And there it is, the message that veers off the path of discourse and heads down the path of insults and flame wars. I didn't actually except to see it happen in this thread, but no matter.

Regarding geography, no I did not notice any hint of irony. That's the problem with writing -- intent is often not clear when it comes to irony and sarcasm. I saw the literal version of what was written -- e.g. that you do not know that much about the Mid-west, and responded in kind.

Regarding Peoria, Illinois, IBM has a campus there, and since it's in the Mid-west, I thought you might be confusing Boca Raton and Poughkeepsie for it. I'm not sure how anyone goes from "Peoria, Illinois" to the sound of barfing, but it is a good example of how you tend to derail threads.

Anyway, sadly, given the direction this thread is headed in, there's little point in continuing it. :-(

Elda Taluta; Sarks Sark; Ark Arks

In reply to Re^9: What is "aggressive" argument? by Argel
in thread What is "aggressive" argument? by BrowserUk

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