What U Mean U Didn't Know??

Yesterday, I was sitting at a Georgia Tech home tennis match with some of my teammates. And one of the freshman was editing a paper for his international affairs/international history class and asked me a question about the conditions by certain country leaders and dictators came to power. He phrased the question as a disguised yes or no question; I'm guessing he was expecting a simple yes or no answer. But I felt he was a little off-base so I had to break down the difference between the rise and reign of Joseph Stalin, Adolph Hitler, Fidel Castro, Benito Mussolini, and Muammar Gaddafi (or Quaddafi) so that he could fully see the difference between a communist rise to power, socialist rise to power, revolutionary rise to power, a fascist rise to power, and a militaristic coup. Let's just say I don't think he was ready for all that. One of the other guys sitting with us turns to me and says "Man Nigel, I didn't know you knew stuff like that." IN my mind, I thought "What U Mean U Didn't Know??" Naturally my response was let me now that despite the face that I'm an athlete, a sports addict, and thrive on cheap laughs, I am educated and versed in many areas. I am many things, a moron I am not. It made me wonder exactly what people actually think of me intellectually upon meeting and spending small periods of time with me. Do I need to tone down the comedy and try to start more serious convos about current social and diplomatic issues? Should I leave sports out of my convo? Should I lie and say I'm not an athlete so ppl won't throw the "jock" stereotype on me? What conclusion did I come to on these questions?? Fuck that, I'm doin me. To those who stereotype me early, Fuck u, don't judge me. Maybe the intelligent and enlightening side of my being will just have to be a pleasant surprise for the chosen few who earn the right to see it. That will require them to have started thought-provoking convo with me, so I'll be sure that I'm not wasting it on non-receptive duds. So all I ask of everyone, is to wait til u've given me a chance before u judge me. I may just surprise u. U may think I'm giving myself too much credit, or being self-promoting but u know the deal, I've Been Called Worse...