When you wear a shirt with a slogan on it, you are signing an unwritten contract stating you have the personality to back it up, correct?

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I hate when someone wears a shirt with a loud slogan written on it, the kind you buy in the mall, says anything from "Who farted?!" to "I can fix anything with my duct tape" and yet, when you approach them they are extremely timid and shy.

Don't wear the shirt if you can't back it up, sir.

― David Allen (David Allen), Sunday, 17 October 2004 08:49 (twenty-one years ago)

dude what the fuck?

― big chaki (chaki), Sunday, 17 October 2004 08:54 (twenty-one years ago)

Am I wrong for agreeing with this standpoint?

― Andrew (enneff), Sunday, 17 October 2004 08:58 (twenty-one years ago)

The worst is idiots who wear 'hacker' T-shirts that claim elite hacker skills.

― Andrew (enneff), Sunday, 17 October 2004 08:58 (twenty-one years ago)

what if the slogan is "may the force be with you"?

― big chaki (chaki), Sunday, 17 October 2004 08:59 (twenty-one years ago)

Man I hate those gregarious guys in the "I have low self-esteem" shirts. They're all over!

― Dan I. (Dan I.), Sunday, 17 October 2004 09:21 (twenty-one years ago)

http://images.google.ca/images?q=tbn:L0TXsQn69ZgJ:www.pix.org.za/_tn/std/bizarre

― Symplistic (shmuel), Sunday, 17 October 2004 10:10 (twenty-one years ago)

What about the 'fuck fashion' slogan? That is k-lame when worn on an $80 t-shirt.

― the music mole (colin s barrow), Sunday, 17 October 2004 10:17 (twenty-one years ago)

Slogans are bad. People who wear slogans are worse.

― Ally C (Ally C), Sunday, 17 October 2004 14:15 (twenty-one years ago)

A friend of mine once gave me a tee-shirt bearing the legend 'Beer - It's the only reason I get up in the morning!' I don't think I've ever had such a fixed grin. It's never been worn.

― Wooden (Wooden), Sunday, 17 October 2004 14:21 (twenty-one years ago)

send it to me

― Kim (Kim), Sunday, 17 October 2004 14:26 (twenty-one years ago)

You're welcome to it.

― Wooden (Wooden), Sunday, 17 October 2004 14:27 (twenty-one years ago)

I hate people who wear those FCUK t-shirts! Learn to spell!

― jel -- (jel), Sunday, 17 October 2004 14:30 (twenty-one years ago)

My first experience of this was going to university in 1991 and seeing a scrawny, useless-looking fresh-faced fresher wearing a "Fudge-packing, crack-smoking, Satan-worshipping motherfucker" Nirvana T-Shirt. Maybe he was being deliberately ironic. I hadn't considered that.

― Alba (Alba), Sunday, 17 October 2004 14:30 (twenty-one years ago)

bad jokes since 1976.

― jel -- (jel), Sunday, 17 October 2004 14:30 (twenty-one years ago)

Actually, thinking about it, it was my second year (1992).

― Alba (Alba), Sunday, 17 October 2004 14:31 (twenty-one years ago)

Correction - the tee-shirt actually said "Beer - It's the only reason I get up in the AFTERNOON!" which just makes it that much funnier.

― Wooden (Wooden), Sunday, 17 October 2004 14:32 (twenty-one years ago)

oh God! Wearing a Nirvan t-shirt in 1992! Feed him to the lions!

― jel -- (jel), Sunday, 17 October 2004 14:32 (twenty-one years ago)

NIRVAN!

― jel -- (jel), Sunday, 17 October 2004 14:33 (twenty-one years ago)

In high school I have that Metallica "Metal Upo Your Ass" shirt. I was shy and timid, but I did honestly listen to a lot of Metallica. So was I being a poser or not?

― Smokin' funk by the boxes (kenan), Sunday, 17 October 2004 14:41 (twenty-one years ago)

typos! typos! typos!

Haven't had my caffeine yet.

― Smokin' funk by the boxes (kenan), Sunday, 17 October 2004 14:42 (twenty-one years ago)

I think poser is the wrong word. Ridiculous, maybe.

― Alba (Alba), Sunday, 17 October 2004 15:02 (twenty-one years ago)

It's a classic:

http://www.rockbymail.btinternet.co.uk/pic/mttb/tn_ts-metal.jpg

― Wooden (Wooden), Sunday, 17 October 2004 15:05 (twenty-one years ago)

i don't think abnmd t-shirts should count in this discussion, as the aforementioned slogans or phrases represent the band, not necessarily the person wearing the shirt.

― latebloomer (latebloomer), Sunday, 17 October 2004 15:08 (twenty-one years ago)

I can't make that disassociation. That would be like turning yourself into a walking poster. It wouldn't be your clothing anymore.

― Alba (Alba), Sunday, 17 October 2004 15:09 (twenty-one years ago)

It would be like saying "I'm very impressed with this Metallica and their boldness in wanting to stick metal up people's asses, but no sir, I am polite and cannot condone such a thing". I mean, fuck off.

― Alba (Alba), Sunday, 17 October 2004 15:12 (twenty-one years ago)

I want that Metallica t-shirt.

― jel -- (jel), Sunday, 17 October 2004 15:14 (twenty-one years ago)

I'd also like a Poison t-shirt. I'd probably wear it under a shirt, I'm like that...never felt comfortable just wearing a t-shirt, outside. Plus it's usually too chilly for such a mode of dress.

― jel -- (jel), Sunday, 17 October 2004 15:17 (twenty-one years ago)

You are hardcore dude.

― Kim (Kim), Sunday, 17 October 2004 15:18 (twenty-one years ago)

ts: wearing "fcuk" on your shirt or "juicy" across yo ass

― big chaki (chaki), Sunday, 17 October 2004 16:10 (twenty-one years ago)

I wear a t-shirt that says "intellectual hooligan" on it. Any others with words just say Carhartt.

― Sick Mouthy (Nick Southall), Sunday, 17 October 2004 16:13 (twenty-one years ago)

Yeah, those sweatpants with "juicy" across the ass are disturbing....I mean, if your ass is that juicy, you need toilet paper, not sweatpants.

― Sean Carruthers (SeanC), Sunday, 17 October 2004 16:16 (twenty-one years ago)

jesus...

― Kim (Kim), Sunday, 17 October 2004 16:19 (twenty-one years ago)

They make me think of Xtina for some reason, juicy pants that is.

― jel -- (jel), Sunday, 17 October 2004 16:21 (twenty-one years ago)

"some reason"

― Kim (Kim), Sunday, 17 October 2004 16:21 (twenty-one years ago)

some reasons should not always be discussed in public.

― jel -- (jel), Sunday, 17 October 2004 16:24 (twenty-one years ago)

Has anyone tried dipping someone in chocolate and feeding them to the lesbians, then?

― ___ (___), Sunday, 17 October 2004 16:25 (twenty-one years ago)

what's worse than those juicy accross the ass sweats are the ones with a star right on the bunghole.

― JaXoN (JasonD), Sunday, 17 October 2004 16:56 (twenty-one years ago)

In high school I have that Metallica "Metal Upo Your Ass" shirt. I was shy and timid, but I did honestly listen to a lot of Metallica. So was I being a poser or not?
-- Smokin' funk by the boxes (fluxion2...), October 17th, 2004.

Well in my original post, I wasn't really talking about being a poser. If you wore a Metallica shirt and didn't listen to Metallica, that doesn't bother me. However if you wear a "Metal Up Your Ass" shirt and I say to you "Yeah man, metal up your ass!" and you just kind of look down and don't reply in stead of going "Fuck yeah!" it seems like treason in my opinion.

― David Allen (David Allen), Sunday, 17 October 2004 20:12 (twenty-one years ago)

I remember this shirt slogan from the nineties - "eat my dust you insensitive motherfucker". The slogan makes me laugh, to be honest, but I'd assume anyone wearing such a shirt was a bit of a knob. See also the "infamous" cradle of filth t- "jesus is a cunt".

― Pashmina (Pashmina), Sunday, 17 October 2004 20:15 (twenty-one years ago)

I don't know what I would have said. Maybe not "fuck yeah," but I would have started talking about how cool Metallica are (were), to be sure. I cartainly approved of the "attitude," even though I was miles away from being able to duplicate it. Same goes for most people who wear any kind of rock t-shirt, I think.

― Smokin' funk by the boxes (kenan), Sunday, 17 October 2004 20:20 (twenty-one years ago)

I still wear my "Impeach George W. Bush" t-shirt, even though we're a bit past that.

― Smokin' funk by the boxes (kenan), Sunday, 17 October 2004 20:21 (twenty-one years ago)

I proudly wore a "Too Drunk To Fuck" t-shirt when it should really have read "Too Actually Still A Virgin To Fuck". However, I then graduated onto "Of Course I'm Not Too Drunk To Fuck, I'm A Teenage Boy For Heaven's Sake".

― Markelby (Mark C), Monday, 18 October 2004 13:12 (twenty-one years ago)

i don't think abnmd t-shirts should count in this discussion, as the aforementioned slogans or phrases represent the band, not necessarily the person wearing the shirt.

*looks at shirt being worn today* Allegedly I could be a bit of a swervedriver though.

― Ned Raggett (Ned), Monday, 18 October 2004 13:14 (twenty-one years ago)

I have just bought my only slogan-bearing t-shirt ever. It says 'reading is sexy'. I don't know how to back that up with my personality; I suppose I must hope that I do though, on some level, or I wouldn't have bought it. Also it would have an amusing double meaning if I lived in Reading.

In general though: dud. Oh that wasn't the q was it?

― Archel (Archel), Monday, 18 October 2004 14:53 (twenty-one years ago)

I only have two slogan-bearing t-shirts:

1) "I am a natural blonde. Please speak slowly."

10 PRINT "I am cool"
20 GOTO 10
RUN

Frankly, I probably *do* have the personality to back these up. Even though I'm not cool.

― caitlin (caitlin), Monday, 18 October 2004 19:08 (twenty-one years ago)

I have a shirt that says "AWESOME DAD". If I wasn't actually an awesome dad, I would kick my own ass for wearing it places.

― nickalicious (nickalicious), Monday, 18 October 2004 19:14 (twenty-one years ago)

My favorite though is the shirt that says "CRACKER" that I've only ever worn to hip-hop shows & open mics.

― nickalicious (nickalicious), Monday, 18 October 2004 19:15 (twenty-one years ago)

I have a t-shirt with a picture of a first-gen circa-'80 Mazda RX-7 on it, though my involvement with that particular car is limited to appreciation and occasionally-mulled over potential ownership later scotched by the overriding urge to own an '89 Supra instead. But I think the Wankel Rotary Engine should be used more often, if that counts for anything.

xp: Nickalicious wins king of everything

― alfalfa romeo (natepatrin), Monday, 18 October 2004 19:20 (twenty-one years ago)

I saw a little girl - maybe five years old - wearing a t-shirt that said "Hottie" on it. It was either that or "Bootylicious" - I'm not sure. Either way, it was not right.

― Nowell, Monday, 18 October 2004 21:49 (twenty-one years ago)

Oh I dunno, I saw a small child wearing a T-shirt which said "Admit it - you'd go to prison for this". I found it quite amusing.

― Matt (Matt), Monday, 18 October 2004 21:52 (twenty-one years ago)

Yeah. You're right. It means nothing. It's worse to wear a t-shirt with a stupid slogan on it - I've seen plenty of those.

― Nowell, Monday, 18 October 2004 21:58 (twenty-one years ago)

I couldn't give a monkey's what's on a T-shirt, was my point.

― Matt (Matt), Monday, 18 October 2004 22:02 (twenty-one years ago)

Yeah. This is pointless. But who cares?

― Nowell, Monday, 18 October 2004 22:05 (twenty-one years ago)

I simply find the applying of a value like "worse" to something like a T-shirt a little odd. It's a t-shirt.

― Matt (Matt), Monday, 18 October 2004 23:06 (twenty-one years ago)

What?

― Alba (Alba), Tuesday, 19 October 2004 10:53 (twenty-one years ago)

I could live up to the slogan on this t-shirt.

― caitlin (caitlin), Tuesday, 19 October 2004 10:54 (twenty-one years ago)

In high school, I was given a T-shirt bearing a picture of Sigmund Freud and the slogan "Cocaine: Better Living Through Chemistry." I'd probably never even tried cocaine at the time. Fortunately, Mom got wise and it soon disappeared from the laundry basket.

― briania (briania), Tuesday, 19 October 2004 12:09 (twenty-one years ago)

"slogan on a T-shirt" I should have said. Apologies.

― Matt (Matt), Tuesday, 19 October 2004 12:18 (twenty-one years ago)

Liking Antoni and Alison (British design duo, most famous for putting random slogans on everything) has led to me having quite a few slogan t-shirts. From them I have: Modernist, Save Me and Give Me Space (the latter was a gift and I don't wear it much because the message is too obvious, Save Me was bought many, many years ago with the slightly evil intention of freaking out a young man.) I have one I painted myself which says Neun und neunzig luftballons. People always ask me if I'm an art student when I wear that, so perhaps this is the faking it t-shirt.

Any slogans advertising your sexual availability/ worth/ preferences are dud beyond belief.

― Anna (Anna), Tuesday, 19 October 2004 12:20 (twenty-one years ago)

I know someone with a "Miserable Cnut" t-shirt, you wouldn't dream of questioning his authenticity :-)

I like my Crap t-shirt from engrish.com and I'm fairly sure I could back the sentiment up if challenged.

I'm wondering who actually goes around challenging t-shirt wearers in public. I have yet to witness anyone shouting "So your 'other t-shirt is really cool' then is it? Well let's see then it you posing fuck!" in the street.

― Onimo (GerryNemo), Tuesday, 19 October 2004 12:43 (twenty-one years ago)

Just for the record, I am officially abstaining from participating on this particular t-shirt thread. Thank you.

― Alex in NYC (vassifer), Tuesday, 19 October 2004 13:17 (twenty-one years ago)

http://www.invisiblerecords.com/aotw/killingjoke/graphics/kj_joker_white.jpg

― Remy (x Jeremy), Tuesday, 19 October 2004 13:32 (twenty-one years ago)

That's Alex's best photo of himself yet!

― Ned Raggett (Ned), Tuesday, 19 October 2004 13:34 (twenty-one years ago)

This thread is kind of crazy. There are a lot of reasons to wear a t-shirt (particularly band t-shirts!) besides agreeing with the message on it. Nick's belated consideration that the Nirvana T-shirt might be ironic is hilarious.

― Andrew Farrell (afarrell), Tuesday, 19 October 2004 13:44 (twenty-one years ago)

what if you just like the design? are you allowed to wear polka dots if your job is administering measles immunisation?

― ken c (ken c), Tuesday, 19 October 2004 13:50 (twenty-one years ago)

I have just bought my only slogan-bearing t-shirt ever. It says 'reading is sexy'. I don't know how to back that up with my personality;

archel needs to wear it to Leeds.

― ken c (ken c), Tuesday, 19 October 2004 13:51 (twenty-one years ago)

but i really don't understand the question post.. so people who are timid and shy can't fix things with duct tapes and aren't curious about who let off potent wind?

― ken c (ken c), Tuesday, 19 October 2004 13:54 (twenty-one years ago)

i saw when i was in scotland there was a nice t-shirt for "member of the Glasweigian beer drinking team" or something to that effect. it was really nice, i almost bought it.

― ken c (ken c), Tuesday, 19 October 2004 13:55 (twenty-one years ago)

i have that shirt.

― Alex in NYC (vassifer), Tuesday, 19 October 2004 16:31 (twenty-one years ago)

ihttp://www.truantclothing.com/apparel_poo.html

For some reason guys don't seem to acknowledge the fact that girls take shits. The next time you think they're in there powdering their noses and applying lip gloss, they might just be taking a crap.

― luna (luna.c), Tuesday, 19 October 2004 16:48 (twenty-one years ago)

yeah, the boys will flock to that shirt. "Oh, you poo, too? Can I be your friend?"

― Lifted, or, the story is 'neath my ass (kenan), Tuesday, 19 October 2004 17:06 (twenty-one years ago)

I don't think I'd wear it, but it cracked me the fuck up.

― luna (luna.c), Tuesday, 19 October 2004 17:14 (twenty-one years ago)

Funny tee-shirts are very funny, screw you all. I have lots. This is my current fave:

ihttp://www.80sTees.com/images/products/know_your_mushrooms_t-shirt.jpg

― Johnney B (Johnney B), Wednesday, 20 October 2004 11:15 (twenty-one years ago)

eleven months pass...

http://store1.yimg.com/I/yhst-37025177803217_1866_3439388.png

― Dom Passantino (Dom Passantino), Thursday, 13 October 2005 10:25 (twenty years ago)

I've just paid £15 on that in ash and black.

― Dom Passantino (Dom Passantino), Thursday, 13 October 2005 10:26 (twenty years ago)

I have to confess I like some of the ThinkGeek ones that say "I READ YOUR EMAIL" and such, but some of them are lame "look at me OMG Im an unix nerd" as well.

I wanted one of those one that say "the liver is evil and must be destroyed" at one point. Wasnt sure how bogany it would be though. I know I'd be 4 REAL wearing such a thing though dammit!

― Trayce (trayce), Thursday, 13 October 2005 10:33 (twenty years ago)

YOU HAVE NO FUCKING E-MAIL

― RJG (RJG), Thursday, 13 October 2005 10:37 (twenty years ago)

One of my friends has a T shirt that says, "Stay calm! We wouldn't want this rape to turn into a murder.

He's never worn it.

― mei (mei), Thursday, 13 October 2005 10:40 (twenty years ago)

In light of the stuff about glorifying terrorism, I want to make a tshirt that says, "Terrorism is Wicked". I doubt I'd wear it.

I also want to make a hoody that says, "My other hoody is even more threatening".

― tissp! (the impossible shortest specia), Thursday, 13 October 2005 10:50 (twenty years ago)

An old friend of mine had one aeons ago that said:

LOG ON

NO MAIL

NO LIFE

LOG OFF

... .net goth.

― Trayce (trayce), Thursday, 13 October 2005 10:54 (twenty years ago)

Think up some t-shirt slogans for the wry fuckers at Neighborhoodies

― glasgow coma score (Jody Beth Rosen), Thursday, 13 October 2005 11:59 (twenty years ago)

I have to confess I like some of the ThinkGeek ones that say "I READ YOUR EMAIL" and such

Those were the exact ones I was referring to upthread, last year. Fucking bullshit. If you buy your clothing from ThinkGeek then you're not a hacker, sorry.

― Andrew (enneff), Thursday, 13 October 2005 12:03 (twenty years ago)

I had a shirt with a red circle and line through the words "premarital sex."
also one with the line through a "$." I wore that one to bank once and afterward realized it and thought it was kind of funny. I'm not the type of person to care at all or give much of a thought about what I wear. So I think the declaration at the top is totally wrong. I say were what every you want with no need for backing up any of it.

― A Nairn (moretap), Thursday, 13 October 2005 12:16 (twenty years ago)

U all R T-shirt sloganist!

― A Nairn (moretap), Thursday, 13 October 2005 12:18 (twenty years ago)

I'd could wear an Ilx0r shirt. 'HI DERE WAHT IS IS MADE' seems like a perfect slogan. I can back it up as well, that is totally me. I probably won't wear it ever, but I could.

― Gerard (Gerard), Thursday, 13 October 2005 12:21 (twenty years ago)

I'm not sure if I'm sad enough to go through with the Poxy Fule t shirt yet.

― tissp! (the impossible shortest specia), Thursday, 13 October 2005 12:22 (twenty years ago)

Oh come on! You're sad enough, I know it!

― Gerard (Gerard), Thursday, 13 October 2005 12:35 (twenty years ago)

"look at me OMG Im an unix nerd"

i'd like it if you could actually buy these.

i recently had a t-shirt made which says "i prefer the early stuff". i fear this might make me a bit of a prick, but i'm well past caring!

― CharlieNo4 (Charlie), Thursday, 13 October 2005 13:12 (twenty years ago)

after a recent kickball game, was hanging in the bleachers with my fellow zombies watching the remaining games of the day and steady drinking busch lights. one team had this middlingly attractive girl whose number was... 69! dumb and predictable. every team (not ours though, i'm proud to say) has some fool who'll make his/her number 69. anyway, i drunkenly went "woo! 69!" she shot me a look like it bothered her that i noticed. so i consider her a perfect example of the question raised. she should stand by her position. shake her ass a little or something.

― andrew m. (andrewmorgan), Thursday, 13 October 2005 15:34 (twenty years ago)

Nick really needs to finish posting the university diaries.

― Gravel Puzzleworth (Gregory Henry), Thursday, 13 October 2005 15:48 (twenty years ago)

I saw this super-perved-out looking old guy once with a t-shirt that said, 'This t-shirt was specifically engineered to distract you while I stare at your breasts'.

It took ~just~ the right amount of time to read.

― MESTEMA (davidcorp), Thursday, 13 October 2005 15:50 (twenty years ago)

Although that depends on the breasts...

― davidcorp ltd (davidcorp), Thursday, 13 October 2005 15:51 (twenty years ago)

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