Dear David, I did find your response to my post about humor studies an inappropriately personal attack to a professional communication. A number of others saw it similarly and told me so off-list. John Bird was not among them, but I appreciated his calling you to account for turning a serious intellectual contribution into a teasing remark about how the posting and poster bored you, and I told him so--also off list. I did not wish to open myself to more such attacks by responding publicly, so I held back, but I write now to assure you are mistaken to conclude that my silence conveyed any kind of consent. If you wish to discuss this further, let's do so so in private email, where I will gladly explain why you were not funny. Judith Lee Judith Yaross Lee, Ph.D. Ohio University Athens, OH