We warned him. He refused to listen.
Seven hells, I even tried to give him a reach around -- err, tried to reach out to him, I mean *nervous laughter*
Kidding aside, it's like Brian has a forcefield that rejects legit criticism. I'm no shrink, but IF he's not just trolling, he is, as others have suggested, not-a-19"-neck DEEP in a mid-life crisis. He cannot even entertain the idea that someone is bigger, stronger, leaner, faster, better-looking, better at darts or fucking Super Mario than he; the mere suggestion of as much sends him into a frenzy.
I could understand that if it came from a young teenager. But this... I dunno. Either this is a sad case study or it's a major piss-take.