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Silliness is its own reward (Updated with extra mirth!)

Posted on | September 15, 2004 |

Looking over the selection of Firefox buttons at the new SpreadFirefox site, I was inspired to make this:

Get Fiberfox!

To the obvious question, I say: Why not? This is an audience participation blog post. Warm up your Photoshops and your MacPaints and lets see your take on the little browser that could!

UPDATE: This comes from Scott @ techory.com:

Get Tirefox - All season browser

He has another one on his blog. Cool stuff!

UPDATE 2: Daniel Keep sent this one through email. Thanks Daniel :)

Get Fiberfox!

Comments

33 Responses to “Silliness is its own reward (Updated with extra mirth!)”

  1. Rafael
    September 15th, 2004 @ 1:57 pm

    Cute. Looks like a bran muffin to boot.

  2. Michael E. Brennan-White
    September 15th, 2004 @ 2:00 pm

    Sweet

  3. Fireball
    September 15th, 2004 @ 2:04 pm

    Now I’m hungry ;-)
    Looks verry good, but remembers a bit the subsilver-theme for phpBb2. Don’t really know why, but it’s a thing in my mind…

  4. Anonymous
    September 15th, 2004 @ 10:32 pm

    Looks good… I tried a few here:
    http://www.techory.com

  5. Cody
    September 16th, 2004 @ 6:57 pm

    LOL! I’m liking it, hopefully you make a few more, about time for firefox related parodies for ads and such.

  6. Spewey
    September 19th, 2004 @ 5:27 pm

    get smellysox
    http://s94043504.onlinehome.us/smellysox.gif

    Wha’ppen to the big blanks? Set us up!

  7. Spewey
    September 19th, 2004 @ 7:51 pm
  8. Kevin
    September 19th, 2004 @ 10:41 pm

    That’s great Spewey! That second one is an angle I hadn’t considered ;)

  9. Kevin
    September 19th, 2004 @ 10:42 pm

    Spewey, mind if I inline those images in the original blog post?

  10. Kevin
    September 19th, 2004 @ 11:14 pm

    Great idea Spewey. I should have posted a blank earlier

    bigblankbutton.png

  11. Cody
    September 20th, 2004 @ 1:14 am

    I’dd definately be playing around in photoshop if my Mac was around and fixed, keep up the good work

  12. Greg K Nicholson
    September 20th, 2004 @ 12:53 pm

    Here’s something I GIMPed up in fifteen minutes:
    http://purl.org/mooquackwooftweetmeow/misc/getdrunk/

  13. random particles
    September 20th, 2004 @ 4:26 pm

    The Browser, Transmogrified.

    Sure, we have these, but I want something snappier. So I made these.

    Update: I am not alone! My fellow amateur humorists have made more of these lighthearted FireFox buttons. FIberfox is…

  14. MonsterTruck
    September 22nd, 2004 @ 1:17 pm

    Greg,

    That was the funniest thing I’ve ever seen! Hahaha! I love it! ;)

  15. Jason
    September 22nd, 2004 @ 4:19 pm
  16. MonsterTruck
    September 22nd, 2004 @ 6:09 pm

    Those buttons are so cool I decided to try to make one myself. It’s not as good as the other ones, but it’s a start. ;)
    http://img56.exs.cx/img56/5470/Mandofox.png

  17. Spewey
    September 22nd, 2004 @ 9:38 pm

    Please, put them up. My stuff is all copyleft.

    Here’s one that goes out to my homey momokatte:
    http://s94043504.onlinehome.us/firesomething.png

    links to:
    http://cosmicat.com/extensions/firesomething/

    Thanks for the big blank–back to work.

  18. Spewey
    September 22nd, 2004 @ 10:10 pm
  19. MonsterTruck
    September 22nd, 2004 @ 11:33 pm

    Hey, that’s nice Spewey. Here’s another one I made, in tribute to the wildest, craziest, greatest monster truck of all, Bigfoot! Go U.S.A! ;)
    http://img61.exs.cx/img61/6834/Monsterfox.png

  20. MonsterTruck
    September 23rd, 2004 @ 12:17 am

    And another one, for all motorcycle fans out there. I hope you guys like it!

    http://img55.exs.cx/img55/5662/Bikefox.png

    More to come in a few days.

  21. Spewey
    September 23rd, 2004 @ 12:25 am

    Hey, cool! Who do have covered so far? Health freaks, gearheads, horror fans, college students, democrats, alcoholics, sick children, vagabonds, carpenters, geeks, rednecks, and bikers.

    Rock ON.

  22. MonsterTruck
    September 23rd, 2004 @ 1:30 am

    A few days have passed. ;P I think I’m hooked.

    Ford fans, look no further:

    http://img65.exs.cx/img65/5541/Fordfox.png

    http://img65.exs.cx/img65/5097/FordfoxAlternative.png

    Chevy fans, here you go:

    http://img65.exs.cx/img65/3416/Chevyfox.png

    I hope someone can use these. Feel free to comment on them. I’m no photoshop expert, but I try to do my best on each of them. Happy browsing. :)

  23. Spewey
    September 23rd, 2004 @ 2:23 am

    Uh, d00d! Those are Ford’s & Chevy’s trademarks. That’s not acceptable. I am going to make a Calvin peeing on you button!

    *light bulb*

    No, Calvin peeing on…(wait for it)…IE!

    idea ™Spewey as of now (unless someone does it while I sleep.)

  24. MonsterTruck
    September 23rd, 2004 @ 4:23 am

    /MonsterTruck not happy with stupid trademark laws. :(
    Regardless of that, I’ll continue to make these buttons. :P
    So, for BMW fans, your favorite button has arrived:
    http://img60.exs.cx/img60/2205/BMWfox.png

    ATI graphics:
    http://img60.exs.cx/img60/1623/ATIfox.png

    nVidia graphics:
    http://img60.exs.cx/img60/4307/nVidiafox.png

    AMD:
    http://img58.exs.cx/img58/6677/AMDfox.png

    Intel:
    http://img58.exs.cx/img58/1305/Intelfox.png

    Hehe, that’s it for now (hey, I need to sleep too, I’m human, not a software bot ;) . I hope everyone enjoyed these wild and crazy buttons. See ya’ll later…..

  25. MonsterTruck
    September 23rd, 2004 @ 5:09 am

    Oh yeah, I forgot, one more. ;)
    The one and only Lamborghini:
    http://img47.exs.cx/img47/7981/Lambofox.png

  26. MonsterTruck
    September 23rd, 2004 @ 6:20 pm

    Updated “Mandofox” because of a small mistake on my part.

    http://img29.exs.cx/img29/5470/Mandofox.png

  27. MonsterTruck
    September 23rd, 2004 @ 7:38 pm

    For Heavy Metal fans out there:

    http://img61.exs.cx/img61/6857/Metalfox.png

    Enjoy! ;)

  28. MonsterTruck
    September 23rd, 2004 @ 8:46 pm
  29. MonsterTruck
    September 24th, 2004 @ 12:16 am
  30. MonsterTruck
    September 24th, 2004 @ 5:48 pm

    Here’s one for our Armed Forces. May God watch over you all in your difficult tasks.

    http://img6.exs.cx/img6/3700/Comanchefox.png

  31. Greg K Nicholson
    September 28th, 2004 @ 4:41 pm
  32. Kevin
    September 30th, 2004 @ 9:40 am

    Wow, MonsterTruck, Greg, and everyone who has contributed … thanks a lot! great work

  33. Kieran
    October 14th, 2004 @ 6:50 pm

    Here is one for you history buffs:

    Anyone remember Francis Marion?