We all know one. That guy in nearly all your classes, the star player on your intramural Frisbee team, the kiss up to your boss at work. They always know the answer to every question, rhetorical or not, and they always have an opinion on everything. We all know a Smart Alec.
In case you were wishing to know exactly what a Smart Alec is, according to Google, a Smart Alec is a person who is irritating because they behave as if they know everything. And now that you know we can start ridding the world of these “irritating” people.

I don’t know about you, but I am all fed up with these pesky people, who always “think” they’re right! I say we finally stand up and do something about these people bothering our everyday lives.

I have a plan! It’s going to take a couple steps but once we’re done, we can clean our world up from all the annoying know -it -alls crowding up our towns.

First we have to know what fuels these Smart Alecs. You do. They like the feeling of making you feel stupid! So now that you know, all you need to do is kick them with your boot and say nothing! The old ‘if you have nothing nice to say don’t say it at all trick”. Hopefully they might just become bored and give up …

If by some unexplainable fluke they don’t take the hint, you must move on to the next step. Whenever they pipe up with some Smart Alec-y comment you look them in the eye and say, “Do you know a duck’s quack doesn’t echo?” This will have them thinking so hard they won’t be able to stick their neck out and retort back.

If you apparently have a world class Smart Alec on your hands, (trust me you’ll know) then I have one final tip to de-smart your Smart Alec. Unlike any of the others, we will be using reverse psychology in this task.

Whenever you want your Smart Alec to shut their smart mouths, and you’ve tried all my other tips with no luck, all you need to do is this; agree with everything they say. Having someone who agrees with everything they say will make them question everything they’ve ever known. Are they really as cool as they’ve always thought? Do they really know everything there is to know? Are they really smart?? They will be questioning all of their life choices and you’ll finally be rid of your Smart Alec.