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This is cute. Very appropriate color choice and style.

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This is awesome, and I want it.

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HAHAHHAH thats great!! i want it too

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mmm.... delicious

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Wow! I eat these all the time. It's cute!

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Is there supposed to be a punchline here? If so I think I've missed it.

Usually with these "instructional" designs there's a final step that makes the whole process worth following. Usually it's something humorous. I think this piece would've benefited greatly with such a punchline. It's cleanly illustrated, but as it stands, there's really no point to it.

cmdixon2 wrote:Is there supposed to be a punchline here? If so I think I've missed it.

Usually with these "instructional" designs there's a final step that makes the whole process worth following. Usually it's something humorous. I think this piece would've benefited greatly with such a punchline. It's cleanly illustrated, but as it stands, there's really no point to it.

apparently ramen noodles make kids who may be asian throw up?

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I like the simplicity of it. I almost wish you could have used text. If this doesn't print and you get it printed somewhere else let me know!

cmdixon2 wrote:Is there supposed to be a punchline here? If so I think I've missed it.

Usually with these "instructional" designs there's a final step that makes the whole process worth following. Usually it's something humorous. I think this piece would've benefited greatly with such a punchline. It's cleanly illustrated, but as it stands, there's really no point to it.

Is there a point to ramen.. in general? You're making it almost too complicated.

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lol I love it

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i usu skip step 3.

diggin this shirt!

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Uhm, you mixed up steps two and three. The flavoring goes in first so that it's cooked into the noodles. No vote from me.

mattsmith wrote:Uhm, you mixed up steps two and three. The flavoring goes in first so that it's cooked into the noodles. No vote from me.

Nope. Flavoring goes in last round these here parts. That's how the Top Ramen folks instruct you to make it anyhow, and how I always have. Boil noodles, add spice packet, stir, devour. Rinse and repeat.

PerpetualKid wrote:Nope. Flavoring goes in last round these here parts. That's how the Top Ramen folks instruct you to make it anyhow, and how I always have. Boil noodles, add spice packet, stir, devour. Rinse and repeat.

This might start a war. flavor first.

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Haha, I love how the noodles look like they're just floating into his mouth. It's very cute, Deadfrog.

marzipanapple wrote:Haha, I love how the noodles look like they're just floating into his mouth. It's very cute, Deadfrog.

floating in or floating out.... ? :P

Flavor last, GMV!

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Meh, not a huge fan

sekiyuko wrote:Flavor last, GMV!

Flavor First, then noodles, Then 2 Eggs.

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haha, just awesome. now i know what to do if my cup noodles run out and i gotta move on to the packaged goods.

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I regret that I have but one vote to give....how else are we to knock can openers out of the fog!

This is another shirt that I just really love. Simple and probably should have been entered into the Japan derby.

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It's cute, but I would not wear it.

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Wow. Good thing I quit even commenting on Woot or I probably would have killed myself a long time ago.

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Being an asian food junkie, I need this shirt!

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yummy

KaylaJ wrote:apparently ramen noodles make kids who may be asian throw up?

It's okay! at least he's happy about it :]

cLUrun wrote:It's okay! at least he's happy about it :]

he's vomiting noodles, how is that happy? lol

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I know this is supposed to emulate a very specific type of Japanese product packaging, but I just.......don't like it. :/

It's boring. I have no idea how you could have been dressed up, but I believe you're talented enough that I can throw this half-baked criticism at you and you can make sense of it and possibly use it for development in the future.

brkak132 wrote:he's vomiting noodles, how is that happy? lol

I'm sorry, I saw the vomiting too. When slurping noodles up with chopsticks most people keep the chopsticks holding the noodles loosely so that the noodles don't slap them in the face. They also look down more keep their mouth closed around the noodles so that they can actually suck the noodles up and down the throat without chewing....Sorry, I'll stop being a know-it-all now.

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hey, i'm sorry to hijack you`re posting, (great piece by the way) but how do you make it have the ruffled look that yours has? I can't tell if the actual picture itself is ruffled, but i like how the shirt looks. I believe that i found a guide for how to do it a while ago, but i can't find it again. Any advice

cmdixon2 wrote:
Usually with these "instructional" designs there's a final step that makes the whole process worth following.

I kept looking for a joke of some kind, too; the lack of one kept me from voting. Still, at least it's on-topic.

jokerst wrote:hey, i'm sorry to hijack you`re posting, (great piece by the way) but how do you make it have the ruffled look that yours has? I can't tell if the actual picture itself is ruffled, but i like how the shirt looks. I believe that i found a guide for how to do it a while ago, but i can't find it again. Any advice

If I understand you correctly, this tutorial might be what you are looking for. I hope this helps.

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Flavor last! GMV

mikenytola wrote:If I understand you correctly, this tutorial might be what you are looking for. I hope this helps.

Or this?

http://shirt.woot.com/Forums/ViewPost.aspx?PostID=2320388&PageIndex=1&ReplyCount=20#post3409782

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Wish this wasn't on lemon. As it is, it does not HMV. But it would if it wasn't for stupid ol' lemon.

polkad0t wrote:Or this?

http://shirt.woot.com/Forums/ViewPost.aspx?PostID=2320388&PageIndex=1&ReplyCount=20#post3409782

Ah, very nice. I didn't know about that one.

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I like the idea, it's very cute. I don't like the kid at the end though

brkak132 wrote:he's vomiting noodles, how is that happy? lol

maybe he wants a day off of school

mikenytola wrote:Ah, very nice. I didn't know about that one.

thank you, both of you, very much. i'm going to use these on my next submission, so i appreciate it.

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He's obviously slurping the noodles and they're so good that he's taking a break to smile.

Ramen sticks together anyway, so he would need to take a "slurping break" in order to chew and such anyway.

GMV.

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gmv! noodles first!

Nice color choice. But I personally will not wear this shirt...

nami474 wrote:I'm sorry, I saw the vomiting too. When slurping noodles up with chopsticks most people keep the chopsticks holding the noodles loosely so that the noodles don't slap them in the face. They also look down more keep their mouth closed around the noodles so that they can actually suck the noodles up and down the throat without chewing....Sorry, I'll stop being a know-it-all now.

Actually I eat my noodles upside down and at a slight angle. I also contort my face until I look like I'm grimacing. I find this keeps the noodle monsters at bay. And just where is his top hat and monocle? No, I'm afraid I simply cannot vote for this shirt without that much needed accuracy in noodle eating. How could you overlook such necessary details?

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Sorry, as much as I love ramen, I hate lemon color. And the pics are way too cutesey for me.

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this makes me hungry for ramen. i'm going to go find some. :3

This shirt better win, or I'll never log onto Woot! again!!!!

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<3 GMV. I would wear this any day!

Well, for one thing, I think this is great. I've had many a gift from my Japanese friends which have been extremely strange. Including an atlas that said "Warning: do not ingest". But I think this is great.

As far as the spices go, they should go after the noodles. Not to mention you can drain the water after boiling the noodles, add a little butter with the sauce, and have fried ramen :D Delish.

Stormink wrote:Wow. Good thing I quit even commenting on Woot or I probably would have killed myself a long time ago.

Hmm. Contradiction. Regardless, that oughta get you a lotta votes.

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This is beautiful, when it wins I'm sending it as a cookbook to my brother at NCSU!

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After seeing this shirt all week of course I had to buy ramen noodles at the supermarket today. I haven't bought them in years.

lindab53 wrote:After seeing this shirt all week of course I had to buy ramen noodles at the supermarket today. I haven't bought them in years.

I get it... its cute...

but really???

I like ramen to...

but really???

mattsmith wrote:Uhm, you mixed up steps two and three. The flavoring goes in first so that it's cooked into the noodles. No vote from me.

Flavor first? That's madness! I have never heard of such a thing!

[I'm going to try it tomorrow. ^^]

KillerRamen wrote:Flavor first? That's madness! I have never heard of such a thing!

[I'm going to try it tomorrow. ^^]

I agree...flavor goes after! otherwise the noodles get too mushy...yumm..ramen