That's funny, IWBA! However, I don't have that streak in me. The way I deal with someone like this is to just act professional, do my job and not have any fun or personal interaction with the cockpit crew. I'm sure that makes him think I'm an uptight old bitch, but so be it.
It's his (their) loss, though, since I always manage to have fun on all my trips. I'm a happy, outgoing person by nature and it goes against my grain to have to revert into a shell when dealing with people like this. Unfortunately, it creates a negative vibe and we FA's in the back have to suppress that vibe so as not to let that interfere with our duties and responsibilities to our pax.
As people have said before me--a crew that gets along on a personal level and can have a few laughs along the way are MUCH more effective in the long run.
