Me too, but I think I get to keep my hit points for spotting it before the bannination. Though I also realize now that I should not have said anything here, of course; it was just so suddenly, incredibly obvious.
I never get puns…
I don’t get it.
Is saying this without apparent apology or irony now enough to get a complete newbie banned?
By the same token, is the intellectual-heartless-bastard pose all it takes these days to get the wuv on the Dope?
I believe, based on his style, that he was a sock of a recently banned member.
Awww…it’s ok. I heart you, too.
Seriously? I just liked the way that our returning friend was able to make a coherent argument with few grammatical errors and actually fight some ignorance in response to a stupid O.P. Too bad he couldn’t keep up the persona for very long. I didn’t detect the smell of gym socks until another thread which has since been disappeared.
Hammer ad, 1920
"You will find the Standard ™ brand hammer to be completely adequate and satisfactory for the hammering of nails of all kinds into both hard and soft wood.
Hammer ad, 1943
“Standard Hammers are pounding away at the skulls of sneaky Japs for victory! Buy War Bonds.”
Hammer ad, 2000
“Hammerient Hammers. Hammers. Nails. Hard.”
Hammer ad, 2006
“Hammerworks produces award-winning, world-class, robust nail-driving solutions.”
You guys are good. I can never tell who the socks are.