One can agree with Mickey or not, but imo the ambush post that struck a match to this tinderbox is one of many which have been deleted, and I read all of them last night. And it wasn't Loop's deleted post regarding the fickled shareholder award, which was very funny and in jest just as you said; nor was it any of Mickey's subsequent posts made in bad temper which came later.
Again, I really wish folks would take advantage of the ignore feature here if they have a problem with Mickey's posts instead of attacking him, as the attacks often go beyond what is necessary and are often unfair, imo.