The Dopey One

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06/10/2019

"Albert Einstein's childhood nickname was 'the dopey one'"

"Einstein reportedly was slow in learning how to talk. That, combined with his tendency to whisper words softly to himself before saying them aloud led the family maid to nickname him "der Depperte" — the dopey one, according to Einstein: His Life and Universe." -- thejournal.ie "Here's his life's story"

Poetry form: Clerihew - These Clerihew poems are perfectly cooked in their own juices, resulting in Clerihew Au Jus ! Bon appétit !

Albert Einstein Expanded our view beyond the skyline Reluctant superstar and intellectual force Relatively speaking, of course!

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Barbara Barry-Nishanian

Date: 6/15/2019 2:25:00 AM

What's a footie? Enjoyed it, but thought at first you were writing about me, been so dopey this week. Better get some sleep or really be dopey tomorrow.

Mark Toney
Date: 6/15/2019 5:47:00 PM

Lol... Barbara, I would never call you dopey! If you don't get more sleep, you'll just be sleepy :) I appreciate your reading my poems and making your interesting comments. Take care! ~Mark

Gershon Wolf

Date: 6/12/2019 10:51:00 PM

Cleverly done, my friend... Stray thought time: In the picture, Einstein looks more like 'Sleepy' or 'Grumpy' than 'Dopey.' LOL... ~ Cheezy in Chicago

Mark Toney
Date: 6/12/2019 11:03:00 PM

LOL...Good one, Gershon! Hey, that’s a footle... “Good one Gershon”. Amazing :) ~Mark

Panagiota Romios

Date: 6/12/2019 1:32:00 PM

Good one, Mark. Appreciated your notes, too. Panagiota

Mark Toney
Date: 6/12/2019 1:34:00 PM

Thank you, Panagiota. That means a lot :) ~Mark

Jan Allison

Date: 6/10/2019 3:14:00 PM

very clever clerihew Mark:-) hugs jan xx

Mark Toney
Date: 6/10/2019 9:00:00 PM

Thank you, Jan. I’m so glad you liked it. ~Mark