I think you meant to call Richard Feynman a “bon viveur” (one who lives well) as opposed to a “bon vivant” (one who like good food).
Otherwise, well written and very entertaining!
Welcome, rad58. Enjoy it here, it is nice place with lots of good people. For future reference, you should probably add a link to the column in question, in this case: Was Issac Newton a Virgin?
Also,Cecil is correct in his use of bon vivant. Its literal translation is “good liver”.
… an unlikely outcome, surely? 
Puts me in mind of the phrase “he needs a comprehensive education to make up for his comprehensive* education”.
- UK “high school”
Julie
Welcome to the Straight Dope Message Boards, rad58, glad to have you with us.
<< Also,Cecil is correct in his use of bon vivant. Its literal translation is “good liver”.>>
Why would anyone care about Mr Feynman’s liver? His kidneys, perhaps, but…
Drats. I knew I should have added the qualifier about internal organs* being excluded. 
Now, if we can just make it through this without anyone mentioning Monty Python** we’ll be okay.
*By internal organs I mean the various things that pump our blood, clean our blood and so forth. I do not mean music making organs.
**D’oh!
We’ve come for your liver.
But, I’m still using it!
Is this your signature here on this organ donation card?
Hmmm…yes. [breaking fourth wall] It’s a fair cop.
In other words, all the yummy things we Brits put into our puddings. Mmmmmmmm.
Julie
Was>?Meaning what exactly?No…Issac was a sexually active heterosexual
Why not just say yes?
Were we not all virgins once?
Cecil did say yes for that very reason. Or at least “of course”.