Further, on ellipses:

Lynne Truss, in Eats, Shoots & Leaves, states the proper uses of the ellipsis to be specific and few:

1. To indicate words missing . . . from a quoted passage


2. To trail off in an intriguing manner . . .

Gentlemen, I am not intrigued.

(And before you peg me as an anal-retentive witch, please note that both these posts were written with a smirk and occasional grin.)