[Lapkritis]

The motivations of an old dog who has a bone in the discussion.

When the old dog's mouth fires off about his own greatness, he builds a house of cards. In some twisted way, he perceives a new data point as a card in the house of the source (his perceived competition) rather than for what it is: new data that he hasn't considered. When he attacks the source of new data, he unwittingly puts his own card house under scrutiny. In his hubris, he shares his secret grease name which he trusts is perfect, just like him. Heavens to Besty, the grease is flawed for this application and the wheels come off. No holds barred, the source is an amateur - "do you know how many engines I've built? Do you know who you're dealing with? Pay no attention to the man behind the curtain!!1!"