See, with me an Lew it's a bit of friendly banter with no malice intended. Try it sometime.
just because you don't like something doesn't mean it's malicious andrew. more than anyone else you contribute to threads, and offer your opinion on things even when those opinions contradict day to day or you have differing opinion on the similar situations. it's the running theme and sometimes it's funny and sometimes it's frustrating but it's accepted and understood.
You can't however go about calling something you don't like a malicious or concerted against you for no other reason than you don't like it. A joke at your expense is no different than you making that same joke about someone else. A little consistency goes a long way and in the end, people are treated the way they want to be treated.
We were all young and stupid, you're not special there.