Oh, you should have seen the look of stupidity on his face. It was priceless.
Priceless yes - Lloyds of London Auction material!
When I first saw you, my thought was, "what in the world is that guy trying to do. He is walking around there, smiling, having a good time, and the other Freepers aren't even responding"! I thought that if you came over my way, I was going to ask you about the violin and baseball bat that tree made. I was going to ask you if you used wooden pencils! I was going to really shame you!!
It wasn't until dinner with the others that I mentioned all the diverse groups that barged in and mentioned this guy with the silly sign about killing a tree. When they told me that you were one of us, I nearly fell of the chair. Now it all comes clear, and I understand now what you were doing. (I need to learn more subtlety in jokes, I guess!)
Anyway, I'm called Exit (((shaking hands))), and I think what you did was really funny!