This is getting ridiculous!
Before becoming an F/O based at MAN, I was a bobby who worked in a police communications and control room, sending people to burglarys, domestics, fights etc.
The golden rule of my time working inside was 'never p1$$ off your communicator, or the next ball of s&^t will be heading your way'. The maxim is true now as it ever has been. The ATCO's are there to do their job, and we are there to do ours. IMHO, if you annoy an ATCO, be prepared to spend some time in the hold or get sent the long way round! The ATCO is there to ensure safety, and whatever we, as pilots, can do to ensure they have the complete picture in terms of situational awareness and clarity, then I'll do, without question or sarcastic remarks.
We all do our different jobs, let's just do them to the best of ability, WITHOUT WINDING EACH OTHER UP!