"A case of "designed by committee" .... "Ok, we'll compromise. You get the duck-bill frontend while we get the appearance of riding-lawnmower sized wheels, and we're all in a agreement that the backend will be angled so any boxes we ship that aren't shaped with 90-degree angles can fit in the awkward reduced-interior cargo space. Genuis!""
"So, perhaps a moat and a drawbridge instead of an unsightly fence to secure the Capitol? Maybe the moat could be made to look like a swamp, too... Oh the irony! (...I can hear people chanting "BUILD THE MOAT" ).... It'll be the most beautiful moat you ever saw."