What Spudboy said. Dipre takes an abrasive tone in his discussions, as do a lot of people here. I'm one of them, just ask a700. Nothing wrong with that, because a lot of discussions tend to be passionate and contentious. The barbs flying back and forth are rarely meant to be truly personal (even if they do contain something that could be conceived as personal), its just banter. I think it gives this place flavor. Not like he's gone forever either, its three days.
And yes, he has a law degree and isn't able to find work with the economy.