Oh, for God's sake. I do not bring a cattleprod to the pingpong game. I just don't back down when you wave your dictionary in my face. Why in hell would I say deleteriously and talk about laughter? You know deleriously, uncontrolled joy, running around, laughing - that sort of thing. Ha-ha-ha like.
Oh, and while we're on the subject, I don't go for the jugular until I have to. That's Dracula, you know. It's nice to try to label me with that, but it's not true. I will go for it metaphorically when there's a train coming, or a roof falling, or a time bomb ticking.
Pretty neat trick, too, putting quotes around the "several of us," as if I'm making that up. Heck, I don't blame them for not coming forth. It's not fun being slapped down, and I'm certainly not giving you other targets.
But the main thing, Mister, is how much I really don't like that old expression "I was only joshing." Now don't get me wrong. What you said was funny. (Except the ponderous part, but given that your humor can be so obscure, I guess I can forgive that.) In fact it was so funny that I've repeated it several times to friends today and we've all laughed. It just wasn't said in fun, nor was it expressed in fun, nor was it followed up in fun. Am I angry about it? Good Lord, no! I love a good joke. Just don't negate the quality of it by claiming you didn't mean it. That insults me a second time.
Oh, yeah, I never said I was doing anything right. Those are your words. I said "I might be able to do something." Obviously, I couldn't. I need to find you one of those Harry Truman desk signs, you remember, "The Buck Stops Here."