On the other side, I don't like the kind of message you're trying to get across which is in a nutshell: "these are our monkey engineers, have fun with them". It's a little bit too self-deprecating and demeaning. I get that it's made in fun, but it buzzed me the wrong way.
But I said what I said because I work in the agency and in my opinion we have created an atmosphere that is not working towards our advantage.
* Designers are expected to present their work in advance and the best team will win
* Developers are often considered as coders only and their input is not valued, even after they have solved an impossible taks
This kind of self-deprecating humor does not help and I'm pretty sure you would not see managers and sales people putting themselves in this situation, because it will not help in their jobs.
Our own MD is hooked up too, as is the designer. We don't have that divide here everyone's opinion is as important as the next.