[eitland]

Genuine curiosity : why this reply to niels?

[tptacek]

I'm just feeling goofy. I didn't mean anything by it.

[javajosh]

I like the goofiness! I feel a little embarrassed for the people who will not or cannot recognize it as such.

The downvotes, well, those are, strictly speaking, justified. :)

[mst]

I laughed.

[graeme]

So did I. I took it as the form of humour where someone pretends to take personal offence and has a ludicrous reaction.

I didn't think he felt seriously offensed by the comment pointing out that the idea wasn't new.