to "fashion"; "in the weeds"

[Joel S. Berson]

At 5/6/2012 08:06 PM, Laurence Horn wrote:
>On May 6, 2012, at 5:32 PM, Dan Goncharoff wrote:
>
> > Who is considered a "good genius"??
> > DanG
> >
>
>They're not called that, just geniuses, but I was thinking of
>Einstein as the epitome of the category.  Sometimes identified as
>the father of the atomic bomb--not necessarily a good thing, and not
>necessarily true--but then there's the wild hair and the tongue
>hanging out, so he's gotta be good.

If you can get to be kissed by Marilyn Monroe, and have the picture
on the cover of a popular magazine, you must be a good genius.

Joel

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