tomburns
tomburns aka Tom Burns is a 30.04 year old boy, has been a member since September 1, 2005, has scored 41057 submissions, giving an average score of 1.90.
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  Oct 23 '07 by tomburns        22 Comments        Watch this
This design has become my 'claim to fame' so to speak, for it's insane popularity.
I knew the play on words that is involved and the communist look and colors of the design were funny to me, but i guess the design sort of hit a nerve in alot of ways to alot of different people, maybe because of the famous historical figures as well.
This is definately my most popular design, and it is the one of mine that has been reprinted the most times.
It also has many various internet dopplegangers, including one by yours truly. (made all together original and after the onset of others)


Edword
   Edword on Oct 23 '07 at 1:42pm
hahaha! nice!
Torakamikaze
Torakamikaze on Oct 23 '07 at 1:44pm
hahahaha
Monkey III
   Monkey III on Oct 23 '07 at 1:44pm
whuahahah
that's awesome Tom
You should give 'm a free shirt just for that!
(you probably did ^^)
courtney pie
courtney pie on Oct 23 '07 at 1:49pm
hahahaha. nice!
12 days later
cloud_is_to_character
cloud_is_to_character on Nov 04 '07 at 10:37pm
i've seen this used all over the internet. The animated version's pretty sweet though.

Too bad that can't go on a shirt. :)
juliejeremiah
juliejeremiah on Nov 04 '07 at 11:10pm
Rabid_Weasle
Rabid_Weasle on Nov 04 '07 at 11:14pm
This image was in the Carillon (University of Regina paper) an issue or two ago. It was an article about the communist party in Saskatchewan.
45 days later
peacelovemusic
peacelovemusic on Dec 20 '07 at 3:06pm
Is this making fun of communists? or is it serious?
25 days later
tomburns
   tomburns on Jan 15 '08 at 9:01am
dead serious. ALWAYS.
6 days later
lostlo
lostlo on Jan 21 '08 at 5:37pm
Hey Tom, I thought you might like to know that your design has now been to Tiananmen Square (though not oppressed, shot, arrested, or lit on fire - yet).

Pictures over here: http://www.threadless.com/profile/268796/lostlo/blog/301955/Tiananmen_Square_and_no_arrests_yay
lostlo
lostlo on Jan 21 '08 at 5:37pm
Perhaps I should have used HTML.

link to the blog
7 days later
psyche10am
psyche10am on Jan 29 '08 at 3:12am
Judge if you must, but buying this shirt is probably one of the best things I've ever done.
8 days later
DutchECK
DutchECK on Feb 07 '08 at 2:54am
Amazing shirt. Would have loved to own it, but I don't see myself in a girly tee.
14 days later
ragewu
ragewu on Feb 21 '08 at 5:07pm
New to threadless, went through all the designs, this is my must have, any more reprints?
Random_HS
Random_HS on Feb 21 '08 at 5:31pm
I am all with ragewu and DutchECK. I think we need som new male reprints of this.
28 days later
rlipsi
rlipsi on Mar 21 '08 at 8:53am
This shirt was for sale all over Bangkok when I was there in November. I was so sad they only had giant men's shirts, because I really liked it. Glad I finally got to buy a little girlie one for me.
peterjanes
peterjanes on Mar 21 '08 at 8:56am
Random is so right we need new mens tees of this.
3 days later
rocketfishh
rocketfishh on Mar 24 '08 at 10:07pm
We need more girly smalls. I didn't get to them quick enough.
D:
8 days later
rlipsi
rlipsi on Apr 02 '08 at 4:16pm
I orderd my little girly one in time and then they lost my package. :(
10 days later
weltpolitik
weltpolitik on Apr 13 '08 at 10:54am
reprint please!
4 days later
Sushi4ju
Sushi4ju on Apr 17 '08 at 10:07pm
Please Reprint!!
18 days later
Kumiriko
Kumiriko on May 06 '08 at 12:47am
I hope they reprint. was so sad when they were only selling the old stalk on there spring cleaning sale. Been wanting this one for months!
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