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. [img]/images/graemlins/smile.gif[/img]

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.