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Vincent Van Gough Was Mad
He chopped off his ear and gave it to his girlfriend for crying out loud
 coolgirl  06 Oct 2008 12:03
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Definitely mad as a hatter, but there is a rumor that he actually cut it off to impress Paul Gauguin. Paul was kind of a hero of his.
 
 finsch  07 Oct 2008 04:24
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Definitely right. Nobody sane would do that.
 
 ur_wrong  07 Oct 2008 00:02
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Despite the unclear definition of "Mad" I'd say yes he was. But he was a brilliant artist. Also, some have theorized that instead of a mental illness he may have had Asperger Syndrome which is a mild variation on autism and technically isn't an illness at all - it's just a difference.

But yeah, cutting off parts of your body which can't grow back is usually a BAD sign.
 
 Grenache  06 Oct 2008 21:40
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Great minds think alike. A.k.a mine.
 
 Monique  06 Oct 2008 15:45
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Totally! But in a good way... There is a very fine line between brilliance and madness. I'm a little bit over in the madness section, actually.
 
 Beki  06 Oct 2008 15:42
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 Me too Bexter, me too.
by  Monique
 06 Oct 2008 15:45
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