Monday, November 22nd will be remembered as a special day. It's the day that Optimuscrime.com gained worldwide recognition on the internet, with a little help from a guy in Vancouver, affectionately referred to as Timeistight. Thanks TIT. (Sorry, couldn't help it.)

And how did this happen? What started it all? Well, it may surprise you, and infuriate Optimuscrime Editor Montreal to know that we wouldn't be here if it weren't for a little something known as: The Grey Sweatsuit Revolution!

That's right, Montreal! The G.S.S.R. has reared it's ugly, leisure-filled head again, and this time, your public scrutiny of the terribly comfortable anti-fashion movement has pushed us all into the limelight. So, perhaps your irrational hatred of all things grey and plush wasn't exactly for naught, afterall. But we'll have to give at least half the credit to our good friends at the G.S.S.R.

Ok, ok. I understand your hesitation. I know as well as you do that this is a [whisper] bogus [/whisper] revolution. I know you can't turn fashion on it's ass just by getting mad fucking comfortable in elasticized waistbands. But I also know that as an art project, this is funny. And dare I say - interesting. Maybe even engaging.

If nothing else, they know how to get noticed. And our statscounter tells me that maybe we ought to be sending them and metafilter a thank you card.