[rsync]

"My family owns a civil engineering company that deals with wastewater management."

Did you win the Putnam ?

[s_q_b]

If everyone had to win the Putnam to understand the basics of wastewater treatment, we'd be in deep... well, shit.

[cromulent]

I think it's a reference to this from some years ago.

https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=35015

  "Did you win the Putnam?"
  Yes, I did.

[s_q_b]

Ha, even the flame wars here are brilliant.