There's not really a super-impressive way to document this task, nor does it seem like one time takes too much effort.

So I'm going to try to stop faking knowledge of *everything* I don't know and ask about it. For how long? Well, let's see how fast my unknowledge piles up.


The first incident occurred while playing the horn. I was told to play more "Errol Flynn"-ish and admitted that I knew the name but was clueless as to what that actually implied vis-a-vis my horn-playing. Apparently, the adjective he was supposed to evoke was "swashbuckling." Apparently he was also arrested for statutory rape, but I doubt that has much application to my music.

The next was due to my having not heard of a couple of songs by Stephen Lynch (though I know him in general).

Another occurred when someone started making some sort of a weird air-gesture towards me. Apparently it meant "Language check." Fuck that!

There've been others that I don't remember now and plenty of times where I forgot or didn't have the chance to ask about it. I might edit this task later and add more. I guess this task just goes to show how incredibly often we all drop references that the people around us don't understand. If everyone took the time out to ask what the heck the other person was talking about, conversation would take a looong time. And we'd all be a little less impressed with everyone else.