Whoooohoooo! Ted got some stones! 
Yeah, big brass ones. I cheered yesterday too! (Yes, I read Sally Forth every day. Shut up.)
It must be serious. Ted isn’t smiling any more. Usually the characters in Sally Forth smile even when they’re saying things like, “I couldn’t help but notice your body odor has gotten worse lately.”
Kind of a pity he backed down, since I suspect these are just crocodile tears. We’ll see.