I'd take 'homemade' any day...

... but my ego isn't that monstrous. So instead I have to cite my sources and learn from greater minds than mine.

But think of it Henny, if all your erudition originated in yourself you'd be a veritable walking university?

Its unlikely, but heck, lets preserve the illusion anyway.

( I like the term "auto-didact" myself; because its just as pretentious as anyone who would lay claim to it. )

Dante