Sigh. This is totally off topic. Or is it? Cyberspace is going to *have* to deal with those entities that are biologically of the human race but who are mentally of less value than a laboratory rat.....so, folks, are we going to deal with this or are we going to just have a nice slanging match with no valuable outcome? In article <9310270359.AA08275@kropotkin.gnu.ai.mit.edu>, <rjc@gnu.ai.mit.edu> wrote: : In context it was obviously a joke, lighten up. You are lying. You wrote that for the explicit purpose of causing pain. Your *obvious* intent was to say something upsetting and angering. So don't give me any of this nonsense about a joke. You are nothing but an insensitive, immature bully and you do not deserve to be among this group.