
1983 I'm Surrounded By Idiots Pin
"I’m Surrounded By Idiots"
I wore this pin at Strickland Junior High in Denton, TX as I entered my teenage years. It was funny and at the same time inaccurate. I actually spent most of my time with peers who were clever, motivated, and decent people. As it turns out, I was surrounded by winners.
This is one of many curious items collected in JD’s House of Miscellany.
Origin
I thought this pin might get a few chuckles online, much as it did when I wore it as a boy.
Setup
The pin is simply placed on a white surface.
Elsewhere
The idiots pin gets around quite a bit:
- Auction House Addict
- CBS News
- Create-Learning Blog
- Kivi’s Nonprofit Communications Blog
- Lauren Associates
- MOViN 92.5
- OpenView Labs
- The Philippine Online Chronicles
- Scientific American
- Smashing Magazine
- WholegrainDigital
Have you seen this photo somewhere else? Or are you using it yourself? I would love to hear from you! It's always fun to learn where my photos turn up.
Flickr Facts
This photo was posted to Flickr on 17 May 2009. The last time I checked, it had 15,093 views on Flickr.
The media type of this image is "photo." The original file type was "jpg." The photo's dimensions are 1024 x 768, giving it landscape orientation.
Unless otherwise noted, the image was created by me, JD Hancock.
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1983 I'm Surrounded By Idiots Pin by JD Hancock is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported License. Permissions beyond the scope of this license may be available.

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