SNIP

>Then, of course, there's the "party" trick. Imagine you're at a party and you've just met someone who is not a computer person. Explain to them what you've been doing the last day/week/month/whatever.

and as Terry Thurber put it...

"And they call us IT professionals Geeks and Nerds. Now where do they get that idea from?"

I mean who but IT Professionals would do that to unsuspecting guests at a party ;)