Oshkosh George
Yes, t'was a wind-up.
Also an attempt to point out that the disgression into spelling was occasioned by the arrival of an evident outsider. This outsider seems to be one of number of contributors to various threads - all of whom appear when any talk of defending pilots' interests, strikes, etc. are discussed. (He also played a similar role in other threads).
As my final sentence makes clear, I hope, it was also an effort to get us back to the challenge facing BMI pilots.