The "Chicago Tribune" appreciated his keen eye for detail, and vivid splashy style. Dave Thompson of Allmusic noted its "funky bass line", "bright melody", and "splashy keyboard hook". Splashy or wild prints may also be considered distracting to players. He turns "The Talented Mr. Ripley" into a splashy tourist trap of a movie. Spraydecks are used in breaking waves, on whitewater, in inclement weather, and in splashy sports. Mister Splashy Pants, or Mr Splashypants, is a humpback whale in the South Pacific Ocean. It helps keep Prambors fresh, splashy and suited to young lifestyle. One highlight of this film is the design of the monster and splashy special effects. Musicologist Philip Lambert characterized the campaign as "splashy [and] arguably exploitive". Splashy Fen, an annual outdoor music festival, is held on a farm near Underberg. Splashy Fen Music Festival announced that Tree63 would be part of their line-up in 2014. On 10 December 2007, Mister Splashy Pants was announced as the winner of the competition. "The Orlando Sentinel" called it a "splashy pop-gospel ballad". In 2009, Ohanian spoke at TED about a whale named Mister Splashy Pants. Chief among those tactics was a shift to splashy clearance sales and product promotions.