Generally, I'd just brush these kinds of things off-they aren't worth the time and effort; but since it's from one of my fav. writers, I have to address it.

1. No, the sole intent of our posts wasn't to keep the thread alive. Point was that this benefit was being produced with our response, and if you ask me the cumulative benefit (of reviving the thread) is way higher than a small price to pay for humor in this case. Wouldn't you agree?

2. Of all the people, I would expect you to be the last person to define humor or any subject matter in a narrow wall of rules. From your point of view, all the stand-ups and comedians should only ridicule about constipation and fart jokes. I am not comparing what I did to a great stand-up routine, heck even I didn't laugh at what I wrote; but I wrote it as a humor piece, nothing else, and humor hates confinement.

3. Not sure what you meant by the third point. "We have done it all," Where? In this thread? Completely disagree; show me racism, sexism or bigotry in this thread. And if you are talking about other threads, then that wasn't the point is it?

Let me ask you honestly, are you one of those people who get offended when a co-worker or a friend makes funny comment on your expense? Would you have felt offended if you were asking about travel help for you folks and a co-worker make the same exact comment we did on this thread? If you find it offensive then I have nothing to say; we just are made from different clay my friend.

While we are discussing this, has anybody noticed the OP's question is still not being answered? Why are we then discussing everything else?