grammar dammit
Well, since I was the one to ask it would be terribly rude to accuse you of lying... and it is a tale I have seen repeated several times already, with no conflicting claims that I have found. [He's not about to take anything as gospel (har har), but getting repeat confirmations is about all he can do, so.
And getting pulled in and out that many times sounds like a pain, not that he's sympathetic.] My condolences, sir.