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As you've found, humor's not in high regard on this forum.
Geez, I guess not.

I'm surprised by the level of vituperativeness directed against Dan here. Afterall, he was the victim of a crime. This would seem to support the wacko theory that we commonly blame the victim because it assauges our fear of being victimized ourselves by engaging in the fantasy that the victim must have had it coming...?

But then you wouldn't expect the people on this board who have reacted with callous indifference to the fact that Dan was the victim of a crime to understand why Dan was upset that his predicament was met with callous indifference by the people at his hotel.

Dan is to be commended for responding to the abuse with humor and civility. Maybe he could give everyone here lessons on responding to criticism without being defensive and abusive.

I also think he has been more magnanimous towards Mata Rocks than the rest of us would have been had we gone through the same thing. But of course, none of us would ever have been so stupid... laugh

And Hopper2, I've noticed the same thing and I agree with you.