Barry claims that he never reads my posts, so I doubt if he's even seen it. (Well, maybe he'll read it quoted in your post.)
He could hardly be offended, given that his own humor is pretty much the ultimate in what you describe as English-style. (He might be pissed off to find that I'd made a crack someone had found funny, though.) << I said "a Chinese aphrodisiac ingredient is goat penis. Let me know if that boosts your sex life." Judy responded "That is Barry's sex life. ;-)" Richard took exception to Judy's crack but it made me smile. Now Helen Mirren recently said "English humour is harsher, more scathing, more cruel and more surreal too" so perhaps that's why I liked it. I guess the crucial question is did *Barry* smirk when he read Judy's post or was he mortally offended? I'm guessing he took it in his stride. >>
