Floyd, I have to say that I am very much fond of the phrase "Brewing an Olympic-sized pool of Pail Fail". Awesome stuff.
Thanks brah
I'm with ya on icy having had the most acrimonious tumble. The way I see it is, numbers was the middle ground between Zeltar and icy. Zeltar had the best showing of the three since he took his ridicule in stride, was secure enough to realize it wasn't malicious, and was thick-skinned enough to never get bothered by the frequency of it. Numbers' sequence seemed to progress from awkward/whimsically aloof>annoyed by the ribbing, yet not pissed>accepted>smug>flame out. Icy just seemed to be of the belief that he had to feel superior to others in order to not feel inferior. He basically outlined that in his infamous "billionaire" thread, I think.
So there we have it:
Zeltar: Weathered the storm. Good standing.
73109: Weathered the storm. Became a victim of his own bad habits and got banned. Would still likely be accepted with open arms if he ever got his account reinstated.
icy: Weathered the storm only to concoct one of his own immediately thereafter. Not sure if he'd have a good time here if he returned due to all the harsh words that went on between him and others. (at least he could play The Dance of Eternity on drums)