Sorry guys, there was really no deep meaning intended here. I was feeling jovial (or moronic, even), so decided to have some fun, but I'm not sure everyone realized that (or they realized that all too well and are pulling my leg). It is filed under Jokes and Humor...
@OUTLAW, Once while giving a talk, I held up my finger to indicate it was point #1, but accidentally held up my middle finger instead of my index finger. Suffice to say, no one remembered my point, but they did remember my gesture!
@ziddina, cool trick!
@moshe, great story. Being too "nice" is sometimes worse than not saying what needs to be said.
@Judge Dredd, If I move my chair closer, what do you plan on doing?
@Farkel, Your brutal honesty stings a little, but point well taken.
@White Dove. Indeed. The delivery, more so than the message, is often the deciding factor as to how the message is received.
@talesin, You're looking a bit blue in your picture... I was asking for it wasn't I? :) Being on this forum has helped me a lot to learn to deal with conflict and differences of opinion, but I still have a long way to go.