NP Comic for Thursday, Jul 7, 2022

[mlooney 3,594]

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At least Larry realizes that he's useless at this point. More than I can say for a select type of geek.

[ijuin 594]

It takes a certain degree of maturity for a guy to admit to his lack of knowledge or skill in front of someone whom he is trying to impress.

[Pharaoh RutinTutin 1,619]

Larry is not accustomed to being an "Expert".  If an expert didn't know the specific answer to that question, he could talk arround the question and tie it onto something he does know.

[mlooney 3,594]

1 hour ago, Pharaoh RutinTutin said:

Larry is not accustomed to being an "Expert".  If an expert didn't know the specific answer to that question, he could talk arround the question and tie it onto something he does know.

Depends on the "Expert".  Of course there is the joke about what expert means.   

[Darth Fluffy 338]

Anagrams of Expert:

Tex Rep

Pet Rex

PX Tree

Pretex

PT Reex

Rx Pete

[mlooney 3,594]

Pretex strikes me as the most appropriate

Quote

 To frame; to devise; to disguise or excuse; hence, to pretend; to declare falsely.

https://www.thefreedictionary.com/Pretex

 

[Darth Fluffy 338]

I like PT Reex (PT Reeks) because both ways of reading that are true(ish) - PT is generally unpopular, and the participants tend to be pungent when they complete the session. I have to hand it to our high school PT instructor, he did all the stuff, he was no phony. Probably the closest I'll come to tying it to 'Expert'.

 

[Don Edwards 561]

2 hours ago, mlooney said:

Depends on the "Expert".  Of course there is the joke about what expert means.   

The version I heard had X being an unknown.

[mlooney 3,594]

1 hour ago, Darth Fluffy said:

I like PT Reex (PT Reeks) because both ways of reading that are true(ish) - PT is generally unpopular, and the participants tend to be pungent when they complete the session. I have to hand it to our high school PT instructor, he did all the stuff, he was no phony. Probably the closest I'll come to tying it to 'Expert'.

 

I had several PT leaders that were good when I was in the army.  Most, however sucked.  On the other hand, how much work is it to lead jumping jacks, some push-ups, some sit ups, then a 2 mile run.

[Darth Fluffy 338]

1 hour ago, mlooney said:

I had several PT leaders that were good when I was in the army.  Most, however sucked.  On the other hand, how much work is it to lead jumping jacks, some push-ups, some sit ups, then a 2 mile run.

I can't think of anything our high school instructor was not good at. He demonstrated everything he expected us to do, including a climbing board (holes, and the climber has two pegs), gymnastic rings, and skill games like golf. He gave me enough confidence to learn how to swim in spite of an innate fear of the water. I don't recall that he taught anything else, but the man was also smart. His one son was in my grade level, and he was alright, but did not excel. I think he went on to culinary school.

[mlooney 3,594]

All of the PT leaders I had did PT as a side job.  They all had "real" jobs doing army things.  In one unit I was in, the leader of PT on any given morning was the first Staff Sergeant that the 1st Sergeant saw that morning.  It was sorta fun seeing a bunch of section and squad leaders hiding from the 1SG like a bunch of privates.