Ah!, trouble with these text transmissions - ripe for confusion. I think I get what you refer to now: thumb·suck·er 'TH?m?s?k?r/ nounUSinformalderogatory noun: thumb-sucker a serious piece of journalism that concentrates on the background and interpretation of events rather than on the news or action; a think piece. I quoted: "would quit poking the bear" which I hope the board/consensus finds uniquely different and the subject of the sentence. And, rec'd an arguably cryptic response. Mysterious, may be a better word I don't know - depends what you mean by "when and how they could actually escape this mess". Bizarre.