Whois 010

Punning will be my downfall someday. Already, it is used as a benchmark to determine whether something could or could not have been said by me. It leads to all kinds of awkward difficulties, both when it is indeed I who have done something and when it is not me at all. Well, this time, Mark x-ed the spot. Aha! Gotcha! And I am not going to say anything else about puns in any language or across languages. I leave that to my sister the linguist. But here's another, in which you just need to know where to look...

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In the corners you might miss the inconspicuous as it buries its head in some arcane tome. But the inconspicuous is just as likely to miss you. It is a matter of fortune. If one of you startles the other, chaos and vast amusement normally ensue, in a curious dance somewhat reminiscent of something by Orff. You will see the inconspicuous produce a conspicuous smile. It is almost like something from a Colgate advertisement, in flavour if not in form. The whole package is compact, and there are muscles you never thought to look for, lulled by the sensibility of appearance and the general illusion of utter sanity. But how many other people laugh backwards past their teeth? And how many would think of playing a LAN game in reverse order?

Who is this?