Just out of curiousity
what is he being rated upon?
Presumably not popularity...
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..wil, Mon 22 Nov 2010, 15:44,
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Good question.
And I don't really know. But I don't understand why so many people think that he's such a genius when, plainly, he isn't.
He's not without talent, but nevertheless an above-par generalist at best.
OK - so maybe that's it. He knows (or appears to know) a little bit more about most things than do most people. But anyone who's tolerably well-read could do what he does. He's therefore unexceptional.
*shrugs*
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Enzyme is powered by sunlight, Mon 22 Nov 2010, 15:58,
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How is that his fault though?
He's said many times that he's not a very clever person, he just has a brain which absorbs pointless information more than other people.
I think he's great, he has a passion for education (in the loose sense of the word, not organised education), for doing whatever it is that makes you happy. He finds the English language magical and takes pleasure in using it to the extent of his capability.
Of course he's not alone in this, and nor does he claim to be. He's just a normal friendly non-judgmental bloke who has some real quality values and rarely feels the need to impose himself on others. Compare that to 95% of people on television. I'm completely with you that he's unexceptional in terms of the wider world, but in the television world he seems to be a rare thing - just an all round nice and honest bloke.
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Tu9 01100011011101010110111001110100, Mon 22 Nov 2010, 17:40,
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