User blog comment:Cryptar/Thoughts on "Going Native"?/@comment-4892653-20121018200243/@comment-4417828-20121018202725

It is common for someone who is withholding anger to point out faults of their peers, when under stress. It's the animal backed into a corner argument. You are correct that Ned did a similar diatribe against the ones he knew, this still could not be considered a reference to the Simpsons.