"I'll just say something stupid."

Or, how about, "I'll say something in good humor so as to deflect needlessly escalating anger and vitriol and perhaps divert the thread in a more friendly direction."?

No, wait, I'm sure your interpretation is the more accurate one. It has to be. It couldn't possibly be that I'm just kidding around. That would be rare coming from me. Rare, indeed.

Thanks.

Okay, I'll ask. What's "TR"?

(Besides, I might point out that my comment on Tony Rice was not stupid. It is actually a brilliant and concise profile of the man.)