See, I got your point...so why ruin it by saying something juvenile? Why not just make your point? You didn't return his favor; returning his favor would've been being equally sarcastic, not calling him a name.
Yes, he can expect to get away with being sarcastic to you. We can all be sarcastic to one another. You're not exempt from this because you were in the army, or because you personally "despise" it (which is a really strange, extreme reaction to the idea). This is not a battle for your pride, or the integrity of the armed forces. If he says something sarcastic because he thinks your point about the paparazzi is going too far, there is no reason for you to think this is a frontal assault on your manhood or dignity, because it is clearly neither. He's making an argument, not challenging you to a duel.
This all might be moot, anyway, because I've re-read Loner's reply a few times, and I don't think I'd even call it sarcastic to begin with. He asked two rhetorical questions, both of which made reasonable, straightforward points. I don't see the slight here, and I don't think anyone else would unless they were already looking for them.
Yes, he can expect to get away with being sarcastic to you. We can all be sarcastic to one another. You're not exempt from this because you were in the army, or because you personally "despise" it (which is a really strange, extreme reaction to the idea). This is not a battle for your pride, or the integrity of the armed forces. If he says something sarcastic because he thinks your point about the paparazzi is going too far, there is no reason for you to think this is a frontal assault on your manhood or dignity, because it is clearly neither. He's making an argument, not challenging you to a duel.
This all might be moot, anyway, because I've re-read Loner's reply a few times, and I don't think I'd even call it sarcastic to begin with. He asked two rhetorical questions, both of which made reasonable, straightforward points. I don't see the slight here, and I don't think anyone else would unless they were already looking for them.