I do understand the unease some are feeling, because of the photo-realistic artwork which is of our specific devs; whilst we may hate the code, we love the coders! And perhaps people weren't really comfortable with their literal heads on a pole... even if the devs are in on the joke themselves.
Meanwhile... has anyone noticed the Rock Candy spawns at a lower rate than the rest of the candy, and is coming in quite a few hues? And more interestingly, unlike the normal candy, you can't "eat as much as you like"... so it's coded differently too. I've not seen any buff associated with it yet, but let the speculation begin!