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Re:I Was Told I Was Very Smart by RevRal on Wednesday October 21, 2009 @11:50PM (#896191)
> Jives true to me as well. Most of the people who have identities based on being smart far underperform their intelligence.

Best example, William James Sidis (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Sidis).

Someone I think we all can identify with on a lot of levels.

"A true man in a world full of animals." Powerful words.

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Re:I Was Told I Was Very Smart by thaumaturgy on Thursday October 22, 2009 @10:26AM (#896781)
I suspect he would have been aghast at any of us comparing ourselves to him.
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