[ Well, well. A kindred spirit with parent issues. He could be wrong, but seeing as Archer isn't sure whether he would want to hug or strangle his adoptive father if he ever ran into him, he isn't in a position to judge.

To the question, though, Archer simply offers that faint, ironic smile once more. ]

I suppose a figurative one should be viewed as more merciful than a literal one.

[ Says the man who was hanged for a crime he didn't commit. ]

Though I suppose it depends on what you have in mind for my punishment.