Okay, before anything goes any further (and because Lissie's really worried about being misunderstood here), I'd like to tranlate from Martian and Venusian for both parties.

Lissie's comment about "real men" was not intended as a slight to guys on the board. She was commenting about DNQ's posting of his sex life and how "real men" don't kiss and tell the public.

Frank's comments are not meant to be judgmental to Lissie, and he is, in fact, offering up an olive branch. However, Frank, Lissie truly does not see herself as anyone more important than others on the board (even though she is a minor celebrity here \:\) ) and really doesn't understand why her words carry so much importance to those around here. And her "drop it" comment was a general, "let's let the issue die" comment, not a direct request to you to bury your feelings.

Um, I think that should cover it and hopefully (?) smooth things over before everyone gets riled up again...

"I made the wall of shadow draw back,
beyond desire and act, I walked on.

Oh flesh, my own flesh, woman whom I loved and lost,
I summon you in the moist hour, I raise my song to you."