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"Keep
Austin
Weird"
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Stuff The folks at Absolutely Austin (a.k.a. Nobonz, Outhouse Design, Udamon, etc.), who make most of the T-shirts, hats, and some of the bumperstickers you see, got the trademark for "Keep Austin Weird" in October 2003. We realize most people don't care, and for good reasons. We invented the phrase, did the original bumperstickers, and put up this website before they were out of their diapers, so forgive us for being a touch defensive and probably egotistic. The
real
problem
with
this
turn
of
events
is
that
it points out the boring
irony of the entire "movement" (to use a grandiose term). It was a
small attempt to counter Austin's descent
into rampant commercialism and over-development. Absolutely
Austin getting the trademark rather than letting this chicken
run free is a sad proof that commercialism is winning. Most
people probably think of Keep Austin Weird as a marketing
slogan rather than our original attempt to highlight those
aspects of our town that are really weird. Making money isn't
high on that list. And they are enforcing the trademark, getting
desist orders to folks who were making T-shirts. Sorry
to
suck
the
fun
out
of
this
site.
If
you care, drop us
or Absolutely
Austin
a line with your views. Ignore this. Be weird. Make
your own T-shirt or take a
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"Austin has to choose
between odd and
Mammon." "If the way
Austin is going makes you mad, don't get even. Get odd." |
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Keep Austin Weird named cool site.
Winner
in
Austin Chronicle's Readers Poll.
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