<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8" standalone="yes"?><oembed><version><![CDATA[1.0]]></version><provider_name><![CDATA[Ben&#039;s Bitter Blog]]></provider_name><provider_url><![CDATA[http://bensbitterblog.com]]></provider_url><author_name><![CDATA[bensbitterblog]]></author_name><author_url><![CDATA[https://bensbitterblog.com/author/bensbitterblog/]]></author_url><title><![CDATA[According to Harvard and Science&#8230;The Bitter&nbsp;Intellectual]]></title><type><![CDATA[link]]></type><html><![CDATA[<div data-shortcode="caption" id="attachment_8313" style="width: 360px" class="wp-caption aligncenter"><a href="http://bensbitterblog.com/?attachment_id=8313" rel="attachment wp-att-8313"><img loading="lazy" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-8313" data-attachment-id="8313" data-permalink="https://bensbitterblog.com/2015/11/19/according-to-science-and-harvard/journalism-blogger-reliability/" data-orig-file="https://bensbitterblog.files.wordpress.com/2015/11/journalism-blogger-reliability.jpg" data-orig-size="600,491" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta="{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}" data-image-title="journalism-blogger-reliability" data-image-description="" data-image-caption="&lt;p&gt;This just in&lt;/p&gt;
" data-medium-file="https://bensbitterblog.files.wordpress.com/2015/11/journalism-blogger-reliability.jpg?w=350" data-large-file="https://bensbitterblog.files.wordpress.com/2015/11/journalism-blogger-reliability.jpg?w=600" class="size-medium wp-image-8313" src="https://bensbitterblog.files.wordpress.com/2015/11/journalism-blogger-reliability.jpg?w=350&#038;h=286" alt="This just in" width="350" height="286" srcset="https://bensbitterblog.files.wordpress.com/2015/11/journalism-blogger-reliability.jpg?w=350&amp;h=286 350w, https://bensbitterblog.files.wordpress.com/2015/11/journalism-blogger-reliability.jpg?w=150&amp;h=123 150w, https://bensbitterblog.files.wordpress.com/2015/11/journalism-blogger-reliability.jpg 600w" sizes="(max-width: 350px) 100vw, 350px" /></a><p id="caption-attachment-8313" class="wp-caption-text"><strong>Prepare to get your mind blown, dude.</strong></p></div>
<p>When I do a post on the Bitter Blog, I never go into it ill prepared.  Nothing is thrown together. Every word, every detail, every grammar and made up word is heavily researched by my staff and has three sources to back it up.  Otherwise, how could my loyal audience trust that this bitterness is real? How could they feel safe and secure knowing that every word and phrase was authentic and transparent? How could they know without a shadow of a doubt that every word is something they can tell their friends about, knowing that it came from a reliable source?</p>
<div data-shortcode="caption" id="attachment_8314" style="width: 360px" class="wp-caption aligncenter"><a href="http://bensbitterblog.com/?attachment_id=8314" rel="attachment wp-att-8314"><img loading="lazy" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-8314" data-attachment-id="8314" data-permalink="https://bensbitterblog.com/2015/11/19/according-to-science-and-harvard/tmz_logo/" data-orig-file="https://bensbitterblog.files.wordpress.com/2015/11/tmz_logo.jpg" data-orig-size="432,243" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta="{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}" data-image-title="tmz_logo" data-image-description="" data-image-caption="&lt;p&gt;TMZ.  Always never getting it right. &lt;/p&gt;
" data-medium-file="https://bensbitterblog.files.wordpress.com/2015/11/tmz_logo.jpg?w=350" data-large-file="https://bensbitterblog.files.wordpress.com/2015/11/tmz_logo.jpg?w=432" class="size-medium wp-image-8314" src="https://bensbitterblog.files.wordpress.com/2015/11/tmz_logo.jpg?w=350&#038;h=197" alt="TMZ. Always never getting it right. " width="350" height="197" srcset="https://bensbitterblog.files.wordpress.com/2015/11/tmz_logo.jpg?w=350&amp;h=197 350w, https://bensbitterblog.files.wordpress.com/2015/11/tmz_logo.jpg?w=150&amp;h=84 150w, https://bensbitterblog.files.wordpress.com/2015/11/tmz_logo.jpg 432w" sizes="(max-width: 350px) 100vw, 350px" /></a><p id="caption-attachment-8314" class="wp-caption-text"><strong>TMZ. Always never getting it right.</strong></p></div>
<p>That is why I always I use such trusted entities like TMZ.com, Wikipedia, Reddit and MySpace, and the National Enquirer because I know that anything written on the web is true and verified.  You can never be too careful.  Some people use things like history books, New York Times, or Encyclopedia&#8217;s, but as you know, those people that work at those places are just a bunch of hacks that are throwing out the least reliable information, just so they can say they were the first ones on the scene to make a quick buck.</p>
<div data-shortcode="caption" id="attachment_8316" style="width: 280px" class="wp-caption aligncenter"><a href="http://bensbitterblog.com/?attachment_id=8316" rel="attachment wp-att-8316"><img loading="lazy" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-8316" data-attachment-id="8316" data-permalink="https://bensbitterblog.com/2015/11/19/according-to-science-and-harvard/einstein-formal_portrait-35/" data-orig-file="https://bensbitterblog.files.wordpress.com/2015/11/einstein-formal_portrait-35.jpg" data-orig-size="510,661" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta="{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}" data-image-title="Einstein-formal_portrait-35" data-image-description="" data-image-caption="&lt;p&gt;No longer the smartest.&lt;/p&gt;
" data-medium-file="https://bensbitterblog.files.wordpress.com/2015/11/einstein-formal_portrait-35.jpg?w=270" data-large-file="https://bensbitterblog.files.wordpress.com/2015/11/einstein-formal_portrait-35.jpg?w=510" class="size-medium wp-image-8316" src="https://bensbitterblog.files.wordpress.com/2015/11/einstein-formal_portrait-35.jpg?w=270&#038;h=350" alt="No longer the smartest." width="270" height="350" srcset="https://bensbitterblog.files.wordpress.com/2015/11/einstein-formal_portrait-35.jpg?w=270&amp;h=350 270w, https://bensbitterblog.files.wordpress.com/2015/11/einstein-formal_portrait-35.jpg?w=116&amp;h=150 116w, https://bensbitterblog.files.wordpress.com/2015/11/einstein-formal_portrait-35.jpg 510w" sizes="(max-width: 270px) 100vw, 270px" /></a><p id="caption-attachment-8316" class="wp-caption-text"><strong>No longer the smartest.</strong></p></div>
<p>The point of all this is that now I can definitively tell you this one statement. <strong> I AM THE SMARTEST PERSON IN THE WORLD.  </strong></p>
<div data-shortcode="caption" id="attachment_8317" style="width: 207px" class="wp-caption aligncenter"><a href="http://bensbitterblog.com/?attachment_id=8317" rel="attachment wp-att-8317"><img loading="lazy" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-8317" data-attachment-id="8317" data-permalink="https://bensbitterblog.com/2015/11/19/according-to-science-and-harvard/812556_10200367792743598_1264562667_o/" data-orig-file="https://bensbitterblog.files.wordpress.com/2015/11/812556_10200367792743598_1264562667_o.jpg" data-orig-size="541,960" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta="{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}" data-image-title="812556_10200367792743598_1264562667_o" data-image-description="" data-image-caption="&lt;p&gt;The new smartest man in the world.  &lt;/p&gt;
" data-medium-file="https://bensbitterblog.files.wordpress.com/2015/11/812556_10200367792743598_1264562667_o.jpg?w=197" data-large-file="https://bensbitterblog.files.wordpress.com/2015/11/812556_10200367792743598_1264562667_o.jpg?w=541" class="size-medium wp-image-8317" src="https://bensbitterblog.files.wordpress.com/2015/11/812556_10200367792743598_1264562667_o.jpg?w=197&#038;h=350" alt="The new smartest man in the world. " width="197" height="350" srcset="https://bensbitterblog.files.wordpress.com/2015/11/812556_10200367792743598_1264562667_o.jpg?w=197&amp;h=350 197w, https://bensbitterblog.files.wordpress.com/2015/11/812556_10200367792743598_1264562667_o.jpg?w=394&amp;h=700 394w, https://bensbitterblog.files.wordpress.com/2015/11/812556_10200367792743598_1264562667_o.jpg?w=85&amp;h=150 85w" sizes="(max-width: 197px) 100vw, 197px" /></a><p id="caption-attachment-8317" class="wp-caption-text"><strong>The new smartest man in the world.</strong></p></div>
<p>You know how you know that for a fact? Because I put that statement in bold AND in uppercase to make it stand out.  But also, because of a little article on a well respected and never unreliable website called Hello Giggles.  Please don&#8217;t let the fact that the research was done by a sketchy little known college called Harvard and proven by the shanty town run entity called Science, but just key in on the fact that the story was written on Hello Giggles.</p>
<p>Here is the link to the story if you are interested.  <a href="http://hellogiggles.com/sarcastic-people-good-for-you/">http://hellogiggles.com/sarcastic-people-good-for-you/</a></p>
<p>Since you probably don&#8217;t have time to read that stuff, because you aren&#8217;t as intellectual as me, I will summarize it for you.  Actually, you just need to know one quote from the article.</p>
<p>&#8220;A study out of <a href="http://www.hbs.edu/faculty/Pages/item.aspx?num=49283">Harvard Business School</a> finds that sarcasm is the “highest form of intelligence.”</p>
<p>Do you like Apples? Well Harvard and Science just said that sarcasm, my native language, is the highest form of intelligence.  How do you like them apples?</p>
<p>So when I&#8217;m insulting you without you knowing I am doing so right in front of your face and you can&#8217;t tell because you don&#8217;t have a sarcasm detector, I&#8217;m just showing you my intelligence, baby.</p>
<p>When I make fun of your mama and you think I&#8217;m praising her, I&#8217;m just being the smartest man in the room.</p>
<div data-shortcode="caption" id="attachment_8315" style="width: 241px" class="wp-caption aligncenter"><a href="http://bensbitterblog.com/?attachment_id=8315" rel="attachment wp-att-8315"><img loading="lazy" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-8315" data-attachment-id="8315" data-permalink="https://bensbitterblog.com/2015/11/19/according-to-science-and-harvard/download-14/" data-orig-file="https://bensbitterblog.files.wordpress.com/2015/11/download-14.jpg" data-orig-size="231,218" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta="{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}" data-image-title="download (14)" data-image-description="" data-image-caption="&lt;p&gt;Not the smartest bagels anymore.&lt;/p&gt;
" data-medium-file="https://bensbitterblog.files.wordpress.com/2015/11/download-14.jpg?w=231" data-large-file="https://bensbitterblog.files.wordpress.com/2015/11/download-14.jpg?w=231" class="size-full wp-image-8315" src="https://bensbitterblog.files.wordpress.com/2015/11/download-14.jpg?w=231&#038;h=218" alt="Not the smartest bagels anymore." width="231" height="218" srcset="https://bensbitterblog.files.wordpress.com/2015/11/download-14.jpg 231w, https://bensbitterblog.files.wordpress.com/2015/11/download-14.jpg?w=150&amp;h=142 150w" sizes="(max-width: 231px) 100vw, 231px" /></a><p id="caption-attachment-8315" class="wp-caption-text"><strong>Maybe the tastiest bagels, but not the smartest bagels anymore.</strong></p></div>
<p>So, how does it feel to be listening to the Einstein of Bloggers? When I deliver one liner after one liner and you can&#8217;t keep up, you are witnessing one of the Scorpions hard at work making you look like a troll under a bridge.</p>
<div data-shortcode="caption" id="attachment_8318" style="width: 255px" class="wp-caption aligncenter"><a href="http://bensbitterblog.com/?attachment_id=8318" rel="attachment wp-att-8318"><img loading="lazy" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-8318" data-attachment-id="8318" data-permalink="https://bensbitterblog.com/2015/11/19/according-to-science-and-harvard/mv5bmtexmtq4mzm1mdheqtjeqwpwz15bbwu4mdkzmju4mtmx-_v1_sx640_sy720_/" data-orig-file="https://bensbitterblog.files.wordpress.com/2015/11/mv5bmtexmtq4mzm1mdheqtjeqwpwz15bbwu4mdkzmju4mtmx-_v1_sx640_sy720_.jpg" data-orig-size="505,720" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta="{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}" data-image-title="MV5BMTExMTQ4MzM1MDheQTJeQWpwZ15BbWU4MDkzMjU4MTMx._V1_SX640_SY720_" data-image-description="" data-image-caption="&lt;p&gt;Sorry formerly smart guys. &lt;/p&gt;
" data-medium-file="https://bensbitterblog.files.wordpress.com/2015/11/mv5bmtexmtq4mzm1mdheqtjeqwpwz15bbwu4mdkzmju4mtmx-_v1_sx640_sy720_.jpg?w=245" data-large-file="https://bensbitterblog.files.wordpress.com/2015/11/mv5bmtexmtq4mzm1mdheqtjeqwpwz15bbwu4mdkzmju4mtmx-_v1_sx640_sy720_.jpg?w=505" class="size-medium wp-image-8318" src="https://bensbitterblog.files.wordpress.com/2015/11/mv5bmtexmtq4mzm1mdheqtjeqwpwz15bbwu4mdkzmju4mtmx-_v1_sx640_sy720_.jpg?w=245&#038;h=350" alt="Sorry formerly smart guys. " width="245" height="350" srcset="https://bensbitterblog.files.wordpress.com/2015/11/mv5bmtexmtq4mzm1mdheqtjeqwpwz15bbwu4mdkzmju4mtmx-_v1_sx640_sy720_.jpg?w=245&amp;h=350 245w, https://bensbitterblog.files.wordpress.com/2015/11/mv5bmtexmtq4mzm1mdheqtjeqwpwz15bbwu4mdkzmju4mtmx-_v1_sx640_sy720_.jpg?w=490&amp;h=700 490w, https://bensbitterblog.files.wordpress.com/2015/11/mv5bmtexmtq4mzm1mdheqtjeqwpwz15bbwu4mdkzmju4mtmx-_v1_sx640_sy720_.jpg?w=105&amp;h=150 105w" sizes="(max-width: 245px) 100vw, 245px" /></a><p id="caption-attachment-8318" class="wp-caption-text"><strong>Sorry formerly smart guys.</strong></p></div>
<p>Bow down to the highest form of life.  The Bitter Sarcastic.</p>
<p>Form an orderly cue to get sarcasticed.</p>
<p>ARRRRRGGGGHHHHHH</p>
<p>Bitter Sarcasm King Ben</p>
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