The reason I knew it was a prank, is this:
1. Adywan commits an extremely minor offense
2. in response, Moth3r goes wild as if it was a horrible thing
3. Adywan goes on an outrageous rant, full of expletives at the mod
4. in response to THAT, Moth3r gives a much gentler response, something like, "now be careful, that was almost a bad thing, watch out"
Keeping the ban and leaving the thread shut down for so long took some cajones, though, I have to admit.