<BLOCKQUOTE><font size="1" face="Arial, Veranda">quote:</font><HR>Originally posted by ggw:<BR><B>fa·ce·tious ( P ) Pronunciation Key (f-sshs)<BR>adj. <BR>Playfully jocular; humorous: facetious remarks. <P>[French facétieux, from facétie, jest, from Latin factia, from factus, witty.]<P>\Fa*ce"tious\, a. [Cf. F. fac['e]tieux. See Faceti[ae].] 1. Given to wit and good humor; merry; sportive; jocular; as, a facetious companion.<P>2. Characterized by wit and pleasantry; exciting laughter; as, a facetious story or reply. -- Fa*ce\"tious*ly, adv. -- Fa*ce\"tious*ness, n.<P>Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc. <P><BR>facetious<P>adj : cleverly amusing in tone; "a bantering tone"; "facetious remarks"; "tongue-in-cheek advice" [syn: bantering, tongue-in-cheek]<P>Source: WordNet ® 1.6, © 1997 Princeton University </B><HR></BLOCKQUOTE><P>funny, I thought Rhett had supplied a suitably <B>fa·ce·tious</B> reply. Perhaps the joke is on you?<P>