John von Neumann, a genius if there ever was one, was apparently a hoot. "Von Neumann is remembered as a man of warm personality: courteous, charming, and jovi

John von Neumann, a genius if there ever was one, was apparently a hoot. "Von Neumann is remembered as a man of warm personality: courteous, charming, and jovial, with an often ribald, sometimes wry, sense of humor that made him excellent company and gained him a reputation as a bon vivant. He was fond of limericks and practical jokes and hosted frequent Princeton parties. He was also well known as a reckless driver, once emerging, so the story goes, from a smashed car with the explanation: "I was proceeding down the road. The trees on the right were passing me in orderly fashion at 60 MPH. Suddenly, one of them stepped out in my path. Boom!"" https://www.ias.edu/von-neumann https://www.ias.edu/von-neumann