"I find it hard to dredge up much sympathy for somebody who reads my disclaimer, starts off saying "I know you might not have meant to offend", and then ends up yelling at me and telling me that tired old (and stupid!) rule about only saying nice things. While yelling at me, and thus breaking that rule."

Quoth the parent in the mall to her four year old boy:

Parent: Do (SMACK!) Not (SMACK!) Hit (Smack!) Your (SMACK!) Brother!!!! (SMACK!)

Talk about mixed messages!