"(and I suspect he actually has one, and a nice fountain pen and leather elbow pads) John P's response would count as a reasonable reply (no this is Shimrod - 'retort') to a 'wealth' of 'aggressive and ill-informed attacks' on blah, blah, blah.
Lifestyle stuffiness. Folk is just his chosen 'vehicle' to 'expound' the Mr Chips world he'd like to exist. Save us all from it."
"just what's the use when you can only respond with invective? "
Oh, sorry, I scanned down one of S'P's postings by maistake
Jim Carroll