1/24    Is it rude when, during a heated technical discussion between me and a
        co-worker, he dismisses my argument by saying "You're just trying to
        be cute".  Does that mean the same thing as "You're arguing just
        because you want to make yourself look smart."?  Thx.
        \_ More like "your argument is too pretty / clever."
           "It's a fine line between clever and stupid."/
           Either way, you should definitely be offended. Definitely.
        \_ It is pretty rude, but you should try to avoid being offended
           by your co-workers if at all possible. Definitely do not lose
           your cool.
        \_ "you have presented a problem in a way that will cause me to rethink
           alot of my self constructed theorems.  My system works for me; and I
           do not have time to adapt/use yours." is what he means.