Kevin S. Wilson wrote:

> "Bob (this one)" > wrote:
>
>>In the course of all these
>>mountain-moving efforts by my close friends Kev and Otto, they seem to
>>be saying rather dumb stuff just to kindle response.
>
> You might be onto something there. I wonder if there's a word for
> posting obvious nonsense in order to goad pompous, earnest bores into
> "proving" the obvious nonsense wrong. If there isn't a word, there
> ought to be.
>
> Maybe we could call it "spaghetti noodling."
>
> On the other hand, what kind of boob would fall for such an obvious
> ploy?

This is more like it. A bit of arch wit, some clever naming, rather good
sarcasm.

Getting there.

I put a silver star next to your name.

Pastorio