madman

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Supporters love the "madman theory" for its ability to keep opponents off guard and pull off previously unthinkable achievements.

From BBC • Apr. 8, 2026

“I knew the second that I poked my head up from my exile, I was probably going to be met by some madman charging at me with an ax,” Nuzzi said in an interview.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 4, 2025

Zemeckis, who co-wrote the screenplay with Bob Gale, must have been as much of a madman savant as Christopher Lloyd’s Doc Brown to compress so much plot into every frame.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 30, 2025

But heavy metal’s favorite madman leaves us with his reminder that “You Can’t Kill Rock and Roll.”

From Slate • Jul. 25, 2025

Yossarian had no idea who he was and just took it for granted that he was either another doctor or another madman.

From "Catch-22" by Joseph Heller