Don't speculate and assume more than is necessary. I may be passionate about a cigar I think is one of the better ones out there ... and will speak highly of it when given the opportunity ... but I have also posted numerous times that differences in tastes are highly subjective, and to each their own tastes. Nothing wrong with that.
As far as Robby's statement goes, I'm sorry that you are disturbed over the fact that not everyone who reads your posts understands your sense of humor, and may sometimes get the wrong impression.
Robert is a good friend ... and one of the best guy's you could ever have the pleasure of knowing. He didn't understand why someone would post something like that ... and emailed me his concerns.
It's that simple, Robby ... the post upset him. I'm sure that he's gotten over it, once I explained the type of humor you like to engage in ... to him.
His subsequent email to me, in part, said:
"I must be getting thin skinned in my old age. But I am one who simply likes to hear the truth. Even if it may hurt. I never in my life have ever said one word in the form of hate. I have said many things over my lifetime that reflects my compassion for good people and my anger toward people who simply want to hurt people with their words."