I somewhat understand the Moderator's decision. Minimus has stirred the pot in the past with some of his questions (intentionally or not only he knows).
He has also taken shots at people (like many of us) so rather than let things go down that path again, they stopped it.
In this instance was laughing my a$$ off at the banter between the two of them. Glad to see other mellowing people over 40 horsing around.