I understand. When you laughingly agree with a poster that education at the university is "a laughingstock, and deservedly so," and when you state that the U.S. News And World Report college rankings (showing UGA to be in the upper tier of public universities in America) are doubtful, anyone interpreting your comments at face value is deficient in the humor department.
I understand the intent of Howlin's post and I found the article amusing. I found your comments to be worthy of an attempt at enlightenment.