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30 years of Ian being reminded that it was a dumb idea to name his biggest project ever after his then-not-yet ex-wife Debra.
(Ok, they've only been divorced for 15 of these 30 years)
Ian passed away in December 2015, so not even that long.
Fair point. Yeah his last few years haven't been exactly glorious.
Kinda cute kinda sad their legacy will probably outlive them by far
That stupidity is (kinda) lost in time, tho.