Skyrim's 10 biggest idiots

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They're beyond stupid. They're borderline brain-broken

"Hey, I've spotted a sniper!"
"Oh forget it"
"Okay... Hey, I've spotted a sniper..."

"Oh, it's okay. He's just washing our valuable things to keep them extra shiny. Washing them in the river. And I'm sure he'll be back in a minute..."

Er, the anvil's behind you, love:

Some guards are more harm than good:

"Must. Concentrate. On soup. Must. Not. Allow self to be distracted. By. Anything"

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