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As expected, the Vikes' new look is quite similar to the team's pre-2006 look.

The Vikings planned to unveil their new jersey design during tomorrow night's NFL draft party at the Metrodome. Then the internet happened.

SEE ALSO: Vikings tweak logo to make Norseman look slightly more pissed off [IMAGE]

All the teasing the Vikings did about their new on-field look is for naught after the full jersey design was accidentally leaked yesterday by a Jacksonville TV station that posted a slideshow of photos taken at Nike headquarters, a couple of which featured the Purple's new threads.

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The Vikes are changing their jerseys, and the word on the street is the new design will be more McMahon (left) than Peterson -- minus the shorts, of course.

In December, we asked whether you thought the Vikings should change their uniforms. The vast majority of you agreed that they should, and apparently, the team listened.

SEE ALSO: Vikings tweak logo to make Norseman look slightly more pissed off [IMAGE]

The Vikes are set to unveil their new look at a draft party on April 25, but in the meantime, they've been leaking tantalizing bits and pieces on the team's website.

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The old logo is at left, tweaked version on the right. Without reading the post first, can you identify the five things that are different?

Forty-seven years after he debuted on the NFL scene, the Vikings' Norseman has gotten a haircut and is looking more pissed off than ever. We suppose it stands to reason he's looking a bit haggard in light of all the heartbreak he's endured.

SEE ALSO: Vikings have one of the ugliest uniforms in pro sports, according to ESPN

Rumor has it the logo tweak isn't the last aesthetic change in store for the team in the coming months -- as we told you about a couple months ago, word on the street is that the Vikes plan to unveil retro uniforms for the 2013 season.

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Rumor has it the Vikes might be switching from their current threads (right) to something more classic, maybe like Jim McMahon's early-'90s look?

ESPN thinks the Vikings' current uniform design is one of the ugliest in all of professional sports, and we'd have to agree. How is the current random-stripes-everywhere too-busy look in any way an improvement over the classic threads the Purple donned through 2005?

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So while it's just a rumor, it was good to read this morning that the Vikings are planning to introduce a new "retro" and "awesome" look next season.


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Brock looked pretty good during his stint with the Vikes back in '04, but the Purple's threads haven't evolved for the better in recent years.

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Did you know ESPN employs a uniform blogger? Well, now you do. His name is Paul Lukas, and this week he unveiled his ultimate project -- a ranked countdown of all 122 MLB, NFL, NBA, and NHL uniforms, worst to first.

Suffice it to say, we apparently don't have very strong sports fashion sense up here in the Land of 10,000 Lakes. Though the Wild ended up at a praise-worthy 32nd-most-fashionable, our other three teams uglied their way into the lower half of the list. The Wolves are the second-lowest ranked NBA team; the Vikes the fourth-lowest of any team in any sport.

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Apparently, there is a possible world there these outfits are cool, and it's called South St. Paul, Minnesota.

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If it is indeed the case that full-body outfits are cool in South St. Paul, then we must ask: What the frack isn't cool in South St. Paul?

A recent police blotter item out of Woodbury is so weird that it received "Police blotter item of the day" honors from Jim Romenesko's national journalism blog.

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Your hot jeans could be killing people.

​Target has announced that by the end of 2012, shoppers won't be able to find the weathered, whiskery-style jeans that all the kids are (were five years ago?) wearing. At least, not the washes that were created by a technique called "sandblasting."

That's because human rights organizations are putting pressure on retailers and designers worldwide to make the practice unfashionable. They say the technique causes a lung-shredding condition called silicosis in factory workers in countries like Turkey, Bangladesh, China, and Mexico.

In response this week, the Target blog reads, "The lived-in look that makes a new pair of distressed jeans . . . comes at great cost to the garment workers who make them."

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As far as Century administration is concerned, this shirt might as well have a big pot leaf on it.

​Taylor Gang records is an acclaimed hip hop record label. Founder Wiz Khalifa was even nominated for two Grammys this year.

Unsurprisingly, Gang's rappers, like many others, often sing the praises of ganja in their lyrics. Label artist Juicy J, for instance, recently penned a track called "Smoke That Bitch" where he runs down some of his favorite marijuana strains -- Purple Kush, Sour Diesel, OG Kush, and so forth -- then professes his love for smoking large quantities of each.

But in a decision that seems to lead down an awfully slippery slope, administrators at Forest Lake's Century Junior High have decided students cannot wear Taylor Gang clothing to school -- not because the shirts depict pot leaves or paraphernalia, but rather because, in the words of Century Principal Ben Lewis, Gang's "brand and name are code words for marijuana use."

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These boots were made for stomping.

After years of investigations into the now-disbanded Metro Gang Strike Force, the moment we've all been waiting for has arrived -- the inventory of El Primo Western Wear is finally up for auction.

Back in 2007, the FBI busted two meth dealers in Burnsville and went through their ledger. They found a debt owed by Jose Alfredo Ruiz, the owner of El Primo in St. Paul, for $17,000 worth of drugs.

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