Strange Questions
Something I like to do, not sure why, is throw in a weird statement into an otherwise normal conversation.
Me: So you start with the individual pages, add build hours and the tool extrapolates the entire SO effort.
Colleague: Looks good. What then?
Me: Estimate the entire project.
Colleague: Then we can add a blended rate and reduce by client discount rate, right?
Me: Yep. Are bats really blind?
Colleague: What?
Me: (quietly, under my breath) Nothing, forget it.
OR
Me: Did you see the Yankee game last night?
Friend: Yeah, pitching looked great. Rivera is coming out of his funk.
Me: ARod really tore it up at the plate. He is finally swinging for the fences.
Friend: Did you see the awful calls the home plate umpire was giving Mussina?
Me: Have you ever tried putting on a costume to be a real super hero?
Friend: What did you say?
Me: (quietly, under my breath) Nothing. Forget it.