HORACEDEBUSSYJONES t1_iuez51c wrote on October 30, 2022 at 8:38 PM Reply to TIL dunce caps were originally a sign of high intelligence and wisdom. Philosopher and theologian John Duns Scotus was a proponent of pointy hats as a way to funnel knowledge to the mind and his followers, called Dunsmen, wore them. By the 1500s the Dunsmen fell out of favor as “behind the times”. by Aequitas05 NOW THEY ARE REFERRED TO AS BIDEN CAPS Permalink −13−
HORACEDEBUSSYJONES t1_iuez51c wrote
Reply to TIL dunce caps were originally a sign of high intelligence and wisdom. Philosopher and theologian John Duns Scotus was a proponent of pointy hats as a way to funnel knowledge to the mind and his followers, called Dunsmen, wore them. By the 1500s the Dunsmen fell out of favor as “behind the times”. by Aequitas05
NOW THEY ARE REFERRED TO AS BIDEN CAPS