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jenny78 wrote:So, you are saying he must stick to animals lest he not win the derby? I think Cho wins/places in the derby each week off his name alone. Talent or not, he has fans, loyal fans at that. That being said, I'm not denying he has incredible drawing skills, but I think he could enter anything at this point, and it would still win/place in every derby. It always does. Even if it's a design that isn't very wearable. People will vote/buy just because Cho drew it and Cho seems to have a lot of fans. AGAIN, I am not saying he isn't good at what he does. People are just a lot like sheep and follow the herd, in this case the majority. Sheeple.

Jenny, he draws animals because 1- he draws them well and 2- they sell. If people wanted to buy pictures of kitchen appliances, he would probably draw them instead. In capitalism, catering to the customer is seen as a virtue (i.e the customer is "always" right).

So I disagree with you. People buy his stuff, not just because he drew it, but because he drew it for THEM.

Now, he may not see it that way. And you may have a problem with what the average voter wants. Many of us do. But this is what woot is today, and the guys in Carrollton seem to be OK with it.

Re: 1978 - First Test Tube Baby Was Born

I love JadenKale designs. I wore my Nessie t-shirt yesterday and had several compliments on it. This test tube baby just cracks me up.

Re: 1986: The Legend Was Born

i wish it were something other than creme

Re: 1981 - Cars Learn To Fly

Well I suppose they could just make the Cream colored one. I really only made the other 3 little ones to show diversity. Ive seen people show the other colors before without a problem though. I hope there isnt one, this is first shirt i tried people actually seem to like

Re: 1976 - Best car ever

This car will forever remind me of the scene in "Fast Times at Ridgemont High" when Spicoli (Sean Penn) was driving Jefferson's (Forest Whitaker) car and - after Spicoli crashes the car - Jefferson's kid brother goes: "My brother's gonna sh*t! He's gonna kill us!" and Spicoli goes "Well make up your mind, dude! Is he gonna sh*t or is he gonna kill us?"

"...first he's gonna sh*t! And then he's gonna kill us!"

LOL...I love that movie. If not just for that reason, this shirt gets my vote.

Re: 1989

I remember saving up money - in increments of $.25, $1, and $5 - to get mine when I was 10...I effing loved that thing. :-)

lostmimic wrote:Who ever made this shirt has no idea of the pain and suffering caused by these two men (and the fact that Castro had Che killed :P). Every time I see some kid wearing a Che shirt, who obviously doesn't know what it stands for my blood pressure shoots up. Im not tattling on the shirt, its free speech but Ill let you know how I and millions of others really feel about it.

Assuming some honesty, Josephus was born in 1959 and is probably not some kid who obviously doesn't know what it stands for.

Re: Warhol just turned in his grave -1987

Effing awesome. Nice work!

mjc613 wrote:Jenny, he draws animals because 1- he draws them well and 2- they sell. If people wanted to buy pictures of kitchen appliances, he would probably draw them instead. In capitalism, catering to the customer is seen as a virtue (i.e the customer is "always" right).

That's funny, you reminded me of one of Cho's first designs on here (if not THE first!)

Re: 1989- Exxon Valdez Oil Spill

Very nicely done, I really like this design. Sad topic though

The sheen on the oil is great!

Apriori wrote:Great. I'm not sure how the brown works with the red/white/blue though.

Yeah we went through the different color choices over here but everyone who responded said to keep the brown. I liked it on both brown and navy. Thanks for the nod!

daedalusknight wrote:No worries. This one's obviously heading for the fog in a hurry.

I would say this is heading for 5th place slowly.

Re: 1976 - The year I was made

I didn't even get this until I read the comments. Looked like a spoon on a plate to me. lol

Re: 1969 - Woodstock and the Summer of 69.

oh my gosh! i love the 70's.Really good job on the love bug

Re: 1975 - one flew over the cuckoo's nest released

Nice choice for representation.

Re: 1986: The Legend Was Born

This is wonderful fable, I would love one!

this shirt is absolute beauty! magnificent work!

Re: 1979: REDUX

Love it! I just wish this version had been submitted earlier... then it would be much higher!

I'll definitely buy one if it's made!

SkekTek wrote:When it's something like the human genome project, which took a long time for people to get their ducks in a row (so to speak) across many countries and institutions, hammering a specific date/year may be difficult. Just my $0.02 though... I think the shirt looks great.

I agree, the Genome project was being visualized and planned for years before 1990, so it is impossible to set an exact date of its conception. Also the date has litte to do with the actual design, it doesn't actually say 1988 on the shirt so really this whole argument has been about the title, not the design. Just because the date may (or may not) be off in the title is no reason to disqualify or criticize a quality shirt.

shan24 wrote:Thanks! I was hoping it would do better...but I'll put this up in my Zazzle store when the 60 days are up.

Thanks for the link to your Zazzle store. They're pretty slick, and the shirts and designs can be very cool. I've ordered a couple of things there, and received them in just a few days. The quality of the shirts is good and the images are comparable to Woot's in printing quality. I have a family connection to Evel Knievel (God rest his soul) and would love to have this shirt!

Re: 1981 - The Year Cars Learned To Fly (re-sub)

Curse you Woot! I finally had over 5 votes and you made me re-sub because I gave options. Yeeeeeeeeeeeeesh! So strict fellas.

i know dude. its cool though im on the prowl and id still want one of those. good choice with the cream though.

hell
yes.

fablefire wrote:Lawl... Now I want to parody this design.

this shirt is a parody of design

Webfoot08 wrote:Thanks for the link to your Zazzle store. They're pretty slick, and the shirts and designs can be very cool. I've ordered a couple of things there, and received them in just a few days. The quality of the shirts is good and the images are comparable to Woot's in printing quality. I have a family connection to Evel Knievel (God rest his soul) and would love to have this shirt!

I'm glad you like the shirt and with a connection to his family, I'm glad you're not offended by it. Also I'm encouraged by your good experience with Zazzle. I have a lot more to put on there, just haven't gotten to it yet. But I would like to have this one and will probably order one for myself too. Another good thing about Zazzle is you can let the buyer choose the shirt color

i second the idea for black.

Re: 1985: flux capacitation

I wish I was a capacitor of some kind ... but everyone loves Flux

I would pretend to be sick so i could miss school and catch this show in the morning when it came on. Totally worth it.

Re: 1984 - Who ya gunna call?

sweet concept.

Re: 1975

May I suggest the same shirt with nothing but this Nixon on it. Sure to be in the fog.

frantix wrote:The entire read... Lawnchair Larry @ Wikipedia.

He did have a 'pellet gun' and he also brought beer up with him. The Darwin Awards has a special honorary mention for Larry - good story and a couple of pics
http://www.darwinawards.com/stupid/stupid1998-11.html

Netsu wrote:i know dude. its cool though im on the prowl and id still want one of those. good choice with the cream though.

Thanx Netsu! Its nice to know someone cares! lol

Re: 1976 - The year I was made

Dear Woot,

"We don't want your life story - just the very beginning."

case closed.

- Bunt

Re: 1969 - Woodstock and the Summer of 69.

eileenwoot wrote:oh my gosh! i love the 70's.Really good job on the love bug

Thanks! I thought it would make for a fun entry! Thanks for the votes everybody!

TravelingKailey wrote:Love it! I just wish this version had been submitted earlier... then it would be much higher!

I wish I had been able to switch it earlier as well...thanks!

Re: 1977: Elvis has left the building... (Resub)

So now people who go to school cannot take drugs specifically perscribed to them!?!?!?!

Re: 1977: 2600: A Video Game Odyssey

brilliant!

Re: [url=http://shirt.woot.com/Derby/Entry.aspx?id=13157]1981 Gates introduces the PC

to bad this has text

Ladypiccolo wrote:This would have rocked for the song lyrics derby too!!!

I wish I would have had designed it for that derby...arrgh! Didn't get to it in time!

artulo wrote:Looks great, Andy! Dig the colors and clean linework.

Thanks Artulo! I really appreciate that coming from you.
-Andy