CMM pro,
Although I am a competitor of B&S, I do not see your post as humorous. Should B&S fail, there will be many people and families affected by this. Dealers, suppliers and contractors will suffer.
Remember, in cases such as this, there is a "human" side to this story,and competitor or not, I feel for the people that have worked hard on behalf of this company.
The last posts that I saw that resembled these was posted in the BNS bulletin board by a person that appeared to be associated with IMS. I am not accusing of this, but it strongly resembles it.