Ben
.....and you wonder why Wally and I have left?
cider
I rather doubt that Wally would pick you for his Spokesman:

But just in case you two have collaborated and collectively came to this conclusion so be it.
Speaking to you, in other words you can put it out but you can't take it. And just to remind you, who was the two hound dogs which tagged team me in the 'beekeeping' section of all places, inviting me to come to the coffeehouse? While Warning me; "Ben if come to the coffeehouse you had better have a
thick skin", though I had no interest in the coffeehouse, I came on 'your' invitation. The manor of my rebuttal to you above, are direct words and dialect that you yourself taught me as you have given me via your many tongue lashings, time and again.

I have always accepted this as 'your way' of being friendly.
Your wisecrack about the kangaroo topic is just another prime example. If my friendly rebuttal, whom I reserve 'affectionately' for you, is more than you can take, then all I can say is don't dish it out if you can't take it. First rules of the playground.
In other words don't wave the white flag of surrender and then reach behind your back and pull a weapon of sarcasm out of the clear blue, when my back is turned, especially when I had respectfully accepted your white flag, of hack and surrender!

PS
Still love you Cider.. .
