Finally had someone ask me about one of my shirts. Wearing a bubbling flask shirt today. Funny trying to explain meh to someone. Seems easier to bridge the gap with the shirts over using my irk bags.
@ExtraMedium Oh, dude - on our insurance cards it says “A Mediocre Corporation” is our employer. Hearing the delight and sadness in an insurance CS rep’s voice in confirming the information is PRICELESS.
@ExtraMedium@GetClosure I want on board this train. Would be fun to help build the mercatalyst family of sites. (And to be able to say funny things about working a mediocre job)
@ExtraMedium@GetClosure@LJeAYsy4LoqxEC I have a scientist cousin who “stole” (under much pressure caused by begging and pleading I finally capitulated) my cracked flash shirt because that person found it funny regardless of its original “meaning”.
@Ignorant oh sweet, looks like more software development positions opened up since my last look. Feeling pretty strong about both the dev op and software development positions. Will have to toss a resume that way. Thanks for the link.
Oh, a Morningsave store. Mostly makeup, health and beauty aids, and home goods with a little section of Bluetooth speakers in the back corner.
I would road trip for the grand opening of a Meh store that completely restocked its shelves every day with one different item. And Mehrathon days, when what’s left on the shelves dumped off into a gaylord destined for IRKs every 3 to 60 minutes and then the new items were quickly put out. It would be a sight to behold!
@2many2no@Barney@mike808 And it would need to be V necks per @tinamarie1974’s specifications too, not what has sometimes been passed off here as an alleged one.
@2many2no@Barney@Kidsandliz@mike808@tinamarie1974
Bear in mind that deep-cut V-necks and pocket tees would have to be printed on the back instead of the front, unless you wanted the image really far down on the shirt. Like absurdly far down. (I print tees, though not the ones sold here, so I’m familiar with the reasons why this isn’t going to happen. And it isn’t going to happen.)
… the womens sizes are redic anyway, so even of they did sell them the sizing would likely not work for me.
I went through one of my larger blank shirt supplier’s catalogs a while back, and I counted the number of non-similar size charts for women’s T-shirts. There were 54 of them. The width of the biggest large was more than double the width of the smallest. In a Gildan 2000, I wear a Small if I want a fitted look, or a Medium otherwise. In an Anvil 880, I wear a Large or an XL. There’s another style where it steps up to XL vs XXL. In the unisex/men’s shirts, the variance is pretty small from brand to brand and across styles. They’re essentially interchangeable.
@werehatrack so frustrating and confusing . I honestly wish someone would come up with universal size requirements for womens clothing, as you say there is little difference in mens clothing.
@tinamarie1974 The problem then becomes the fact that women aren’t all shaped the same. It’s a minefield for the people who print T-shirts, and from the other side, I know how frustrating it gets when shopping for something that actually will look good. (And do not get me started on that mess that Target was peddling for a couple of years recently; that was horrible. Lots of things in colors I liked, nothing I’d have considered wearing.)
@tinamarie1974@werehatrack That’s out of control. As a slim, short-ish guy who likes his clothes fitted (not necessarily tight), it’s still fairly difficult for me too buy clothes. T-shirts are usually ok, but not always. Outerwear, suits, and jeans are pretty challenging… a lot of jackets start at 38” and I’m a 36”, or they just aren’t slim enough. Such a pain.
@Bretterson@werehatrack beyond that I am VERY short - 5’1". Womens pants are not by length like mens. We get petite, regular and tall. Petite is for women taller than me. I literally have to have every pair of slacks, blue jeans, capri’s etc tailored OR I need to wear high heels w everything (well except the capris, they look like pants that are just slightly too short unless I get them shortened.
Someone told me the cracked flask was a symbol of the devil because it’s a bottle of magic. That’s not a crack, that’s a lightning bolt. And a lightning bolt is a symbol of magic because Harry Potter has a lightning bolt on his forehead.
Yes, that ancient Harry Potter, symbol of magic and apparent standard bearer for Be’elzebub since time immemorial. If you don’t remember 1996.
Imagine the look on people’s faces when you explain to them “it’s a work shirt.”
@GetClosure This is me as well. Every time someone points and says, “‘Meh’ hehehe.” I just say, “Yeah, I work there…” and leave them wondering.
@ExtraMedium Oh, dude - on our insurance cards it says “A Mediocre Corporation” is our employer. Hearing the delight and sadness in an insurance CS rep’s voice in confirming the information is PRICELESS.
@ExtraMedium @GetClosure I want on board this train. Would be fun to help build the mercatalyst family of sites.
(And to be able to say funny things about working a mediocre job)
@ExtraMedium @GetClosure @LJeAYsy4LoqxEC I have a scientist cousin who “stole” (under much pressure caused by begging and pleading I finally capitulated) my cracked flash shirt because that person found it funny regardless of its original “meaning”.
@LJeAYsy4LoqxEC All Aboard! Choo Choo
@Ignorant oh sweet, looks like more software development positions opened up since my last look. Feeling pretty strong about both the dev op and software development positions. Will have to toss a resume that way. Thanks for the link.
@Ignorant wait, there’s gonna be a store?
Oh, a Morningsave store. Mostly makeup, health and beauty aids, and home goods with a little section of Bluetooth speakers in the back corner.
I would road trip for the grand opening of a Meh store that completely restocked its shelves every day with one different item. And Mehrathon days, when what’s left on the shelves dumped off into a gaylord destined for IRKs every 3 to 60 minutes and then the new items were quickly put out. It would be a sight to behold!
I used to go into great detail about my Meh shirts. Now I just shrug and say, “It’s a website where I used to hang out all of the time.”
Yes, this makes me sad.
@Barney Come hang out with us more.
We’re better with you along for the ride.
@2many2no @Barney
If the shirts were offered in purple more often, that might happen. The ball is in your court, meh.
And in V-necks for the ladies. And in Pocket Tees for the dudes.
@2many2no @Barney @mike808 And it would need to be V necks per @tinamarie1974’s specifications too, not what has sometimes been passed off here as an alleged one.
@2many2no @Barney @Kidsandliz @mike808 @tinamarie1974
Bear in mind that deep-cut V-necks and pocket tees would have to be printed on the back instead of the front, unless you wanted the image really far down on the shirt. Like absurdly far down. (I print tees, though not the ones sold here, so I’m familiar with the reasons why this isn’t going to happen. And it isn’t going to happen.)
@2many2no @Barney @Kidsandliz @mike808 @werehatrack honestly a scoop neck would be great. Crew neck is just a tough one to pull off.
Oh well, the womens sizes are redic anyway, so even of they did sell them the sizing would likely not work for me.
@tinamarie1974
I went through one of my larger blank shirt supplier’s catalogs a while back, and I counted the number of non-similar size charts for women’s T-shirts. There were 54 of them. The width of the biggest large was more than double the width of the smallest. In a Gildan 2000, I wear a Small if I want a fitted look, or a Medium otherwise. In an Anvil 880, I wear a Large or an XL. There’s another style where it steps up to XL vs XXL. In the unisex/men’s shirts, the variance is pretty small from brand to brand and across styles. They’re essentially interchangeable.
@werehatrack so frustrating and confusing . I honestly wish someone would come up with universal size requirements for womens clothing, as you say there is little difference in mens clothing.
@tinamarie1974 The problem then becomes the fact that women aren’t all shaped the same. It’s a minefield for the people who print T-shirts, and from the other side, I know how frustrating it gets when shopping for something that actually will look good. (And do not get me started on that mess that Target was peddling for a couple of years recently; that was horrible. Lots of things in colors I liked, nothing I’d have considered wearing.)
@tinamarie1974 @werehatrack HOLY CRAP 54 of them???!!!??? No wonder it is such a crap shoot buying shirts online.
@tinamarie1974 @werehatrack That’s out of control. As a slim, short-ish guy who likes his clothes fitted (not necessarily tight), it’s still fairly difficult for me too buy clothes. T-shirts are usually ok, but not always. Outerwear, suits, and jeans are pretty challenging… a lot of jackets start at 38” and I’m a 36”, or they just aren’t slim enough. Such a pain.
@Bretterson @werehatrack beyond that I am VERY short - 5’1". Womens pants are not by length like mens. We get petite, regular and tall. Petite is for women taller than me. I literally have to have every pair of slacks, blue jeans, capri’s etc tailored OR I need to wear high heels w everything (well except the capris, they look like pants that are just slightly too short unless I get them shortened.
@Bretterson @tinamarie1974 @werehatrack
Another annoying thing is that “petite” is also different proportions a lot of the time so not just shorter.
@Bretterson @Kyeh @werehatrack oh yes, I forgot to mention that!!!
@Barney imagine if you had a tattoo of–oh, wait. Make it a place where you still hang out!
@Barney @djslack
The places where I still hang out are frowned upon in public.
@djslack No problem with my tattoo – I’m old and still wear a watch.
Someone told me the cracked flask was a symbol of the devil because it’s a bottle of magic. That’s not a crack, that’s a lightning bolt. And a lightning bolt is a symbol of magic because Harry Potter has a lightning bolt on his forehead.
Yes, that ancient Harry Potter, symbol of magic and apparent standard bearer for Be’elzebub since time immemorial. If you don’t remember 1996.