It is said that diplomacy is the art of saying nice doggy while you look for a big stick.

My "nice doggy" is to quote myself "the second comedy post means I have permission to make it a trio."

The big stick is to quote myself with italics "the second comedy post means I have permission to make it a trio". Also to reiterate that everything in my post was meant to be humourous (i.e. funny) and the emoticons should have been a dead give away. As part of that humour was what, for me, passes as a small amount of irony (i.e. the use of the word inflicted).

As for the use of "liseuse" let it not be mistaken that am in favour of its use. I personally won't be doing so soon. I merely acknowledge that some people, but not thee and me, do attempt to use it but I rather suspect that it will fade through lack of adoption (much like Sony's memory stick has).

We return you to our regularly scheduled off-topic interruption.