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Published Thursday, December 29, 2005 by seanlmccarthy | E-mail this post

WHY DIDN'T I THINK OF THAT?

Most people with exhaustive knowledge of trivia are merely content to impress their friends during games of Trivial Pursuit, lest they become another Cliff Clavin. Others find a way to earn a living from their cultural education. And then there is Southie resident Clay Siegert, who has produced and sold hundreds of thousands of his own board games based on the 70s, 80s and 90s -- although by going into bidness with VH1, does that diminish his accomplishments because now we have to endure even more pundit patter from anonymous knuckleheads on VH1.