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The Golden Sparrow

About my design

by The Golden Sparrow
Anyone watch the World Cup Final yesterday? I live in Italy so the question around here would be, \"Who didn\'t??\"



I know, some of you may think shooting stars are overused but I still loves \'em.
kaloyster
   kaloyster on Jul 19 '06
I don't watch soccer. But I've seen a gif of a soccer player headbutting another. What's the dealio?
Joe At the Disco
Joe At the Disco on Jul 19 '06
http://zidanebutt.ytmnd.com/



Very nice, you got it almost perfectly! $5
homsar42
homsar42 on Jul 19 '06
Nice, but this'll become old news soon.
smartbunny
smartbunny on Jul 19 '06
funny!
sonjordan
sonjordan on Jul 19 '06
very nicely done.....but I agree...this fifteen minutes of fame moment is about to run it's course.
gettysfayg
gettysfayg on Jul 19 '06
the text made me think "fuck yeah!" (team america theme).



the graphic looks good.
Kojima
   Kojima on Jul 19 '06
Bluebirdiesinger
   Bluebirdiesinger on Jul 19 '06
this reminds me of that show "Tom goes to the mayor"
bird75
bird75 on Jul 19 '06
Har Har ... Your Mother is a terroist W*hore." Come on who wouldn't head butt him over a comment like that.

I appreciate the thought process, but I would work on the TYPOGRAPHY first. Good Job.
The Golden Sparrow
The Golden Sparrow on Jul 19 '06
Well I intentionally tried to make the design a bit ambiguous as to what specifically was happening except that one sports player was obviously injuring the other intentionally. Now, those that follow soccer see it as Zidane the famous French player, finishing his headbutt to Materazzi of Italy.

Those that don't know the players and that may not even recognize them as soccer players still recognize that there's some poor sportsmanship going on there. I know that the talk on the actual event will fade away, but the design is abiguous enough so that remembering the event doesn't matter.



I tried to make it so that everyone, whether they're in on the "inside joke" or not still gets a chuckle from this.
ToonKing
ToonKing on Jul 19 '06
Give us some italian colors for the shirts, and you have a winner.
whirzle1
   whirzle1 on Jul 19 '06
I think you should change the text to "Don't run your mouth (if you're a big fat wuss)" to make this more accurate.



Or maybe "Poor sportmanship earns you an earth-shaking headbutt"
mag391
mag391 on Jul 19 '06
am i on drugs because i thought the world cup was over weeks ago.
runningwithcolours
runningwithcolours on Jul 19 '06
sportmanship!? haha mate what about the blatant dive at the end of the italy australia game...i hardly think the italians can talk about sportsmanship...
swizman88
swizman88 on Jul 20 '06
I would've liked it better if it showed the exact moment in time when his skull collided with Materazzi.



Just the sadist in me I guess.
masterxxshake
masterxxshake on Jul 20 '06
zidane is still the classiest, the italian deserved it. Zidane said he would have rather taken a punch to the face than taken what that guy said. check this out



http://zidaneownsfidelcastro.ytmnd.com/
masterxxshake
masterxxshake on Jul 20 '06
oh yeah $5
youkillbugsgood
youkillbugsgood on Jul 20 '06
Oh zizou, why did u do it? I am italian and I dont even like italian footballers. France 2010.
ChauncyBrand
ChauncyBrand on Jul 20 '06
OOOhhh...I like it in brown!!! I think it's uber-funny, too.

However, it seems that a few people have missed the point of the design. The graphic doesn't necessarily refer to the specific incident of the Zidane headbutt as the main idea here. I think it's just a current and recognizable example of bad sportmanship...and i also believe it's supposed to be sacrcastic...very sarcastic. That's why it doesn't say "Bad Sportsmanship." Anyway, I get it and I love it.



$5!!!
Theowlrulestheworld
Theowlrulestheworld on Jul 20 '06
http://zidanebutt.ytmnd.com/. Nice job! 5$
mcphatback
mcphatback on Jul 20 '06
viva la headbutt!!! very nice.
TYP
TYP on Jul 20 '06
whoa i just scored another headbutt tee.. but this is way better
shawner
shawner on Jul 20 '06
When I first looked at this design, I thought it was funny, and I had no clue it was inspired by the world cup head butt incident since I live in a closet known as the United States. I think the sarcasm is classic, and is timeless regardless of the longevity of the world cup drama. The design is nice and the fact that the players are wearing nonspecific uniforms adds to the ambiguous nature of it all.. so blah blah, i like her ...$5!
canceromega
canceromega on Jul 20 '06
What a way to ruin your last game of your career. And in the finals... what a shame.
andre p
andre p on Jul 21 '06
Zidane rules, nuff said.
texaricanrocker
texaricanrocker on Jul 21 '06
this shirt is awesome.... if nobody knows the reason of the shirt... go die. ZIDANE!!!! WHOOOOOOOOO
SnakeFight
SnakeFight on Jul 21 '06
this shirt is AMAZING! At first I thought you should make it a little more obvious as to whom it pertained, but on second thought, I like that you left it ambiguous. It is a nice inside joke if you will, for all of the footballer fans ... I was pulling for Portugal after Brazil got knocked out...
Alamo
Alamo on Jul 22 '06
This shirt is great! I did see the infamous head butt and had to wait for the replay to make sure what I saw was real. The sarcasm is timeless and I WANT this shirt. Definate $5!
marsh
marsh on Jul 22 '06
has anyone seen the rather long but still hilarious youtube vid of a million ways zidane headbutted? very funny but how fkin stupid is zidane? one way to be in every worldcup book for the next 200 years....

im not sure i like the colours of the design or perhaps jsut the combination of them
marsh
marsh on Jul 22 '06
i only just noticed the look of shock/overdramatic pain on the italians face.

god that was the worldcup in one facial expression hahahaha
pynketacox
pynketacox on Jul 22 '06
I love soccer
makncheez29
makncheez29 on Jul 23 '06
hahah i think it's hilarious.

Lime-Milo
Lime-Milo on Jul 24 '06
heh
I_heart_ducks
I_heart_ducks on Jul 24 '06
haha. 5$
M. Rogers
M. Rogers on Jul 24 '06
maybe it should say "TEAM ITALIA IS A BUNCH OF CRY-BABY ACTORS WHO WILL TAKE A FALL SO FAST YOU'LL FORGET THEY'RE PROFESSIONAL ATHLETES!"
Bumbles
Bumbles on Jul 26 '06
Make a t-shirt representing the ridiculous win of Italy over Australia!
188 days later
xo_cheerio
xo_cheerio on Jan 30 '07
so i totally love this design. i was actually in italy, watching the world cu...oh hey! how's it goin? dont i know you from somewhere...somewhere like..germany..some guy named nick..im thinking i do. look look! im a member! isnt it exciting?!



but really..i love this design. i would totally wear it. i hope it gets printed!
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