Is INT overrated in New Vegas?

Okay, so the internet will tell you that Perception and Charisma are dump stats and Intelligence and Endurance are the most important SPECIAL stats to have.

Yeah, a pox on that. Well, with respect to Intelligence, at least. 

So here's the deal. Whenever you level up, you get a certain number of skill points, determined by how many Intelligence points you have. The formula is 10 + (INT/2). Now, you might notice that this doesn't necessarily yield a whole number; the extra half-point is held over and awarded on your even level-ups. So if you have, say, 7 INT, when you hit level 2, you'll get 14 points, but when you hit level 3, you'll only get 13.

Okay, so at level 4, there's a perk called Educated. The entire internet swears by this, and they're right to do so. It awards you an extra 2 skill points per level. That's like having 4 extra INT!

So if you have 2 INT and Educated, you get 12+2/2, or 13 points per level. If you have 10 INT and don't have Educated, you get 10+10/2, or 15 points per level. It's a measly two points per level, and frankly, some of those skills you don't need to push past 50 - or even lower.

So I'm doing a low-INT playthrough now, but in the meantime, enjoy some of my favorite bits of dialogue. Tell me this script won awards.

Objective: Talk to the idiot wearing sunglasses.

Really every frickin' thing Cass says at the bar. Particularly if you ask about the statue outside.

Yes, I named my character "Jimmy Pistols." Don't judge me.

Pick the "human shield" option when he says "Mother."

...and every last thing Yes Man says, as well.