No I don't. You must be gaining some serious respect around here; or maybe, people are starting to dislike you so much that they DON'T want to make fun of you.

What's the saying....Mockery is the sincerest form of flattery?

Or is it.....If you like someone, make fun of them?

Excerpt from Robert Crais' "The Monkey's Raincoat:"
"She took another microscopic bite of her sandwich, then pushed it away. Maybe she absorbed nutrients from her surroundings."