Because they were explaining things to a jury, and juries being made of the general public and all that are probrably quite stupid, so throw in a popular/infamous feature of the internet that gets a lot of press coverage and the jury might understand better. Try not to feel so patronised.
Quite right, I don't have any interest in shit in-jokes, perhaps you should keep it to yourselves then? Or you could come up with something witty and original? God knows this forum needs it.
Its nice to have the odd race every so often where the established routine goes out the window, feel sorry for Webber though, this season my be his last chance.