I'm not sure whether it's really a tale of infatuation / awe or more of a dig. I mean, you don't normally speak of someone that (literally) glowingly unless you are making fun of them, or of what they think of themselves (or you are borderline nuts, a stalker-type). Also, to me, at least, it sounds like "as wicked as an M-16 [assault rifle]" instead of "as wicked as an F-16 [fighter plane]".
I'm not sure whether it's really a tale of infatuation / awe or more of a dig. I mean, you don't normally speak of someone that (literally) glowingly unless you are making fun of them, or of what they think of themselves (or you are borderline nuts, a stalker-type). Also, to me, at least, it sounds like "as wicked as an M-16 [assault rifle]" instead of "as wicked as an F-16 [fighter plane]".