The point everyone is trying to make without saying it in so many words is that IT IT A LOT MOR FUN FOR US if you just tear it off and see what happens.
Look at it like squeezing that really big, sore pimple you have in a spot where nobody can see it: It might be best just to leave it alone (since it is hidden anyway), but there is always the satisfaction of just getting it over with...
That made me laugh my ass off....
