On Sun, 2 May 2010 17:17:20 -0400, Felice wrote:

> "blake murphy" > wrote in message
> news
>> On Sun, 2 May 2010 04:09:20 -0700, Bob Terwilliger wrote:
>>
>>> Ophelia chimed in with Paco in criticism of Giusi:
>>>
>>>>>>> We've been on a boil-water alert since early evening, when a 10-foot
>>>>>>> diameter pipe bringing water to the Boston area sprang a leak and is
>>>>>>> dumping eight million gallons of water per hour into the Charles
>>>>>>> River.
>>>>>>> So along with 2 million or so other area residents who didn't get to
>>>>>>> the store early enough to grab some bottled stuff, I'm quenching my
>>>>>>> thirst with a substitute -- in my case, gin and tonic and yesterday's
>>>>>>> ice cubes.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Felice
>>>>>> Things could be a lot worse, or at least they could be if you were
>>>>>> sober
>>>>>> enough to know it!
>>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> That was cold.
>>>>
>>>> and nasty!
>>>
>>> I didn't see it that way at all. Felice *said* she was drinking gin and
>>> tonic because of the lack of fresh water, which struck me as humorous in
>>> a
>>> black-humor kind of way. Giusi just made a similarly-humorous observation
>>> based on what Felice wrote.
>>>
>>> I think Giusi's humor just passed over your heads.
>>>
>>> Bob
>>
>> i read an implied smiley there as well.
>>
>> your pal,
>> blake
>
> That's the only smiley I find acceptable.
>
> Felice

exactly.

your pal,
blake