maybe I read this wrong but I don't think so. As you wrote - insults can be subtle or blatant. Yours falls into both camps. Not acceptable at all. Not at anytime have I insulted anyone, either blatant or subtle or by being sly. This is the reason most people do not stand up to be heard as there is always someone to try and put them in a box and be a bully. Don't worry though. I wont give my opinion on this thread again.