Maybe they were checking to see if its kitchen had been a source of smoke to set off the alarm?
As a (mostly?) reformed snob, I think that one of the meanest ways of dealing with them is to out-snob them. To play off yours, maybe yoink a section of The Republic that deals with the appropriate education of children (in an applicable way to your field--I can't come up with one; has been over a decade since I read it, and in English) and toss it obliquely into the conversation, kind of like a Byatt character. Most of the obnoxious people will probably not recognize it but realize that they should, and back off to lick their wounded pride...
Of course, if you want them to back off but not hurt them, I have no ideas to add to your stock; I am apparently a cruel person.
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Date: 2010-10-10 02:48 am (UTC)As a (mostly?) reformed snob, I think that one of the meanest ways of dealing with them is to out-snob them. To play off yours, maybe yoink a section of The Republic that deals with the appropriate education of children (in an applicable way to your field--I can't come up with one; has been over a decade since I read it, and in English) and toss it obliquely into the conversation, kind of like a Byatt character. Most of the obnoxious people will probably not recognize it but realize that they should, and back off to lick their wounded pride...
Of course, if you want them to back off but not hurt them, I have no ideas to add to your stock; I am apparently a cruel person.
Definitely still interested in that rant.