After just posting this:

"More than any of this though, I really don't get CB in general. Most of us on this board are usually the smartest person in the room (especially in our business lives). Yet on CB, our collective analytical acumen tends to melt into emotionally driven marginalization and spewing of hyperbole. I guess that's why we're truly fans (fanatics)."

http://www.cougarboard.com/board/message.html?id=13171673

Your assessment was brilliant. I can't believe I haven't had the same thought. It's spot on.