smart raze "don't be smart!" my stepfather used to say this to me when i was a kid, after i came back at him with some pointed barb when he told me to do something i didn't want to do. not that i stood up for myself much, but it did happen from time to time, and he would always respond with orders not to be smart. once, i took him seriously and asked if he would rather me be stupid. he paused for a second. he looked bewildered. then he regained his composure, his face returned to its default position ("perpetual clench"), and he said again, "don't be smart!" i believe he may be one of the few people i've known in my life who practiced what he preached. so there's that. 130216 what's it to you? who go blather from