Is a poker player "an intellectual"?

[DavidC]

Not, "is he intellectual?", but "is he an intellectual?"

How about a poker theorist?

--Dave.

[jason_t]

What is this "poker" you speak of?

Also, not necessarily.

[nothumb]

Not necessarily for the first one. If the second one is any good he probably is.

"Intellectual" has become a loaded term though, I get the sense that these days it implies, "Someone who wants to order you around despite having never done an honest day's work."

NT

[DavidC]

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What is this "poker" you speak of?

Also, not necessarily.

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for one or both?

[DavidC]

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Not necessarily for the first one. If the second one is any good he probably is.

"Intellectual" has become a loaded term though, I get the sense that these days it implies, "Someone who wants to order you around despite having never done an honest day's work."

NT

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This is probably the funniest, but most typical "nothumb" post in quite a while. /images/graemlins/smile.gif

To me, an "intellectual" rarely gets to order you around, because they don't have the aptitude for all the BS that goes into politics (both politics proper and office politics).

--Dave.

[2+2 wannabe]

probably not/probably

[scrapperdog]

Most poker players are dumbasses that is why we play.

[oneeye13]

no to both

[felson]

1. No.

2. No. At least, not until he starts speculating about the afterlife.