Wow indeed! I had a busy day and just checked back.
I am so sorry to have caused so much controversy and ill-feeling here. Shall we lock this thread before it gets out of hand?
I think I can end this controversy once and for all. Many people have told me that I have an intelligence quotient similar to that of a post, which is much different than that of a Pole.
So I should know a post when I see one, and this was Definitely a post and not a Pole!