>why not among the tea-haters?

Probably religion. The Pilgrim Fathers weren't exactly known for having a good laugh were they? After that I suppose they were too busy winning the West and fighting all those grizzlies to have time to make fun of it all.

Jackie said something a while ago about how nice people are to each other - I suppose as we said in another thread, irony may be just too cruel for some people's tastes.