UB Dan,
Thanks for the kind words. Its hard work being right all the time but someone has to do it. :-)
BTW, My "bad taste" comment was related more to some of the sensibilities expressed here than as a general rule.
Kat,
I knew you were musing. You have now found one of my "lines" that I react and overreact to. :-)
Susan,
There are certainly lines. My concern is that I get to draw my own lines (as much as possible), not have them drawn for me. Or if they are, get to accept them affirmatively.
There are the big battles and the skirmishes. This is a very minor skirmish. (I hope). They all need to be "fought".
And I agree, there should be some sense of "place". Most people recognize that Church or Temple or Sacred Circle isn't the best place to tell certain kind of jokes. (Except maybe spaw?)
The same general acceptance of "place" doesn't exist for the Mudcat forums, although it's clear some people thought they did.
Regards
John