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What do you do when somebody you are with starts talking about something you have no knowledge of?

Posted - September 28, 2018
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  • 14795
    It's never happen yet....but who knows what will be possible in years to come.....:( 
      September 28, 2018 3:18 PM MDT
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  • 44622
    Are you saying we could have a conversation about kelp? Awesome.
      September 28, 2018 3:20 PM MDT
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  • 14795
    I see weed as some thing we can eat as well as smoke...:)D 
      September 28, 2018 3:23 PM MDT
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  • 14795
    The Kelp forest off the coast of the three islands off of the south of New Zealand are at this moment  being decimated by global warming abd a one or two degree  change in the oceans temperature...:(  
      September 28, 2018 3:30 PM MDT
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  • 44622
    We have kelp farmers in New England. They grow them on long lines, along with oysters, mussels and scallops. Quite fascinating.
      September 28, 2018 5:23 PM MDT
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  • 14795
    Do you have giant otters there too ? 
      September 29, 2018 2:29 AM MDT
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  • 44622
    Nope, only river and sea otters.
      September 29, 2018 6:25 AM MDT
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  • 14795
    I sea...but are you sure,...do River Otter's live in the see then ? :(
      September 29, 2018 7:18 AM MDT
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  • 53509

      Otter than your grammar, you're a swell girl. (I mean that in the largest sense of the word.)
    ~
      September 30, 2018 6:53 AM MDT
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  • 14795
    Thank yew...ope yew N'joyed yore Peaking    :)D
      September 30, 2018 9:56 AM MDT
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  • 2219
    Try not to look too stupid and see what I can learn. This post was edited by Malizz at September 30, 2018 10:00 AM MDT
      September 28, 2018 3:22 PM MDT
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  • 5808
    well... if I mention
    that I know nothing of what he is 
    talking about...He'll talk my ear off for the next hour
    explaining it...
    Which could or could not be good. haha
      September 28, 2018 3:49 PM MDT
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  • 5391
    Listen, at least at first. It may be possible to learn something. 
      September 28, 2018 4:18 PM MDT
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  • 8214
    Listen. 
      September 28, 2018 4:45 PM MDT
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  • 22891
    ask thenn to explain it
      September 28, 2018 4:49 PM MDT
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  • 10645
    - Smile and nod - a lot.  
    - Try to maintain eye contact with the speaker, but avoid having a "deer in the headlights" look.  
    - Ask simple questions so as to seem interested, but not totally clueless or stupid.
      September 28, 2018 5:22 PM MDT
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  • 44622
    That sounds about right. It's called acting.
      September 28, 2018 5:25 PM MDT
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  • 10645
    Really?  Gee, I always called it customer service
      September 28, 2018 11:13 PM MDT
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  • It certainly is amazing how many times that I start to answer a question just to find that my ole' buddy Shuhak has already done it for me!  Thanks again, S.  :)
      September 29, 2018 1:21 AM MDT
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  • 4624
    Mainly listen.
    Ask questions when there's something I don't understand.

    May depend on the topic.
    If it was something like sport, I'd feel bored, make some excuse, and leave.
      September 28, 2018 5:51 PM MDT
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  • 1502
    Listen and ask questions. If I’m asked a question I openly admit I’m not knowledgeable with the subject. This post was edited by Rizz at September 30, 2018 10:00 AM MDT
      September 28, 2018 7:22 PM MDT
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  • 17601
    Try to learn something.  Most often it is the reserve, they talk about something they know nothing of.  This is where I shine.
      September 28, 2018 8:51 PM MDT
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  • 53509

      (reserve reverse)
      September 30, 2018 10:01 AM MDT
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  • "Nod ... a lot."

    This post was edited by Benedict Arnold at September 30, 2018 9:09 PM MDT
      September 29, 2018 1:22 AM MDT
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