I had hoped that, now that Roger (The Shambles) has discovered a mission in life, he might stop starting silly, troll-bait threads like this one; but, hey, I posted to it, so I can't talk. Most of the discussion here has been completely pointless and pretty much designed to attract the attentions of anonymous sneerers, but what did you expect?

Abby (for whom I have a great deal of respect) comments:

"Hey, guys, I was kidding, you know. Actually, there's a tremendous variety of people at Mudcat - some logorrheic idiots, some among the best savants of folk song available in the world. Some with as much wisdom and humor as you could enjoy your life seeking."

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