Dickens, however, had mild dyslexia and read Scroggie’s headstone as “Ebenezer Lennox Scroggie – mean man” when in fact it read “meal man,” referring to Scroggie’s trade in corn. Scroggie by most accounts was actually the life of the party.

From Marginal Revolution, who gets from Conversable Economist. I like to think that Scroggie delighted in the idea that he would forever be remembered as a "meal man." That's the take-home point of his life. Suppose it beats Grad Student.