Just a quick tip on not looking like an idiot. I was with a group of buddies this weekend and the subject turned to working on cars. I like cars. I know a lot about cars. I just don't know a lot about engines. Or working on them. So I kept quiet during that part of the conversation. Another guy, who I can assume knew even less about engine tuning than I did, decided to join the conversation, try to impress everyone, and fake his way through it. I guess he figured that was better than shutting up. He was wrong.

People know when you don't know what you are talking about. If you want to be involved in the conversation ask questions. People love to show off their knowledge, and you'll look like a guy who cares about what they have to say. Not some chuckle-head who insults everyone's intelligence.

I am getting down off my soap box now.