Dave wrote:

, Walt speaking of Bart, wrote:


Or maybe they just didn't want to waste their time talking to a pompous
know-it-all blowhard.

You carry a real inferiority chip around on your shoulder, don't you
Walt.

Perhaps. If you read Bart's post, he describes going on to one of these
tourist boats, busting them for having an inauthentic dinghy, implying
that they cleat their halyards on the "wrong" side, and calling the crew
not particularly good sailors. If you behave like this, the crew is
not going to want to talk to you. You don't need to read all of Dale
Carnagie's books to realize that.

Now, I don't know Bart well enough to know whether he actually is a
pompous know-it-all blowhard, but from his description he seemed to be
acting like one. Do you disagree?

BTW, I am perfectly capable of acting like a pompous know-it-all
blowhard myself at times. So I know one when I see one. (c:

//Walt