Ha! Agreed on that point BTW, but the TOTD in question wasn't just lubing the gears at a party, he was very clearly trying to buff up his street cred and impress people. His "version" didn't save any more time than the other path you mentioned. All he had to have said was "I fly the little puddle jumper jets that NWA outsources to the smaller regional airlines". They all would have gotten it immediately, but he wanted more props than that so he buffed it up considerably and deliberately. And got called out on it big time, which sounds awesome!

Still though not quite as d baggy as regional pilots intentionally wearing their epaulets backwards to show their esprit de corps for flying "the 9" crj900.