Conversation last night:<\/p>\n
Mr E Man: “I was really enjoying that show I was watching before we went out”<\/p>\n
Me: “Oh, it was a show? I thought it was a movie”<\/p>\n
Mr E Man: “Yeah, it was a movie”<\/p>\n
Me: “Oh right, I keep forgetting that you guys [movie industry people] call movies shows. It’s very confusing sometimes”<\/p>\n
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”<\/p>\n
Me: “Well you must get confused sometimes too! Like, like, when I say genome when I mean exome!<\/a>“<\/p>\n
Mr E Man: “I’m never confused. I always know exactly what you mean”<\/p>\n
Me: “What’s an exome, then?”<\/p>\n
Mr E Man (confidently, without a hint of hesitation): “It’s the part of the genome that’s outside the nucleus”<\/p>\n
Me: “…”<\/p>\n
Me: “That was such a great answer that I almost want to tell you it’s true”<\/p><\/blockquote>\n
Confidence, kids! That’s the secret to successful bullshitting!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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: … Continue reading