Quite. It's one of those things from the earlier years of the show that they hardly ever do anymore, and it really takes a lot away from his character, and indeed the show in general. That and his rose pose... he only does that every once in a great while these days. The only time we tend to see it with any regularity is just stock motto footage, and it takes away from the specialness of it after you see the same thing half a dozen times in different episodes.
And although both had become a rarity long before AG began, I can't help but feel that the rose routine and his campyness have been usurped by Shuu and Harley respectively.
It really is a shame.
*Goes to watch episode 28*