There was no mistake (that I spotted). I was just making a childish joke about "essence" being a euphemism for male ejaculate. Hope you enjoyed today's edition of weird English!
I've had the same thought. If you're not willing to contribute, don't complain about the quality of commentors that do. Oppo is great, but it's been a bit of a quality vacuum from the front page. #oppositelock
They actually kind of suck. I mean it can be fun and all, and it's great for taking all your shit with you. But they're slow, and noisy, and rickety, and gas hogs.