[OldNewYork]

Haha, I got it the first time. I don’t usually start them, but I’m well able to do both.

I was also kind of joking by taking mock offense, later, to try and point out for you that the people starting fights have their own idiosyncratic rationale about what offends, to justify their starting it by putting it on something the other person did or said, even if that person didn’t mean any offense.

[null and void]

I thought you might be doing that, but it seemed so subtle and understated I rejected the possibility.

Very well played! That earns a hat tip...