>Houston ... you are humorous.
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>I was reminded of some Proverbs that apply here ... they go something like this:
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>"Answer a fool lest he be wise in his own conceit” then, this should progress to "answer not a fool lest thou be like unto him". I guess this implies one can have too many conversations with a fool … eh?
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>This terminates our conversation ... feel free to chat with yourself or Gerry until your heart's content though.
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>CT

Mark Twain had another good observation on the subject: "Never wrestle with a pig. People might not be able to tell the difference."

The likes of Mr. Brennan are an unfortunate fact of life in cyberspace. IMO you chose the correct path by attempting to have a reasonable discussion with him, then bailing out graciously when it became clear he has an agenda which doesn't have much to do with you.