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Lanius

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3. The definition of "idiot savant" has a picture of Ben Carson.

Reply to turbinetree (Original post)

Thu May 25, 2017, 03:15 PM

May 2017

He's living proof that a person can be brilliant in their field of study or expertise but a complete moron in other areas of life. I'm sure many of us know people who have advanced degrees in one subject but who are as ignorant as anyone else in most other areas.

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Poverty and Cabinet member state of mind [View all] turbinetree May 2017 OP

Pathetic Republican ideology yuiyoshida May 2017 #1

And he was given the opportunity to go a radio show and say that sh*t turbinetree May 2017 #2

The definition of "idiot savant" has a picture of Ben Carson. Lanius May 2017 #3