Q: What is so great about the Nobel Prizes?

A: For over a century, the Nobel Foundation in Stockholm, Sweden has awarded Nobel prizes in the fields physics, chemistry, medicine, literature and peace. Winning a Nobel Prize signifies that you have reached the pinnacle of your chosen field, and stand among the giants of human thought. In addition to a medal, and a place in history, Nobel winners receive a cash prize of over a million dollars.

Past winners of the Nobel prize include Marie Curie, Ernest Hemingway, Albert Einstein, Erwin Rudolph Joseph Alexander Schroedinger, William Faulkner, Martin Luther King, and Teddy Roosevelt.

Frankly, winning a Nobel Prize is akin to winning Super Bowl MVP, an Oscar and a Congressional Medal of Honor all at the same time. It's the greatest award a human being could possibly win.

And I have one.

So, please, Dad, can I sit at the grown up's table on Thanksgiving?