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Your comment about Frank is ABSURD.
Synonyms for obtuseness ---- boneheadedness, brainlessness, denseness, density, dim-wittedness, doltishness, dopiness, dorkiness, dullness.
Learn the language before you use a word about Sinatra in that context, genius.
Boneheadedness as in stubbornly continuing to sell a product long past its ‘sell-by’ date.