In that you usually seem to be able to communicate quite well by implication AND by flat out statement. If you are sincere about what I took to be backpedaling, if you indeed aren't backpedaling, but never meant any reference to the previous contentious thread, I stand amazed.

I took it that way, Beep took it that way, Scott took it that way, I assure YOU it certainly appeared that way.

And - since you weren't making reference to the famous 'jerk' opinion, tell me, why the emphasis on 'this' in 'this' jerk? It sure seemed you were using it to differentiate 'Bob Johnson' from the 'jerk' reference in the previous thread (the one that Bill used in so many posts)? If your post had nothing to do with the 'jerk' reference in the last thread, there would be little need to add the emphasis at all. I'm curious. That phrase is what caused this little misunderstanding, after all.