May 28, 2009 13:02
Dumb Guy: (Seeing nametag) Gaiten, eh? That's not a name you hear every day.
Brother-in-law: Well, I'm from Belgium.
DG: Belgium? They got pyramids there, don't they?
B-I-L: Uh, no. I think that's Egypt.
DG: But they're close to each other, right?
B-I-L: Not really.
DG: Oh. Well, I never was too good at geology.
This scintillating intellectual exchange took place at a university.