The pot was crased.

[…] reposted bombmaking and narcotics manuals from notorious publishers like Paladin and Loompanics. Some of these reposters alluded to the “Feinstein Amendment” as an abridgement of speech and motivator behind their repostings.

Not only is commess judged in this way, but it is related in the minds of Vincentians with such other traditional devices as joking ('ragging', 'making mock'), arguing ('making boderation', 'giving vextation') and ceremonial performances of a more ritualised sort. In other words, Vincentians seem to say that there is an 'art' in gossip just as there is in making a song or speech, or conducting an argument, and they judge the practice of commess accordingly.

Jews rescued some normalcy from increasingly difficult times by assuaging their constant Angst in the family and community and making do with less.