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Windy City by streetwise

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Dec 24 '05

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55 comments

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Weathering the element NaC1, also known as Salt.

IAmShanon on Dec 24 '05

Pretty cute.

KM3 on Dec 24 '05

Love it. Everything looks great but the salt canister.

unclestaticstuff on Dec 24 '05

Yeahhh that's tight. Very clever.

CRAMitYOU on Dec 24 '05

JCHRIST. COPYRIGHT. COPYCOPYCOPYRIGHT.

enough said.

dustyj72 on Dec 24 '05

thats not a copywright infringe. its a parody.
I likey $5

HelloApocalypse on Dec 24 '05

love it.

$5

CheesecakeBree on Dec 24 '05

CRAMitYou ... is it just my imagination, or do I keep seeing you yelling at people saying designs are copyrighted? If an illustration is going to infringe on a copyright, I'm sure that Threadless isn't going to print it. I don't see any need for us to become copyright police suddenly.

By the way, nice design, streetwise. I'd definitely wear it... makes me smile. =D

DelgadoArt on Dec 25 '05

first one to make me laugh out loud and actually say "thats so perfect" awesome...

Flyrate on Dec 25 '05

Sweet. I agree that the salt canister/spilling salt could use work. Maybe make the canister smaller? 4$.

shwinkie123 on Dec 25 '05

i dont like the salt....

shwinkie123 on Dec 25 '05

but i do like the girl

redsugar on Dec 25 '05

Love it. I agree, tho, the salt can should just be rolling away at her feet level. Very well parodied.

Madlune on Dec 25 '05

CRAMitYOU - holy cow, let Threadless worry about the freaking copyright. If they can't print it becuase of copyright laws then they won't that's not something for US to worry about. Jeez.

zimfreak on Dec 25 '05

God, i hate parodies.

Strohmer on Dec 25 '05

Buddah, I love parodies.

sethownsyou on Dec 25 '05

She had what was comming to her.
5

LaughtoDeath on Dec 25 '05

the morton salt girl is awesome!Id definitly buy it!

Scaper-X on Dec 25 '05

"CheesecakeBree, at 10:07pm on Dec 24, 2005
CRAMitYou ... is it just my imagination, or do I keep seeing you yelling at people saying designs are copyrighted?"

Quite right. Others deserve it, this one doesn't. There's a decided change in the use of the original image here.

trotsky on Dec 25 '05

very nice.

salt is NaCl, by the way.

carolthesecond on Dec 25 '05

I don't like how the upper left hand corner of the rain makes a hard edge /right angle. Maybe a little more natural and not quite so square? Otherwise, I like the image of the girl. The salt can could use a little work. 3 as is.

big_cheese on Dec 25 '05

i liked it the first time i saw this shirt 2 years ago but its still cool to this day even on this site.

acrystalvillage on Dec 26 '05

Love it.

Solmu on Dec 26 '05

"If an illustration is going to infringe on a copyright, I'm sure that Threadless isn't going to print it."

Hahahahahahahahahahahahaha.

Ahem.

You would think so wouldn't you?

mikemills on Dec 26 '05

Streetwise, you are wise. $5

c_schrei on Dec 26 '05

just leave the salt out, you dont need it $5

Random_hobbit on Dec 26 '05

i love it.

vincent3 on Dec 26 '05

This design rocks

tangerineskies45 on Dec 26 '05

As a Chicagoan, I love the Morton Salt girl. Lovely parody.

epiphany on Dec 26 '05

What's wrong with her arms/legs?
Why is she still smiling?
No.

tangledsailor on Dec 27 '05

this is AWESOME

colorful on Dec 27 '05

wow.
this is so creative.
the design blew me away.
i would definatelyy wear this. (=

degrassi on Dec 27 '05

I like the Jawbreaker parody on the Morton salt girl better.

puschi on Dec 27 '05

wht is tht salt thing doing there?????????????????????????????????????
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Whistler Pot Pie on Dec 27 '05

Don't need the salt thing but I would buy this with or without. Very awesome. $5

inayellowsub on Dec 27 '05

brilliant artwork!!

cinco dolores, mi amigo/a.

sam_plays_classical on Dec 28 '05

This is pretty funny. I went down and looked, and this is just the Morton Salt Girl when it is really pouring.

Isn't this just very very funny?

stillusio on Dec 28 '05

I don't understand it. Is it an American pop culture reference? O_o

inayellowsub on Dec 28 '05

strohmer hahahaha.

Vanghoul on Dec 28 '05

Ireally like the umbrella yo!

sixtysix dolphins on Dec 28 '05

i like the illustration, but i really don't understand - maybe because i'm english? is there any chance someone could explain?

secretlyironic on Dec 28 '05

This is brilliant. For those who don't get the reference, it's a parody of the illustration on the cover of Morton's Salt, whose slogan is "When it rains, it pours" -- that is, the salt won't clump in humid weather. The label shows a girl with an umbrella pouring salt. If the weather got a lot worse, you'd see the girl like this.

The salt canister might need a bit of work, but the concept is brilliant and I love the drawing. Five.

23ryanB on Dec 28 '05

thats awesome, i dont think it even needs the salt canister but if you want to keep it, maybe try drawing it sketchy like you drew the umbrella. great job

streetwise on Dec 28 '05

hey everyone, and happy new year. thanks for the feedback and all the great comments. now, at least, i know that salt is NaCl, instead of C1. and, the salt canister can blow away, since that seems to be the overall feeling. it probably would've blown blocks away or been smashed by a cab after that huge storm gust. cheers.

mikemills on Dec 29 '05

Not to be difficult, but I think the salt could stay. It's obviously just done in the style of the original, and it doesn't seem like it would be complete without it - I would be wondering what happened to the dang salt canister if it wasn't there...

streetwise on Dec 29 '05

Good point mikemills! maybe the canister just needs a little more attention, i noticed the oval on the back isn't perfect, and it may need some highlights or shadows. (-;