I'm glad you've cleared that up, MadPolly, and I'm sorry I misunderstood you. But I wonder if words are so very 'literal' when written, as on the Mudcat? Sarcasm, disgust, anger, can all be sensed from a thread. (Or perhaps, as in this case, misinterpreted by me!) I too love a laugh, but many posters are very serious about what they post, and I for one take them seriously.