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Shadowy Man · 04-25-2003, 08:08 AM

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George Washington had terrible spelling. Being anal about the rules of language seems less important than the ability to communicate and be understood. I had no doubt about Kwigibo's meaning.

I know.... just being a hardass. I am afraid that reading all of this bad grammar and misspellings on the internet is going to dull my skills.

dangin · 04-25-2003, 08:08 AM

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How about Richard Feynman.

He had a fairly normal American Jewish upbringing. Was very social. Good sense of humor. Gave great lectures. Even had good artistic skills. Helped solve the Challenger disaster mystery. Would drink alcohol, but not an alcoholic or drug user. Won a Nobel Prize. Arguably the smartest physicist.

Very interesting, but I don't think he will be remembered for contributions to the arts. I wonder if he would even consider himself an artist, or a layman who dabbled in the arts.

Shadowy Man · 04-25-2003, 08:17 AM

Ah.. so you are limiting creative genius to only the arts. Not the sciences.

Why would you do that? Are you saying that scientists can't be creative geniuses?

Huginn · 04-25-2003, 08:24 AM

Leonardo DaVinci

dangin · 04-25-2003, 08:43 AM

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Ah.. so you are limiting creative genius to only the arts. Not the sciences.

Why would you do that? Are you saying that scientists can't be creative geniuses?

Well this is the media forum, and in the op I said "contributes to the arts" so yes I'm limiting it to the arts.

dangin · 04-25-2003, 08:45 AM

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Originally posted by Huginn
Leonardo DaVinci

Are you sure about that. Nothing "crazy or insane" about him? Even in a good way?

Shadowy Man · 04-25-2003, 08:48 AM

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Well this is the media forum, and in the op I said "contributes to the arts" so yes I'm limiting it to the arts.

Ok, fine. But I think you'll be missing out on a whole lot of creative geniuses.

Huginn · 04-25-2003, 08:54 AM

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Are you sure about that. Nothing "crazy or insane" about him? Even in a good way?

He was perfectly sane as far as I know. He did do some things which you might call 'crazy', like writing backwards but that has nothing to do with his sanity.

JerryM · 04-25-2003, 08:54 AM

I'm not by any means an expert on Shakespeare, but I'm not aware that he had any major mental or alcohol issues. There is a good deal about his life that is not known by anyone. But he was a moderately successful actor, part owner of the Globe theater, and to my knowlege had a reasonably stable marriage (though they did lose a child in infancy.) In fact, because he did seem so ordinary, many people have wondered if he was capable of producing the monumental works for which he is credited.

dangin · 04-25-2003, 08:58 AM

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Ok, fine. But I think you'll be missing out on a whole lot of creative geniuses.

And they have fora where talking about them is appropriate. My fellow mods would love to have you start threads for them in the appropriate place.

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04-25-2003, 08:17 AM	#13
Shadowy Man Veteran Member Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: A Shadowy Planet Posts: 7,585	Ah.. so you are limiting creative genius to only the arts. Not the sciences. Why would you do that? Are you saying that scientists can't be creative geniuses?

04-25-2003, 08:24 AM	#14
Huginn Veteran Member Join Date: May 2001 Location: Lincoln, England Posts: 1,499	Leonardo DaVinci

04-25-2003, 08:54 AM	#19
JerryM Veteran Member Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: St. Louis, MO. Posts: 1,100	I'm not by any means an expert on Shakespeare, but I'm not aware that he had any major mental or alcohol issues. There is a good deal about his life that is not known by anyone. But he was a moderately successful actor, part owner of the Globe theater, and to my knowlege had a reasonably stable marriage (though they did lose a child in infancy.) In fact, because he did seem so ordinary, many people have wondered if he was capable of producing the monumental works for which he is credited.

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