> > As always, Doug, I'm greatly indebted to you
> > for explaining me to myself.
>
> I did a better job than you did.
But I wasn't trying to explain *myself*, or indeed to *explain* anything.
Turning a conversation about some topic into a conversation about one's interlocutor is rather a Henwood specialty, though there are plenty of 'prentice hands round here seeking to acquire the master's touch.
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