MII,

'Idiot Savant' - "he was extremely good at what he could do."

MII - Let Us All 'hope' We Are Extremely Good At What We Can Do )

Otherwise 'we' would most likely be called "Stupid Idiots"
or possibly "Dumb NO Talented Fools" :]

asnem, Nemas. SEMAN ! {It Jumbles My Mind} ~ RHF
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Michael wrote:

Mr DX Ace has answered (nearly) every single question I've ever asked this
group. Sometimes, he's been the *only* one to answer some of my newbie
questions. How can a guy like that be 'without his brain'?



Quite easily, actually.

Please check out the term 'Idiot Savant'

These people can be approaching a vegetative state, but still be
extremely knowledgeable about ONE thing. One particular case comes to
mind. The subject was of very low intelligence, with an IQ of roughly
forty. His special skill involved telling you what day of the week any
particular date was. He could go back centuries.

Another gentleman could tell you accurately what the weather was like
on a particular, specific day of his life. He had a knack of
remembering it somehow. He couldn't tie his own shoelaces, but he was
extremely good at what he could do.

..and so it with the Ace..we won't be getting involved with his lack
of social graces at this time.




mike