Here’s the idea: you find your favourite or most humourous t-shirt, take a screenshot of it, and put that screenshot in a comment on this entry.
Here’s the reason: I bought a shirt a few days ago, and I think it’s one of the coolest things in the world. I’m interested in finding other similar t-shirts that say funny things (or ask them). I figured a meme spreads fast enough, so I wanted to see how far it goes and how many new t-shirts I can find.
Here’s the prize: the winner gets the ticket. This is the part that crosses memes with contests. Instead of a traditional contest where the winner gets a prize, you just get a ticket that allows you to post this same meme on your blog. (In a normal meme there is no “winner” so I used the idea of a contest winner to replace the idea of “passing it on.” I know it’s lame, but I promise my next contest will have a real prize. I’m going out of town in a few days, so I won’t have a chance to work out prizes anyway. If someone wants to contribute a prize, though, that’d be great.) The judge will be the blogger that posts the meme — yours truly.
Here’s the rules: you can post an image (using HTML, not XHTML) in your comment (hosted on your site), but it can’t exceed 400px. If it does, post a thumbnail that links to a full-size image. You can also submit plain text ideas (that aren’t actually t-shirts), Photoshop-edits, or just concept imagery, but my preference is a real t-shirt (that I can just go and buy instead of trying to get custom-made or something).
Here’s mine: 
What have you got?
(sorry, don’t have a pic)
A black t-shirt that has white text in the center, saying, “By reading this, you have given me brief control of your mind.”
June 21st, 2005 at 12:03 pm
Here’s mine:
June 21st, 2005 at 12:09 pm
I’ve got bunches. Generally they’re just text. Some of my favourites that I wear:
“Some days it’s not even worth chewing through the restraints”
“You Don’t Know Me! -Federal Witness Protection Program”
“Those who think they know everything are very annoying to those of us who do. - Oscar Wilde”
“Did the Wizard ever get back to you about that brain?” With a picture of the Scarecrow from the Wizard of Oz
“Roses are #FF0000, Violets are #0000FF, All my base are belong to you”
“There’s No Place like 127.0.0.1″
“1f j00 c4n r34d 7h15 j00 r3411y n33d 70 g37 141d.”
“Who are you and why are you reading my shirt?”
I love me shirts!
June 21st, 2005 at 2:04 pm
That’s great. I’ve heard some of those, but I hadn’t heard of the geekish “Roses are red, violets are blue” shirt. Haha. Here are a couple…
“If you choke a smurf, what color does it turn?”
“IRS: We’ve got what it takes to take what you’ve got!”
“MySQL: SELECT users WHERE intelligence > 0″
June 21st, 2005 at 2:33 pm
“1f j00 c4n r34d 7h15 j00 r3411y n33d 70 g37 141d.”
Translated:
“If you can read this, you really need to get ????.” I couldn’t get the last word.
June 21st, 2005 at 3:08 pm
The last word is “laid.”
June 21st, 2005 at 3:28 pm
I like
June 21st, 2005 at 4:42 pm
Does not look like that worked. I’ll try again
June 21st, 2005 at 4:43 pm
I think you would be impressed by me having a Earthsuit t-shirt.
June 22nd, 2005 at 4:46 pm
Seriously, Matt? That’s pretty cool, man. Did you order it? (Do Earthsuit have an official web site? Did they disband? Do you know the whole story behind that?)
June 22nd, 2005 at 4:51 pm
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Jason-
Clearly, you don’t need to get laid, according to the shirt…
June 23rd, 2005 at 9:01 am
I saw them in concert and got the t-shirt there. I recently had a person say they liked the design on it. They had an official site, but the band is no more. I knew the drummer left to spent time with his family, and then there just never seemed to be another album. One of the members is in Mute Math who I have heard about numerous times, but just hadn’t checked out. OK, I did a Google search. Do the same and go to the unofficial site, and you should be able to see enough links that tell the story. And, I just did a check on iTunes for Mute Math. Yeah, it’s basically an updated Earthsuit sound.
June 23rd, 2005 at 5:37 pm
Thanks, Matt. I’ll look that up (and search Google on it).
June 23rd, 2005 at 5:48 pm
I have a t-shirt - pic coming soon maybe - displaying a ripped out newspaper article saying
“Weak Hearted Millionaire Seeks Busty Blonde”
As for other t-shirt captions I have
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Stoned
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Stoned
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Fillabong (play on Billabong)
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I’m Cained (play on McCains)
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Marujana. Hey at least it’s not crack! (inc. cheesy picture of man with grin)
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Pissed
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I am a lunatik (crossed out)
I am a lunertik (crossed out)
I am a lunnertk (crossed out)
I am a nutter (not-crossed out)
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jackass
That’s pretty much the collection I brought home from Leeds punk/rock/metal/indie festival (www.leedsfestival.com)
Do not wear them much though as they aren’t what you’d say ‘professional’!
June 23rd, 2005 at 7:26 pm
Ooh! Check it out! I found some Greasemonkey schwag!
June 24th, 2005 at 2:26 pm
Well, i guess i have some shirts that say stuff… like “Let me drop everything and work on your problem” and “Sorry I hurt your feelings, let me call an ambulence” *shruggs* nothin special x.x
June 24th, 2005 at 5:25 pm
I did once have a Jack-Ass head on a T-Shirt. Normally this summer I’ll be wearing my Star Wars Stormtrooper helmet t-shirt (which has nothing to do with Star Wars so it really confuses people).
June 29th, 2005 at 7:05 am
i got a shirt that says “will party for food.” wherever i go, somebody always comments on it. it has become my new favorite shirt.
June 29th, 2005 at 5:27 pm
‘my mommy says I’m special’
‘Over what hill? Where? When? I don’t remember any hill!”
‘you voices better pipe down, before i poke you with a Q-tip again!’
‘when you read this shirt, you give me temporary mind control…’
’stop bothering me, or i’ll bite your head off’ pic of kitty ^^
right, these are shirts i, and the one about the hill, my dad owns ^^
p.s. I dont’ need to get a life, my life is just fine, it just revolves around 1337/\/355
December 25th, 2005 at 8:18 pm
‘my mommy says I’m special’
‘Over what hill? Where? When? I don’t remember any hill!”
‘you voices better pipe down, before i poke you with a Q-tip again!’
‘when you read this shirt, you give me temporary mind control…’
’stop bothering me, or i’ll bite your head off’ pic of kitty ^^
right, these are shirts i, and the one about the hill, my dad owns ^^
p.s. I dont’ need to get a life, my life is just fine, it just revolves around 1337/\/355
December 25th, 2005 at 8:18 pm
If I was a lot bigger and had a death wish I’d wear this…
“Its not a child, its a choice.”
February 26th, 2006 at 7:52 am