There are a lot of ways one can prove their smarts. Wielding a sharp sense of humor. Mastering a craft like piano, painting, or even ballet. Standing confident in the fact that pineapple does belong on pizza. But even amid this exhaustive list, there is one item that did not make the cut: Being a massive tool on the internet. 

From unironically saying "methinks" to dunking on Barbie for contrarianism's sake, here are 23 smart people who proved themselves to be anything but.