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I think I will stay out of this thread. I am only stepping in to say I am probably one of the worst, when it come to associating with others. I have a knack for fixing things and helping people but when it comes to small talk, I could really care less.

@ TrainableMan: It's a good idea to check and respond to a post updated within the past 2 hours. That hasn't been what the post said for a pretty long while, and no, the last edit was just your included quote and the response below it.

@ clifford_cooley: Thanks for the input.

I'm well aware you changed it but the original was in fact submitted and showed up in my email box. It goes along with the problems we face with interpersonal skills in a one on one situation. It is so hard to change something once it's "out there" and so though we may be intelligent, nerds often lack what is called "common sense" when it comes to NOT saying everything on our mind. As the saying goes "common sense is far too uncommon".

and no to what? I didn't ask a question. I don't understand this.

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Not knowing that this conversation is a bit "out there" for a technical forum is part of those interpersonal skills you need to hone. As is a discussion on taxes and your water heater. We may respond and try to help but in the back of our minds we are still saying, there is something odd/different about this guy. Being different isn't always a bad thing but sometimes people don't accept you because you are different and that is a fact of life too. You have to figure out how different you want to be and how much you want to be accepted - this is all interpersonal skills.

We're Nerds, most of us are like that. We think technical and the pleasantries like saying "how are you?" fill us more with fear that they will respond with something more than "fine, and you?" than with the well wishes for their health and well being that it is meant to convey. But guess what, I think it's that way for most any guy (I'm not so sure about women). Just respond to somebody's "how are you?" with "oh, have you got a minute, let me just tell you ..." and just look at their face. Sometimes it's fun to do just to mess with their mind ... of course they will walk away saying to themselves "He's weird!".