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Yes, in one of the episodes where Archer is being questioned by the reptilian Xindi, he has some kind of proof about the future (I can't remember exactly) and tells one of the Xindi to check his pocket for it (Archer's hands are tied up, so he can't grab it himself)
The only reason I remember that scene, is because the Xindi unzips the pocket on Archer's arm, as if he knew exactly which pocket Archer was talking about... and I'm thinking, "why the hell would you assume the little arm pocket would be the one to check first?"
Why the hell would you assume an alien would have the same intuition about order as a human? ๐
It was actually a subtle demonstration of Archer's competence because he had placed it in that pocket before it all went down, knowing that that alien's culture started counting up their arms. He even knew which side they'd start with. (His ultra competence was because he thought to ask Phlox about it).
One thing I really love about Archer is that he's not ultracompetent. He's just this really good engineer from anywhere, America, and what drives him and makes him great is his passion for standing humanity up on its own, able to make its own way without the Vulcans holding their hand.
Eh, I'm not sure I'd read that much into it...