Not offended at all...I am quite nerdish as well....
This is the beauty of dialogue (with some decent ribbing thrown in for good measure)...we learn form each other.
If you have reference to legit peer reviewed studies, please post 'em up....I would love to see them and I'm not above revising my sentiments if the science is legit. That's what science is all about. However, to my knowledge, I have not seen any studies that would suggest that reptiles love each other, let alone me
BTW...my cat doesn't fly into windows. Just sayin'