Like the line in "The Majesty of Rock", by Spinal Tap...

"The more it stays the same, the less it changes"

Here's how I see it.

If you can't handle a dig, then top it; if you can't top it, laugh it off; and if you can't laugh it off, it's probably deserved.

There are much more serious conflicts in the world than the itsy bitsy teeny weeny skirmishes here on SZ.

Ian