Dear Ferret Folks- Yes, different people certainly do interpret written posts differently. A few people wrote me that they thought Vickie's post was snarky, but a few didn't see it at all. The sticking point seemed to be the beginning of the post, the "Pu-leez." That is what set me off, and the few folks who wrote me to tell me that they were unhappy, too. Sometimes it is so hard to understand just what a poster's intentions are when you can't see their face of hear the tone of their voice. If I misunderstood Vickie's intentions then I apologize profusely. Me, I deal with a seven year old who starts sentences with a sarcastic "pu-leeze" far more often than any of us adults in his life care for. Apparently he learned it from his little classmates and it GRATES. Again, apologies to Vickie. I should have just ignored the whole thing. Alexandra in MA [Posted in FML 6881]