I really LOL'ed at your loon in the moon line at NoJava!
Yes, I guess in the great scheme we are all just fools being silly about particular this 'n thats, but life is there to enjoy, so why waste it by being serious all the time?
As to expressing humor in this medium, I guess it takes a little practice to figure out how to make a funny with words only when humor is so often visual or oral timing........Right?
CZ