Seriously, though, I would love to know from Mr. Kyle Ryan whether he thought that the commenters would be delighted at their being mentioned on Best Show, or offended, or both.  The way he presented it was almost devious, where he quoted Scharpling's "compliments" entirely out of context in the article, then invited…

I found that Newton Gimmick put it best in the previous thread, when said something like "Tom Scharpling mocking our comments is like Lance Armstrong going into a gym and heckling the people on the stationary bikes."

*tugs at shirt collar*

Now, now @avclub-2bd086692a63899c03bb946d58c44d25:disqus , there's no need not to keep this civil.  I'm pretty sure that it was the risk of heated debates about grammar arising that kept them from allowing us to comment in this feature to begin with, and we don't want them to reconsider that policy, now, do we?

@avclub-f121d09285898f1c66d66f1e6f0455a6:disqus , @avclub-8dd007f4a97be79c135c67999bf5b27e:disqus et al. Thank you so much for the complimentary words.

@Scrawler2:disqus you're too kind, madam.  Also, no relatives anywhere in or near Chevy Chase that I know of.

Ugh.  Definitely going to regret this, but what the hell, it was cool to see what a handsome dude @avclub-f121d09285898f1c66d66f1e6f0455a6:disqus is.  This is my current, extraordinarily unkempt, appearance:

Tell it.  Grammar used to be considered a natural science like biology - an investigation into the vagaries and forms of the modes of communication adopted by human beings to suit their particular needs and circumstances.  Language is diverse and accommodating by definition.  The prescriptivist direction it took is a…

Yeah, I filled it out as well.  To let everyone know, it really doesn't take long for those who identify as hetero (about 10 minutes), but the preamble states that it could take up to 30 minutes depending upon your orientation and personal circumstances.

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Mrs. Peacock.  With a lead pipe.

You co-workers apparently know very little about you, then.

My favourites are the ones involving Robin tearjerking in the corner.

No, but I genuinely believe that David Lynch is the "David Fucking Lynch" that only comments on news items about himself.  My theory is that Elegant Victorian Lady is Patton Oswalt.

No.  No no no no no.

Huh! And if you take the initials back a letter in the alphabet, you get Louis B.J.  How about that?

*leans over to co-defendant* "I told you we shouldn't have hired this guy!"

Don't say it…  (also, incidentally, I'm often told I look a lot like Dylan McDermott)

I've got a hunch he's preparing a comeback soon.

Hey, no need to get bent out of shape over it.