Shirt.Woot

Re: Spite

Whoa, whoa, whoa, why did this unfog? People, c'mon... THIS is out of the fog and Ramyb is still fogged?

Seriously, this design outstrips Ramy's by far. Don't get me wrong, I've enjoyed a few past Ramy designs (not all, just a few), so this isn't knee-jerk Ramy-hate, but who here REALLY thinks that Ramy's submission for this derby is better than this one?

C'mon.

Re: The eggs have gone bad!!!

this is the only submission to the cooking derby that made me laugh out loud. great stuff!

Re: Life Cycle

I guess my last post got tattled on. Oh well...

Even though it doesn't cleanly fit the theme, it's a really cool design, and people seem to be voting for it regardless. It seems that most people use this as a forum to share their artwork with others, so those without constructive criticism should just LET IT GO. Don't like it, don't vote for it. The democratic process (with the exception of the 2001 and 2005 presidential elections) will weed out the non-deserving candidates without the help of whiners...

Re: Crying onion

At first I thought "Why is the onion blue?" Then I thought "Ohhh! LOL"

gmv

HalfWheat wrote:Leaving out comparisons with other rejections, I'm just a little confused why the reason for this rejection is so controversial. To me, "no video game references" seems pretty cut-and-dried. It doesn't say that if it was a book or movie or cartoon as well as a game it doesn't count -- it just says that if it refers to a game it's rejected.

I could see the argument if the game sold ten copies from the bargain bin in a third-world country, but apparently a lot of people are familiar with the game, so it's not unpopular or obscure. So how would you draw the line on whether the a video game reference exists or not?

And for the record, I'm not arguing, I'm just curious.

Because the shirt is clearly not referencing a game but a TV/comic.

Consider Mario Brothers: a video game with a TV show and a god-awful movie. But still Mario is and always will be a video game reference.

Now consider Cookie Monster: from a TV show but also appears in multiply video games. So, Cookie Monster isn't a video game reference.

Has there even been a TMNT game made in the last 10 years?

It's a dumb reason to reject and a dumb rule outright. I can see why it was important for the Japan Derby, but other that situations like that...

I'd go with 'Three Sips' as Tootsie Pops aren't quite lollipops anyway.

But would need the text so I wouldn't have to explain it as often wearing it out.

HalfWheat wrote:Johnny Cupcake may be known to sue over alleged infringements. In the grand scheme of things, it's less painful for Woot to reject a design than it is to fight a suit over that design.

Ha ha ha..not enough coffee.. Any way....what I meant to say was

Until today I hadn't heard of Johnny Cupcakes. Curiosity got the best of me and I spent 10 min surfing their site. Hope Johnny appreciates the free advertisement ;-)

HalfWheat wrote:Johnny Cupcake may be known to sue over alleged infringements. In the grand scheme of things, it's less painful for Woot to reject a design than it is to fight a suit over that design.

My vote. this is not even close to J.C. especially since this shirt doesn't have bones... it has baking utensils.

Re: Here I Come Warhol!!!

Want this one and the one by BootsBoots. Damnit, people, get them both fogged! I've already voted for both, I can't do any more!

Ginnna wrote:Want this one and the one by BootsBoots. Damnit, people, get them both fogged! I've already voted for both, I can't do any more!

Lol, I agree. They both have my vote too.

Re: Crying onion

I love that little onion.

Re: Great Minds Think Alike

Seems someone doesnt know spongebob's crab-burgers. Sad it got rejected

sawyerchristianson wrote:I guess my last post got tattled on. Oh well...

Even though it doesn't cleanly fit the theme, it's a really cool design, and people seem to be voting for it regardless. It seems that most people use this as a forum to share their artwork with others, so those without constructive criticism should just LET IT GO. Don't like it, don't vote for it. The democratic process (with the exception of the 2001 and 2005 presidential elections) will weed out the non-deserving candidates without the help of whiners...

I think that lots of people have been frustrated by woot's irregular and uneven enforcement of the themes. This is obviously not on theme- whether anyone has voted for it or not. The submitter said from the start that they didn't realize there was a theme until after it had been submitted, and as much as admitted that it wasn't on topic. I think lots of people understand that, and most of us won't comment on how reasonable it may or may not be to submit an entry to a contest without trying to figure out how it works. ;^)

Regardless, though, woot needs to reject designs like this one that are completely off topic, just to let us know that they do want us to have at least a tenuous link to the announced theme. If they don't, we'll continue to see off-theme entries submitted like this one that not only doesn't have anything to do with cooking, but nothing to do with food at all. Trees don't eat, after all, they absorb energy from sunlight, and CO2 from the air to MAKE food and oxygen, not even having anything to do with the death and skull motif that is the shape of the roots to the tree.

rainboy72 wrote:Seems someone doesnt know spongebob's crab-burgers. Sad it got rejected

But the point of the rejection must be that the Hamburgler and Plankton aren't making any statement here. They are doing what they normally do, trying to steal burgers. To be parody, it needs to be commenting on something other than just showing the original character doing what it normally does.

Re: tonight I dine

Maybe they thought Shredder looked like Meta Knight.

CaboLH wrote:No spite, just love.

All of the spite here, got my vote. It was bogus that your first sub got DQed

Nicol3 wrote:
I still love it, though. I don't care if not a single person gets the reference as I wear it.

Absolutely agree... and I fear it won't make the cut. I'd LOVE to get one anyway. So I'll be looking for a private site that has it.

Hmmm ... one person wearing a shirt with Warhol print, one with this. Wonder how many would get it then?

HalfWheat wrote:Last derby, there was an entry that was a copy of a shirt that Woot had already printed.

I'm pretty sure the perpetrator there was the same person. Their usernames are similar.

Woot needs to ban their IP already...

Re: Monsterpot

congrats on the Best Loser and hope you get the HM!

kender42 wrote:Vegetarians don't have a problem with eggs. Vegans do but vegetarians do not.

I like the shirt though.

I'm Vegetarian but don't eat eggs... you have a nice style happening!

technoindigo wrote:Ummm... the cat looks a little bit like Ed the hyena from Lion King... a little more than somewhat demented...

My first thought too. Actually, my first thought was Spike(?, think that's his name) from the Gremlins. But after closer inspection I realized hyena from Lion King

Re: Marshmellowy Snack

i absolutely LOVE this! wolverine kicks @$$!

nerdra wrote:Agreed!!!

Re: Working Lunch

<3 this design! i've been a science geek forever, and this shirt rocks. science geeks, unite!

Re: Nothing Wasted

WOW I REALLY LIKE UR DESIGNED I hope it wins

smileyfaceman wrote:

Has there even been a TMNT game made in the last 10 years?

It's a dumb reason to reject and a dumb rule outright. I can see why it was important for the Japan Derby, but other that situations like that...

There have been teenage mutant ninja turtle video games for 20 years. It doesn't matter if cartoons or comics came first, 20 years of video games is sufficient for a rejection. Here's a list of the tmnt games of the last 20 years. As you will see there have been 2 just in the last 2 months and 10 in the last decade.

Re: Let's bake a cake!

The cake is a lie
sorry, i had to

Re: RE-SUB: Early morning tragedy

dam, the shirt isnt animated?

My biggest problem is that they don't apply the same logic across the board. There are other shirts that have characters that are in just as many if not more video games than the turtles are but they aren't rejected. Likewise, there are some shirts that are obviously off topic and aren't rejected but other shirts might be on topic and are rejected. Basically the whole thing seems rigged. I think some of these people are just friends with whoever is deciding to reject shirts.

JoysAreJummy wrote:I don't get it,

Good effort though

It's a reference to the movie Forrest Gump.

Great shirt design!

Re: Monsterpot

This is awesome. WHY does this not have many votes? Did it arrive too late in the game and get buried, or what? I would totally buy 10 of these shirts.

Re: Heart Burn

I just wanna say that I love this design in almost every way possible. I love it for the empathy, for the cuteness factor, for the way the oven is so well placed and draws on the body as a whole rather than looking like it was just stuck to the shirt.

Why it has so few votes, I don't know. =(

Re: Marshmellowy Snack

Amusing. I was going to do an Original Suit Iron Man Chef thing but didn't have the time. Looks like this week was also "comic book characters + food" themed. :D

hollygetz wrote:Absolutely agree... and I fear it won't make the cut. I'd LOVE to get one anyway. So I'll be looking for a private site that has it.

Hmmm ... one person wearing a shirt with Warhol print, one with this. Wonder how many would get it then?

As I've pretty much given hope on a print I'll be waiting for maybe doubletake or editors choice or something... then threadlesssssss. Thanks so much for the votes guyses

Re: Here I Come Warhol!!!

I dont understand it but I like it!

jasneko wrote:Thanks jabber! I figured I may as well sub a version with some corrections since there was a bit of time left and the site seemed to be working better - the other one wasn't doing that well anyway. Did you notice it, or did it get lost in the up and down site?

i never saw it but i couldn't get into the derby for a couple days either. it's still not really working right, plus i don't like rejected stuff being intermixed. i liked it better when it was at the bottom.

Re: Spaghetti

just looking at the derby today for the first time... really sorry to see this not up in the fog. great design, style, flow (and what everyone else said).

hope to see this in a second chance derby!

gr3ygoos3 wrote:I dont understand it but I like it!

scroll through the first couple comments and I think you'll get it.

Re: Heart Burn

grep6 wrote:I just wanna say that I love this design in almost every way possible. I love it for the empathy, for the cuteness factor, for the way the oven is so well placed and draws on the body as a whole rather than looking like it was just stuck to the shirt.

Why it has so few votes, I don't know. =(

Awww, thanks so much for the comment. The site seemed to be having a lot trouble when I submitted, so that could have contributed to the low votes. It's hard to tell though what people will get really excited for. =D