"Now as for an actual example of someone talking down to someone how about this:"
Nothing wrong with retaliation as I'm sure you are aware as an ex (whatever!)
It seem your grasp doesn't extend to irony either - and you still talk down to people..
"I can think of many sources of ignition even if you cannot."
Many of the civilians were killed as a result of the British using artillery and heavy machine guns, or mistaking civilians for rebels. Others were caught in the crossfire in a crowded city. The shelling and the fires it caused left parts of inner city Dublin in ruins."
From Wiki - Easter Week' entry.
Jim Carroll