Thank you. I knew that would be the only way that I was going to get a compliment from you.

oh, what a bunch a crap! I probably post more reactions to your comedic stylings than anyone else around these parts. That's probably because I'm the only one who's on your wavelength most of the time.

Which scares me.

BTW, why do people always say "pardon the pun"?

That, my friend, is a very good question. I don't think that most people feel that punning is a pardonable offense, but it's a almost a reflex to ask for it. I think subconsciously it's because you want to point out the pun just in case the listener doesn't recognize it as wordplay.

In my previous post, as a matter of fact, I had originally typed "...which you so richly deserve." I re-read it before I posted and thought, "hmm... there's a pun in there. If I make it "...which you deserve so richly,", maybe it'll stand out better and Hanover will get it.

Then I asked for your pardon... probably subconsciously thinking you might NOT get it.

Did I just answer a rhetorical question?