Poker Face O_O

I need counseling. LOL


I get a kick out of the damnedest things, but one of my FAVE pastimes is "bluffing". See, what had happened is...most of my friends consider me smart. Okay, I'll take that. I'm aight with some info...but, I'm not one of those smarty pants people who relish in being smarter than everyone else. That ain't cute. Haven't they seen the shows where the nerd gets cold-cocked in their specs? I own play dat. LOL


I'm all about sharing the info and doing it in a way that's not patronizing or condescending. I have friends who check me when I'm being annoying...but mostly I've learned to let folks do them. My CLOSEST friends will get the red pen...because I love them that much. *giggling* ...but, everyone else? Hey...if you want to be the dunce of the class...so be it. No one wants to be wrong. Anyway, I digress...the thing is...I like to help people figure out things. SO, when the old-fashioned way of showing them doesn't work...I use ye old bluff technique. Sometimes it's for fun to see if I can get away with making shit up. lol


For instance...I presented a question to a manager where I work. She's cool. We laugh and talk, so I slid a little bluff in on her. "Why do you think orthodontist and orthopedic begin with 'ortho'?" She said, "Yea, that's an interesting question..." Well in swoops "Bluff Girl" and I say, "Maybe ortho is means "bone". I mean, teeth are a kind of bone...especially since they are connected to the jaw bone..." She was like, "No...teeth aren't bones they're enamel". I couldn't let her win, so I said, "Think about the root of a tooth and the marrow in a bone..." FINALLY, she quit going back and forth and looked it up on the PC in front of her. No, teeth aren't bone...but, it was fun discovering whether it was or not. lol


**ortho is the Greek prefix for "straight or erect". So of course "orthopedic" means to straighten feet (or to help one stand erect properly). An orthodontist is someone who helps to straighten your teeth.


I used to do it to my sister all of the time...straight face and all...and eventually, she too would just look it up. "Look it up..." that's what my mother always said to me. She instilled a valuable tool of learning when she taught me that. Researching things for self, whether the source seems credible or not...is the way to be a free thinker. It gives you the ability to grow academically on a daily basis, because you're always checking your facts. It improves your conversations and confidence to be social in any setting.


Oh...I do bluff sometimes, but even if they fall for it...I tell them the truth afterward. That usually causes them to question everything I say...but, I like that. No one should believe whatever's given to them...especially in the day of the  "information highway". Unlearn. Re-Learn. Teach.


:P


**Definition found on MedicineNet.com