I’ve just heard. To be truthful, I thought he died a long time ago. The man who is credited with inventing ‘lateral thinking’ has finally flatlined his brainwaves. He made a very good living out of thinking. Hats off to him for that. However, he never underestimated his own talent, referring to himself as a genius even when he was still a child.

I always thought of him and one of his committee meetings whenever I heard Steely Dan’s The Fez. Any excuse.