Easy now, surfer dude...
I think you are barking up the wrong tree. I think that B.E. was actually posting a serious reply to me since I was having a laugh at the uniforms.
What sparked my remark was when I had a chat with this instructor I met. Not only did he consider himself to be God's gift to aviation (and mankind in general) but he also, being the "commander" of the C172, wore uniform and 4 stripes.
Since I actually did say that there are a few things more pathetic - so I guess being stranded on a Norwegian mountain at -30C in Bermuda shorts and t-shirt would be even more pathetic. When I think about it, that "bjørnefitte" you were talking about - should be on the ETOPS MEL...
So I suppose one should stop flying all together up there.
Just vote for Miljöpartiet (Swedish Green party) in the next election and that will sort itself out...