simpleton

"Maybe that doesn't reflect well on me with Flatpack being a simpleton," he laughs.

He will play simpleton farmhand, Lennie, in the stage play of John Steinbeck's novel.

That film, which was much loved by some conservatives, suggests that the only way to be good is to be a simpleton. Gump never struggles to determine what is right or to be good.

Then when some spotty simpleton struts down the street with his four-legged offensive weapon called Tyson, the law can take the dog away from him for not being microchipped.

He is willing to spare simpleton Mikey (Richard Wilson) only if Charlie kills their psychotic elder brother Arthur (Danny Huston).

Teacher Nadine, 24, who named Bubba after the simpleton in the film Forrest Gump, said: "He has always been naughty.

He was charismatic and intelligent - official propaganda turned him into a simpleton picked at random.

A "New Simpleton," by contrast, demands "straightforward, no-nonsense explanations for what [he's] supposed to buy or do."

A gem of an episode from the first series stars Rowan Atkinson, above, with Tony Robinson as his simpleton right-hand man Baldrick.

Meanwhile, two fraudsters Rauf Aslam and Usman Aslam were also apprehend for fake business deals with the simpleton and giving them bogus cheques.

The idea, of course, is to convince the court that the 56-year-old is a disturbed simpleton who cannot be held responsible for his actions.

1993: Long-distance romance triumphed for Tom with co-star Meg Ryan in Sleepless in Seattle1994: His performance opposite Denzel Washingston as a lawyer dying of Aids in box-office smash Philidelphia was enough to earn Tom his first Oscar for Best Actor1994: Tom was awarded his second consecutive Best Actor Oscar for his title role in Forrest Gump, which told the story of the simpleton who played an important part in history1995: Tom went out of this world in Apollo 13, which recounted the true story of the NASA rocket that returned home via the dark side of the Moon1998: Tom was in the running again for Best Actor for his role in the tough war drama Saving Private Ryan.