Same, I got a pack of cigarettes ready to read the apologist comments.

Went straight to the comments instead of the article and was surprised to discover that:

"They’ll invite themselves to live in beaver dams and make for a vaguely tolerated roommate that helps patch up walls and stuff. They’re not as good at the big picture stuff as beavers."

Me too. The Elongated kind has had more of a media presence, but I prefer the normal one.