me_irl

Then they directly ask you what you know about [thing] and your brain faceplants mid sprint.

Oops, you weren't assertive enough to interject it into the conversation, and now they have moved on to a new topic. Better luck next time

That's usually the time my brain decides to conveniently forget that info so I can look like a dumbass, only to remember when the conversation has already moved on

.... the thought trips over a meme