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danrule aka Dan Rule is a 30.9 year old boy, has been a member since November 16, 2005, has scored 8247 submissions, giving an average score of 1.94.

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May 11 '08 by danrule

45 Comments

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Which one is better?

Which one? literal version from the novel or gangster version?

older versions;

wotto on May 11 '08 at 1:56pm

love both

atomic child on May 11 '08 at 1:57pm

yeah uh...hard choice...i guess depends what your after

danrule on May 11 '08 at 1:59pm

I guess, which would you actually pay $ to wear...and how many people would get the reference on the left?

Mountain Gnome on May 11 '08 at 1:59pm

indeed hard choice, but i'd go for the axe one

blossompossum on May 11 '08 at 2:05pm

Yeah, I prefer the one on the left. They're both great, though.

shirtflirt on May 11 '08 at 2:30pm

is that a gun? AHHHHHHHHHH, RUN

i don't know what it's a reference too but i think the tommy gun is sooper kool

danrule on May 11 '08 at 2:34pm

thanks shirt, the first one references the novel crime & punishment. whereas the other references the idea.

emphasis on &

littlem on May 11 '08 at 2:35pm

i prefer both. sorry

blossompossum on May 11 '08 at 2:36pm

It's a reference to Crime and Punishment, the novel. The main character kills a woman with an axe and is eventually sent to a labour camp in Siberia. And the hat fits the description of that he wears in the book.

shirtflirt on May 11 '08 at 2:36pm

haha, no shit. i thought that's what it and then promptly said, that can't be it.

damn myself

shirtflirt on May 11 '08 at 2:36pm

sounds like he got a bad deal

blossompossum on May 11 '08 at 2:37pm

Gah, I didn't refresh the page.

smitten kitten on May 11 '08 at 2:38pm

both great.

danrule on May 11 '08 at 2:39pm

wow blossom, even picked up the hat! I thought I could only dream of an audience that would pick up on that.

valorandvellum on May 11 '08 at 2:39pm

They're both good, but I feel like the ax one should be rotated slightly counter-clockwise.

againstbound on May 11 '08 at 2:40pm

i like teh axe bettter

blossompossum on May 11 '08 at 2:41pm

Haha, it's because I've read it recently, so the details are still fresh in my mind.

shirtflirt on May 11 '08 at 2:42pm

yeah, if it's a reference to the novel go with A
an interpretation, B

only you can decide methinks

juliejeremiah on May 11 '08 at 2:42pm

the one on the left is better, i think. Stick with the truer reference.

SheepMan22 on May 11 '08 at 2:43pm

definitly the one wit da axe

danrule on May 11 '08 at 2:45pm

thanks all, shirt brings up a good point. I think I'm more interested in conveying the concept of C&P than the novel...

ladrones on May 11 '08 at 3:17pm

me and a friend how also draw sitting next to me both said axe

opifan64 on May 11 '08 at 3:22pm

I prefer the left version, both for the direct reference, and visually it seems more harmonious to me. the slight gap between the weapon and "&" also helps convey the arm better. they're both great though.

BaronVonMonkey on May 11 '08 at 3:30pm

Definitely, no 1, for the reasons already mentioned and because in the second one the ampersand could be misconstrued as a pretzel

Framble on May 11 '08 at 3:33pm

I like the big scary gun...

MrDomino on May 11 '08 at 3:34pm

I would never have thought the second was a pretzel, but after Monkey said it I can't see it as anything else.

danrule on May 12 '08 at 7:15am

thanks peeps, I'm thinking of going with the gangster one just because I don't think many would get the literary reference. I'll adjust the hand to take away the pretzelness.

d3d on May 12 '08 at 7:55am

i didn't get it but i presumed it was something to do with crime and punishment. i prefer the axe and tophat, no question. plus a lot of people go "gun=0$".

danrule on May 12 '08 at 8:27am

good point. has anything ever been produced here with a gun on it?

I thought a tommy gun would be separated enough from current reality...it's almost cartoon violence

pickledbib on May 12 '08 at 8:32am

the first one... works better for the concept... and d3d could be right about the gun=$0 theory.

elleevee on May 12 '08 at 8:41am

definitely the axe.
there have been a few subs with guns like Home Sweet Home

danrule on May 12 '08 at 8:56am

But don't you have to know the book to understand the ax version?

danrule on May 12 '08 at 9:07am

took priscilla's advice for the hand

Lhiiiz on May 12 '08 at 9:09am

The ax is better, ref or no ref.

kooky love on May 12 '08 at 9:19am

axe version is the best

lunchboxbrain on May 12 '08 at 9:20am

i think the tommy gun version would be well received.

d3d on May 12 '08 at 9:33am

i have a print with a tommygun on it so it's not necessarily the kiss of death, but i still prefer the look of the axe.

danrule on May 12 '08 at 9:40am

oh yeah I forgot that one Leon, it's a great image and idea.

d3d on May 12 '08 at 9:47am

how about one with the tommygun and the tophat? i just don't like the bowler as much.

ladrones on May 12 '08 at 9:54am

i dont get the literary referances, because reading is for gays , but i enjoy the imagery with out knowing its "gay-smart-person" meaning

Flying Mouse on May 12 '08 at 9:57am

Looking good. I will go for the right one, because I feel the axe one going cut off his own hand.

squatterjohn on May 12 '08 at 10:13am

Yeah, have to agree with Flying Mouse, he looks like he's desperate to escape and will cut his own hand off to do it. (He tried chopping the chain first but the axe just won't cut through metal, wasn't that a trap in one of the Saw movies?)

danrule on May 12 '08 at 10:20am

Great point FM, you are absolutely right.