Numbskullery/Nincompoopishness

The literalness, I swear, it was almost comedic at times. And even those baby-faced mamby-pambs themselves, keeping it all so close to the vest (at Sassy's, especially), none of THEM could decipher the stupidity of it, either! Of course, if I could only get this bevy of dim-witted bullies into thinking less linear, popping those corks less prematurely, yeah, I'd probably give it a shot, for Christ! Nothing much to lose, right?