Steve, I think you're labouring under a serious misapprehension. You see Snail isn't like you and me - he is a superior being who is intellectually and morally superior to us poor mortals. But don't despair! Grasping the reality of this situation can be incredibly liberating!

I realised, whilst participating in another thread, that everything I said was not only intellectually inferior but also morally questionable. That meant that every statement of mine was morally and ethically flawed - hence I could say anything! For example writing ... oh, I don't know ... let me think ... something like: "Piss off, Snail, you pompous tw*t!" was no more (or less) offensive to him than: "I think that singaround organisers and participants should be more critical and seek to improve standards."

Alternatively, you could acknowledge his overwhelming superiority, apologise for your failings, and you might find that he then strides off, his halo shining brightly, to do battle with some other lowly worm.