Flip Flopper

I sat by a guy the other day in class who was the epitome of a flip to the flopper. We would have to do case studies as a group. Then we would appoint a reporter, who would share our findings with the class.

Ummmmmmm…… Our table would discuss the cases. We would always have people on either side, but we would almost ALWAYS come to a conclusion.

This cat was the reporter more often than I would have liked. I just didn’t appreciate when he talked. The reporter is the one who represents the knowledge base of the group and this guy did n-o-t do that.

Example:

Q: Is the sky blue?
A: The sky might be blue in some cases because that is the answer that we found in the book. But there are other times when it is not. It also depends on how you look at it. Sometimes there are rain clouds in the sky and those are not blue, so that is a good point. Sometimes there is a rainbow after the rain comes. Rainbows are formed when a ray of sunshine reflects against the rain condensation and the clouds. It is a marvelous site. That would be another example of a time the sky is not blue. But because the sky is mostly blue most of the time the answer could also be that yes, the sky is blue.

What the heck did that guy just say? Did he say no or yes? And why did it take him so long to say either a two letter or three letter word? I’m confused.

I think the guy had the mindset that if he answered EACH time with both possible answers, then he would ‘save face’ and safe himself embarrassment when he was wrong. If he gave all possible solutions in HIS solution, then, in fact, he would always be right.

My point of view is that if he gave all the possible answers so that he would ensure that he was right, wasn’t he WRONG EVERY TIME also?!?!??!? What the heck!??!?!? I won’t even get into the fact that the guy looked like a straight up jack bag every time he spoke too….. Let’s just say class is over and I’m happy….