On Feb 18, 3:35 pm, snacilbuperkcuf
wrote:
RE "Scottish ingenuity is--like British humor--not to be laughed at"
and "If you had brains"

"not to laughed at" means the same as "to be taken seriously"
Aha. The original statement is the same as:
"British humor is to be taken seriously, because it is funny"

or, in other words:
British humor is not to be laughed at, because it is funny.

....or, if you had brains you would....

By the way, interesting handle. Are you the one that Rush Limbaugh
needed the Viagra for?
Frank Reid