the thing with calamine lotion which makes it absolutely pointless to argue with him, is that he argues like my grandma (who incidentally went senile in old age, and you can always tell the ones this fate is going to befall because the signs are there throughout their life). that is, he forms these ideas in his head which have absolutely no relation to reality, and nothing you can say to the contrary, no objective evidence you can provide, will penetrate his skull. once he forms one of these ideas he's like a dog with a bone. but! and this is key: he acts like he knows what he's talking about, even when he has no clue; he sets about with an attitude of "i know how this works", so to the outsider observer, who hasnt been paying close attention, what he says may be convincing. now whether he actually believes these ideas he's spun or not is the question. if he does, then he seriously lacks any objectivity, and is probably ten times stupider than i even realized. if he doesnt, then he is very likely a bona fide bully, and this is what i meant months ago when i said he has an ugly personality. either way, the picture he uses suits his personality a little too much.