D&AD Awards to give out pathetic "pencil slices."

(click image) Oh what a crackingly brilliant move by the Brits to appeal to the immensely insecure ad creatives of the world (all of them). Not good enough to win a prestigious "Pencil"? Well, now your insulting honorable mentions are being augmented by cutesy pencil slices. Stack 'em high, never-good-enough guy! How bout you also give shavings to the losers? This is immeasurably sad (via). Related:
five pathetic ad awards ads.