"GUEST,even more bewildered": ROTFLMAO stands for "rolling on the floor laughing my ass off."

Jeez, guests, why don't you join Mudcat so you can have permanent, exclusive, consistent handles so I can tell you apart? You've got me all conflicted about whether I should reply to you, and if I do, how does anyone know which guest am I replying to?

I see my meaning is being twisted way beyond what I had in mind in the original Paddy O'Brien thread.

I never said Paddy was "cheap." I think a musician has a perfect right to make money off his own work. (Everybody has to make money somehow.) If money had been the issue, I would certainly respect him for that. I was merely trying to find out whether money was the issue.

Likewise, a person who transcribes recorded music onto sheet music, as long as no copyright is being violated, also has a right to make money off his work. I don't see how one kind of work is more honorable than the other.

And although Paddy's tunes are probably not under copyright, my friend decided to respect Paddy's wishes and NOT pursue the grant she had hoped for. I think that's HIGHLY honorable.

And as for being holier-than-thou, I am at a loss to understand how I could have expressed a simple opinion without seeming holier than thou (if that is the impression I gave). Would anyone care to enlighten me by paraphrasing my remarks in a manner that is NOT either ridiculous or holier than thou?