rw wrote:
...
Occasionally someone chimes in with a sad story, and they typically
receive the obligatory condolences. Fortenberry is a master of
exploiting that -- recruiting sympathy for his dog dying ...

I was sorry to hear about Arlo. I suppose you'd say that you
exploited my sympathy but funny thing is, I didn't feel the
least bit exploited.

--
Ken Fortenberry