`` well , you 're the best hand surgeon on the planet . '' put it in my left-hand pocket . i managed to catch his eye , and just to rub it in a bit , i returned his smirk . there was a long silent awkward moment of mutual staring . a single car sputtered by , but that was all , the road was usually empty at this time of day . not buying my youre the first real person story ? someone says it and all of the class burst into laughs . 