Loser's Guide to Life
It's easy to see why no one bothers to ask me anything. I'm out of step, irrelevant. Here's how the pros look at a problem:
WASHINGTON (AP) -- FBI Director Robert Mueller says he doesn't believe his counterterrorism supervisors need to have a background in Arabic, the Middle East or international issues.
New York Times, June 21 05
Notice the patrician, yet endearingly bumpkinesque way of dismissing any reputation that learning might still enjoy.