Because each Keithly secretly believes him/herself to be the smartest person in the world, it is no surprise that a Keithly will, when given the chance, ask you questions about your field of expertise in hopes of proving that he or she, with absolutely no training in the same field, knows more about it than you. It does not appear to matter to a Keithly how many years of education and experience you may have in the area. There are even recorded cases of Keithlys questioning a court reporter as to whether her job should even exist and taking the electric clippers right out of the hand of a hairstylist in the middle of a haircut!
This happens constantly. One can be a dietician, an accountant, a GMAT instructor, a lifeguard, a hairstylist, a commercial real-estate analyst, a guy who does stuff having to do with 401(k)’s at a large asset-management firm but is thinking about going to law school, a high school history teacher, or the Vice President of a small to mid-sized supplier to bulk-mailing companies, and find that his or her authority gained by experience in his or her field is essentially disregarded by other Keithlys.
Assuming you are a lawyer, the questioning of your credentials is likely to go as follows:
Keithly 1: A lawyer you say? In the state of Iowa, how much liquor do you have to steal for it to be a felony?
You: Um . . . well I’m really just a real estate attorney but I’m guessing in most states it would be $500 worth. But I’m not sure.
Keithly 2 (sitting at a computer): Well, according to Wikipedia, the ultimate source of all argument-settling truth in this family, they just changed it to $300 worth.
Keithly 1: Ha ha ha ha ha! Aren’t you supposed to be a lawyer? Look, Keithly #2, we’re smarter than a lawyer!
You: But, but . . .
Keithly 2: Hey, who left 19 Otter Pop wrappers under the couch?
This happens constantly. One can be a dietician, an accountant, a GMAT instructor, a lifeguard, a hairstylist, a commercial real-estate analyst, a guy who does stuff having to do with 401(k)’s at a large asset-management firm but is thinking about going to law school, a high school history teacher, or the Vice President of a small to mid-sized supplier to bulk-mailing companies, and find that his or her authority gained by experience in his or her field is essentially disregarded by other Keithlys.
Assuming you are a lawyer, the questioning of your credentials is likely to go as follows:
Keithly 1: A lawyer you say? In the state of Iowa, how much liquor do you have to steal for it to be a felony?
You: Um . . . well I’m really just a real estate attorney but I’m guessing in most states it would be $500 worth. But I’m not sure.
Keithly 2 (sitting at a computer): Well, according to Wikipedia, the ultimate source of all argument-settling truth in this family, they just changed it to $300 worth.
Keithly 1: Ha ha ha ha ha! Aren’t you supposed to be a lawyer? Look, Keithly #2, we’re smarter than a lawyer!
You: But, but . . .
Keithly 2: Hey, who left 19 Otter Pop wrappers under the couch?
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