Nah, it's not terrible. It's just not very professional—probably intentionally for humorous purposes. It reads like a story being told over beers at the local pub.

Your opinion is almost universally disagreed upon by the comments in the article itself and here. Care to elaborate?

Personal preference, probably. I, for one, also found it a bit strange.

I actually really enjoyed it, makes the story very engrossing imo

terribly good