Quote - > Quote - Oh, c'mon, folks - get over yerselves. You got your chain yanked by an amateur writer who managed (most likely by accident) to pull off a bon mot for once in his (to now) obscure career. I mean, think about this... even the cheesy pun-based 'nym (y'all know what Mental Ray is, right?) should've given that away.

Uh yeah, duh....

Didn't direct it @ you, but if you desire to take offense? Okay, be my guest. ;)

Quote - I thought the conversation had been pretty civil and had moved beyond the comments made in the article.

Sure, once you weed out all the drama, the recycled arguments, the rehydrated allusions and analogies... comes to what, two posts? And someone bring me another Swiffer, please - this one couldn't possibly hold another ounce of dust.

Quote - I know some people think we are beating a dead horse...

"And this year's Oscar for 'Most Jaw-Droppingly Obvious Observation of This Geologic Era' Goes to..."

Nah - just yankin' your chain.

All goofing aside?

I don't know what's more hilarious - the original article (c'mon, you gotta admit, the imagery alone is worth the price of admission), or the passionate drama that attends it here...

...it's just art, folks.

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