Well, now, to be accurate and fair here.
The 5th Assistant Grand DUmmie "EarlG," who started this whole mess by giving the DUmmiette "sfexpat2000" permission to have "one thread" for fund-raising on April 28--and who was subsequently demoted (from 2nd Assistant) for that catastrophic lapse in good judgement--uh, anyway, the 5th Assistant Grand DUmmie "EarlG" was born, raised, and educated in England.
Tea of course is a popular part of the culture in England, and so while it may have mildly sinister connotations (although I have no idea what could possibly be sinister about tea) in this country and culture, it is just an average normal usual customary thing in England.
And so I would consider that thingamajig the 5th Assistant Grand DUmmie "EarlG" uses, as merely an innocent symbol of what he is, just as I use the bison.
I hear the word TEABAG and I think of something completely different....jsut how my twisted mind works sometmes.
Especially whre those guys are concerned.