Actually, I don't know if I'd like Beethoven or not ... he was a little before my time. On the other hand, his music is good and I do enjoy that.

Cretin is another way of saying congenital myxedema. Congenital is, of course, a condition present at birth and myxedema is dry swelling of the skin and subcutaneous tissues, associated with an underactive thyroid gland. I didn't know underactive thyroids could even have souls on their own.

See, ya' learn something new every day.