[niteowl77]

You know what would really send this guy into a rage? Discovering for himself that most "rural people" would consider him an object of humor or pity within five minutes of him opening his mouth.

Bonus humiliation if he also realizes that the guy who delivers tractor fuel is considered to be much more useful than a grad student/instructor of philosophy... unless said grad student/instructor also played football for a big 10 team when he was an underclassman.

[bk1000]

“Bonus humiliation if he also realizes that the guy who delivers tractor fuel is considered to be much more useful than a grad student/instructor of philosophy...”

A philosophy major will someday need a plumber. A plumber, OTOH, will never need a philosophy major.