As any rabid cricket fan would say, timing is very important. Especially of a wisecrack when dealing with a vain and bird-brained females. I learnt this in my usual way - the hard one.
We had this seminar by the library people to accquaint us with their wares/books/services. I was conned (by my scheming guide) into attending one of those lame sessions. So, I reach there on time and head straight to the last row ot get some sleep. As the minutes rolled by, the room was filled by enthusiastic trainees who looked happy as Ned Flanders in a Sunday sermon. Ennui creeped in and I began doodling. I made a couple of Pink Floyd album art and some cartoons.
And then all of a sudden a pretty girl came and sat next to me. She apparently was familiar with the song "No education" (as she said). I refrained from pointing out that the correct song name is "Another Brick in the Wall III" as it she didn't seem to give a damn anyways. I introduced myself and learned that she was a engineering student too from DCE.
The lights dimmed and the librarian started his presentation. He walked us through the e-library and journals with excrutiating details. Even the always-collate-multiple-printouts rule wasn't spared. Later he moved into googling for information. The lady next to me felt it necessary to make her presence felt now. She chirped "How about a session on advanced searching? Google shows a lot of results everytime I search." The librarian seemed to like her idea. I then cut in and happily announced "Whaaaaaat? Why don't you google for advanced google search tips?!!" Some got my (poor) joke and laughed a bit. that was enough to offend her. She glowered at me and looked away hurt.
We never talked again.
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