Unfortunately, Architectural innocence is now lost within the world wide web. If you Google "French Curve," well, many unsavory images pop up. To simpler times !
To survive as an Architect you have to possess a sense of humor....but sometimes its more fun to laugh at the work of others. Peace.
It wasn't mustard gas but it had to be pretty darn close. If you were working for a firm in your college summers in the 80's, you probably found yourself running prints as busy work in the back. Holding one's breath while changing the ammonia supply was a test of physical strength like no other.