Unfortunately our business is populated by many people who suffer from sense of humour failure. Indeed, quite often you will find those sufferers here on PPRuNe attempting to ease the suffering of their ailment by preaching to the rest of us that we too must also become sufferers of their affliction.
So what if Roger Bacon (poss. plural) has an off day? Sometimes it is boring and sometimes it is amusing. At least there is an attempt at wit which is sadly lacking in the writings of some of the detractors.
As for bringing David Learmount into the topic... what the hell has that got to do with the price of eggs in China? At least he knows how to convey aviation facts in the news to the general public in terms that are informative and without hyperbole. I would like to see his detractors try and do the same job. As always, they have their silly whinge without offering an excuse for their own incompetence at being unable to do the same job. At least David Learmount has some aviation background, has attended several PPRuNe Bashes and is a very entertaining after dinner speaker too!