The original title of this post was "Insert 2k Rows in 2 seconds".  I'm curious as to what problem you had and why you deleted your question.  Did you come...

Improperly parameterized queries that cause recompiles, network latency, the fact that most connections made from the front end use different settings than what SSMS uses, overly busy or poorly configured...

Really cool article, Phil.  Are there heresies in SQL Server or, more specifically for most of what I do, in T-SQL?  There sure are and some of them are, indeed,...