CarolC - Kendall's not rude - he's from Maine. They have a tendency to say things up there, sometimes with a twinkle in their eye, which come off as rude without the accent and the ability to see the twinkle.

I'm not sure if he's irritated or just taking the piss at this point. (I'll know if I end up receiving a comment like "Throwing a life preserver at a duck makes you look stupid and the confuses the duck.")