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Allow me Sam.................
In Response To: Re: Please excuse my ignorance but what is a WIS meeting? ()

: Idiot Savant

: A rare condition in which persons with developmental disorders
: (including autism spectrum disorders) have one or more areas of
: expertise, ability or brilliance that are in contrast with the
: individual's overall limitations

: Watch Idiot Savant or WIS

: A horological enthusiast who displays extraordinarily detailed
: knowledge and expertise of one or several aspects of his
: particular timepiece passion, while otherwise being somewhat
: socially limited

: In other words, a WIS meeting is a gathering of watch enthusiasts

Pretty much a crew of fools that travel for hours to talk with other fools about something that we can ill afford. In this case: watches.
Who ever heard of driving 6 hours to go to breakfast?
A really diverse group that includes an attorney, a CPA, a watchmaker, fire pump expert and a concrete finisher.
Tell me thats not strange?
jim

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