Jerry, what emanates from that board is that you're held in disregard because you're held in high regard. You're the professor with the big ideas and the goofy hair. The other "scientists" huddle together with their coffee whispering about barbers. They all know your theories are sound and that they can't debate them, so they make fun of the locks. It’s all they have that they can be critical of.

Consider it indicia of importance.

You see, to men like Friedman getting up on stage and sounding important is more important than being important or even being correct. Image is everything in that house of cards. The baby races as an example, also the failure to correct clear ground loss errors.

You can't bombast your way through tough facts among the knowledgeable though. Tough situations have to be addressed with careful thought and accurate speech. That’s what scares them.

I'd really like to see that contest come off, because I think the quality of their numbers must be at an all time low. They are far worse than when I last reviewed them over a decade ago.