“Maybe you’re just narrow-minded.”
She said it bluntly, it was so blunt. So blunt.
Not that I minded, of course. The professor never minds.
But it did throw off my groove, if I’m completely honest.
Now, here’s the thing, you see: It’s not that I was insulted, it’s just that I wasn’t sure what to say.
Previously, the professor had been winning the war of words.
But the line she delivered was a sinker.
I had to act and act fast.
So, I said the only thing I could think of:
“What was that?”
She sighed, gave me a look of annoyance, put her hands on her hips, and said: “I SAID, if you think you’re always right, you’re probably a bit narrow-minded.”
And then the words I needed came to me in a gust of inspiration.
“Look here,” I began, “firstly first, I’m always right because if I wasn’t right for one split second, why then I’d be wrong, and if I was wrong, why then it would mean I wasn’t right, and how could that possibly be the case when we just all agreed that I was right when I’m right which is pretty much all the time?”
See what I did there? Lots of words. I must admit, I said nothing, but it sounded like I said something. Plus–ultra cool–I said that we all just agreed on what I said, which included her.
That caught her up nice and fluffy.
“But…but…” she said.
I said nothing. #professorwins
“But you might be narrow-minded, then.”
“Then we all probably are, since we all just agreed I’m usually right.”
Moral: If you’re ever not sure what to say, say it all and say it quick.