For those interested, Tom Napier had a letter to Marilyn vos Savant published in this morning's Parade magazine.

His question: "Can you propose a tactful way to handle someone who flaunts his or her knowledge, unaware that you are far more expert on the subject?"

Her answer: "Oh, just let them flaunt away. No matter how warmly you took them down a notch, you'd be even more annoying than they are."

what kind of name is that?

It sounds a bit like Ms. vos Savant fits into the category of folks that Tom is asking about.