ecojeanne says:
"or one can just assume there are dumbasses who say funny things, i most likely would have responded smirking with 'i'm the first? wow! (sarcastically) so how many before me said they did?' and then likely would have stared placidly eyebrows slightly arched questioningly at him awaiting a response...whether i was interested or not"
why would you jump to the conclusion that he's dumb when you all you know is that you're in the minority of girls who don't carry a highlighter? You're not even giving him the benefit of the doubt that maybe his intentions were genuine or he was trying to make light of the situation. It seems like you purposely assign guys a lower value based on superficial reasons to make yourself feel better. "Oh, he's attractive so he must be dumb." "I can't believe he asked me for a highlighter and then had the audacity to joke about it. He must be stupid." Lame.