In a hastily called public conference yesterday, Editor-in-chief Wolfe responded to the accusations being made by various sources, claiming that the Midgaardian Publishing Group was nothing more than a group of individuals pandering to their own egos and calling it a clan.
"I'm sure you've all heard these scurrilous rumours being propagated by various people," he stated, "and I'd just like to go on the record and say they are entirely true. Obviously."
"I mean, seriously," he went on to say, "Thank you for pointing this out. The think tank that came to this blindingly obvious conclusion must have been a joy to behold, a collection of Masters of the Bleeding Obvious that we shall probably never see the like of again."
At this point Wolfe revealed a series of powerpoints made especially for the conference, pointing out with clear, concise diagrams how the members of the group received neither monetary remuneration nor special favours from the Imms for running the group. A further chart, brightly coloured to hold the attention of even the dullest four year old, demonstrated the complete lack of adulation or thanks the clan received for their work.
"I hope this short presentation has cleared up any misunderstandings by people as to why we actually founded this clan," he said during the conclusion. "We could hide this behind a flimsy backstory about how we're the dark evil journalists from the second circle of hell, sworn to smite our enemies with extremely sarcastic and ironic stories, but we feel this would be rather painful for everyone involved."
"We are, in short, arrogant because we're great, and we run this clan and write these articles because we enjoy doing so. If any other clan can claim something different, we promise to follow their example, and will be seen in public with very sad, regretful expressions on our journalist faces for ever and always. Thank you for listening, and any further feedback bordering on the dangerously inane and obvious should be directed to the incinerator bot outside our offices."
Other members of the clan were not available for comment, as they had run out of biscuits.
