UnadvertisedAndroid t1_iudv1ja wrote on October 30, 2022 at 4:12 PM

Reply to comment by Hypertension123456 in TIL dunce caps were originally a sign of high intelligence and wisdom. Philosopher and theologian John Duns Scotus was a proponent of pointy hats as a way to funnel knowledge to the mind and his followers, called Dunsmen, wore them. By the 1500s the Dunsmen fell out of favor as “behind the times”. by Aequitas05

Exactly. Today OP learned that 1 guy convinced a couple of melonheads to run around in dunce caps thinking it made them look intelligent while everyone else laughed behind their backs.

ChuckFarkley t1_iueubmy wrote on October 30, 2022 at 8:06 PM

Call them Wizard’s caps.