Because of the holidays, my daughter has been listening to ALL THE CHRISTMAS MUSIC in the world, which has put us all in a holiday mood unmatched in recent years. As such, I’ve been considering the various stories of the holidays, including the story of the three wise men. (I’m not being sexist, I promise, we’ll get to wise women tomorrow.) If I had to choose my own three wise men, it would be very difficult, given the number of smart folks in our favorite fictions. Should I choose Reed Richards? Judge Ooka? Marshall Eriksen? The mind boggles, leading us to today’s trifectal query…
The MS-QOTD (pronounced, as always, “misquoted”) will go with Brainiac 5, Professor Roy Hinkley and Tennessee Steinmetz, who makes a mean Irish coffee and knows that sometimes, VW Beetles come to life, asking: What three Wise Men would you choose for perfect counsel?
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Yoda, Optimus Prime & Reed Richards before Civil War fiasco.
Steve Rogers, Jean-Luc Picard and Judi Dench. just the actual actor Judi Dench.
The Gallifreyan Doctor, for optimistic innovation
G’Kar the Narn, for the hard-learned insight on people
Nick Newell (a.k.a. The Kid with the 200 IQ), for the Gary Coleman of it all.