Is it true that you when you were 14 you called your teacher a cootie-licker?
Madness string 2319
If I had the choice between Linus' abrasive style and the fake politeness in Wikipedialand, where you can needle and provoke your enemy at will provided you don't use rude words I pick Linus a thousand times over.
Once we have an explanation - correct or incorrect - we are complacent, at least for awhile.