He has 2 ears. He covered them with his hat, which was the style at the time. Nothing was cooler than smoking cigarettes while dressing like the 4 year old wearing his uncles hat at a family reunion.

That is my annoyance as well, especially since I took photoshop classes for a couple years in school. But i figure, every time I use GIMP i remember where stuff is a bit better and I get faster at using it.