What Makes It Go?
Submitted by:
danrule
on Jun 04 '07
More by danrule

Average score:
3.45 out of 5

Number scored:
2,857 people

Scoring finished:
335 days ago

Comments:
128 comments

danrule
   danrule on Jun 03 '07
Do you know?

It takes a lot of little workers to keep those things moving, to find a mate, etc.
madruga
madruga on Jun 04 '07
First comment!
madruga
madruga on Jun 04 '07
We have a winner!
Simply awesome! $5
blueyedreamer
blueyedreamer on Jun 04 '07
i love giraffes! plus this design is really cool- $5
cyaleah30
cyaleah30 on Jun 04 '07
I love it! great use of details and great concept! $5
andhi
andhi on Jun 04 '07
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gorgeous idea, but I would probably not wear it.
suzbot
suzbot on Jun 04 '07
I can't stop looking at it and I need to own it.
kiLLyou
kiLLyou on Jun 04 '07
Awesome! $5
-yeah-
-yeah- on Jun 04 '07
great idea and nice drawing
5$
andhi
andhi on Jun 04 '07
haha! i love the sign directing towards the neck
wotto
   wotto on Jun 04 '07
I love this as an illustration but I'm not sure I'd wear it
TYRELL
TYRELL on Jun 04 '07
I would totally wear this

$ 5
WaitAMinuteChester
WaitAMinuteChester on Jun 04 '07
wow! exceptional job...$5
katiethepython
katiethepython on Jun 04 '07
giraffes are my favorite. I love the idea, especially carrying the leaves down to the kitchen! You even included a crapper, and tastefully too! So creative! 5$$$
red_tshirt
red_tshirt on Jun 04 '07
I love it! Maybe a bit more color and a different color shirt and I would buy it + it's a print
stephanocheerio
stephanocheerio on Jun 04 '07
I love the green leaves :) great job $5
Batty1980
Batty1980 on Jun 04 '07
This is fantastic, good job. $5
lesquelette
lesquelette on Jun 04 '07
Fabulous... ARe they in my stomach too?
LaZorra
LaZorra on Jun 04 '07
This cracks me up. Great idea! It seems kind of complex and detailed for a shirt, to me, though. I don't know that I want people staring at my torso as intently as I was staring at my computer screen just now.
hogboy
   hogboy on Jun 04 '07
wow, without wanting to jinx I don't think I've seen a more surefire winner than this recently
jazzbolicious
jazzbolicious on Jun 04 '07
Well done, definately reminds me of all those "how things work" books I read as a kid. Love the style that looks like a 1930s political cartoon also. 5$
Cold Collards
Cold Collards on Jun 04 '07
This is great in idea and execution. $5
NThisStyle_10_6
NThisStyle_10_6 on Jun 04 '07
This is amazing, if it is a bit large on the shirt.

Nice.
Smitty McGillicutty
Smitty McGillicutty on Jun 04 '07
just wow, this is awesome
DrVSP
DrVSP on Jun 04 '07
this is great. I would like some more exciting colors, though. brown on natural just doesn't wake me up in the morning. $5 anyway.
foxdie
foxdie on Jun 04 '07
"Finding Love Was Never So Awkward"

This has nothing to do with the theme and is overall lame.
Tsunami Sunset
Tsunami Sunset on Jun 04 '07
wicked awesome, nice colors too.
.passion
.passion on Jun 04 '07
omg dude i would buy this... this is great 5$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$
crunchygirl
crunchygirl on Jun 04 '07
!!! Brilliant!
mj00
mj00 on Jun 04 '07
It's a stretch to claim this has anything to do with the theme. All the little workers are working on food and movement. There's no love reference here at all.

Also, I love this as an illustration. For me, it falls apart as a shirt because the overall shape is so dull. From farther back than a couple of feet, this just looks like a boring old giraffe. I wish some of the care that you put into the interior workings had been applied to the overall composition of the shirt.
ZombieFood
ZombieFood on Jun 04 '07
This concept is just brilliant...beautiful work!
Nanotrix
Nanotrix on Jun 04 '07
I'd wear it and I love the design! ^_^ $5
AsStarsGoOut
AsStarsGoOut on Jun 04 '07
this is awesome, i think side placement would be nice.
yeohgh
   yeohgh on Jun 04 '07
yes, this totally great design and imagination! welldone! 5
lemonalle
lemonalle on Jun 04 '07
wowzer!
beesneak
   beesneak on Jun 04 '07
wowy wow wow
ekaj47
ekaj47 on Jun 04 '07
holy shit nice one
herky
   herky on Jun 04 '07
wow, awesome illustration and details, a definite print $5
daftspike
daftspike on Jun 04 '07
It's a great design. It really doesn't have anything to do with love in the least . . . . unless the love is eating leaves. So, I doubt it'll win the Eagle vs. Shark contest, but I wouldn't be surprised to see it printed. :-)
plaid-duckie
plaid-duckie on Jun 04 '07
very interesting! $5
501
501 on Jun 04 '07
Crazy idea! I like it.
jester_go_splat
jester_go_splat on Jun 04 '07
marvelous!
danrule
   danrule on Jun 04 '07
Yeah people, admittedly this was inspired more by the fact that the two characters dress-up like their favorite animals than the theme "awkward love".
bsmana
   bsmana on Jun 04 '07
houston, we have a print.
great stuff!
padlet
padlet on Jun 04 '07
it'd be cool to see some leaves on the sleeves :) just something to add more color.. i love greennn
jess4002
jess4002 on Jun 04 '07
wow!
SinisterNights
SinisterNights on Jun 04 '07
FREAKIN' AMAZING! 5$
SinisterNights
SinisterNights on Jun 04 '07
FREAKIN' AMAZING! 5$
JAYGATZ
JAYGATZ on Jun 04 '07
wow. ingenius.
mrspaceman
mrspaceman on Jun 04 '07
this is so insane... nice job!
twoturtles
twoturtles on Jun 04 '07
this is awesome
please print
BlameTheSuburbs
   BlameTheSuburbs on Jun 04 '07
woaaa. awesome. 5$
LornaGertrude
LornaGertrude on Jun 04 '07
wow. how cool! 5$
LornaGertrude
LornaGertrude on Jun 04 '07
you've got a really excellent range of subs. very cool. i was sure Vintage Spirits would have got printed. i love it.
LornaGertrude
LornaGertrude on Jun 04 '07
you've got a really excellent range of subs. very cool. i was sure Vintage Spirits would have got printed. i love it.
WalkingAlong
WalkingAlong on Jun 04 '07
Wowwwwww.
nosutt
nosutt on Jun 04 '07
awsome period
3664
3664 on Jun 04 '07
This better get freaking printed. I love it.
BrandonB11
BrandonB11 on Jun 04 '07
i tried somethign similar to this a few months ago with an elephant and some mice... but MY GOD you have some amazing talent.... id just hope it woudlnt be too detailed for a shirt... very hard 5$
Ava Adore
Ava Adore on Jun 04 '07
amazing!
print for sure
valorandvellum
   valorandvellum on Jun 04 '07
Crazy!! That's some awesome details you have in there... I want to see the rest!

$5.
whatarebirds
whatarebirds on Jun 04 '07
Might be more effective if it was just the giraffe's neck, magnified and coming up from the bottom of the shirt? That'd be sweet, and you could see the details without needing to be right up against the person's chest!
rottentomato
rottentomato on Jun 05 '07
Love, all kinds of love for this..
rottentomato
rottentomato on Jun 05 '07
Love, all kinds of love for this..
eskimokiss
   eskimokiss on Jun 05 '07
Gorgeous and imaginative illustration!
5!!
travioli
travioli on Jun 05 '07
$4

Very neat concept.
Noliewen
Noliewen on Jun 05 '07
Awesome concept! $5
Bisparulz
   Bisparulz on Jun 05 '07
wow 5$
Dreaded
Dreaded on Jun 05 '07
5555555!!! Very nice job!
manipulator
manipulator on Jun 05 '07
love it! :)

this is exactly what i thought went on in everbody when i was little.

5!
chippos
   chippos on Jun 05 '07
GREAT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
megafone
megafone on Jun 05 '07
$5 I love giraffe!
oringestar
oringestar on Jun 05 '07
this illustration makes me smile :)
strangelad
strangelad on Jun 05 '07
frekaing awesome $5
oyster_press17
oyster_press17 on Jun 05 '07
Holy crap, yes!! $5
thatwheel
   thatwheel on Jun 05 '07
love!
alinka
alinka on Jun 05 '07
i seriously need this
Fignewtonsunite
Fignewtonsunite on Jun 05 '07
I like it alot, but I don't think it goes with the theme.
purple-homeboyNUMBAR1
purple-homeboyNUMBAR1 on Jun 05 '07
loveit
shakethesheets
shakethesheets on Jun 05 '07
a different shirt color would be ideal, but without changing the background color inside of the giraffe. natural works well there, but I don't know about as a shirt color.
kooky love
   kooky love on Jun 05 '07
GREAT $5
xiv
xiv on Jun 05 '07
wow. this is definitely a print.
jazzbolicious
jazzbolicious on Jun 06 '07
By far the best of the horde of giraffes on Threadless right now!
Chaos Academy
Chaos Academy on Jun 06 '07
Dude, Nice work. Reminds me of when I was a kid reading those 'how things work' books that had cross section building with all this life going on inside. This is one of those pictures I could look at for awhile. And I'm with shakethesheets, I don't know about the Tshirt color either.
zmandella
zmandella on Jun 06 '07
nicely done $5
FRICKINAWESOME
FRICKINAWESOME on Jun 06 '07
NOT on yellow and this is Threadless GOLD. 4.
d3d
   d3d on Jun 06 '07
did you know a giraffe has a valve at the base of it's neck to cut off the blood flow when he leans down for a drink? otherwise the pressure of blood would blow his head off.
sweet.
ohsorachie
ohsorachie on Jun 06 '07
you are awesome. purely awesome. 5$
mephitine
mephitine on Jun 06 '07
I really like this for a kids' t-shirt.
ametralladoras
ametralladoras on Jun 06 '07
$5 seriously awesome
vv33
vv33 on Jun 06 '07
fantastic
$5$5
Slinkey Binky
Slinkey Binky on Jun 06 '07
that is really good! i wish i had enough money to buy all the awesome t-shirts on Threadless!!!$5!!!
queenoftheworld
queenoftheworld on Jun 06 '07
I love it, but I am confused as to why you would enter for Eagle vs. Shark
thatcrazywyles
thatcrazywyles on Jun 06 '07
Your talent kicks me in the teeth $5
marishawillrawr
marishawillrawr on Jun 06 '07
this is amazing $5
Bramish
   Bramish on Jun 06 '07
Real nice!
Naive Amoeba
Naive Amoeba on Jun 06 '07
YES.
shatteredskies
shatteredskies on Jun 06 '07
Love the idea and design, but I don't think I'd wear it.
ya_rly
ya_rly on Jun 06 '07
$5
elemenopy
elemenopy on Jun 06 '07
best giraffe yet.
cook1e
cook1e on Jun 07 '07
Totally awesome. $5 PRINT PRINT!
WanderingBert
WanderingBert on Jun 07 '07
Awesome design. Worthy to be printed- Just not as the winner of Eagle Vs. Shark. I don't really see how it works for the theme at all. Great design!
Hensen
Hensen on Jun 07 '07
wow! fantastic! Print it on another colour and I'll buy it $5
Red Threads
Red Threads on Jun 07 '07
Dude you shoulda put this in general dosen't really make sense for this comp. Awesome design though i can see alot of work went into it.
lilybutt2419
lilybutt2419 on Jun 07 '07
I love it. $5
Trayay
Trayay on Jun 07 '07
Wow - amazing!
Chloberry
Chloberry on Jun 07 '07
This has nothing to do with the theme.

But I love, love, love it!
janell6267
janell6267 on Jun 07 '07
Love the toilet, and the guys controlling the left and right legs. Love the detail. $5
semolina
semolina on Jun 08 '07
I want this!!!!! $5
stunt double
stunt double on Jun 08 '07
excellent design!! 5
vegacula
vegacula on Jun 08 '07
wtf is with all the giraffes?
jean_warhol
jean_warhol on Jun 08 '07
Did this win yet? lol
poprocksncoke743
poprocksncoke743 on Jun 08 '07
i like the guy controlling the tail.
therecouldbenothingafterThis
therecouldbenothingafterThis on Jun 08 '07
great great work. i REALLY want this one. Just a simple, well executed idea that you did an amazing job with. E X C E L L E N T. $5.

can't wait to see your next work.
therecouldbenothingafterThis
therecouldbenothingafterThis on Jun 08 '07
oh. didnt realize it had to do with the contest. On second thought i dont see how it relates to the theme at all.
AlinaT
AlinaT on Jun 09 '07
this is like wow..
battlesounds
battlesounds on Jun 09 '07
THIS is great
i kind of need to buy it now
$5
unin5pired
unin5pired on Jun 09 '07
Wow. I will exchange sexual favors to ensure this gets printed.

$5
Radlee
Radlee on Jun 09 '07
LOVE!
loveisasongx
loveisasongx on Jun 09 '07
i think i fell in love.
BrokenArm91
BrokenArm91 on Jun 09 '07
this design is fantastic!

awesome work, keep it up! -$5
McGeely
McGeely on Jun 10 '07
SOOOOOO GROOOOD! Anything involving giraffes is a winner in my book but this design rocks. I will buy it! Hope it wins!
kaloyster
   kaloyster on Jun 10 '07
Nice design. Although i think it has nothin' to do with the theme.

And without the legs, it kinda looks genitalia-ish from afar.
SassyGiraffey
SassyGiraffey on Jun 10 '07
I'm crazy about this design, but not the shirt color. Brown? Natural? White, even?

$5 on a different color.
Skipper6745
   Skipper6745 on Jun 10 '07
Holy goodness this is epic.

And yes, nothing to do with the theme, and it bugs me when people sub for themes just to get extra prizes. But I'll vote it on the design. 5$
danrule
   danrule on Jun 10 '07
Thanks all, and yeah, not inspired by the actual tagline "awkward love", but because the characters hook up at an animal costume party. I don't see why all submissions on a theme have to be so literal and/or obvious.

Sorry, I'll try and submit a cactus and balloon in love later this week...
RedUnderTheBed
RedUnderTheBed on Jun 10 '07
Really nice, great detail. 4.
Laurabell
Laurabell on Jun 11 '07
I love it millions!
AlinaT
AlinaT on Jun 11 '07
a definite win.
bsweber
   bsweber on Jun 11 '07
well thats a nice score
skuba
skuba on Jun 11 '07
hey this is fantastic!
Alexandra Marie
Alexandra Marie on Jun 12 '07
Nice score!
jean_warhol
jean_warhol on Jun 12 '07
well deserved
Papernails
Papernails on Jun 12 '07
as always pretty sweet..is this for the eagle v shark contest?
I just started doing designs again...must be a summer thing..
Flipped_Soldier
Flipped_Soldier on Jun 13 '07
GREAT! 5$ Just Love it. Reminds me of a book about gnomes that I had when I has a small guy :D Good Luck for the Competition, this is my favourite.
arabiantealeaves
arabiantealeaves on Jun 13 '07
awesome score! daps!
shakethesheets
shakethesheets on Jun 13 '07
wow, one of the highest scores I've seen.
kooky love
   kooky love on Jun 15 '07
GREAT score and congrats!
kiLLyou
kiLLyou on Jun 15 '07
Very high Score.

PRINT this!
jazzbolicious
jazzbolicious on Jun 15 '07
Highest score I've ever seen on here, congrats! Now print it so I can wear it!!
kiLLyou
kiLLyou on Jun 15 '07
kiLLyou
kiLLyou on Jun 15 '07
What about the score for this sub?

http://www.threadless.com/submission/117789/Tree_town
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N2O
N2O on Jun 19 '07
Highest for Eagle vs Shark at any rate. I love this one; this is my pick (so far).
cARtOoNer
cARtOoNer on Jun 20 '07
how did this score sooo high???? i like the drawing but would NEVER where a giraffe so odly placed on a shirt like that
whatarebirds
whatarebirds on Jun 21 '07
Nice score! I hope they print it.
mxxbock
mxxbock on Jun 22 '07
you must get printed this is genius
wotto
   wotto on Jun 22 '07
I wouldnt wear yellow but congrats on a superb score
2 days later
Z-train
Z-train on Jun 25 '07
How has this not been printed yet!?
staffell
staffell on Jun 26 '07
oh my god how did i miss this?
14 days later
Ellsswhere
   Ellsswhere on Jul 11 '07
yeah sorry, i don't pay enough attention to this place
ace score man
kiLLyou
kiLLyou on Jul 11 '07
P
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LornaGertrude
LornaGertrude on Jul 11 '07
i love this design but whats it got to do with the eagle vs shark contest? isnt that awkward love? anyway this needs to be printed
whatarebirds
whatarebirds on Jul 12 '07
PLEASE PRINT!!
60 days later
Edword
   Edword on Sep 10 '07
congrats on the print!
whatarebirds
whatarebirds on Sep 10 '07
Hey, that's awesome! Something submitted for a contest won in its own right. I've been waiting for that to happen.
wahlai85
wahlai85 on Sep 10 '07
omg i love it
20 days later
huiyuan
huiyuan on Oct 01 '07
interesting detail. great graphic design!
3 days later
wickedwalrus
wickedwalrus on Oct 04 '07
hilarious idea! just wished it was a different color..
2 days later
kangaroosHOP
kangaroosHOP on Oct 06 '07
LOVES IT
please get my size?
17 days later
marrgalo
marrgalo on Oct 23 '07
I can't stop thinking about this t-shirt, why didn't I buy it when I had the chance?!
27 days later
livialim
livialim on Nov 20 '07
it's really really awesome!
14 days later
philosophile
philosophile on Dec 04 '07
i love this. it's simple but not so much.
142 days later
becca.anton
becca.anton on Apr 25 '08
definetly buying this one!
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