Farm scenes, naturally, inspire each year's new sculpture of the beloved butter cow at the Illinois State Fair. However, sculptors participating in the annual Miniature Butter Cow Contest sponsored by Illinois Times and Prairie Farms Dairy don't have that limitation.

Inspiration can come from anywhere. Even viral internet items. Just ask contestant Amy Hood of Springfield.

Hood's entry, titled "Kiss Cam at the COLDbutter concert!" was – yes, you guessed it – inspired by the July 16 "Kiss cam" incident at a Coldplay concert.

In the incident, a company CEO and the company's human resources chief were shown on a "kiss cam" embracing at the rock concert before they escaped the spotlight. The incident grabbed national attention and created a corporate scandal.

Memes popped up all over soc

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