>This is far too difficult a business not to try and have some fun
>once in awhile. Sometimes, stuff that's posted over the Internet
>is taken the wrong way. I think that's the case on both sides here.

Something that I've been far too guilty of, far too many times.

On the other hand, http://www.dickalba.demon.co.uk/usenet/guide/faq_fwit.html.