[Dr. Eckleburg]

I have noticed you personally seem to have an anecdote about some relative for every point you make. And funniest thing, the relative always ends up (sect unspecified) protestant.

Just lucky, I guess.

But I've told "anecdotes" about my RC FIL, so your conclusion is incorrect.

I find all those anecdotes difficult to believe.

Certainly your prerogative.

On the other hand, I have a number of them myself, but they are of no probitive value, so I’ll decline to use them.

I'm assuming you mean "probative" value, and you're probably right about your anecdotes being generally worthless. Certainly, you would know.

And thus we finally agree on something.

[Quix]

I have noticed you personally seem to have an anecdote about some relative for every point you make. And funniest thing, the relative always ends up (sect unspecified) protestant.

Just lucky, I guess.

But I've told "anecdotes" about my RC FIL, so your conclusion is incorrect.

I find all those anecdotes difficult to believe.

Certainly your prerogative.

On the other hand, I have a number of them myself, but they are of no probitive value, so I’ll decline to use them.

I'm assuming you mean "probative" value, and you're probably right about your anecdotes being generally worthless. Certainly, you [MIGHT] know [in a . . . solidly . . . reflective moment].

And thus we finally agree on something.