Thanks for a reasonable post for a change, Stevie. You had more problems than most, I think, discerning when Robin was being ironic. I never did; it was always obvious to me.
Robin's an original. You have to be open and really tune in to get a clear perspective on him. He was never into spoon-feeding. As Ann says, some folks get him and some don't. You don't have to get him or like him, but hating him--the way Barry does--because you don't get him is just silly and very, very small. Judy, Robin's whole writing style seemed to jump between irony and seriousness, or at least as I perceived it. And because of that, and because of everything that preceded that post, it led me to believe, that it might be on the serious side of the divide. So, I was fooled, at least initially. I don't really have difficulty in determining the meaning of what Barry and Curtis are saying. Speaking of Curtis now in the past tense. The way they post seems to be the way most people post. Robin, I would say deviates pretty much from that norm. And I am not saying that is good or bad, at least for the purposes of this discussion. I mean Robin always seemed to be changing his mind about things. I don't think I am along in not knowing when he was being ironic, or when he was being serious.
