Nothing difficult here: just take the RepcoBuddy on your vacation and snap some pictures of him in exotic, far-away, or unusual (and tasteful) locations.

• RULE 1: The RepcoBuddy MUST be photographed near a road sign, a history marker, or some other identifying marker that designates WHERE the RepcoBuddy is. (It's not difficult to imagine that a picture of the can positioned in some red rocks could easily be claimed to be a picture of the can in the Grand Canyon, when in reality, it's just posing in the rock pile in your backyard).

• EXCEPTION 1: If your shot depicts an obvious location, you don't need to include a shot of a sign.

• EXAMPLE: A photo of the RepcoBuddy in the Tiger's dugout, sitting on Jim Leyland's lap doesn't need to have a "Comerica Park" sign in the shot--we'll know from the setting that the can's at Comerica Park.

• EXCEPTION 2: If your favorite shot of the RepcoBuddy is a shot that DOESN'T include a sign AND DOESN'T take place in an obvious location, then submit that photo along with a second shot that shows the can by a sign.

• EXAMPLE: If your favorite shot of the RepcoBuddy is indeed a shot of the can positioned in rocks you SAY are part of the Grand Canyon, submit a second photo that shows the RepcoBuddy standing by a sign that says "Welcome to the Grand Canyon." (If you're really there, that should be easy . . . if you're not . . . well, that's the point).
  

• RULE 2: To make distance determinations easier for us (and easier is always better), please let us know in your submission email exactly what City and State the picture was taken in.

• RULE 3: REMEMBER--ANY "PHOTOSHOPPED" OR COMPUTER-MANIPULATED IMAGE SUBMITTED TO THIS CATEGORY WILL RESULT IN A DISQUALIFICATION OF ALL OF AN ENTRANTS PHOTOS FOR THE DURATION OF THE CONTEST. (We don't like to be hard-nosed about this, but we want a fair contest. If you're going to Photoshop a photo, please submit it to the Photoshopped! category).
  

Winning Photos Will Be Determined Based on the Following:

• Furthest Distance Traveled. (Distance will be measured "as the crow flies" from our 473 W. 17th St. location in Holland, Michigan).

• Comedy Value of the Shot. (Hey, we're not terribly stuffy here--if you send us something really, really funny, that's definitely going to help your chances).
  

• Unique Location/Setting. (Be aware that the RepcoBuddy could never leave Michigan but still find himself in a winning position as he's photographed in the Tigers' dugout or maybe playing first base . . . or third).
  

• Humanitarian Efforts. (Are you working on a mission trip? Put the RepcoBuddy to work--he loves to help--and take some pictures).

• Remarkable Creativity. (Just be as creative as possible. Don't let our guidelines pigeon-hole you into a particular idea of what the photo should look like. It's completely open-ended. Put something together that's clean, tasteful, and fun and try to get the attention of our judges!)