Because Dear Cora - it's known as tongue in cheek - humor - you know that "funny stuff"  I brought up Dex, he brought up Solvieg and now "lo and behold" we don't know why I posted this - jeeez - smile!! 

SOB490 - 2007-11-02 3:43 PM  I'm sure I'm not alone when I say that I enjoy coming here, reading the posts, and chiming in every so often - I think there are a lot of us out here with the same objective in mind.

Yep,  just like the mess deck.  80% of the BS was raised by 20% of the residents.  The others of us would sit in the peanut gallery and watch -- sometimes throwing in some ammunition for those losing the battle of wits.  Mostly we sat and watched. [here I hit the enter key]

Usually these mess deck sh!t slinging battles ended when one (maybe both) of the participants looked around and saw the audience.  And the look on their face was:  embarassment, shame, goofiness, "ah sh!t", or whatever.  They knew they were there for the amusement of the rest of us.  They made themselves foolish -- and we loved it! [here I hit the enter key]

THEN, one or both went on watch, or hit the rack.  Four to six hours later, it was all over.  They learned a lesson.  BUT, sometimes one or both was "easy to trip", and the spectators could see the same old thing happen again.  Usually everyone was tired of it after once or twice.  [here I hit the enter key]

(NOTE TO DEX, CORA, et. al.:  WE'RE TIRED OF IT.) [here I hit the enter key]

What gets me, is the "my dog's bigger than your dog" stuff that gets trotted out every time.  Sheesh, how often do we gotta hear it? [here I hit the enter key]

(Watch me get attacked for this.  Can you say ad hominem?) [here I hit the enter key again]