That's still no reason to call a complete stranger a "CACKPOT"!

He might have been an alien tentatively trying to converse on our
(low) level!

It's no wonder there are so few of us left.

I have it on good authority that it's much the same on Usenet on Omega
Andromeda.

I heard it's a complete bloodbath over there!

Pride and prejudice. ;-)