With closetalker11's permission...

[geekpixie.livejournal.com]

I give you, the unofficial DSLJ T- Shirt.

Link Here

If there is a style of shirt on spreadshirt that you'd like the "slogan" placed on, just let me know, I can get to it this evening once I'm home from work. I put this together last night and sent it to closetalker11 for approval, since they did "say" it first.

The url on the back is the old groups style for LJ, but one I find more aesthetically pleasing. I'm not taking a cut off the top for these at all, the whole string of conversations that brought this into being filled me with glee, and I just wanted to do something silly with it.

Enjoy, if you like.

Comments

[ron_newman]

The back says davis_square.livjournal.com . You probably want to fix that before you print and sell any of these.

[geekpixie.livejournal.com]

It was only the mens one with that error, and it was easy enough to fix. Thank you. Also, I'm not printing and selling any of them. They're printed on a one-off basis for anyone who purchases them, at cost, from spreadshirt. I just took the time to make a fairly standard version in each gender.

I only wanted one for myself :)

[ron_newman]

Thanks. I'm a bit confused by the two genders being 'Men' and 'Juniors', though ;-)

[geekpixie.livejournal.com]

You're tellin' me. Thank American Apparel ;)

[icecreamempress.livejournal.com]

Spreadshirt offers Women's and Plus size shirts, too (though the "plus" isn't very "plus"--the "3x" shirt is about the equivalent of a size 18, which is kind of silly when the average size is 14).

[geekpixie.livejournal.com]

And if anyone wants any particular style, I'll take the time to configure it. Most women I know prefer mens t-shirts to the "womens" sizes as they tend to be too short, or just still not big enough, so I didn't want to jump the gun.

[plumtreeblossom.livejournal.com]

I want a women's one! I just get XL and they fit fine.

[geekpixie.livejournal.com]

Any particular style of T that you like that they have on spreadshirt? I can cater directly to you in this case :)

And did you know today is national cleavage day? Your icon made me think of it :) (which I love that icon, btw)

[plumtreeblossom.livejournal.com]

Oh, I already bought the blue ringer women's style. But if black shirts were available, I'd buy another!

[geekpixie.livejournal.com]

I was debating something tunic length with red writing, what say you?

[plumtreeblossom.livejournal.com]

That would be good! A lot of us wear black because of our bitter, dark hearts. :-)

[geekpixie.livejournal.com]

Well duh! I'm just trying to branch out because I am sick of trying to match my blacks.. *ahem*

[thetathx1138.livejournal.com]

The rest of us wear black because it hides stains.

[plumtreeblossom.livejournal.com]

I also wear black because it hides fat. :-)

[ron_newman]

'Women' is now a size rather than a gender?

[geekpixie.livejournal.com]

I'm not sure how the sizes get broken out, but yes. It tends to go misses/juniors to womens/plus..with other naming conventions in between.

[icecreamempress.livejournal.com]

It's a size category, yes.

"Junior" sizes are cut more narrowly, especially through the bust and hips (though the latter isn't that applicable for a t-shirt) because they're in theory designed for teenaged girls, hence the name.

"Misses" and/or "Women" are cut somewhat fuller through the bust and hips because they're in theory designed for women over 20.

"Plus" (and sometimes "Women" is used to denote this category) are larger sizes.

Depending on the rubric, sizes generally go "Junior"/"Women"/"Plus" (which is what Spreadshirt does) or "Junior"/"Misses"/"Women" (where "women" means "plus").

It is much more confusing to buy women's clothing than it is to buy men's clothing.

[anomie666.livejournal.com]

Does closetalker11 get a % of the profit? :)

[geekpixie.livejournal.com]

No one does right now, I set them up at cost :)

[solarpanda.livejournal.com]

So you could say he's getting 100% of the profits...

[geekpixie.livejournal.com]

this is true :)

[closetalker11.livejournal.com]

SHE, damnit! :)

[geekpixie.livejournal.com]

Hey, I'm not going to ask those kinds of questions of a pineapple! I just stayed neutral :)

[solarpanda.livejournal.com]

I was pretty much certain that I was going to get called out on this but figured I'd just say nothing and hope no one noticed...

damnit, I hate pronouns :(

[mattdm.livejournal.com]

http://maxbarry.com/2008/11/30/news.html

Yeah I said thatcomment

[closetalker11.livejournal.com]

Who wants to touch me?

I SAID WHO WANTS TO FREAKING TOUCH ME?!

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[exsplusohs.livejournal.com]

ME ME ME!

...too much enthusiasm?

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[closetalker11.livejournal.com]

YESSSSS THE ICON

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[exsplusohs.livejournal.com]

USED ESPECIALLY FOR YOU, BECAUSE YOU ARE SUPER FAMOUS! If Bea were in this comm, she would order your quote printed on a polyester pantsuit that covered her from throat to ankles.

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[ron_newman]

Is there a queue?

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[diatomacearth.livejournal.com]

Exactly what degree of touching is permissible?

[rikchik.livejournal.com]

In case anyone else missed the original thread, it's at http://community.livejournal.com/davis_square/1715017.html?thread=20052553#t20052553

[rahulbot.livejournal.com]

that's awesome.

[wallacestreet.livejournal.com]

While we're on the subject of T-shirts, here's another Davis related one. (http://davis.spreadshirt.com/us/US/Shop/) Available only in Blue.

[geekpixie.livejournal.com]

When I did a search on spreadshirt this didn't come up, which is sad! But I love the fact that the difference perspectives are available counting on which side of the square you're from or in :)

[thetathx1138.livejournal.com]

Tell me more about Spreadshirt, if you don't mind.

[geekpixie.livejournal.com]

It's like cafepress except the print quality is better?

They have a web site, feel free to read it.

[thetathx1138.livejournal.com]

I will, thanks. I was just wondering about your personal thoughts. :-)

[geekpixie.livejournal.com]

Pretty much just that, I liked their print quality much more, it's easy to make a custom shirt with something silly you've just thought up (I've actually printed my poetry on shirts from them) and the prices aren't bad. Shipping is a little high, but they do have free shipping sales every once in a while. The stores are prettier than cafe press, and the support staff is more responsive. My only complaint is that the tools try to be smarter than me, because they're made for a higher level of product creation than I am trying to accomplish. :)

[wallacestreet.livejournal.com]

Two words: vector art. They have a printing process where, if you submit vector art, it's actually cut out of a solid piece(s) of plastic and stuck on to the shirt as opposed to being printed in half-tones like a bitmap. Works great and produces good looking shirts which stand up to washing (for about a year now).

There are some annoyances like the inability to scale vector art arbitrarily, but once you get it to work, the results are quite nice.

[thetathx1138.livejournal.com]

Hmmm. And the stores are free. That's...very, very interesting.

[sparkgrrl658.livejournal.com]

also check out zazzle.com - i have nothing to do with them but a livejournal friend of mine who is crafty just recently tried them and found them [in her opinion, obviously] to be better than spreadshirt or cafepress.

in case you're looking :D

[icecreamempress.livejournal.com]

I'm thirding the "better print quality than CafePress" school of thought.