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Many moons ago I used to work with Brad in DC. He never let on that he was a world famous computer scientist. He slinged code shoulder to shoulder with us plebe
by kdavis 6y ago
Many moons ago I used to work with Brad in DC. He never let on that he was a world famous computer scientist. He slinged code shoulder to shoulder with us plebes.
He was a Mensch.
- kotrunga 6y agoplebes... a great word I don’t hear often!
- lucb1e 6y agoFor the other Dutch/German people out there confused at what Mensch means other than 'human', dictionary says: "a person of integrity and honor" (https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/mensch https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/mensch)
- js2 6y agoYes, but it also carries the connotation of being the highest complement you can say about someone. I don't use the word lightly. It's Yiddish in this context. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mensch https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mensch
- DonnieP 6y agoGerman derivation, of course, but the American English usage is more particularly Yiddish (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mensch https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mensch).