Conaway: Genius both honorable and despicable. We’ll take it.
Dan Conaway
Dan Conaway was a freelance columnist with The Daily Memphian from 2018 to 2025.
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There’s an old joke you may have heard.
A man finds himself stranded on the roof of his house during a big flood. The water still rising, now just under the roof’s eaves, a boat comes by. “Hop in,” says the man at the outboard motor, “I’ll take you to safety.”
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