1.   I came up with this dumb idea.

2.   It was a dumb idea in the first place.

3.   An American spokesman, Tim Smith, called the proposed rule a dumb idea.

4.   And that nobody would pick up the slack if there were a lull in the production of dumb ideas.

5.   At eBay a no-penalty culture allows people to admit they had a dumb idea and move on to the next thing.

6.   At first blush, that looks like a dumb idea.

7.   Believe it or not, there are people roaming the streets who have actually embarrassed themselves by offering up a dumb idea or saying something stupid at a meeting.

8.   Dumb ideas?

9.   Dumb ideas all, especially in view of what you would think a knowledgeable Republican or two could have told Bush is now going to happen.

10.   Giving lots of people the chance to wonder aloud about dumb ideas is what makes democracy work.