In article >, S Viemeister
> wrote:

> On 7/31/2014 12:10 PM, Janet Wilder wrote:
>
> > A friend calls me a "cesspool of useless information." I did win money
> > on Jeopardy in 1972 (pre Alex Trebeck and pre big payouts) A terrifying
> > experience!
> >
> My Dad called me the 'Custodian of the Golden Treasury of Useless
> Information'!

Knowing useless facts is personally satisfying. Facts are useless if
you can't better yourself from them. They are just knowledge. They
could come in handy some day, but then, they wouldn't be useless
anymore.

leo