Cecil Moore wrote:

...
In a lossless stub, the *total current* is 100%
standing-wave current. There is zero phase shift
in the current from one end of the stub to the other.
That's why total current cannot be used to measure
a delay through a coil in a standing-wave antenna.

Cecil:

Of course you are correct--it was meant to be a joke man, albeit a silly
one ...

Regards,
JS