One of the most unexpected and arguably most negative professional interactions I've had over the past few years was meeting somebody who said: "Hi, I haven't read any of your papers but I can't see why they were published nor what they add to our understanding". 
You really think saying hi to somebody with "I haven't read your work" is OK (regardless of the next bit of the sentence) when you are in a superior academic role?
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No, I was trying to make fun of that.
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Ah, right! Sorry! Crossed wires!
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