Lessons from CHI: Part 2

First impressions are important, and everyone knows the "radio personalities don't look like their voice" thing -- just like everyone knows, "researchers don't look like their names." It's for this reason that you don't need to tell them. It's also for this reason that you needn't tell them what you thought they looked like.

I have a feeling my relationship with a young rising star didn't start off too well given my, "Man -- I kind of expected you to be a fat guy!"

This is a specific case of generalized concept of: "Oh! I imagined you to be much uglier," and the "Oh! I imagined you to be much prettier," human relationships lesson.