On several occasions in the movie "Forrest Gump", when people ask Gump
"Are you stupid or something?" he always replies "Stupid is as stupid
does." What exactly does his answer mean, or it just means nothing?

Forrest Gump's "Stupid is as stupid does" is a variant of an old
adage, "Handsome is as handsome does." This saying appears in J.R.R.
Tolkien's "The Lord of the Rings" and in Herman Melville's "Billy
Budd," and can be traced as far back as the 14th Century.

"Handsome is as handsome does" basically means that true handsomeness
has to do with a person's behavior, not just a handsome face. The
saying is also phrased in the forms "Pretty is as pretty does" and
"Beauty is as beauty does."

Forrest's version of the saying means that stupidity is not just a
surface thing derived from a person's appearance. Stupidity is a
matter of deeds, not looks. Like the other versions, it comes down to
this: judge people by what they do, not by how they appear.

"HANDSOME (PRETTY) IS AS HANDSOME (PRETTY) DOES - Good deeds are more
important than good looks. The proverb was first recorded by Chaucer
in 'The Wife of Bath's Tale' (c. 1387). In 1766, in the preface to
'The Vicar of Wakefield,' Oliver Goldsmith wrote: 'Handsome is that
handsome does.' First attested in the United States in 'Journal of a
Lady of Quality' (1774). The saying is found in varying forms,
including 'Beauty is as beauty does'." From the 'Random House
Dictionary of Popular Proverbs and Sayings' by Gregory Y. Titelman
(Random House, New York, 1996)."

Phrases: Beauty is as Beauty Does
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Google Web Search: "handsome is as handsome does"
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Google Web Search: "pretty is as pretty does"
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I hope this is helpful. If anything is unclear or incomplete, or if a
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Best regards,
pinkfreud

1 Samuel 16:7
the LORD said to Samuel, "...The LORD does not look at the things man
looks at. Man looks at the outward appearance, but the LORD looks at
the heart."


John 7:24
Stop judging by mere appearances, and make a right judgment.

Thank you all.

I have never read Bible. Seems I need to find time read it.

It's free on the Internet, of course:
http://bible.gospelcom.net/cgi-bin/bible?language=english&passage=l&version=NIV

But I am also partial to Zondervan:
http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/0310923077/qid=1093645302/sr=8-5/ref=sr_8_xs_ap_i5_xgl14/104-4122333-8288765?v=glance&s=books&n=507846

The index is excellent, and the footnotes are extensive.  There are
concepts that I would have missed otherwise.

For brief bits that stand well on their own, I like the book of Ruth,
which is only a few pages long.  (It's a rags-to-riches love story.) 
Also, proverbs, and pretty much anything from any of the gospels -
Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John.  The stories of Jesus are all very
brief, and his words are even more concise.  He was, among infinite
other things, a master of brevity.

"I have never read Bible. Seems I need to find time read it."

Why bother? "daytrader" seems to want to crowbar a bible reference
into every question that he or she comments upon.

Did it ever occur to you, daytrader, that a)not everyone is religious
and b)even if they are religious they may not be a Christian? Most
people don't appreciate being preached to.

"'daytrader' seems to want to crowbar a bible reference
into every question that he or she comments upon."

There is nothing to which a Bible reference is not relevant.

"Did it ever occur to you, daytrader, that a)not everyone is religious
and b)even if they are religious they may not be a Christian? Most
people don't appreciate being preached to."

The first quote is from the OT.  You seem to have a bone to pick with
religion in general?  Or just Judaism and Christianity?

The Koran: The Cattle
   1. [6.114] Shall I then seek a judge other than Allah? And He it is
Who has revealed to you the Book (which is) made plain; and those whom
We have given the Book know that it is revealed by your Lord with
truth, therefore you should not be of the disputers.

Luke 4:43
he said, "I must preach the good news of the kingdom of God...