Extremely overqualified character does poorly on a standardized exam or competition (lemmy.world)

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Saitama (OPM) - Strongest character in the verse broke every single physical record, but failed the written portion of the Hero Exam, resulting in him being placed in Rank C.

Richard Reed (Marvel) - "Smartest Man Alive" has, in multiple continuities, failed his driving exam.

Charlie Chaplin (real life) - allegedly lost a Charlie Chaplin Lookalike Contest

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[-] Pronell@lemmy.world 4 points 1 month ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago)

Dolly Parton also lost a Dolly Parton lookalike contest, but in her case it was a drag contest, so...

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