You must be on the list that I am on.:) I was insulted, and so took up the challenge. Do it a few times, and they stop insulting you. You don't have to win, only to put up enough of a fight that they get weary thinking of quarreling with you in the future.

I am only Zen about things I can do nothing about. When I can do something, I figure that I should. If I can't, then I should endure my problem placidly. I suppose that isn't Zen, because Zen presupposes predestination and the futility of human action, IIRC.

But here at Mudcat, we have no need for such scorched earth policies, as we are all in good humour and full of tolerance and mutual respect.:)