Great, now all my good lines are ruined.

You've known me for quite a while, and I'm pretty sure that you know that I wouldn't call myself gutless. So... that in mind, of course it was not a metaphor. The fact that it comes off sounding like a metaphor is to my advantage in life though... it allows me to be honest, yet not have to answer 1,001 questions. In the case of that reply, I thought that it was perfectly placed. It basically explained one of the reasons for my ranting and ended the reply on a slightly brow raising note. Although I'm sure the same question went through the minds of many (was he serious about that?), I guess you were just the only one with balls enough to come right out and ask me.