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The phrase "dumber than a box of rocks" is a colloquial expression used to describe someone who is extremely unintelligent. The origin of this phrase is not definitively known, but it likely stems from the idea that rocks are inanimate objects with no capacity for intelligence or thought. Therefore, comparing someone to a box of rocks implies that they possess a similar lack of intelligence.

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