See it as an example of the advice to writers: "kill your darlings". :-) And yes, my best jokes are often downmoded too. And no, I didn't downmod your bad jok

See it as an example of the advice to writers: "kill your darlings". :-) And yes, my best jokes are often downmoded too. And no, I didn't downmod your bad joke -- out of courtesy. :-) (Previous was one of my good jokes; I've never downmoded.)