On Tue, 5 Aug 2008 06:42:36 -0400, "Tim J."
wrote:

Tom Littleton wrote:
Tim, I think the word you were looking for is 'longwindedness'.

No, "strange" and "sad" are really the words. I really don't think the
poking-with-a-stick stuff is funny any longer. It exposes weaknesses on all
fronts, IMHO.

You're right.