On Fri, 22 Jan 2010 10:35:05 -0800, Ranee at Arabian Knits wrote:

> In article >,
> sf > wrote:
>
>> On Fri, 22 Jan 2010 23:01:30 +1300, Miche > wrote:
>>
>>>Reading but not posting some of the time, depending on what my life was
>>>doing.
>>
>> Listen here, Missy - if you have time to read, you have time to post!
>
> I know you're teasing, but that isn't true. You have to be able to
> come defend yourself against people who think you are an idiot to roast
> peppers in the oven instead of over a gas flame, etc. It's hard to just
> make a comment and then not answer any questions or replies or whatever,
> and that takes time that people often don't have.

or you could try this all-purpose reply (variously attributed to h.l.
mencken, edward r. murrow, or wolcott gibbs):

Dear Sir or Madam:

You may be right.

your pal,
blake