Indeed.
Rainard Jalen, cut the guy a break, I've heard people make similar claims as the ones you made and mean them totally seriously. This is more than one person, at that, different people from totally different enRAB of the spectrcum, too.
A lot of humour and parody doesn't translate obviously into forums, and such, because we can't hear your tone of voice. It is sometimes difficult to gauge if someone is serious, joking, or trolling.