Jared, hahaha ok, well i think you were the 1st to comment. ps: i'm a HUGE fan of YOUR work, man! i try to never rip anyone... ever. if it looks like a rip, chances are i haven't seen what folks claim i'm ripping! it's the inevitable side of design i suppose...
i think it was one of those "had to be seen in context with surrounding comments" type of thing, like someone else had done something similar or something.