HARDER WHEN YOU'RE STUPID (Part 207) -- by Steve Nadis
People say I do OK in the intelligence department. In fact, my bored demeanor during a Mathematical Physics class in college secured my reputation as a "genius" that lasted for, well, at least a week or two. But I must say, I'm often stumped by the directions found in simple consumer products and wonder how the average, or below average, citizen fares in this regard. Last week I got a moth trap and had the hardest time trying to figure out how to "mount" the lure. It was a humbling experience, and life deals out no shortage of them--even to someone who famously appeared bored in Herb Bernstein's legendary, though short-lived, Mathematical Physics course.
