Realistic HDR's?

Ashcon and I (Scott) have recently been debating about what HDR's are good for.
He is of the opinion that they should be used strictly for making whacked-out crazy looking pictures. The public seems to be overwhelmingly on his side.

I hold a different opinion. I understand their use for making striking images, but I believe they can (and should) also be) used to make a normal looking, however properly exposed, picture. I will include below a slideshow of what I believe to be fairly realistic representations of the world with the use of HDR.

Hopefully Ashcon (and maybe Anders) will include slideshows of what they believe to be the meaning of (reason for) HDR.