Extreme needle play

I had to relieve some stress at work, and I am afraid Dilbert's friend Wally volunteered for some rather extreme needle play. I think he was left smiling though, it's hard to tell..

I showed this to a couple of my friends. I am not sure if it says something about them or me that universally it wasn't the fact I skewered Wally that worried them... it's that I had made it so symmetrical...