Referring to them as the "Evil Brewers" is a bit of hyperbole, which is a common method used in writing to emphasise a point. It may emphasize the point, but it may not be fair to the opposing point of view, since whatever they said was not that extreme. It's easy for that to spin off into a misunderstanding (see above). At the same time, huntsvillefan, it seems like you expect Peavey to know which phrases are going to set you off, and get pretty offended when he says something that you don't like, or wouldn't use yourself. I have to agree that "talking out of both sides of your mouth" is pretty tame, not much different than "you're saying two different things." And while I can appreciate your feelings about "mental cases", it's not really fair to assume that everyone is going to feel the same way without some sort of personal experience to behind it. It seems like a more productive way to address this would be to explain how you interpret these phrases first and react second, rather than the other way around. And Peavey, instead of taking a "you're too sensitive it doesn't mean anything of the sort" stance, perhaps a "I'm sorry, it means something completely different to me and I didn't realize you would feel that way about it" response would help diffuse tension as well. Now let's all hug.