I was actually wondering if you were repeating WMC's words back to him to see if you'd get called out on them while he wasn't - an interesting experiment to be sure, but only necessary for purposes of replication. In any case, it may not have been the wisest statement (or beyond my ken) since the reaction to baiting always seems to be highlighted and condemned rather than the baiting itself, which as always simply reinforces the initial baiting behavior.