The T-Shirt Blog

For those of you who have ever paid full price for a Threadless tee, my heart goes out. The sale kicked off last nite, and as usual things are basically $5 off, with the regular $10 tee being the value leader. You have till Monday midday to pick up your wears.

The 19th ever FIFA World Cup is starting in less than one day, and if you’re a supporter of Team USA you’ve got several reasons to be optimistic. First of which is the squad’s performance in last summer’s Confederation Cup, but not to be overlooked is this year’s favorable draw. In 2006 USA was drawn into perhaps the tournament’s toughest group, along with Ghana, Czech Republic, and eventual champions Italy, but in 2010 the grouping is much kinder with the inclusion of Algeria and Slovenia alongside powerhouse England. If things go to plan we could see a June 27th clash between United States and Germany in Bloomfontein during the knock-out stage.

If you are thinking about picking up the official USA replica jersey, consider acting quickly as the away jersey is already completely sold out online.

The 2010 World Cup is less than two days away, and if you don’t know who Sulley Muntari is, you had better be familiar with Lionel Messi, easily one of the top 5 players in the tournament. Alternate Kits offers a non-traditional take on the supporter’s t-shirt, freely utilizing puns and making ample use of hyperbole, all at a much lower price than the typical soccer jersey.

The majority of neo-natal circumcisions performed in American hospitals today are done on an elective basis, at the discretion of parents. The American Academy of Pediatrics no longer recommends this procedure, citing “potential medical benefits and advantages as well as disadvantages and risks.” In some cases, either by way of inertia or because of greed, hospital staff sometimes push the surgery on ill informed parents.

What often gets lost in the shuffle is the invasive nature of the procedure and its potential harmful effects on sexual health. Circumcision removes roughly 50% of total penile surface skin, and by some estimates 20,000 - 70,000 specialized nerve endings. In fact studies have shown that this surgical procedure removes some of our best bits.

In my view the solution is simple. If you are ever in charge of a newborn boy’s destiny, spare him the whole of what one will one day become one of his most prized possessions.

If you feel as strongly about this as I do, please sign these two petitions - CDC Petition, AAP Petition.

If it ever seemed like those Euros like their futbol a little too much, this is probably the confirmation you needed. Futbolis is a Spanish soccer shop that features t-shirts with original designs similar to the one above.

It doesn’t seem like I have quite enough patience to spend any appreciable amount of time at xkcd. Patience is, therefore, a virtue.

Entschuldigung! Our favorite Threadless is holding yet another sale that is supposed to last until tomorrow morning. Boys and girls, this only happens 4-5 times a year, so take notice! Or better yet, submit order.

I just changed the title tag of this site. Considering that I’m not of too, too high an opinion of my site, I think the new title is pretty damn funny.

Saw this on Woothemes Demo Server, which is a totally random place to find content. In case you don’t know, Woothemes is a pretty cool place to find cheap Wordpress themes, which you can use as a basic layout for any website, not just a blog. (Check out one of their themes in action at Spain Soccer Jersey, one of my other sites.)

Anyway, the video is reminiscent of Justice’s D.A.N.C.E video, so if you are into that sort of thing definitely give it a play. If you’re really into t-shirt videos, also check out my post on the Guiness world record for most t-shirts worn at the same time.

Need a little artistic inspiration in your life? A couple of Japanese companies are integrating design elements into otherwise ominous looking retail barcodes. [via Woothemes and Infosthetics]

An earthquake struck Haiti one month ago. I just ordered this t-shirt from Threadless. Here are a few other t-shirts you can buy with proceeding going to the people of Haiti.

• A Galery of shirts over at Cafepress.
• Eske ou ka ede non, souple? at Etsy.
• Steel Train at HelloMerch.
• Be a Hero by Bungie Games - might work for those of us who like to play Halo.
• Haiti United at Soccer.com.
• Yéle Hands by Wyclef Jean.

Know any other t-shrits where 100% of the proceeds are donated to earthquake victims? Post them in the comments please.

It’s about time I gave a mention to DesignByHumans. They’ve grown tremendously since I first started blogging, and they are having a post-Christmas clearance. Don’t expect anything earth-shattering in terms of savings, or any monkey business for that matter.

I’ve never paid for anything in euros, but CTRL clothing just might change that habit. The Helsinki based street wear company has always caught my eye with their sharp photography and sense of humor, and their prices aren’t bad to boot. Check em out.

Yes, this t-shirt does exist, and so does the book and the website. Somebody really hates Bill O’Reilly, but I guess it could be worse. You can find more odd and bizarre books at Bookfail.com.

Unbeknown to me, the site was down for two weeks, until I finally figured out there was a problem yesterday. Thanks to a helpful stranger I was able to sort it out.

Now, on to more important things: the Tourette Tote is available from Print Liberation, one of the best t-shirt shops I’ve never blogged about.

XOXO,

Alex

It might be over by the time you read this, but Threadless is having a 09/09/09 sale, and all tees are only 9 simoleons. I’m getting this one.

I’ve been keeping up with responses to my Post Your T-Shirt Site post, and one of the sites that caught my was Shalom Shirts, dedicated to, you guessed it, tees with Jewish slogans. Sure, some of the slogans may be a bit kitschy, but I won’t quetch. There are many redeeming designs to be found.

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That’s right, I actually had to censor the only printed graphic on this t-shirt, and yes, the offending image (nsfw) is absolutely graphic enough to warrant said censorship. The only hint I’ll give you is that the t-shirt is meant to be tucked in your pants for maximum effect. Brought to you by the kind gentlemen from Road Kill T-Shirts.

… Let it the fighting for you… at ShirtFight. This competition-based site seems to thrive on colorful, oversized prints like the ones above, which, at this time, are on sale for only $10. American Apparel tees are a standard feature.

Here’s a random t-shirt find from my travels. It’s a slightly cheeky reference to the 1982 movie Blade Runner. Find it at TimboTees.