Hmm. I thought Mr Silver's battle cry and comments about it being testosterone fueled was funny. Especially since I've been known to howl with the best of them.......
I thought he was being (self-)ironic. Very appropriate, except that irony is always tough to communicate in writing, even with smileys.
Oh, and there is the "cowabunga!" cry from "Fried Green Tomatoes ..."
Half-marathon over. Sabbatical year over. It's back to "sacking shirt and oat cakes" as they say here.