[Thebaddog]

The old rule is that you will always learn if a person is from Harvard in the first ten minutes of any conversation.

[SeekAndFind]

RE: you will always learn if a person is from Harvard in the first ten minutes of any conversation.

I’m a little out of the loop here as I only graduated from a State University (WITHOUT DEBTS MIND YOU) — How will you know if a person is from Harvard?

[lesko]

TEN minutes? I can tell most times without fail by their attire.

[glorgau]

> The old rule is that you will always learn if a person is from Harvard in the first ten minutes of any conversation.

The technical term is “ring tappers”. Comes from the sound of always tapping the class ring on the table.

[Oratam]

In a similar vein, I was introduced to a new guy at work. He was a bit of a stiff and was referred to by a friend as "Blue Blazer." I happened to mention to him that I was from New Jersey. He said "Oh, I went to college in New Jersey." To which I replied "Really? Which college?"

That was all he needed to know that I wasn't worth bothering with ever again.