Fancy-shmancy

Incidentally, [Richard] Feynman once told me, while we were watching some show, that fancy-shmancy mathematical physics as applied to physics is not worth “a bottle of piss-water”.

From the lake to roughly about LaSalle Street, Chicago to North avenues, this is Chicago’s fancy-shmanciest area, incorporating exclusive shopping and tree-shaded residential streets lined with gorgeous townhouses, pre-war apartment buildings, and more than a few very ugly modern towers.

Once the world knows you are good, your name popping up at lunch is weightier than the fancy-shmanciest of reels.

The humble pretzel, mainstay of the local bar and the rec-room party, can now ascend to fancy-shmancier surroundings, thanks to these delicious chocolate-painted goodies.