But what are we to make of the fact that my suggestion, that Steve is perhaps not quite so much of a horrible rude mouthy mannerless charmless yobbo as he appears for some reason to wish us to believe, brings from him the response that such a speculation must indicate inebriation on my part?

I mean, I meantersay, eh what!

Come on, Steve: there must be some limits beyond which a wilfully contrary self-image can not be pushed?

~M~