Because, Jon, I don't take myself as seriously as some do. Yes, this is a serious subject. Will my being a little silly on this thread cause Mudcat to collapse? I doubt it very, very much. Will it make somebody smile? That is what I was hoping. Given the odds of each, I figured it was worth it.

It's a pretty conventional form of joke, actually. "No, you weren't wrong, you were correct, for these reasons. Blah blah blah (enumeration of reasons). Or maybe you're just a dummy." Gentle teasing, but neither vicious nor particularly unusual. It's not like I was breaking really new ground here in the history of humor. It's a folk joke, if you will.

Lighten up, people. This isn't the Florida Supreme Court, this is a public forum for discussion of music and related topics. Humor and laughter are very important for folk music and blues. And Mudcat.

But what do I know? I'm one of those twisted people who already knows how to spell "nincompoop."

Alex
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