So he got his IQ from a test in the back of Omni magazine? Uh... I consider IQ tests to be a bit subjective to begin with... one in the back of a magazine which appeals to UFO/conspiracies theoriests, yeah... not so much.

He's certainly articulate, but listening to him, he's just an asshole with some vocabulary.

To me Genius means someone who has contributed a unique/innovative idea to society. The difference between this guy and Darwin, Einstein and everyone else that he compares himself arrogantly to is that they actually produced something, where as he WORKS IN A BAR.

I'm not saying that working in a bar makes you worthless, but it doesn't make you Darwin or Einstein either.

Edit: went back to check... yup, he self-administered the IQ test as well. Yeah... I'm sure that is worth something.

Edit 2: So I went on Wikipedia to see what it said there and it was kind of equivocal. Seems this guy was a bit more popular back in 1999 and has been administered some real IQ tests (the validity of them I'm still skeptical of).

Nevertheless, the one thing that comes across is that he's got a serious attitude problem and it doesn't necessarily translate into his "genius." Dropping out of school because "he knew more than his professors" and similar comments make me think that he's QUITE concerned with the marketing aspects of being the "Smartest Man In America." The reality is that he doesn't work in a bar anymore, he did that briefly. He's married to a doctor and runs a horse farm and as far as I can tell, his biggest hobby is promoting himself.

Edit 3: reminds me of Howard Stern's campaign to call himself the "King of all Media"