I hope this is the real Freddo speaking, because the other one was starting to get a little scary. I'm with you on the fact that sarcastic wit and good natured witty repartee can be fun, in this we are in agreement but I think that Luigi Pirandello's take on the farcical absurdity of life might be better left to the stage and novels. It's a little disconcerting when it's used in a one on one real life situation. How was I supposed to know you were joking when you sent a message admonishing me about the dubious nature of sarcasm itself and the inherent lack of character of any person utilizing it, then peppering the same exact message with sarcastic wit directed at me? Then to top it off, at the end of this message you make a plea to me to not use sarcasm with you seeing as it would offend your delicate sensibilities. To say the least, this disjointed message was a little baffling to me, which is why I didn't respond to it; I didn't know how to take it. The only way to take it is to think the author of it was crazy. The same goes for the symbiosis you thought you had formed with the " community", when you were pretending to be under the impression that you were speaking as one entity. OK, you got me, you got me good, and I took the bait, hook, line and sinker. You really had me buying in to this farce. I thought that anyone that could become this disturbed and obsessed over a disagreement that two people were having about the operation of an antique dished wheel must have to be loco. I'm more than glad, I'm relieved to find out this was a ruse and you were only having some fun with me, even though at the time I'll have to admit that I didn't find it all that hilarious. When I saw this topic I was scrolling down and presto, heres Freddo again, I thought to myself this poor guy can't let go. Then I read it and it was pretty good, "One of yours BoomJ", It's funny, I laughed out loud, so I responded in kind. I'm glad you appreciated it; unfortunately Santa Dave now thinks I'm hanging upside down from a chandelier by my toe nails. Then your second post came and I quickly went back to having some serious concerns about your welfare. I don't know if anyone's ever told you that you could have been a professional actor but I certainly think you could have been; perhaps even in one of Pirandello's plays, because you certainly were convincing in the act of seeming to be mightily perturbed with me, even to the point of venting some hostility in my direction. Well, I'm happy to be informed that this isn't the case and it was all in fun. I accept your gracious apology and I offer you mine in return. Maybe some of my words were a little harsh. I'm going to be perfectly frank with you, when you posted the message, 'Gee! BoomJ it isn't that difficult to understand', I'll admit to being somewhat annoyed by it. This is when I decided to compose my "epistle to the wheelwrights". I'm also pleased to be informed that you really do agree with me and most of the literati around the world that "Shakespeare" and "Voltaire" when utilizing sarcasm in their works weren't displaying low wit but to the contrary, high art.
