You wrote:
“No, no.....see, this is where you make a clever quip about using me for bait, or something like that. That’s how jokes work - you play into the others absurdity by being more absurd.”
No, I leave all the absurdity to your posting.
“My joke was how you and I were really fishing buddies - an absurdity, but kind of amusing considering the outrageous dialog of this thread.”
I understood what you were saying and why.
“I really wasn’t asking whether you fished, or when you stopped fishing.”
I know - and that’s exactly why I answered the way I did.
“I know - and that’s exactly why I answered the way I did.”
You’re one sharp cookie.