David Beckham was showered with the harmless (toilet roll) and the harmful (a beer can) by the Toronto crowd last night.
The ex-England captain had the last laugh however. When he was finally able to take the corner kick, Landon Donovan equalised for the Galaxy, much to the delight of Beckham.
Schadenfreude was had as he turned back to the area of the crowd who had been shelling him with assortments, gyrating in celebration.
It was reminiscent of his Flash Harry youth at Manchester United when he lapped up crowd abuse.
Rather than remain restraint, Beckham would animatedly unleash euphoria in the direction of opposition supporters, especially after his red card at the 1998 World Cup.
Hatred for the then-23-year-old became a national pastime, unless you were a United fan. Beckham however won the Treble with the club in his first season after he saw the red mist in St Etienne, thanking opposition supporters for the abuse he had received.
Beckham delivers the equaliser
Now though, he is a national hero and the most capped outfield player in England's history. A PR magnet who could escalate the sale of black bin bags, he also has an image to uphold.
So seeing him in a frenzy on the pitch was a reminder as to how much he relishes the antagonism that pours from the terraces.
And so it is apt to remind, in turn, of what he has been shelled with in an illustrious career: