He actually is odd in real life, and he admits it. But that's fine.
I will say that his call was indeed schtick. He made several other calls like this in the past (before his forum meltdown) which were well-received. So he basically thought he was doing the same thing, and was surprised when it was taken differently.
I understand why Brandon reacted the way he did, because he hadn't heard the guy's schtick before, and the mentions of Benjamin would sound creepy to anyone who wasn't familiar with the guy's previous calls. It didn't bother me.
Yes, this guy definitely has issues, and he's the first to admit it. So that's not in question. I wasn't personally disturbed by the call, so this whole thing was mostly a misunderstanding and should be put behind us.