Very funny story indeed.
Sadly, there are many F pax out there that fit the profile of "the man" to a tee. That's why I hate waiting by the red carpet, because so many people, it seems, are trying to get a peek of the next guy over's boarding pass. Seriously, it's as if people never outgrew the high school locker room (pardon the pun
).
As I don't have the corporate look, and prefer to board late, once last year I was mistaken as an NRSA. But it was a TED flight so I blew it off.