Yes, it looks more retarded than a red headed down syndrome baby, but damn is it comfortable. I went to the g500 after my g5 died, so to me this was the next logical step when the g500 died. Very happy with it.
Dont have a twitter so i have no idea what you're talking about, but...
http://facepalm.motifake.com/image/demotivational-poster/0912/implied-facepalm-implied-facepalm-demotivational-poster-1259858393.jpg
Shoulda went with the Logitech G502.
I convinced the lady at office depot to price match some crazy online Walmart price and got one for $49.99 a few months back.
Somehow this was on sale last week for $0.89 shipped. http://www.ebay.com/itm/112199716319?ul_noapp=true
Works surprisingly well. I knew i should have bought a bunch of them.