
Arghh. I stayed calm, simply turned on my heel, and started walking. No comment, no expression, just made it plain that this was a waste of my time and if they wanted help they'd better accept it. They got the message and hurried to catch up.

And, of course, students supposedly smart enough to get into Tech mispronouncing the word "paradigm." Grrr..

In this instance, you walk up, and hit the dude with the horn, or drop it on his foot, and say, "Don't YOU wish I'd played the piccolo?"Walking with a horn (or two), some comedian says, "Don't you wish you'd played the piccolo?"
