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Yeah, disliking non-sequiturs inserted for their own sake is a good summary of my point.
I actually hadn't seen gibe before, but a quick search suggests it means something pretty different. Per Grammarly:
Gibe generally means to make mocking or insulting remarks, used predominantly as a verb. On the other hand, jibe can either refer to a sailing maneuver... or mean that something is in agreement, often seen as 'jibe with'.
Whoa, those two definitions of jibe don't jive!
So, I pulled my definition from here; however, I did not read down far enough to see the alternate definition!
What I found looking deeper is this. The article links here, saying jibe (to fit in/be in harmony) is the older term (used since at least 1813) and jive is only used that way in the past 80 years.
So, while the definitions now jibe together, it is still some jive. So, no gibe given, I was clearly mistaken!
Interesting! TIL