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Doodlesplatter’s First Annual Shammy Awards
Some of you may be following a little niche of an event called the 2010 Olympics. Shaun White on the halfpipe was awesome, and personally, we’re all captivated by curling. But something else caught our eyes, namely, the US snowboard team’s Olympic uniforms by Burton. You look at the gear they’ve got on and think, “Wow, those ornery Americans are wearing denim on the slopes.” But on closer inspection, it’s not the real thing. It is merely a Gore-tex simulation of the classic look of jeans. That got us thinking.
There’s been a lot of dodgers in the doodlesphere lately. Since we’ve built a 500+ strong artkive of Jon Burgerman’s work, we figure we’re about as trained as it gets in spotting a designer impostor. It’s not necessary to beat you (already did) and we don’t want to join you, so the only reasonable solution is to publicly shame you for your [complete lack of] efforts.
With that, the Shammies were born. It’s just like the Grammys, except with 100% more Shame. Yes, that’s right: In our competition, all our Winners are Losers (not just Kanye West this time)! Let us take our hats off and briefly celebrate spurious imitations. CONGRATULATIONS: YOU ARE A SHAM! [The Shammies are brought to you by Doodlesplatter, The Neon Hive, The letter L and the number 0. We draw strength & inspiration from the chutzpah of Regretsy. Note: The images in this post have been updated for clarification and comparison. For each award, the top graphic is the Sham Artist. The bottom graphic is by Jon Burgerman.]
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