MACS wrote:You laughed because the ridiculousness of his comment was, not surprisingly, very appropriate for that particular area.
The elephant in the room, Frank... is about to sit on your chest. You can point out the elephant and be called any number of names, or be canceled, or ridiculed and vilified... or you can stfu and let the elephant smother you and die like a good citizen.
Your choice, buddy. Choose wisely.
or...
in my efforts to understand why I was taught that I can't always be right (which means that the other guys can't always be right either) I am freer than many to get the opposition's reasons and therefore get the humor...even when ironic.
Give it a try...wade into issues without being sure you have heard why so many think you may be wrong.
Try to hear what you may have missed due to hubris.
and sometimes the other guy makes a good joke out of your belief...HD did that.