MAL: I have long suspected you are Vulcan. How nice it is, every time I encounter such an organized and logical mind.
Thank you for interpreting my rather far-out humor.

Could you interpret for me one more time? I'm not afraid of being misunderstood this time. I'm afraid of being understood all too well. So I'll leave it to you to do the honors. Parse this one out for all of us, please.

1. Angela asked for feedback on topic X.
2. Adieu, among others, gave feedback on topic X.
3. Within the context of Adieu's feedback on topic X are
two examples of humor. They were obscure enough that
not all persons perceived that the humor itself consisted
in the answers having a less-than-straightforward
relationship to topic X.
4. Angela asked Malady to explain one example of Adieu's
humor.
5. Malady did so, complying with Angela's request.
6. Sky chimed in, saying we were off-topic.

Q: Can Angela hijack her own thread by asking Malady
(online at the time perhaps) to explain what Adieu's posted
reply might mean?
Q: If Malady replies to Angela's request, explaining what the
posted reply means, has Malady hijacked Angela's thread?
Q: If Sky then interrupts the thread, stating it's off-topic, has Sky
actually hijacked Angela's thread in order to use it as a
protest against any commentary on Adieu's humor?
Q: Would the thread have continued as usual, if Sky had not
interrupted?
Q: Had the thread about run its natural course anyway?
Q: Is this all a tempest in a teapot?

Adieu