Photo Awesome #6: The Shirt War
PrintWe appreciate all the wonderful (and sometimes not) comments we've been receiving from our weekly "Photo Awesome" series, but in the interest of narrowing the gap between us and, well you, our loyal readers, we thought we'd have a little competition and let you decide the outcome.
So we picked our best and most awesome t-shirts, brought them to work, and want YOU to tell us which is best (because we bicker enough among each other as it is).
"My shirt should win so that sad hecka skeleton can be magically transformed into a happy hecka skeleton: full of win."
-Amber Bouman
"My shirt should win because it harnesses the incredible power of nostalgia. If it also had a Tamogotchi and the Fresh Prince of Bel-Air on it, I'd be a shoo-in."
-Alex Castle
"Edward James Olmos wins. End of story."
-Nathan Edwards
"I know what you're thinking: 'Whoa, kick-ass breast pocket bro'. I know, I know. $1.99 at Walgreens."
-Alan Fackler
"My shirt should win because I just ate five Jack in the Box tacos and really couldn't care less about anything else right now except not being sick. And, by the way, did you know they no longer make Monster Tacos?"
-Gordon Mah Ung
"If I don’t win this T-shirt contest it’s because of a vast, multi-national conspiracy to squelch the free flow of supercool, kick-ass T-shirts. But let’s pretend the conspiracy doesn’t exist, and my shirt has as good a chance as any. So why should it win? I’ll give you a three-part answer. First, my shirt is mad geeky-funny-ironic. Sure, Nathan’s T-shirt is ironic, but its irony responds to all that vampire hullabaloo, and that’s just annoying. Second, my shirt is about cars, and cars are cooler than any of the other subject matter you’ll see on my competitors’ shirts. Third, my shirt is black, and black goes with anything, and is sort of “formal” within the scope of T-shirt design. In other words, I can wear this shirt at a semi-fancy restaurant, and if I lay low and avoid making a scene, I stand a good chance of not getting kicked out. So there you have it, folks: The explanation of why my T-shirt wins. I will thank you in advance for your generous vote."
-Jon Phillips
You can buy the shirt Jon is wearing here.
And now, a special guest appearence from Kate Byrne, Future's VP of Tech and Living.
There you have it. Who wins? Let us know in the comments will ya? And, while you're at it, have yourself a great weekend!
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Trooper_One
September 08, 2010 at 11:11am
3. Hecka - cuz there's a blond in it
2. 1994 - Pog Champ
1. Edward James Olmos. End of Story.
Rob42o
September 07, 2010 at 4:53pm
I have to go with Amber Bouman Because she's cute. So thats a auto win.
Daemon
September 07, 2010 at 11:54am
WTF @ " S H I R T S " , why U need shirts? Maximum PC's number one criteria is "KICK ASS" is it not? Well 'scuse me folks but I don't remember putting a shirt on my ass... So 'erm why don'tcha switch to either "Shorts" or "Jeans pockets" instead of "shirts" for a truly "KICK ASS !!! " verdict?
I haz spooken, did u heer it?
U haz azz 4 kik 2?
emzfrendcrisis
September 07, 2010 at 7:52am
Just more awesome.
http://www.welfarestate.com/map/america.gif
Keith E. Whisman
September 07, 2010 at 12:33pm
Awesome, thanks for the link. That is funnier than I thought it was going to be.
Nyarlathotep
September 06, 2010 at 8:12am
Kate Byrne for runner up. I love the picture on Kate's shirt but I think it's just too busy for a t-shirt.
PM_DMNKLR
September 05, 2010 at 10:48pm
Amber will likely win since she's so freakin' hot, whilst Kate SHOULD win cuz of how awesome and hilarious her shirt is.
Meanwhile, my captcha says "humpody fully", lmao.
goose13
September 05, 2010 at 6:15pm
@bikerbub - Chris Yates makes the POOP signs: http://www.chrisyates.net/store/.
My vote goes to Kate Byrne. Awesome shirt, plus bonus points for being a VP willing to participate in your tomfoolery. :-)
Theatre Booth Guy
September 05, 2010 at 3:11pm
Kate's is the winner for me with Team Edward second (maybe because I work in a movie theatre?)
Jelson
September 05, 2010 at 12:23pm
The minute I saw the word T-shirt contest, and Amber, I knew she'd already won. And according to my count so far, I was right, though Nathan still has a chance. and Jon, you'd wear that shirt to a formal dining? seriously? (congrats to Katherine for not showing up)
I vote for Kate, that shirt is so true.
Keith E. Whisman
September 05, 2010 at 9:36am
Hey roughly half the population overweight or obese I'm wondering where are you guys hiding your fat people over at Future and MaximumPC head quarters? Everyone that I've seen pictures of are either very much in shape or ever so slightly over weight. Just where are your proud and heavy fat people?
MrMick
September 05, 2010 at 11:40am
Well, I work at home at Maximum PC Lab North most Fridays, so that's the perfect excuse for me to not appear in the Friday photo shoots.
Keith E. Whisman
September 05, 2010 at 3:06pm
LOL... As MaximumPC's fat guy you should wear that badge with pride. I'll be looking for you at the Country Harvest Buffet.
Also I've decided to change my religion to a polytheistic one, my gods are; the all loving Ronald McDonald, all knowing Jack In The Box, his Majesty the King of the gods, The Burger King, and the pizza god, that guy that used to say Come on Over to Peter Piper Pizza, that guy. I pray to them 3 times a day before each meal.
Gremsongs
September 04, 2010 at 9:28pm
Amber wins it people. She has the best shirt and she looks great wearing it, or any of the other Tee's in the conterst!!!
michaelnomad
September 04, 2010 at 4:06pm
Function smashes form, and is smarter than Reed Richards & Tony Stark.
Zyryn
September 04, 2010 at 2:38pm
Sorry but I think none are winners. I have your winner in my closet: a black T-Shirt that simply reads (in white dot-matrix-esque font): "No, I will not fix your computer."
Keith E. Whisman
September 04, 2010 at 1:42pm
Jon Phillips Slot Car cops shirt get's first place. Kate Byrne with her American World shirt gets second place. Amber Bouman gets third place and only because I want to see her with no shirt at all. ;)>
Alan Fackler gets honorable mention award for having the gusto to wear a shirt I would be proud to wear, a WalGreens $2.00 T-Shirt. The only problem with that WalGreens shirt is that WalMart has that same shirt for less... LOL..
OhSoCheesy
September 04, 2010 at 12:24pm
Come on people...the question was about SHIRTS not boobs. Kate's shirt gets my vote.
lhted
September 04, 2010 at 12:47pm
True. There are very little things about boobs in the real world, but somehow everything will debase itself until it reaches boobs...or a bad penis joke. It's like what Oscar Wilde said, "There are only two guarantees in life: death and taxes...and boobs or bad penis jokes." Ok, I added the last part, but it needed to be brought down to an immature level...penis.
teaspoon83
September 04, 2010 at 9:16am
Alex Castle's made me laugh the most because I remember the days when POGS were everywhere and oh the competition it brought, betting on pogs, the tears of defeat. That shirt is my winner.
p309
September 04, 2010 at 6:33am
Since I"m old enough to be Amber's grandpa, I have to choose WiT! So Kate's T gets my vote!
ptellini
September 04, 2010 at 4:31am
My vote goes to Amber Bouman. With her pretty face and figure she can make anything look good!
lhted
September 04, 2010 at 12:40am
While Ratherder does make a good point that boobs always gets some extra points (always!). But Alex gets my vote because "Alf is back, but in pog form." Besides, a week ago I spent about 30 minutes explaining to my co-workers what pogs were after I made an attempt at being ironic (which I failed at both). Now, if Gordon had a CellularOne shirt...
Fixedu
September 03, 2010 at 9:08pm
They're all #FAIL shirts, but Gordon's pink pig is the best of the worst.
chiroho
September 03, 2010 at 7:15pm
While EJO is obviously full of win, just ask anyone from the Battlestar Galactica, I don't want to see that Hecka skeleton be sad. It definitely needs to be happy. Hence, Amber wins.
bikerbub
September 03, 2010 at 4:58pm
I want that stop sign that says poop. And I vote plain green breastvpocket shirt.
elwebst
September 03, 2010 at 4:48pm
Amber wins this, and all future, t-shirt contests. Full of win.
festiva_man
September 03, 2010 at 4:41pm
I love that shirt. I remember pogs from when I was a wee lad watching Ronin Warriors. The tomogatchi comment was a bit much though, but I will forgive you.....this time.
maxer prefix.....put that in the wrong line sorry :)
Darkmolerman
September 03, 2010 at 4:40pm
Nathan Edwards
With a close second to Jon philips
where can you get the Edward shirt?
Ratherder
September 03, 2010 at 3:29pm
I wore pocket-T's all thru high school--30+ years ago. Dude, that is sooo 1070's.
Boobs will always defeat guys. Amber gets my vote.
chaos.13037
September 03, 2010 at 2:41pm
Nathan gets my vote because I was wearing the same shirt when I read this article.
You can get it at: http://bit.ly/a3NQIQ
Its based on one of the comic strips done by Joel Watson at Hijinks Ensue: http://hijinksensue.com/2009/11/25/luna-nueva/
God speed Nathan, You fancy bastard!
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