Name Dropper

I've been thinking lately, and have come up with a great new idea. My plan is to drop the names of my friends whenever discussing something they are good at and just pretend that the person I am talking to should know who they are if they are paying attention. If I pull it off convincingly I may come off looking well read and possibly even humble. An example might be "Wow you climbed the Grand Teton", and I can say "well I'm no Kent The Ironman Stevens, but I did flail my way to the top." Another scenario might be "I can't believe you ran a 50k". I would reply "Steve Bohrer I'm not, but I did slog to the finish." I might even use a couple of your names at once to add emphasis. "That was a great idea you had , Rik". "I like to take my inspiration from the truly exceptional ones like Brett Anderson, Mike Stevens, or Stayc Webb". I mostly want to see if anyone will call me on it, or if they will just go along with it and pretend they know who I'm talking about. I probably wouldn't ask for fear of looking ignorant. The only flaw I can see is having to keep track of who knows who, or I will just end up sounding like an idiot.