Oh, really? The 114 comments that constitute a substantive discussion of the original comment are still at the link you posted above.
Here. And I fail to see that an apology for a remark made in anger is a "lame excuse".
But by all means, post only the first comment in a 115-post string, in imitation of the site you linked to in the post to which I reply. It will not give anyone any insight into the thoughts of people whose opinions -- and experiences -- differ from the ones you like, but dialog is evidently not the point.