ok folks.

list your favourite genius's ( genii ?) . Living or dead. Ideally with some justification of why. Even if you think them clever and nobody else does.....

for openers.

Napoleon - from a nobody to ruling europe, and his cool dress designs.

Alexander the great - never lost a battle. Invaded the far east to get away from his domineering mother.

Igor Stravinsky - broke the rule-book in music and made something as boring as classical music cause a street riot.

Brian Clough - obviously by breaking the nose of Roy Keane in the dressing room at half time.

heinrich shcliemann - father of archaeology, speaker of over 14 languages, self made millionaire, discovered Troy, bedded women many multiples younger than himself

bill hicks / peter cook - comedy genius by dying before we got bored

josef Stalin - achieved genius by killing the people at mensa when they tried to measure his iq.

Adam Sandler - evil genius by making money while being utterly talentless, must have an iq over 300

carol vorderman - being sexy while being a frumpy old bird takes genius

Shefki Kuqi - financial fraudster and overweight ancient slow lumbering short-sighted genius

what others ?

Kayla did Anfield & Old Trafford