Re: Huh?
"...shall we continue this tomfoolery or is it sufficiently apparent already how ridiculous nitpicking what "from scratch" means is?"
Yes, by all means, go on.There are lots of unanswered questions. Where did your gramps get a graphite pencil from? Mine used to tell stories about the excitement of seeing one.
Ridicule should't be an issue here. Surely we're long past that.