0189 Daily Easy English Expression PODCAST—Stupid is as stupid does!

Daily Easy English Expression Podcast

Shane Peterson

Language Learning, Education, Self-improvement

4.7 • 756 Ratings

🗓️ 6 November 2014

⏱️ 6 minutes

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Today’s expression and dialog: Stupid is as stupid does What are you doing? Changing a light bulb. Stupid is as stupid does. Hey! I have a higher IQ than you~~~whoa!! Please subscribe on iTunes and get this podcast EVERY DAY! Support Coach Shane by giving $1 a month! Our sponsors: (Join PIRF—Coach Shane’s Speaking Class!) (Get 8 FREE DDM lessons!) (Get a free AUDIO BOOK!) (Join DDM and get 1 lesson every week!) Our YouTube channel:

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0:00.0	Hello everybody, my name is Coach Shane and welcome to easy English expressions.
0:11.0	You and me every day, come on, let's master English.
0:28.5	Hello everybody, welcome back to E-Cubbed.
0:35.5	A special hello to Beatrice Lombardi, Fabrizio Tortula, and Marlene Daniel.
0:38.4	I'll tell you why why a little bit later.
0:39.6	Today's expression,
0:44.3	Stupid is as stupid does.
0:49.8	Stupid is as stupid does.
0:53.2	What does this mean? Well, let's look at the word stupid. St-U-P-I-D. Stupid. What does
0:59.7	stupid mean? Yes, many people will say stupid means a low intelligence. Stupid means somebody who is
1:07.9	dumb. Is stupid about your IQ, or is stupid about what you do?
1:17.2	Well, according to this expression, stupid is not related to your IQ.
1:25.8	Stupid is related to what you do. So if you do something stupid, then you are stupid.
1:34.8	And everybody does something stupid now and then. Sometimes when I'm really tired in the morning,
1:43.4	I have two jars, both of them are white,
1:46.9	and when I make my coffee, I add sugar.
1:49.9	But sometimes I add the other white stuff, which is salt.
1:55.2	And that makes me stupid because I did something stupid.
2:00.1	Do you know Einstein? Sure, everybody knows Einstein. Is he
2:05.4	stupid? Well, sometimes he was. Einstein was interesting. Sometimes when he left his school or left
2:14.3	his laboratory or wherever he worked, he couldn't find his home.
2:21.1	Even though he knew the address, he was confused and could not find his home.
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