Well I doubt that anyone would introduce themselves as an intellectual , and nor did I . I simply replied to Carlos Fandango or whoever he is who ,for reasons best known to himself , stated that I was NOT an intellectual.
Now, I'm not inexperienced in communicating at all levels, and I was well aware that correcting him on this point would cause outrage amongst certain groups, but I ,( truthfully), did so anyway.
In fact people have paid me a lot of money down the years for applying my mind to quite important issues, so I expect they've done that for a reason.
Is that a source of pride or self importance to me ? No, it's just the way it is. Do I give a shit what anyone thinks about it ? No.
I get the impression that you think a person with a good mind must be a weakling - some kind of little guy with glasses, so if you say you'd laugh in my face I'll believe you because I'm certainly not getting into some keyboard warrior bullshit. I've never had much trouble with people doing that though.
You needn't feel guilty about trying to entrap me with fatal alternatives if that floats your boat - give it your best shot, cause it's really very unlikely to work.
There is another alternative, of course, which is to consider the content of whatever I said and agree or disagree in a constructive way, rather than get too entangled in this barely concealed resentment you've developed. It's daft, because you don't know me and I think you're just quietly outraged by the fact that I don't fit into your stereotype of someone who likes and studies football should be.