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Well...

you didn't grow up in one of the 'fly over' states did you

I wonder if they can detect a joke, because you clearly can't therefore, smarter than you if they can.

What joke would that be?

Might be more accurate to come at it from the other side: Humans are capable of higher levels of stupidity than cows.

maybe you just need to get to know cows better

This seems a good approach. We should examine the fungi for stupidity. If it doesn't have that I think it is safe to say it's smarter than we are.