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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Kelleris" data-source="post: 2488344" data-attributes="member: 19130">Actually, I've said nothing about Dr. Bombay's personal character anywhere in this thread, though I've made some comments about how I found his column in response to others.  Oh, and I've said he's ignorant of D&D, because that's the most charitable take on the published column.  Others have been less charitable and accussed him of deliberate meanness toward an easy target.I'm actually trying to make a distinction between laughing and this type of humor and ridiculing someone.  If I laugh at someone whom I've never met, and whom I would likely never meet, and whom I wouldn't treat differently based on the recommendation of a caustic advice columnist if I did meet, I just don't think I'm ridiculing them.  I'm not doing anything to them.  Likewise, I wouldn't think the people who laughed at the Nut Incident at a party later were ridiculing me.  At most, they would be ridiculing my tendency to have things hit me in the crotch, and I doubt even that would be on their mind.  Really, they'd just be laughing at a story they found funny, and not ridiculing anything at all.Do you at least concede that I have a reasonable point of view here, as to why I don't feel particularly guilty for my reaction?  Even if you still think I'm ultimately to blame for some kind of moral lapse?Umbran - Hey, I should've said something more specific earlier, but this reminds me.  I hope you didn't take offense at my "Down boy" comment.  I was being defensive and hadn't really thought the matter through yet.  I'm sorry if I offended you.</blockquote>

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