The second one was real. The tall guy was just more "effeminate" (think Priscilla, Queen of the Desert) My son's godfather (and some of his compatriots) would have reacted the same way.

Please Heatware Me!

Ours is not to reason why. Ours is to do or die.
Tennyson

I have slipped the surly bonds of earth
And danced the skies on laughter-silvered wings..
Gillespie Magee, RCAF