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2004/9/20-21 [Recreation/Food, Computer/Theory] UID:33639 Activity:low
9/20    You overhear a conversation.  You know the answer to their
        question.  What do you do?
        \_ What if you're wrong?
           \_ If you show uncertainty and weakness, the world will drift
              toward tragedy.
        \_ I would probably say something, but it depends on context. E.g. if
           it is someone sitting next to me at a bar I would be inclined to
           butt in, but if it someone at a different table at a nice restaurant
           I would not.
        \_ If I don't know them, I'd keep my mouth shut.  Then I can either
           listen to an answer from someone more knowledgeable, or quietly
           laugh at someone bluffing who's trying to impress some chicks.
        \_ I was in the grocery store and this really fat couple were talking
           about breakfast cereal and something about calories. Like why
           raisin bran had a lot of calories etc. and I just proferred that
           the raisins are sugarcoated. A very awkward silence ensued after
           which I scooted out of there real quick-like.
           \_ All cereals have essentially the same calories/ounce, regardless
              of how much sugar they have.
        \_ Totally depends of the type of question.  If it's something
           like Math or CS, yeah, butt in.  If it's what this guy should
           do about his cheating girlfriend, stay far away.
           \_ BZT!  You are supposed to ask the guy for his gf's phone #.
        \_ If it's some guy at a store asking "What do I need to buy to do X"
           and the salesman's saying "Hmmm...." I'll butt-in.  If their friend
           seems to have some sort of clue, I'll let them make due without my
           input.
           \-for sales people, if it is just anecdotal or preferences --
             "sure that is a comfortable camping chair" -- i dont comment but
             i have heard salesmen at places like REI give defintitely bad
             advice w.r.t. things like water filtration ... so sometimes
             i will say something after the saleperson goes away. if it is
             something like "what was the movie with X where he Ys ..."
             then obviously that is sort of situational.
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