The problem I have here is that I was having a dialogue with Mandrill. He asked:
I told him where to find the information, and summarized it to the extent of my reconciliation. I was not "reporting information to all of us." I was having a dialogue with Mandrill, as I have been wont to do in the past, with respect to legal matters, baseball and tits. I gave him a source for the information he requested.
Your post #313:
directly followed mine, and I had believed it to have been written by Mandrill - I saw his sad face reaction. In hindsight, it's my bad that I didn't check to confirm which handle was replying to my post addressed to Mandrill. In hindsight, I should have known that he would not leave a nineteen word post unedited, when there were two spelling errors. I've also never known him to use
ellipsis.
Mine is an error of omission. Yours is an error of commission.
Imagine that this thread is happening in real time and in real life, in a real place. While I'm in conversation with Mandrill, you're effectively eavesdropping, with a belief that 'all that you hear is meant for your ears.' Very possibly this same assumption may have been held by the juror from the original jury.
While it is likely that some of my recollection of Rosie DiManno's column is not entirely correct, I could reasonably expect Mandrill to have, or have access to, a copy of today's Toronto Star. If Mandrill had written post #313, the sarcasm in my reply, (#317), would have been both apparent and appropriate.
As a matter of etiquette, if you wish to comment to me about my reply in a dialogue in which you are not a party, perhaps you could start your reply with @ and my handle, instead of clicking the reply button.