I read cracked all the time, because I have little else to do in my free time, and gaining knowledge about the world around me from shotty, unreliable sources like "science" or "the news" or "talking to other people" is far less entertaining. I consider my self to be smarter than most of the people I know, but when you consider most of the people I know, that's not saying much. I would like to think I am funny enough to contribute to this wonderful site, but I kind of doubt it, and I get the sensation that if you have managed to read this far, you most likely agree.