21 July 1999 - smart quiz

Jay Scott : Daily Whale : archive : 1999 : 21 July 1999

Do you think you’re pretty smart?

A. I may not be the greatest genius in the world, but I am second.
B. So-so. I’ve heard of Descartes. Or was that Sartre?
C. No.
D. We insurance regulators are all pretty smart. Look how we sent Martin Frankel packing!

clue:

Martin Frankel stole hundreds of millions of dollars of money that he was managing for small insurance companies and took off overseas.

take oh take this clue away