June 13, 2024 – LG24 Day 13 - Dupelgänger
Daily Theme: Shaving software dups come in many shapes and forms. There are high-effort dups, low-effort dups, IP-stealing dups, and shit-bag dupers.
Prom King is an excellent example of a high-effort dup. SBS doesn't hide that this is a Jean Paul Gualtier Le Mâle dupe (its stated in the second paragraph of the soap's product page after all). Everything else, from the Prom King name, label artwork, product description, etc., maintains SBS branding continuity.
My frag is an example of a low-effort dup. The frag duper openly acknowledges that the scent was reverse-engineered in a lab, and riffs on a "generic" presentation via black lettering on a white background. The kicker is the scent's name: "Inspired by Le Male Parfum". It doesn't get much lower effort than that.
IP pirates are the scum of the earth, enough said. That leads us to the shit-bag dupers (here's looking at you A&E). To me, what separates respectable dupers and shit-bag dupers is transparency. Respectable dupers don't hide the origin of their scents. Shit-bag dupers insult our intelligence by claiming their scents are original. The only person these shit-baggers are fooling are themselves.
Relevant Post/Frag: Both soap and frag are dups of JPG Le Mâle. Le Mâle is aromatic, vanilla and spicy. I chose The Merchant as my post since vanilla and spices are two of its main accords. The Merchant is also aromatic, but in a deeper sort of way that I find very complimentary to the fresher aromatic found in Le Mâle.
Daily Challenge: I have ZERO artistic ability. My drawing effort for last year's challenge was pathetic. Here is the proof. My daughter, on the other hand, inherited her mother's artistic ability. I ~~bribed~~ encouraged her to lean into the "Inspired By" concept respectable dupers embrace and to make for me a drawing that pays homage to Prom King. She did a great job with the soap label drawing challenge. I'm a proud daddy!
Low-Effort u/Priusaurus Dup: Last games, reigning and defending LG Champion Prius innovated the now ubiquitous "10 Questions with..." interview series as part his LG SOTD write-ups. He is the original. u/tsrblke ~~riffed~~ duped the champ with a new installment of "~~10~~ 5 Questions with..." in his LG SOTD post today. The Tsar is a High-Effort Dupper because he acknowledges the original yet puts his own Tsarist creative spin on it! In collaboration with Tsar I too dup Prius' interview series, but ~~I couldn't be bothered~~ had ~~ummm~~ technical difficulties getting questions to Prius in a timely manner, so I interviewed the next best thing:
~~10~~ ~~5~~ 3 Questions with the Magic 8 Ball
Magic 8 Ball predates most of our community members. A little-known fact is that the Magic 8 Ball is a laboratory-created reverse-engineered duplication of Prius! You don't believe me? Wikipedia states it so it must be true!
1. You're from the Boston area. I spent some time in New England back in my US Navy days. Every New Englander I encountered were huge fans of Major League Baseball's Boston Red Sox. To prove that the Magic 8 Ball harnesses the essence of Prius, answer this question - Do the New York Yankees suck?
Yes definitely
2. One of the keys to your success in last year's games was having a Spite Shave War with u/MrTangerinesky. If I were to dupe you and start a spite shaveoff with another European, u/djundjila, would I have any chance of victory?
My reply is no
3. Last year you called your shot and proceeded to win the LG crown. Now you're the defending LG champ, and you dared anyone to come after your crown. We're now 13 days in the competition, do you still feel confident in repeating as LG Champ?
It is certain
Thank you, Magic 8 Ball, for taking the time to thoughtfully answering these challenging questions.
edits: typos and grammar