gruezi dholloway and (hopefully) FQTV.

No - it was just my (very unperferct) way to try to stop at an early stage flamings on FQTV's postings limited to the time I mention in my initial post.

?arrogance?, snideness, and ?belligerence? (I have to look this last two words up in my diccionary at home) is your choice of words ...