It is dumb on economic grounds ("He should wash his mouth out with soap," Nobel laureate economist Robert Solow was quoted in The Times as saying of Mr. Gore's plan to continue to pay down the debt even when the economy slows).
If you get bad grades, you could get grounded, called dumb by most people that find out about your grades, and won't make you seem hot at all.
Then again, I also look forward to the day when Hollywood, and its international equivalents, figure out a business model that clicks with the world in 2009, one that doesn't involve trying to sue dumb Web sites into the ground.
Reading is Ground Zero for dumb T-shirts......and mad guys who shave "CUNT" into their heads... and crazy kids who write "I'm Gay" on their faces.
The women discuss an Obama Doctrine that, though unwritten, flows from his original comment years back that he's "against dumb wars": hence, no more ground troops in Muslim countries; the cooperation of allies/neighbors; and realistic plans to win/leave.
Smart was made fun of, and dumb had been elevated to hallowed ground.
The A-4Gs carried "dumb" bombs and rockets in the ground attack and maritime strike roles as they were unable to operate guided weapons.
We're on the ground floor, with a massive dumb waiter and several actual waiters staring at us as we try to make sense of the menu.
Leaving aside its morality, this dumb idea gets the facts on the ground dead wrong.
Like the low-key telenovela "Jane the Virgin," which also airs on the CW, "Crazy Ex-Girlfriend" looks wacky but feels grounded, with the compassion for dumb behavior that you'd hope for from your best friend.
