Anonymous GUEST posts above the line are left alone unless the poster's being argumentative.

On the subject of gallows humor, I once had to read someone a comment that had been deleted, which I had noted before it had been zapped. It was Rick Fielding, and someone was snarking about his imminent demise (which wasn't all that imminent at the time). I knew he liked that sort of humor, and he really didn't understand why the comment got deleted. I figure it was more for the sensitive souls who weren't Rick and who would have been terribly offended on his behalf.

I guess something can be not such a big deal to the subject and offend the crap out of other people.