> Why, what value do you think the comment had? I can't speak for the op, but I found it an interesting bit of trivia. Sure, they could have googled it, but if

> Why, what value do you think the comment had? I can't speak for the op, but I found it an interesting bit of trivia. Sure, they could have googled it, but if they had, I wouldn't know about the origins of this poem. And thanks to the replies, I now know what a 'person from Porlock' means. Reading that comment was a win for me. If the person was jostling for status (and I don't see a reason to think that), well, I still benefitted.