I tell people I'm a 'rooter', and they inevitably ask, what's a rooter? I tell em a rooter is a plumber.
. . . I've learned the hard way to stay away from giving people the idea that I know how to fix computers or build web sites. One way ticket to hell there.
make it sound as sketch as possible with comments about offshore bank accounts, companies in the Caymans, and Russian security experts. They'll be 50/50 on whether to believe you, but they won't fuck with you.
me: i mow lawns for a living
them: that's weird why are you driving a porsche?
me: i ask myself that question everyday