Better to be quiet...

...and let people think you're a fool, then to open your mouth and prove it.

So one day last week, I was helping one of the grad students with a procedure, and we were chatting a bit. She mentioned that she likes Eddie Izzard. I agreed and mentioned a couple of his sets that I enjoy. Then she said that the reason she likes him is that he "rags on the NRA"... and she elaborated by quoting a few of his lines on the topic. I debated whether I should mention that I'm a life member, or just file the information away. I decided on the latter.

A couple days later, I was reading blogs at lunch and she came into my office... apparently just to chat. She looked at my computer screen and said, "The War on Guns ... is that a blog? Well, I don't want to interrupt your lunch..." and left.

Lesson learned, no confrontation. Couldn't have worked out better if I'd planned it.