[0x12]

Well, then maybe he should have said something to that effect. The problem with speaking in public is that people will actually hear what you say. If you don't intend to come across as flippant don't be flippant.

[freejack]

Yeah, and I'm sure that his entire statement would have been quoted in the press :-)

"We talked with Yegge and dealt with the matter internally, and besides, I didn't read past the first thousand pages"

gets quoted as...

"I didn't read past the first thousand pages..."