>It takes two to sling mud. When one simply walks away and does not participate in that sort of buffoonery, it ends....

Hi John,

For this to be plausible, it would seem necessary that you ( not you personally but the generic "you" ) have to be willing to not "have the last word". Unfortunately, it is often perceived that the one with the "last word" is the "correct" one ... and often "perception is reality."

Bill