Guest of Aug 23 at 1:03 PM seems to be under the erroneous impression that Martin Gibson is universally feared and disliked. I would like to remind him/her that he was correct when saying there's no such thing as a collective opinion, and I wish to take this opportunity to mention a few things I like about MG

He's very direct. He's not a phoney, or wishy washy, or insincere.
He's reliable, and consistent, and politically incorrect, which takes some courage. You always know where you stand with Martin Gibson. I don't agree with 99% of what he posts, but so what? What the hell, live and let live. There are other people who post here who irritate me more. If they can tolerate me, I can tolerate them.

As my very weird friend told me a few weeks ago when I was all upset about a woman who went off at me in a very intense and unexpected manner, "You gots to chew the meat, and spit out the bones."

It ain't always going to be prime rib.