Tempest in a teapot--isn't it always?

"As to our intellectual disagreement, I rebuked her for going off on one of her magic carpet rides/ego trips, within which she saw fit to insult a very accomplished individual, along with the entire scientific establishment, in her trademark treacly way. In her response, she not only threatened to have me removed from Google Groups(!), but also accused me of being in the pay of a certain discussion board proprietor..."

You are too funny.

Cathryn