I know, I don’t. It makes no difference to me if asapiophobe is a word or not the term certainly applies to many of us, including myself.
Check out more Alphabe-Thursday ‘A’ assignments with Miss Jenny at the head of the class and I dare say, none of her students lack intelligence. In fact, they may fall into the asapiophobe category, too.
We all do stupid things from time-to-time. That’s normal and forgivable. My Thursday Two Questions are:
1. What is the stupidest thing you ever did?
Undoubtedly this is something I’ve blocked from my brain, as I can’t think of a “stupidest” thing. However, when it comes to mind, I’ll be the first to shed some light of my idiot moment.
2. What’s the one stupid thing someone else does, which drives you up the wall?
People do dumb things all the time but the one stupid thing that drives me bonkers is to see how society generally follow like little herds of sheep. They don’t know how to stand on their own or to think for themselves. You see this all the time – work, school, social situations, and playground. I’m not saying we can all be leaders, all the time. I’m just saying, we don’t have to be gullible.
We all need a cause to rally behind, granted it. Something we really believe in, as our founding fathers who fought in the Revolution against the British. The real trouble begins early on when we give up our right to think for ourselves and allow big government to worm itself into the complexities of our lives making it seem like we need them to micro-manage our entire life.
That’s why we hear so much, we need Government to do this, that, or the other. My philosophy has always been less government is better. Trust me, when a politician says he cares about grandma or our kids or health care, all this really means is I’m going to take your piggy bank, wallet, and future away from you in a blink of an eye. Politicians aren’t really stupid. They just need stupid people to believe their lies. Politicians simply don’t care.
BONUS question: Are you asapiophobe?
*This has been a blog hop presentation sponsored in part by Alphabe-Thursday and Thursday Two Questions.*
14 Comments
Jenny
I’m laughing at this…some of those remarks would be so fun to zing at people.
But I generally just THINK things like that!
I will never confess to the most stupid thing I’ve ever done. Are you crazy? My family would know all of my dirty secrets then!
ha!
Thanks for an amazing, fun little link to start the Alphabet out with!
A+
KDL
I do lots of absent-minded things, so it’s hard to choose the worst.
H
I’m delighted that asapiophobia isn’t really a word and I like Jim’s comment about their, there and they’re.
anitamombanita
great post! love the “if you can convince them” sign!
lissa
I can’t think of any right now but I’m sure I have done lots of stupid things. sometimes the mind just refuse to work.
hope you have a lovely spring.
Cathy Kennedy
My mind definitely refuses to work more times than I’d care to admit. I’m quite certain I am even a target of asapiophobes. 😊
Judie
Cathy, this is a riot!!! What a clever word, and great “A” post. My husband, by his own admission, is a mechanical idiot. This is no joke. I asked him to put a hook on our screen door so the twins couldn’t wander out and fall in the pool over Christmas. I should have done it myself. He couldn’t figure out how to line the hook and the eye up, so the hook is about an inch higher. He put both in the wrong spot, so when the screen is latched, there is a three inch gap between the door and the frame.
What have I done that is stupid? I should have done it myself!!!!
Cathy Kennedy
At your hubby knows his short comings. That’s more than I can say for most. LOL Thanks for visiting, I’ll be by your place after the holiday weekend!😊
Karen S.
Too funny! This was just great!
Self Sagacity
I don’t remember something stupid off hand, but I am sure it was just something I did that I didn’t approve of myself. 🙂
– oh here ya go, I did this without a thought of why – I was sleeep walking.
I bought a big huge cup of soda at 7 eleven thinking I am extra thirsty and extra needy of liquid. It turned out I ate through all the ice and not even drink the soda. Afterwards, I thought, that was really stupid, I should have just asked for a cup of ice or even paid for a cup of ice…since it wasn’t the soda that I wanted. There were a couple of things that came to mind as to why I bought the big soda gulp – the picture of a nice cold soda was SO tempting. The thought that the cashier will give me a hard time about a cup of ice instead of a full paid soda…yupppp…one of those moments for sure.
Have a wonderful memorial day weekend Cathy. Thanks for joining us as always.
spearmint baby
found you on the blog hop! come join our ALEXA HOP this week. it REALLY helps to lower your rank!!
Jim
I’m up on Alphabe-Thursday now also,
Jim’s Alphabe-Thursday
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Jim
Oops, my time has come. Jenny is starting over again this week, with the “A’s” I take it.
Answer to the Bonus Q: I like your word and am hoping than I am NOT asapiophobic. Glad too, that it really isn’t a word. That would be scary. Mostly I feel sorry with them and try to have patience. Most times too, there is something good that can be found in/with them.
1. I’m like you, Cathy, I can’t remember the most stupid thing I ever did. Maybe I didn’t ever do anything stupid?
2. People who always get their there, their, and they’re words all wrong.
NO, that’s isn’t the worst. The worst is people who forward, e-mail, all these dreadfully WRONG e-mails. Like the birthers, the computer virus scares, the somebody’s under your car, the government is now …
I hope you aren’t one of these, you seem like a nice lady. 🙂 🙂 🙂
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Jennifer
This made me LOL!