Geek Chic?

nesf

It's odd, I should be ostracised for wearing t-shirts with odd geeky/amusing messages on them but for some reason I get random people coming upto me asking where I buy them. Generally the woman/man tries to start a conversation with me then...

I don't mind, I like wearing odd comfy t-shirts when out for a few pints (as opposed to throwing on a shirt or somesuch when going somewhere "choosy").

Anyone else experience this? Or am I alone?

KTRIC

nesf wrote:

Or am I alone?

Yep, pretty much

s8n

what kind of shirts are we talking about here???

nesf

Varying from, standard enough Family guy ones to obscure geek ones (sad) like 2+2=5 etc.

Think along the lines of ThinkGeek.com, or Tshirthell.com

"Stupidity Causes Cancer" is a personal favourite.

Sputnik

Can't say I've come across anyone who's treated me differently for wearing strange t-shirts.
But then, I probably wouldn't notice if i was being ostracized...

*Page*

i love funny t-shirts esp if i get the message and other people dont.. my camera fone i full of strangers tshirts

PurpleFistMixer

I've got an "All your base..." shirt and it gets a LOT of people either trying to read it or asking me what the hell it means.

It's amusing to walk down the street and watch people struggle to read your shirt before you move out of sight.

Crucifix

I love those kind of T-shirts myself, the weirder the better.

simu

Yeah, I like geeky t-shirts.

This one is a particular favourite:

segadreamcast

Er, yes.... chic............

Sarky

I want a "I [plane symbol] NY" shirt.

Matthewthebig

simu wrote:

Yeah, I like geeky t-shirts.

This one is a particular favourite:

Fu.cking A!

simu

Sarky wrote:

I want a "I [plane symbol] NY" shirt.

I approve!

Tobias Greeshman

I think its about time I pointed this site out: http://www.thinkgeek.com/tshirts

The Sweeper

I have a playboy bunny t-shirt that I quite like, and a small back t-shirt with this little slogan in a dictionary definition style; "reality (n), something that happens when you are not playing computer games".

I think t-shirts can be acceptable pub-wear if they're not huge and baggy and multicoloured.

simu

Minesajackdaniels wrote:

and a small back t-shirt with this little slogan in a dictionary definition style; "reality (n), something that happens when you are not playing computer games".

I have that one too!

For a while, I was worried that people might interpret it as anti-gaming but I did a thread on AH about it and most people saw it as a pro-gaming tee.

Agent Smith

you know your a geek when you have A firefox t-shirt.....



/me hangs Head

Karl Hungus

My "Mr. Sparkle" T-Shirt always gets lots of comments.

Zulu

I'm a big t-shirts person.
Too many "Serial Killer" and "Kontraband" t-shirts myself - but have gotten a fair few complements.
I have one with a pic of Willy Wonka (Gene Wilder) mixing chemicals for the everlasting gob-stopper and it's titled "Dealer". I've gotten a lot of questions about that one.

Gillo

I only ever had one geek one and it was a freeby, so I never bought a geek t-shirt which means....

Discusss with reference's and quotes.

Anyway it came from Macromedia for the launch of Flash 5, on the front it said "how in f**** did they do that" got everyones attentino and was great in clubs.

*Page*

I've got one that says burning with desire.. but ite really hard to make out the wors so you have to look at it really carefully!!!

its works as a good starting point

simu

I must get myself this one:

Zulu

"All my Base are belong to you"????? (I get the rest of it... )

simu

Zulu wrote:

"All my Base are belong to you"????? (I get the rest of it... )

n00b

KlodaX

only 2 t-shirts I have with writing on them aren't geeky ... first one was a huge black t that came to my knees when I first got it ...

classic: 'Same s*!t different day' I wore to a few exams.

and the other 'I gave up sex, drugs and alcohol... it was the worst 20mins of my life' ... worn to oxygen and ironically the gym.

Don't think I still have either tshirt.

Zulu

simu wrote:

n00b

I am indeed a noob when it come to all this 733t, or leet or whatever the youngones do be banging on about. Cheers for the explination.

...unfortunatly my Friday beer starved brain isn't either getting the joke - or missing some crutial point along the way.

Thanks again for taking a moment to link the explination!

grimloch

I think the binary one is deadly, saw one on a fella in town once. Must try to get my hands on one.

the_syco

grimloch wrote:

I think the binary one is deadly, saw one on a fella in town once. Must try to get my hands on one.

Ah, the old

"there are 10 people who understand binary: those that do, and those that don't"

Classic. The un-nerdy can't figure it out, untill you tell them, and even then, they're sometimes puzzled.

grimloch

Yes, absolute genius. I can imagine the puzzled looks from my peers as they are baffled by the message and struggle to decipher it.

rainbow kirby

I have the Penny Arcade one with 'Jesus is f'ing metal'...
And a blue one with a picture of a kid playing Super Mario Bros on a NES with 'Nintendo is Rad' under it.
I want this one:
and this one:
and this:

Yes, I'm a nerd.

Liquorice

My dad got me this for my birthday and I constantly get people asking me what it means, or who Schrodinger is. And I once had someone condescending ask if I knew what it meant. I assured her that I wouldn't be wearing the t-shirt if I was unaware of Schrodinger's thought experiment.

Matthewthebig

Nesf was wearing that at the beers yesterday!

great tshirt

rsynnott

rainbow kirby wrote:

This one's soon to be outdated. Substitute ::1

tman

rsynnott wrote:

This one's soon to be outdated. Substitute ::1

"There's no place like localhost" would sound a bit better tbh (if a smidgen less nerdy...)

nesf

Liquorice wrote:

And I once had someone condescending ask if I knew what it meant. I assured her that I wouldn't be wearing the t-shirt if I was unaware of Schrodinger's thought experiment.

Ahh, but do you understand it....

simu

Went on a bit of an on-line shopping spree yesterday. I ordered the Roses are #0000FF t-shirt I showed above and this one too:



Cool, no?

nesf

If this came in ladies I'd get it for you:

simu

If this came in black, I'd get it for you:





/edit

Some good tees here and on the menu on the left actually.

Sir Digby Chicken Caesar

ROFL

i'm buying that shirt
thank you simu, it's perfect

umm... got a link to the store it's in?

(edit2) - wow, it's like you read my mind... before I even thought the thought you read.

nesf

Somehow Mordeth I can picture you easily in this one....



or for boards beers...



or for home gatherings...



all coutesy of tshirthell.com


Edit: I'm not a big fan of cafepress. Their stuff doesn't last too long if I remember correctly. I am however in love with that slogan....

Sir Digby Chicken Caesar

I have a few cafepress shirts (megatokyo, neobaka) and they've lasted me a few years.. colour's run a bit though.

I love the stupidity causes cancer one t-shirthell has some real gems

koneko

I have some Happy Bunny tshirts (they rock)

I made a few of my own, like Penny Arcade Rhino vs Baby, and "pr0nstar"

I used to have a really cool one I stole off another tshirt site that says "I beat the internet. The last guy was really tough". I miss that tshirt, I think I'll have to remake it.

I considered buying the tshirt I stole my tagline from.

Oriel

My fav :-)

dudara

While being a fair old geek, I must admit that I prefer plain t-shirts.

Having said that, I have a wonder woman transfer at home that I'm going to iron onto the back of one of my t-shirts. Wonder Woman rocks!!

simu

koneko wrote:

I used to have a really cool one I stole off another tshirt site that says "I beat the internet. The last guy was really tough". I miss that tshirt, I think I'll have to remake it.

I considered buying the tshirt I stole my tagline from.

How do you make them?

nesf

koneko wrote:

I considered buying the tshirt I stole my tagline from.

It is a good tagline...

koneko

simu wrote:

How do you make them?

Good iron-ons. Not sure if PC World sell good ones (likely they do tho), I bought mine online last time I was buying DVD-Rs.

blondie83

I love this one, just wish there was a picture on it or it was more colourful or something:

Clinical Waste

nesf wrote:

If this came in ladies I'd get it for you:

Where can I get this?
Thanks

nesf

Clinical Waste wrote:

Where can I get this?
Thanks

www.thinkgeek.com

look in their generic geek section of their t-shirts.

Some amusing stuff there, if a little pricey.

rainbow kirby

I'm loving jinx.com shirts right now...