When an
acquaintance feels the need to appear superior to his peers when discussing any given subject, he fabricates lies to increase his credibility, and appeals to an unseen, familial source such as "My English Uncles", who discovered, invented, or created, the central object of the discussion.
The "English Uncles" often remain unnamed, and separated by large distances, likely on a separate continent, so as to avoid any unpleasant outcomes of an
investigation of the claims made by the
acquaintance, about the "discoveries" and "inventions" of his "English Uncles".
Douglas-"A Roots
supercharger can
generate more power through the lower RPM band than a Twin-Screw superchager."
Lumps-"Dude my English Uncles actually engineered the first
supercharger so I should know which one generates more power."