I did really say that.  You should have seen their expressions, everyone kind of glanced at everyone else, little brains whirring...  who here is possessed???  Not me, not me!!!  I then said, I don't see anyone here who is possessed.  I.e, if you believe what he said, I have a bridge in Brooklyn to sell you.  It certainly did make people pause.  But, after the pause, they continued to give him their allegence.