George: you might as well give it up. Yes, Tony has an attitude problem (he proved as much when he declared "I don't have an attitude problem"), but: he is never ever in a million years going to admit it. I still haven't decided if it's because he's constitutionally incapable of realizing it, or because he loves playing coy and making points. Anyway, I agree, it's annoying as hell sometimes, but the consensus seems to be that his good points make up for his bad points, so we mostly put up with him.
Tony: I agree, cutsie sigs are as annoying as hell, too, but: are they *really* that big a problem in the grand scheme of things? Worth raising this much ruckus over? Surely someone who's been editing Wikipedia as long as you have is adept enough with a mouse cursor in an edit window to skip nimbly over and around them as necessary. Let the kiddies have their fun; they're not hurting anyone or impressing anyone who matters, anyway.