Elsie, like Ronald Reagan said: Life’s tough, and it’s tougher if you’re stupid!
I guess he was thinking of you when he made that statement. Were your parents first cousins? Were you dropped on your head as a child? Inquiring minds want to know, because mostly you make no sense to normal folks.
I usually understand the man.
When I don't...the references he is reaching for are probably too obscure for me to either know, or keep up with.
It's not that he was "dropped on his head" but more you may not know what he's talking about. I've seen more than few short quips that would drive to the heart of a matter, or reveal the holes in antagonists reasonings.
It can include past conversations here on FR, in light of whatever it is that is going on at a more present moment.
Mix in lots of exposure of some of the worst of the error and excess of Mormonism in days gone by, and there you go. A skeleton key which can unlock many doors.
Ah; so you DO understand me!