It's hilarious, but of dubious origin. Simon Edhouse says it's fake[1]. I have no reason to trust him, but I also don't have any reason to trust David Thorne (and DT is known for pranks).

[1] http://www.naymz.com/simon_edhouse_864677

While it proves nothing, I have had the misfortune to have met a couple of people who act almost identically to the everyday Edhouse, and, on an off-day, exactly like the rather more extreme Edhouse as presented by Thorne. The two personalities are perfectly consistent with each other, in my humble experience. It's not a million miles from Calacanis.

I'm leaning towards 'exaggerated for comic effect', as opposed to 'exactly as it happened' or 'made up'.

and he will sell it for 40 million bucks, and then will send him a postcard from his "yaght". LOL.

Funny, but a dup of [dead]ed prior submissions:

http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=962280

http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=989448