Is it smart to like Subway?

The last time we saw Rick Rosner, the then-Denver bouncer/stripper who'd beaten all comers on an Omni IQ test, he was on the cover of Westword wearing roller skates, a loincloth and the question: "Is this the smartest man in America?" Two decades later, Rosner, now a TV writer, is the star of...

By Patricia CalhounJanuary 7, 2009

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The last time we saw Rick Rosner, the then-Denver bouncer/stripper who’d beaten all comers on an Omni IQ test, he was on the cover of Westword wearing roller skates, a loincloth and the question: “Is this the smartest man in America?”

Two decades later, Rosner, now a TV writer, is the star of a new Dominos ad that spells his name Rossner, bills him as “The World’s Smartest Man,” and puts him in a suit and tie — to fight the evils of Subway.

But it’s definitely Rosner. Where’s Jared when you need him?

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Patricia Calhoun is editor-in-chief of Westword, the alt-weekly she co-founded in September 1977. She’s been inducted into the Colorado Press Association Hall of Fame, the Association of Alternative Newsmedia Hall of Fame and the Colorado Restaurant Association Hall of Fame. She’s also received dozens of local, state and national awards for writing, including first place for feature writing and first place for column writing with the Society of Professional Journalists. Patricia is a weekly commentator on Colorado Inside Out, PBS 12’s public affairs roundtable, which has won two Emmys.

patricia.calhoun@westword.com

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