Why
not add some spice to one of the most tedious, thankless and tense (bug reports sometimes get accusatory and turn into finger-pointing) parts of the development process?
Going with your tongue-in cheek oldschoolness joke, I guess it's a relatively modern concept that serious work doesn't necessarily require a fake-serious demeanor. And yet clients would probably trust a lawyer wearing jeans less. Oh well, one step at a time, I guess.
edit: s/thanksless/thankless/