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Should someone be insulted by the phrase "you're not a dumb guy"?
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For more on marking an answer as the "Best Answer", please visit our FAQ.It depends on the context. I would have thought that the answer is usually yes, since it's extremely patronising. It's usually followed by a statement which the person speaking thinks is obvious, and which only a "dumb guy" would disagree with. It also includes the inference that you must be a dumb guy, since he wouldn't be saying what he's saying unless you disagreed with him...