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Thread: T-shirt slogans
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Albertus
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Twenty years ago, at the time of a further step change in the development of the EU, I knew a rather posh old chap who had one made saying "Europe Won't Work"- although as he explained 'I actually wanted one saying "Bollocks to Maastricht" but it seemed a little rude to ask the girl in the shop for that'.
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BessLane
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I have two I really like, one reads, "Genius by Birth, Slacker by Choice," and the other, "The Force Is Strong In This One"
My buddy had one that his wife made him get ride of. It was bright yellow with the words "Ask me about my cock" printed on the front. When asked, you could pull the front of the shirt up over your face to display a graphic of a rooster. For some reason, his wife didn't not find this at all amusing...
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Penny S
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Am I sorry about those tangents - all I got was the Potholing Club - but I did briefly note that they work with people who need to be worked with (can't be more specific, as I can't remember exactly - think they were young, though), and it occurs to me that they may have been hacked internally.
When I first came across the name, it wasn't attached to anything IRL at all.
Just double checked - got GSPC again - they work with people like the Duke of Edinburgh's Award scheme*, so can't be that bad. (*Or so they say.)
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Penny S
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Triple checked - using the links within the thread rather than my history drop down - still the come unto these yellow sands one. I'm in IE at the moment.
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Firenze
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quote:
Originally posted by Penny S:
Triple checked - using the links within the thread rather than my history drop down - still the come unto these yellow sands one. I'm in IE at the moment.
I wouldn't fret about it. It may have been a DNS hack which was extant for a brief time but has now been detected.
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Chorister
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Saw one today which read 'Judge me solely on my size, will you?', which I liked very much.
Fortunately, the nearby church youth group 'Up4it' didn't get any t-shirts printed....
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Sir Kevin
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I still have two of my favourite t-shirts from my university days: Flash Architect from when I was an architecture student and Kamana Wanna Lei U which I wore in a photograph taken at a Hawaiian night club surrounded by seven girls!
They still exist because I never wear them as well as my Rolling Stones Bridges to Babylon tour shirt.
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Sandemaniac
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In honour of the people who were annoyed by the rather unlikely first-night headliner at Cropredy "folk" festival this year, the Knotweed and I made T-shirts with "Alice? Alice? Who the folk is Alice?" on the front and "Irk the purists" on the back.
They went very well, especially with Alice's fans!
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Pre-cambrian
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I've got one with Oscar Wilde's words: "I have nothing to declare but my genius." And another I bought at the Great British Beer Festival years ago which says, "I used to drink Lager but I'm Bitter now." Predictably it's tighter than it was.
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The5thMary
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quote:
Originally posted by Sioni Sais:
Many years ago at a union conference I saw a young woman wearing a Tee with the slogan:
"How dare you presume I'm heterosexual"
There are also a few round Newport that say:
"Come to Newport. We've got a trannie"
A number of years ago I had a t-shirt that said, in bold letters, several inches tall: "Nobody Knows I'm a Lesbian!" LOL. Got some strange looks from people and much laughter.
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The5thMary
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I once saw a t-shirt with this printed on it:
"Duck Fiabetes!"
I sooooooo want this!
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Sioni Sais
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quote:
Originally posted by Sandemaniac:
In honour of the people who were annoyed by the rather unlikely first-night headliner at Cropredy "folk" festival this year, the Knotweed and I made T-shirts with "Alice? Alice? Who the folk is Alice?" on the front and "Irk the purists" on the back.
They went very well, especially with Alice's fans!
AG
[Tangent]
Reminds me of the (alleged) Louis Armstrong quote: "Folk music? All music is folk music. I ain't never heard nuthin' by a horse."
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edit: tangential nature of post, but it would make a fair Tee-shirt slogan too.
[ 28. August 2013, 12:03: Message edited by: Sioni Sais ]
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L'organist
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A clerical friend does his gardening in a Quick, look busy, Jesus is coming T-shirt ![[Snigger]](graemlins/snigger.gif)
As for the Alice furore, just quote the old musical hall favourite Alice, where art thou? ![[Yipee]](graemlins/spin.gif)
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Aravis
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My favourite (don't have it, unfortunately) is:
"There are 10 kinds of people in this world:
those who understand binary
and those who don't"
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Sir Kevin
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quote:
Originally posted by Sioni Sais:
Originally posted by Sandemaniac:
In honour of the people who were annoyed by the rather unlikely first-night headliner at Cropredy "folk" festival this year, the Knotweed and I made T-shirts with "Alice? Alice? Who the folk is Alice?"
AG
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Penny S
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My brother-in-law needed a new T-shirt when he was in hospital, and I trekked round the whole of Bluewater (mall) trying to find something appropriate before getting him the Wilde one about nothing but genius. My nieces chose it for him to wear for his funeral. They liked the idea of him turning up at the Pearly Gates with it on.
Someone wrote to me the other day with a quote which would make a good T-shirt. "Smile, it could be worse" on the front, "So I did, and it was" on the back.
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Chorister
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I fancy owning a t-shirt with
TEESH
IRT
as a very small logo, top right, hopefully made out of Scrabble tiles.
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Eigon
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My Young Man bought me a tshirt at a wrestling event he went to. It says "Real Women Drink Beer" and I wore it to the Great British Beer Festival.
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ArachnidinElmet
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quote:
Originally posted by Aravis:
My favourite (don't have it, unfortunately) is:
"There are 10 kinds of people in this world:
those who understand binary
and those who don't"
and on that note: Think Geek T-shirts There's a sale on at the moment to mark the week that Skynet becomes selfaware! Beware humans.
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Athrawes
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quote:
Originally posted by ArachnidinElmet:
quote:
Originally posted by Aravis:
My favourite (don't have it, unfortunately) is:
"There are 10 kinds of people in this world:
those who understand binary
and those who don't"
and on that note: Think Geek T-shirts There's a sale on at the moment to mark the week that Skynet becomes selfaware! Beware humans.
I have this one, as well as the portion of the Bayeaux Tapestry which contains the TARDIS.
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CuppaT
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There's one I want to get for my 20 yo son for Christmas that says, "You've read my T-Shirt. That's enough social interaction for today."
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churchgeek
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The undergrad philosophy club when I was in college had a t-shirt that said,
Sure, it works in practice, but will it work in theory?
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Originally posted by mrs whibley:
I'd like a tee with the slogan once proposed here:
'It's all fun and games until someone attempts to imminentise* the Eschaton.' ![[Big Grin]](biggrin.gif)
*had several goes at spelling this - still doesn't look right.
I fondly remember that quote! Who said it, I wonder?
(It would be immanentize or immanentise, depending on your nationality.)
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Rev per Minute
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quote:
Originally posted by Albertus:
I don't know whether 'I [heart]s NP' (if you can picture that) ever made it onto a T shirt.
I have seen one or two, but as it's very close to the original, trademark lawyers for NY would probably come down like a ton of bricks on any sold in stores.
(And even as a native, I'm not sure I would wear one outside NP19 and NP20!)
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Moo
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I saw a nice one recently.
ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE IS NO MATCH
FOR NATURAL STUPIDITY
Moo
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Sioni Sais
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quote:
Originally posted by Rev per Minute:
quote:
Originally posted by Albertus:
I don't know whether 'I [heart]s NP' (if you can picture that) ever made it onto a T shirt.
I have seen one or two, but as it's very close to the original, trademark lawyers for NY would probably come down like a ton of bricks on any sold in stores.
(And even as a native, I'm not sure I would wear one outside NP19 and NP20!)
I can think of any number of people who would wear it in Cardiff, just to put one over on the "Big City" types.
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churchgeek
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Originally posted by Rev per Minute:
I have seen one or two, but as it's very close to the original, trademark lawyers for NY would probably come down like a ton of bricks on any sold in stores.
There are plenty of I (heart) SF t-shirts that are identical to the NY design (except for the change in letters).
I preferred one I saw in a shop window in Berkeley: "I can't afford to (heart) SF" - although that would probably only feed into some San Franciscans' smugness. (NB I said "some".)
(Edited to remove extraneous quotation)
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Campbellite
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Originally posted by Higgs Bosun:
"So many cats - so few good recipes"
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Jack the Lass
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I saw one at Greenbelt the other weekend which I liked: "My other body is a temple".
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Uncle Pete
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For years, until it wore out, I wore a tshirt, designed by my University residence association which showed a fellow making a sour face. The caption read:
Noli urinare in ventum*
*which, being translated, reads rather more politely
Don't piss against the wind
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MrsBeaky
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A good friend of mine has one which reads:
"Jesus is coming soon.....Look busy"
He delights in wearing it in a variety of situations and has ended up with some interesting reactions, especially in churches!
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blackbeard
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One is saw which I admired hugely: on the lines of
CHAOS
CONFUSION
DESPAIR
My work is done
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georgiaboy
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quote:
Originally posted by MrsBeaky:
A good friend of mine has one which reads:
"Jesus is coming soon.....Look busy"
He delights in wearing it in a variety of situations and has ended up with some interesting reactions, especially in churches!
There's also
'Jesus is coming ……hide your bong!'
and also
'I found Jesus -- he was hiding behind the sofa.'
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The Intrepid Mrs S
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I always wanted to get my son - an International Politics student -
'I'd kill for a Nobel Peace Prize'
but am now saving up to get Future Son-In-Law one which simply reads
YES DEAR
The secret to a happy marriage!
Mr. S wants one that reads
'Will mend computers for carrot cake'
though I prefer him to be paid in wine. ![[Devil]](graemlins/devil.gif)
Mrs. S, ever hopeful
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L'organist
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Two shirts, but
My twins have:
Good Twin or Evil Twin
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Which, when they wear them at the same time can be entertaining...
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Peter Green
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I'd like a tee with one of these slogans:
"I just pegged you, this is crazy."
"Kick me, maybe?"
"Daddy's Fastest"
"Don't want me, yet? Have another drink?"
"I support single moms"
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Albertus
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Seen in Dolgellau, N Wales, c 2005:
On front: Byddwch yn ddiogel ar y ffyrdd... ( =be safe on the roads)
On back: ...Prynwch tractor ( = buy a tractor)
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mousethief
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From the Signals catalog:
I have an inferiority complex, but yours is better.
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mousethief
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Originally posted by Aravis:
My favourite (don't have it, unfortunately) is:
"There are 10 kinds of people in this world:
those who understand binary
and those who don't"
On a related note:
There are two kinds of people in the world. Those who can extrapolate from incomplete information.
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