dimwitted
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Named the Ralph Wiggum technique, after the dimwitted but persistently optimistic “Simpsons” character, this simple trick is effective at forcing Claude Code to solve problems on its own.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 9, 2026
With each passing episode, it grows clearer that their profession was chosen to lend a touch of realism to the rancidly malicious, aggressively dimwitted dialogue screamed across long tables.
From Salon ● Nov. 6, 2025
He added, "but fires are mostly caused by dimwitted and careless people, and there is no way of separating them from their careful neighbours, so the ban is necessary".
From BBC ● Aug. 13, 2025
It starred Coleman as “Buffalo Bill” Bittinger, the smarmy, arrogant, dimwitted daytime talk show host who, unhappy at being relegated to the small-time market of Buffalo, New York, takes it out on everyone around him.
From Seattle Times ● May 17, 2024
“A dimwitted god apparently. But yes. With the consensus of the entire Council, I can make you immortal. Then I will have to put up with you forever.”
From "The Last Olympian" by Rick Riordan
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