Ask A Genius 585: Celebrity Wives
Author(s): Scott Douglas Jacobsen and Rick Rosner
Publication (Outlet/Website): Ask A Genius
Publication Date (yyyy/mm/dd): 2020/12/08
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Scott Douglas Jacobsen: So, we’ve talked about portrayals of genius, Matt Damon actually graduated from Harvard and he portrayed someone in Good Will Hunting.
Rick Rosner: Genius, who’s a janitor at Harvard. All right. First, let’s start with a Matt Damon story. I’ve never told before. Okay, so, my wife and I are at a very fancy wedding that’s just chock full of celebrities.
My wife, I’m walking with her to the bathroom. She’s in one of those boots like Biden has right now because she had surgery on some tendons in her ankle because she hikes a lot. So, she’s clumping along.
We’re in our wedding finery on the way to the bathroom. I say to my wife, “I’d give her a compliment.” I go. You see all these famous people here. I see their spouses. You compare quite favorably to these celebrity spouses. They’re not so hot. I’m just giving her a compliment.
My wife is pretty good looking. Then I turn around. I just happen to look behind me. I’m like, “Six feet behind us is Matt Damon, also walking to the bathroom”. I’m like, “Oh, fuck.” I’m like, “Jesus Christ. I hope I haven’t insulted Matt Damon because he’s a celebrity. He has a wife. here I am saying my wife compares favorably to the celebrity wives.”
I was freaking out or trying to figure out if my voice would have carried enough for Matt Damon to have heard, like me comparing a regular wife to celebrity wives. I felt bad about it. Yes, that’s the message. It’s not very good.
Jacobsen: It’s a terrible story. It’s hilarious.
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