2020 Shirt.Woot Derby Thread (part 1)

@ACraigL All 3 in the Fog! Congrats.

@ybmuG For now. It’s early and I have a lot of nice friends who help me out on the first day. We’ll see how it shakes out.

Do you guys know about “six word stories”? Just curious if people are getting the reference on that last one.

@ACraigL
Had not.
Have now.
Feel enlightened.

Had to edit to follow the proper pattern…

@ACraigL Totally laughed at the gym membership one

@therealjrn We should hang out more.

@EwingKlipspring Voted. This is a great parody. Well done.

@ACraigL @EwingKlipspring indeed. It’s the kind of cleverness I appreciate.

@jasneko Voted!

@ACraigL Thank you!

@jasneko

Squeezed another one out

So that’s where they come from!

@therealjrn I believe much of @jasneko’s cat designs are inspired by her real cats.

(I definitely recall Computer Work was.)

@jasneko @narfcake @therealjrn I like it - I voted- my cats insisted.

@CaptAmehrican
I did this one already…
https://shirt.woot.com/offers/under-achiever

@jasneko I bought the Adopt T - great that they printed it!

@stolicat Awesome!! Do you have adopted pets?

MEALS! DEALS! EELS! AWESOME!

@jasneko all my animals (cats mostly but a couple dogs) over the last 40 years have been adopted or rescues. They’re the best kind …

@stolicat That’s great Agreed!

@jasneko I’ll post this (adopt one) on to the facebook of the two no kill shelters I volunteer at.

@Kidsandliz Aw that’s nice to hear! Let me know if anyone shows up eventually wearing one! (pictures even better if they don’t mind!).

@ACraigL does that mean they’ll go on sale?

@stolicat It means they ARE on sale!

@ACraigL I must go buy one, then!

Aside: Do you know why the “heather” colors are always a poly/cotton blend, when the other colors are 100% cotton? I’ve noticed that in all brands of tshirts.

@stolicat @narfcake might be able to better answer that, but I think the reason is “because they are”. I like them a lot though and find them very soft and comfortable to wear.

@ACraigL @stolicat In order to get the striated color effect, the yarns (threads) have to be of different shades. The easier way to achieve this is to use a mix of fibers, as they’ll take on dyes at a different rate.

Nearly all heathers are of mixed fibers, usually cotton and polyester. Extra shading can be achieved with tri-blends, which are typically cotton, polyester, and rayon.

@ACraigL @narfcake Thank you, now I know - I have no problem with them, just wondered why heather always was a blend.

@ACraigL @narfcake So I got the Bounty Hunter long-sleeve T! But I would’ve preferred the zipped hoodie except they keep putting the design on the front, with the zipper running through it, and most people (my self included) don’t keep theirs zipped up to their chins so the design is ruined. Same issue with the “I go into the woods” shirt I also bought.
I’ve dropped a few notes about this in the comments at Woot, not sure if they’re being noticed.

@narfcake @stolicat I agree it would make more sense to have it on the back of those. I have a few long sleeve pullover hoodies for that reason.

Glad you liked the design!

@ACraigL @stolicat Hopefully it’s being noticed. In the past, zip up hoodies were printed on the back, albeit not low enough. There were complaints comments back then too.

Alas, I’m not staff, so I don’t have any greater sway than anyone else. Indeed, it might just be the reverse, what with how much I used to kvetch about the blanks and other things.

@narfcake @stolicat Baby steps. I’m thankful they’ve finally entered 2014 and started offering more than just t-shirts. Now we need color choices, and THEN we can complain about zippers.

@ACraigL @narfcake @stolicat I’ve wondered the same thing… I prefer all cotton shirts, but like the look of the heathered shirts!

@ACraigL @narfcake @stolicat (now replying to the zip hoodie comments)… I also was kind of bummed by the zips - I love that it’s being offered on Zip hoodies now, but I can’t see how the zip going right through the design is going to look right - even when zipped. I offered to rearrange my Tea design so it fits on either side but they haven’t really been enthusiastic about that.
Has anyone posted a zip hoodie that goes through the graphic? Curious to how that looks.

@Tinamarir1974. A t-shirt for you!

@ACraigL I voted for your thing …

Thanks! Current sales projections indicate retirement will be penurious

@matthew Penurious! How fancy!

@matthew I didn’t even look up penurious. I knew it. Totally knew it. Totally.

@ACraigL Grats on your design win

@mehbee

@jasneko How cute! Is that cat laying on my bowling ball?

@therealjrn Thank you! Why yes, it totally is - I modeled it after your bowling ball.

@ACraigL Did you not enter the This vs. That Derby?

@mehbee I can’t believe someone noticed .
Yes. I hate skipping derbies, but I had family in all weekend and didn’t have a chance to throw anything together.

@ACraigL
Is your “adults at play” shirt available to buy on woot now? My brother missed it the other day and really wants it.

@star2236 Awesome! Not yet, but likely in a side sale next week. Stay tuned!

OWLS! TOWELS! JOWLS! AWESOME!

@star2236 It’s back!
https://shirt.woot.com/offers/adults-at-play

@ACraigL
Thanks for letting me know

@ACraigL Is it whiner? lol

Unfortunately, my second design was rejected on the basis of a pop-culture reference. I’ve submitted it directly to woot for consideration, so maybe it will see a print.

@ACraigL What? SO MANY of the shirts are pop-culture inspired. That’s what makes them “funny”

@therealjrn Guessing if I made it hangman, it would have been OK. I think a TV reference put it over the top.

@ACraigL FFS, SMH.

@therealjrn Woot passed on it officially. So it’s here.
https://www.teepublic.com/t-shirt/7755202-where-to-find-love

@ACraigL
I absolutely love the yes deer design. I need that for my boyfriend but I don’t know that I could get him to wear it.

@mehbee

@ACraigL
I wear my Irresponsible childhood tshirt all the time. One of my new favorites that I added to my collection.

@star2236 I like mine a lot too. Love the heather shirts. They are so soft. They actually put it on a blanket for the second time:
https://home.woot.com/offers/irresponsible-childhood-blanket-1

@ACraigL @star2236 I voted irresponsibly!

@jasneko already had - good luck!

@stolicat Thanks so much!

@mehbee

@ACraigL voted

Pi-kachu! is still in contention to place! If you haven’t voted yet, today is the last day! Thanks all!
https://shirt.woot.com/derby/entry/114766/pi-kachu

@star2236 There’s always a varying spectrum of ideas and levels of execution. What other ones did you like?

@star2236 I did an A-Hole design too!
https://shirt.woot.com/offers/a-hole-approaching

@ACraigL @star2236 I have that one!

@mehbee

@ACraigL
For the past couple weeks I’ve been voting on the woot site before I look over here and I must subconsciously know how you design bc I always vote for them. I just thought it was funny.

@star2236 I encode all my images with an invisible watermark reading “star2236”. That’s probably why.

@ACraigL
Ahh, that’s why I’m drawn to them. Lol

@jasneko
These are cute

@star2236 Much thanks! They are still available right now, they’re running my designs longer than a week - a new experiment.

@ACraigL @mehbee

@jasneko voted!

@Spiritgreen
That one is good, I’m surprised it doesn’t have more votes. I voted for it btw.

@star2236 thanks so much star’!

@Spiritgreen Voted!

@ACraigL Thank you sir! Good luck with I Hate People. XD

@star2236 Derby winners (1st-3rd) get a flat fee payout for the day. Subsequent days and group sales have a $2 per shirt royalty.

@ACraigL
Can you make a living off of it or do you just do it In your free time, not that I have any design talent, I was just wondering?

@star2236 For some of the elite artists, maybe, but I think most Woot artists have other venues and places where they design. I’m almost exclusive to Woot, and a little to Mediocritee.com , but personally, it’s a spare-time gig for me. My day job is fine, but I like to get creative and it’s a wonderful platform for that.

@mehbee

This is my first Mario shirt! I generally don’t do illustrations like this, so pretty happy with the result.

@star2236 Thanks!!!

@jasneko Voted!

@ACraigL Thank you!

@Spiritgreen Voted!

@Spiritgreen
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@mehbee

@ACraigL three in the fog! Look at this guy here.

@Spiritgreen Ha. That never lasts. I expect a few to fizzle out in the next day or so, but I’ll bask in the glory of the moment!

@mehbee

@lilit_miras
Oh, hai bot. By “us” do you mean @Bookmann, @mark_elliot, @lilit_miras, @dark_lord, moon_man & @Vaudeville?

What game are you playing?

@Bookmann @dark_lord @lilit_miras @therealjrn @Vaudeville Hm, what do you mean? If I’m a bot, then perhaps I’m the best neuron that could be.

@mehbee

@Spiritgreen I believe I have enough shirts to wear. Not forever, just for awhile. Now I’m glad I stocked up.

@Spiritgreen Oh, I hadn’t heard that! Where did you find this info?

@jasneko @Spiritgreen TT mentioned this earlier this week.
https://forums.woot.com/t/social-distancing-is-calling/562591/3

@mehbee

@star2236 Ding ding! (wasn’t that hard, but entertainment is hard to come by these days ).

@ACraigL
What are your bucks (I’m assuming to purchase any shirt you made) and how do I use them?

@star2236 They are largely fictional as I made them up at the time I made that post, but perhaps I can turn them into something more tangible. Stay tuned.

@mehbee

@jasneko Voted! I’ve been wearing your fall and winter cat tees from Mediocritee. Are we getting spring and summer ones any time soon? I’m trying to buy fewer shirts but would really like the full set.

@jasneko @sammydog01 My plants just tell me they’re dying. Maybe I should get a goldfish.

@sammydog01 Awww that’s so nice to hear! I have to make them first, but it’s on my list of things to do… so happy to hear you want the full set!:D

@sammydog01 @therealjrn Oh dear. Could they tell you why? Spare the goldfish!