Do you have "that" mate, or are you "that" mate? - Hump Day Humour

[MoeFOH]

I posed a quick (I thought) question to a mate, a design engineer and an absolute champion whom I love dearly, about an idea for a cigar cutter... pretty simple device, right?... wrong, I quickly found myself down a design expert rabbit hole that I somehow didn't see coming... 🤦‍♂️

It went something like the clip below...

Do you have a mate, in any realm, field or endeavour, that you fear asking the question of because of the conversational peril you might be placing yourself in?  Memes, clips, whatnot... post 'em up! 

 

[Corylax18]

Haha. I absolutely love the "turbo encabulator" video's, there are many by now. I worked in the industrial Electrical industry right out of school, much of the Jargon used in these videos come from that area. 

I am usually "that mate" around my friends. I work in the satellite internet industry, so if I didn't enjoy the nitty, gritty, tiny details, I wouldnt like my job very much. I can never just "leave things alone"  

[MoeFOH]

6 minutes ago, Corylax18 said:

I am usually "that mate" around my friends

Good point! Changing the title of this post to suit. Lol. 

[Chibearsv]

My neighbor is a manufacturers rep for a company that makes sweet potato chips.  You'd think he was describing the turbo encabulator as he talks about the nuances of making and selling snacks in a bag.  I love his passion though and totally understand how he got his gig.

More locally to the forum though, I couldn't help thinking of my brother @Bijan while watching this video.  😁

[MoeFOH]

8 minutes ago, Chibearsv said:

I couldn't help thinking of my brother @Bijan while watching this video. 

I wondered when that might come up. Lol. 

Much love to you, Bijan. 🔎

[Bijan]

I thought to myself, no don't know anyone like that. Then I thought wait a minute I must be like that. 🤔

Just a couple of weeks ago my wife, a real estate lawyer, asked me something about how the math of mortgage compounding works, and yeah I went into turbo encabulator mode and her eyes glazed over. 🤣

[Fuzz]

I am that mate whenever Rob asks me about my previous vocation. 😅 Definitely not a DAC.... Diana Approved Conversation. 🤣

[Ford2112]

I have a friend who when you ask him how he's doing,he tells you.

[El Hoze]

I think it always depends on who you’re around. My friends all think I am a cigar expert, around these parts I’m a rookie! I have an undergrad degree in applied math and statistics…. I know just enough math to know how little I know! 

[Nevrknow]

2 hours ago, Ford2112 said:

I have a friend who when you ask him how he's doing,he tells you.

Wrong! The answer we were looking for was " Good, and you?" 🤣

[Ford2112]

8 minutes ago, Nevrknow said:

Wrong! The answer we were looking for was " Good, and you?" 🤣

Ugh. It can be a 20 minute diatribe ,just insufferable.

[SpecialK]

worked with a guy like that... you ask him the time,  he tells you the history of watches..

 

[Kitchen]

I was photographing a project for a firm that designs parking garages a few years back and was with one of the principal engineers the whole day.  For small talk, I sort of through out what I thought would be a light question about concrete that morphed into a three hour dissertation.  Last thing I remember, before going mentally asleep, was him going on about fly ash from coal power plants, or some thing, and needing to find a replacement.  

[Edicion]

If you've ever worked with someone who needs to see this, feel welcome to share it with them. 

[La_Tigre]

Guessing that mate… having just been called out on the vaccine thread…. 😂