so he hopped on a very high horse and rode it around for a bit.
That’s an asshole.
Frink, you see, when you are surrounded by uncivil and unmannered people who throw petty insults at you, you do not need to hop on a high horse. You are already on a high horse compared to them just by being civil.
Oh, like shitting on a recently deceased actor. Yes, you truly are a civil person among us savages. Thank you for deigning to converse with us in order to show us the error of our ways.