1. For years, teachers had figured him for a dullard.

2. Their bad: "Whether Lenin was a genius or dullard would be decided by a foreigner!"

3. The inheritance is the gift of eternal life. Contained within an ancient scroll, concealed by the dullard Abbot and his cohorts.

4. He hated school, and at one time his school headmaster called him a dullard.

5. In this well-educated family, Darwin was considered to be rather dull. At one time his school headmaster called him a dullard.

6. Research by the Australian National University in Canberra suggests drinking in moderation boost your brainpower. But none at all, or too much, can make you a dullard.