There is quite a difference between sounding off "for a larff" as the twittering classes call it and vicarious malice tempered with spite. I had hoped, even de

There is quite a difference between sounding off "for a larff" as the twittering classes call it and vicarious malice tempered with spite. I had hoped, even desired, that I had provided enough clues (as Sherlock might say) and other indicators within my former missive to ensure that a reader might infer the former was my intention rather than the latter. Perhaps I should have been more forthright and made my point crystal clear, rather than hiding behind crass attempts at humour and not a little hyperbole. If you closely examine the Victorian "H.N." rules, you'll note multiple oxymoronic phrases and not a few inconsistencies. It might appear initially that someone is attempting to effect a writing style that they are not normally accustomed to. It's still bollocks!