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> When disagreeing, please reply to the argument instead of calling names. "That is idiotic; 1 + 1 is 2, not 3" can be shortened to "1 + 1 is 2, not 3."

Site guidelines aside, your wording is rather rude. You probably could've said the same thing without the "get off your high horse" bit.

They're making a joke.