>A poor attempt at sarcasm, Gerry, aiming to show the other guy how silly his 'observations' really are. I gues those smileys really are needed when **I** try humour.
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>cheers and sorry for the misunderstanding.

No problemo ... I sometimes leave smileys off on purpose.

We've already discussed the fact previously that some people think that a "smiley" allows them to get away with anything.