Mark from Michigan was an interesting chap. His day job was being a janitor at the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor. Thus, the hatred of the State. I can see him pushing a mop muttering "frickin' snot nose elitist motherfuckers, if they only knew I have a shortwave radio show....they'd treat me with some respect...."
Lesson: be nice to your maintenance personnel, they might be getting ready for the all-out race war during their afternoon break.