Haha, exactly. The beards part FTW!
I know you, and the rest of the folks here, know about the details, but I didn't think the audience was (or is) ready for full on immersion into why the two part key bits are bad.
Rather, I thought to focus on the fact that the site was a risk (and got hacked), and that a vanity address isn't at all like a vanity phone number or license plate. There are so many random combinations that every single person in the world could have the same 4 to 6 letter start to their vanity address - so what's the point.
Oh yeah, and the beards. Got to watch those shady buggers.
Mostly supposed to be good for a laugh, while easing some more Bitcoin lore into those who have not yet been assimilated.