Oda wasted chapters introducing goofy shit like this instead of showing us some real action.
Exactly, it almost feels like he's trolling us deliberately or he actually thinks this shit is good and thus a good idea.
"OMG I'm so funny, wacky, creative, silly! Such a genius!"
I wouldn't be surprised if he was on drugs on some kind when it came to designing the gifters lol. Worst designs I've ever seen in One Piece as wel las anything else I've seen and that's saying something!