Conversation last night:
Mr E Man: “I was really enjoying that show I was watching before we went out”
Me: “Oh, it was a show? I thought it was a movie”
Mr E Man: “Yeah, it was a movie”
Me: “Oh right, I keep forgetting that you guys [movie industry people] call movies shows. It’s very confusing sometimes”
Mr E Man (in his best fake-patronising voice): “Well, you’ve only known me eight years. Maybe in another decade or so you’ll stop being confused”
Me: “Well you must get confused sometimes too! Like, like, when I say genome when I mean exome!“
Mr E Man: “I’m never confused. I always know exactly what you mean”
Me: “What’s an exome, then?”
Mr E Man (confidently, without a hint of hesitation): “It’s the part of the genome that’s outside the nucleus”
Me: “…”
Me: “That was such a great answer that I almost want to tell you it’s true”
Confidence, kids! That’s the secret to successful bullshitting!
Very cute! You've got him well trained.
I do my best!
I think they are looking for a high-level administrator at my institution… I am sure they can make him a competitive offer. We only want the best, when it comes to bs.
LOL! I'll let him know 🙂
Like one of my old prof's said:If you can't dazzle them with your brilliance, baffle them with your bullshit.Part of that means delivering the bullshit in as confident a manner as you are able.
I would have believed him!
Thomas, absolutely. I've yet to master that trick, but maybe Mr E Man will teach me!Nina, plausibility is another key ingredient! It really was an outstandingly good guess!
My friend's husband went along with her to a meeting once. He went to the poster session and pretended he was an ecologist. I guess he had picked up enough from my friend that he was pretty convincing, even though he said he was in a somewhat different subfield from her. For some reason, this irritated me more than it made me laugh.Incidentally, my parents call movies "shows", especially when they go to a cinema.
Woods or bush?Car or auto?Always speak with the utmost confidance. If you get caught you can always apologize later after you've made a complete fool of yourself.Davewww.dmmcgowan.blogspot.com
Um. What is an exome? The genome of an extinct species (it is an exome. It has ceased to be).
D.M. McGowan – Tiger or junior :)Definitely car or maybe bike?viv
Eco, well, I found that amusing (sorry!). I guess none of us like to think that the hard-won knowledge we've accumulated over many years can be mimicked so easily!You can tel your parents that they're using the insider lingo :)Dave, yeah, it's easier to ask forgiveness than permission…Bob, I like that one too. It has shuffled off this mortal coil, or rather helix…KK, definitely bike!