That is a hell of a fine compliment, and obviously well-deserved.
No finer praise than to know people are reading your words, and realizing that they’re being spoofed.
Q
Damn, that didn’t come out right!
I meant that you have such a strong personality that people are paying attention to what you write, and know that that wasn’t you.
:o
Sorry!
Q
UPDATE
Well, that didn’t take long. Older brother woke up this morning to discover that idiot brother:
…used his chef knife after being told specifically not to
…used the chef knife to make a late night snack using ingredients that were earmarked for a dish for older brother’s holiday party (after being told specifically not to)
…cut up the ingredients without using a cutting board, putting grooves in the new countertop
…didn’t clean up anything, so there was left out food scraps all over the counter, hardened cheese on the chef knife, dirty dishes, etc.
…smoked in the house while making his meal, cigarette butts in the sink
Older brother called him a cab, woke him up and told him to leave at 7am. Idiot brother is now sitting at Lambert all day waiting for his flight this evening. My parents get him next.
Jesus. What a piece of work.
Check your jewelry box, stash of personal checks, and ATM cards. And safe deposit box.
And you might have the cats checked for penetration, because I don’t think I’d put anything past this turd.
Well, I actually responded to one post, assuming you’d gotten into the bourbon and were intent of humiliating yourself in public. Sort of like trying to talk someone down off the ledge. “What the HELL’s gotten into him today?”
Which is a kind of compliment in its own way.
You take it is a compliment. Me? I’d take it as a liscense. 
Is it really awful that I’ll be waiting for an update from his visit to your parents’ home?
I thought the very same thing.
Merry whateveritisyoucelebrate, Dooku. In addition to being a mensch, you’ve also brought a touch of horrified merriment to my own seasonal vexations.
If it’s awful, I’ll join you in that awfulness.
What are the chances, Dooku, that he’ll pull the same kind of stuff on your folks? Or is he smart enough not to kill the goose that lays the golden inheritance?
Golden inheritance? ::snort:: Good one!
We talked earlier about how he’ll handle the folks. Although we’re hoping he continues to act like an ass, the consensus is that he will behave perfectly, so that parents and oldest brother will think we overreacted and are blowing things out of proportion. Then next year we’ll get the ol’ “You were just being too hard on him, I don’t understand why you won’t let him stay with you, blah blah.”
Of course if there’s any new shenanigans to report, I’ll report them.
Dooku: I’m not on the SDMB as much as I once was (emotive sigh) but I actually read a few of those pit threads this morning and thought “This guy has over 4000 posts?” Then I read this one and, you know, it contained—what’s that called—oh yeah: thoughts. Sentences. All that stuff. Now it all makes sense. I knew a man with a location based on one of my favorite Simpsons episodes ever couldn’t be that uncouth.
Well, I thought it was you, but didn’t pay that much attention to the content of the posts. I just figured you’d had a head injury or something. I see a lot of that.
I have an uncle that’s a little like Dooku’s brother, although not as destructive. My mom has distrusted him for a long time and will not allow him into her house unsupervised for any duration, and certainly not overnight. Some of my aunts were willing to put up with him to various degrees though, and they always ended up getting taken advantage of. Apparently he tried to sell my cousin’s bike. He’s currently in jail on drug charges.
A suggestion:[list=a]
[li]Print out OP. What the hell, print out this whole thread[/li][li]Give to Countess Dooku for safekeeping[/li][li]Instruct her that the next time you make so much as a squeek about having Bro come over, that she transcribe the contents of said post to your shaving mirror in blood. After the blood dries, she should coat the mirror in varnish or some other fixative so that time and distance does not allow you to forget that * this guy is a colossally shitty houseguest.*[/li][/list]
Perhaps a list for the family as well? Or if they suggest you are blowing it out of proportion, you could suggest they investigate the proportions for themselves by having a look at the repair cost estimates for seats, laptop, etc you have conveniently at hand? Since, really, these are such little things they would find it no problem to cover your losses?