Today, I had to explain to my father why it isn't a good idea to shove a metal knife into the toaster when trying to get at a small piece of toast. This man is 45-years-old and has a PhD. FML
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Ljiljka 9
Hey there, OP here! For those of you asking, he has a PhD in biology. He's done crazier and much more dangerous things than this, trust me. If you guys have any other questions, feel free to ask!
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Pesticides 19
A PhD can't give you common sense.
Welshite 39
He would have had an electrifying epiphany if all had gone as planned. You ruined it!
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kenzie_gauche 12
He could of been Einstein
pcgwm 13
Well, we all know a PhD is just a piece of paper. Doesn't really mean anything
Ljiljka 9
A piece of paper you work your ass off to get.
Jessssuhh 17
My Mum has done the exact same thing twice in as many weeks. The first time I literally had to leap across the kitchen to turn the toaster off at the wall.
jesjes321 3
It's bad that I didn't know what would happen if he did that until I read the comments... I am slow
kiaora_fml 11
My husband, who has an IQ of 170, still has to be reminded of things, as I have learnt, high IQ and other so called qualifications means diddly squat when it comes to common sense. After all of this I bet you had a good laugh :)
joshi42 16
I guess he has PhD in something like history or linguistics?
Ogodwhyzzz 6
Book Smarts Tech Smarts. Know the difference.
keeganiscool 5
Your father is not smart
sarah2144 14
Sometimes the smartest people have zero common sense.
laden_swallow09 34
So long as the plug is out of the wall, what's the problem?