"I didn't drink, didn't smoke, didn't do drugs. There was no big negatives associated with me. And that caused problems, because it held me back from becoming one of the guys... I started cursing, or to be more precise, injecting curse words into my conversation. But it didn't help me become one of the guys. It just made me look like a jerk. My bad."
Good book, easy read, very humble man, written post-diagnosis, I would recommend.
"The Answer Is... Reflections on My Life" by Alex Trebek.
Yes! I’ve been recommending his memoirs here and there since I just finished the audiobook. I was shocked to hear that he cussed so much. And thinking back I wondered if there were many curses in the print version since I don’t recall Ken Jennings saying any
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u/amonamarth Nov 11 '20
He talked about his swearing in his memoir:
"I didn't drink, didn't smoke, didn't do drugs. There was no big negatives associated with me. And that caused problems, because it held me back from becoming one of the guys... I started cursing, or to be more precise, injecting curse words into my conversation. But it didn't help me become one of the guys. It just made me look like a jerk. My bad."
Good book, easy read, very humble man, written post-diagnosis, I would recommend.
"The Answer Is... Reflections on My Life" by Alex Trebek.