Brian,
Apology accepted, though I can't call to mind which sarcastic
comment you are apologizing for. Many are posted.
Perhaps you could prevail upon the group to stop with the kitten
killing comments? This is a family bul. board and it makes me shudder
to think of a kiddo (hopefully supervised by a parent) reading the
posts. I never addressed the issue or cared to know the meaning of
the slang phrase. Murder will out as they say, and sure enough the
coinage was explained.
Catlover/teacher/gardener and frequent poster