Humans Are Morons: Difference between revisions

** "Because all you of Earth are ''idiots!''"

*** Although considering that their way to warn us about potentially dangerous scientific experiments we shouldn't attempt is a (very localized) [[Zombie Apocalypse]], there's a strong case for this being the pot calling the kettle black.

* As mentioned on the quotes page, this is one of the lessons brought up in "The Galaxy Song" ''[[Monty Python's The Meaning of Life]]''.

* In ''[[Battlefield Earth (film)|Battlefield Earth]]'', it's the belief of Terl and the Psychlos is that the so-called "man-animals" are too stupid to tie their own bootlaces. This arguably becomes unintentional [[Hypocritical Humor]] given that Terl and his fellow Psychlos spend a great deal of time holding the [[Idiot Ball]] themselves.

{{quote|'''prot:''' Sometimes it's hard to imagine how you've made it this far.}}

* In ''[[Evil Dead|Army of Darkness]]'' Ash shows himself on many occasions to be no different than the [[Medieval Morons]]... except [[Post Mortem One Liner|he's the one with the gun]].

** Similar scenes also happen in another Spielberg film, ''[[E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial|ET the Extraterrestrial]]''. ET is often fascinated with mundane objects and panics when they fall over or move unexpectedly. In some scenes, he acts not unlike a wild animal.

** They also act like little children who constantly have to be told ''not'' to lick everything in sight because they may get sick. Especially on an alien planet.

* Terry Bisson's short story "[[They're Made Out of Meat|Theyre Made Out of Meat]]" is about [[Starfish Aliens]] who discover humans and find it impossible to comprehend how a species made entirely out of organic matter could possibly be sentient, among other characteristic traits. They rationalize striking us from any of their records and avoiding contact by noting how humans only inhabit one planet and lack the physical and, more importantly, technological capabilities to travel long distances through space, making the chances of future contact very slim.

* Both Mein Herr and the fairies tend to share this opinion in [[Lewis Carroll]]'s ''[[Sylvie and Bruno]]''.

* In ''[[Tales From the Mos Eisley Cantina]]'' this was a definite theme in The Devaronian's Tale.

{{quote|'''Labria:''' What do you call someone who speaks three languages?

 

== [[Tabletop Games]] ==

** A similar example exists in FASA's ship combat sim Renegade, at least for the majority human government. The Terran Overlord Government got to be the big dog in the galactic stage by being brutally stupid and corrupt, being based upon the worst excesses of Rome. In their case, the filing error will not only wipe out a planet and/or its location, but also result in about 140 senatorial murders. Whereas the most gross stupidity in Warhammer is a result of religious fanaticism, in Renegade's universe, it's a result of purely shortsighted greed and avarice. And occasionally throwing bureaucracy into bureaucracy. Forget the name of it but the creation of one TOG fighter led them to many victories, as the constant reshuffling and re-titling of it while it was in development resulted in a huge amount of nasty ambushes for spies who reported on freighters and dignitaries having only 'light escorts.' To make matters worse, TOG owns roughly 3 times as many planets as the Tyranids have devoured. It is not unheard of for an entire SYSTEM to escape taxes in the political morass for decades, only to later be invaded by their hosts who want it paid back with interest.

* Any game that goes in for [[The Masquerade]] ends up with some level of this. It's particularly [[egregious]] in settings where human ignorance of the supernatural is reliant entirely on humans' refusal to accept the existence of such things.

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