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That gold colored robot sure is getting a lesson in heart...

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Awesome parody. I hope they don't care about the text...

rglee129 wrote:That gold colored robot sure is getting a lesson in heart...

I'm gonna guess this'll get rejected because woot doesn't wanna get stomped by Lucas' lawyer pack.

This is unbelievably fantastic. C3POwned!

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Hell ya!

This is great.

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Oh man, awesome design. Glad you liked my tin man, thank you. PS your "Fat Horse" in the old west derby was fantastic. Good luck!

rglee129 wrote:That gold colored robot sure is getting a lesson in heart...

ehrm... "gold colored robot"???
surely you've seen, or at least heard of, Star Wars?

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This is 7 shades of awesome.

geoffreysteinman wrote:ehrm... "gold colored robot"???
surely you've seen, or at least heard of, Star Wars?

Only episodes 2 thru 6.

geoffreysteinman wrote:ehrm... "gold colored robot"???
surely you've seen, or at least heard of, Star Wars?

It is perhaps worth noting that the comment was made by the shirt designer. I think he knows

AdderXYU wrote:It is perhaps worth noting that the comment was made by the shirt designer. I think he knows

llo truth

Possible Rejection Reason: Lucas Arts called... they're angry a subclass robot like the Tin Man could ever think it could win against C3P0 ( the bookies, however, are saying four-to-one against dear ol' tin bucket )

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wow this design must win 1st or at least be printed.

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Greatest possible rejected shirt ever. Very cool indeed.

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oh man, take that you whiny gold failbot! I so want this.

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This is so funny and true! I never thought about pinning these two against each other, but if these metal-men were to fight, that old, tin-man guy would so kick that gold robot's arse clear over the rainbow. Either that, or it's Steve and Jimmy at one outta control costume party! Go, Steve, Go! Great comp, btw!

mlovesr wrote:This is so funny and true! I never thought about pinning these two against each other, but if these metal-men were to fight, that old, tin-man guy would so kick that gold robot's arse clear over the rainbow. Either that, or it's Steve and Jimmy at one outta control costume party! Go, Steve, Go! Great comp, btw!

love it! nice work. gmv.

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I have no choice but to give my support to any shirt with a Star Wars reference that makes it through the derby.

mlovesr wrote:This is so funny and true! I never thought about pinning these two against each other, but if these metal-men were to fight, that old, tin-man guy would so kick that gold robot's arse clear over the rainbow. Either that, or it's Steve and Jimmy at one outta control costume party! Go, Steve, Go! Great comp, btw!

Please. C3PO is tinman, scarecrow and cowardly lion all wrapped up into one... Lucas stole liberally from Oz and a dozen other movies to make his own, This is just MGM getting even.

haxrox wrote:This is unbelievably fantastic. C3POwned!

Actually, "C3POwned!" would be a great caption to add to this shirt!!!

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Oh dear, oh dear. All that mad bling an' still just a grumble and/or bemoan fate.
I'd buy 3.

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This is soooo cool! Very well done, voted.

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Great job RGLee. Wow!! So many great shirts this week. Good luck making the climb. Looks like you and Jaden are neck and neck in the voting!

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Thanks for the kind words, folks! Keep votin'!

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brilliant
this has GOT to win
score 1 for team tin

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Well, Joel has made several passes since this was posted and it is still up, so maybe we are in luck and it will make it to the end!

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Glad to see this on the rise... Onward to the fog!

superspryte wrote:I'm gonna guess this'll get rejected because woot doesn't wanna get stomped by Lucas' lawyer pack.

It's not a direct relationship to c3p0. It's fine.

jink122 wrote:It's not a direct relationship to c3p0. It's fine.

Probably, but I'd never put this much work into a design and risk it. Especially when Lucas is one of the most adamant about protecting his franchise.

However, it does appear Joel deems this acceptable since it hasn't been rejected yet.

superspryte wrote:Probably, but I'd never put this much work into a design and risk it. Especially when Lucas is one of the most adamant about protecting his franchise.

However, it does appear Joel deems this acceptable since it hasn't been rejected yet.

If no one tattles, he may not notice it unless it makes it into the fog.

JadenKale wrote:llo truth

Possible Rejection Reason: Lucas Arts called... they're angry a subclass robot like the Tin Man could ever think it could win against C3P0...

Srsly! I love good ol' 3PO, but he was always the biggest wuss in all the movies...

illuminator wrote:Srsly! I love good ol' 3PO, but he was always the biggest wuss in all the movies...

ROFLMAO THANK YOU!!!!!

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PLEASE CAN WE GET THIS IN THE FOG. WOULD BUY 3. AND SO WOULD MY BROTHER.

WANT BAD.

But seriously, this shirt rocks my socks off.

I am pulling so hard for this shirt that I strained my back. A wonderful concept!

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This shirt needs to be printed.

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Please get back into the fog. In the 70s people's hearts were filled with a love for a new metal man, and finally the TIn Man's feelings toward the situation come out! This is terrific and totally the way that fight would end up. Congrats on making something that transcends this competition.

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GTF IN THE FOG NOW

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So brutal-- I can practically feel that tin-fisted punch! Fantastic characters to see brawling, *giggles*!

mjc613 wrote:If no one tattles, he may not notice it unless it makes it into the fog.

Honestly you think nobody's tattled? It's also been in the hotness for quite a while. I'm sure Joel's seen it.

by far the best design out there

good job

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I'd be in for 3, Woot!-masters!!!

Wait so what color is this shirt? Navy?

nautikal wrote:Wait so what color is this shirt? Navy?

It's whatever color you want. As long as you want navy blue.

rglee129 wrote:It's whatever color you want. As long as you want navy blue.

Eh, I wish it was on black. Would make it stand out a lot more. Still, I just love the design.

I haven't been watching a derby entry this closely since "Suburban Blitzkrieg". I like this shirt so much I may purchase more than one . . . just for me!

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best part is the "clang" -- go old school!

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this is ridiculously awesome

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I still like to think of it as a costume party gone punchy... and I laugh, and laugh, laugh -- 'cause honestly folks, the tin man punching anyone is pretty flippin' scary if you ask me.

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we must keep this in the fog!! MUST!!!

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Great drawing and idea! But does this mean we can spoof Star Wars now? I really wish Woot staff was a little more vocal on what they were thinking in general. Even if it was a quick post saying "No worries guys, we've decided this is going to pass rejection"

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I'm definitely gonna get this. I'd love to see a little caption or even thought box from C3PO that says "[Sn]ide Bastard" and maybe have a line crossing out the "ide" so it says "snide bastard" and "tin bastard".

sokowa wrote:Great drawing and idea! But does this mean we can spoof Star Wars now? I really wish Woot staff was a little more vocal on what they were thinking in general. Even if it was a quick post saying "No worries guys, we've decided this is going to pass rejection"

I agree on both counts. A) This is an awesome shirt and B) we should know where the line is drawn with Star Wars shirts. I was under the impression they were completely off limits, parody or not. This definitely falls under parody, but many that have been rejected before did too. If I decide to do a Star Wars parody next week will it get rejected or no? Let's face it, a good Star Wars related shirt (and this is a rare good one) is going to be hard to beat. It would be nice to know if it's now fair game.

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But that's the beauty of Shirt.Woot! Nothing is certain, and every day brings surprises. I don't mind uncertainty that much, and I usually like surprises (usually), so Woot's inconsistency doesn't bother me much. Guess I'm one of the few.

I'm betting Joel is keeping this as a last-minute reject, waiting until he has EVERYONE'S attention, then zapping it. That would be the most effective way to put across the message of "NO STAR WARS ALLOWED".

Then again, I could be wrong, and Joel's really okay with this one, for some obscure reason. It could place in the top 3, be printed, and lots o' Wooters would wear their "Old Skool" shirts with pride and happiness. BTW, if it makes it to being printed, I'll buy one as a gift, definitely. It's an excellent design!

Webfoot08 wrote:But that's the beauty of Shirt.Woot! Nothing is certain, and every day brings surprises. I don't mind uncertainty that much, and I usually like surprises (usually), so Woot's inconsistency doesn't bother me much. Guess I'm one of the few.

I'm betting Joel is keeping this as a last-minute reject, waiting until he has EVERYONE'S attention, then zapping it. That would be the most effective way to put across the message of "NO STAR WARS ALLOWED".

Then again, I could be wrong, and Joel's really okay with this one, for some obscure reason. It could place in the top 3, be printed, and lots o' Wooters would wear their "Old Skool" shirts with pride and happiness. BTW, if it makes it to being printed, I'll buy one as a gift, definitely. It's an excellent design!

Nothing is certain. And I like being surprised by their choice of derby themes, but not random rejections/no rejections thing. Who will want to put a lot of time in something that might be rejected for odd reasons. We come here to study and learn the rules so we can work within them. We are trying to work WITH woot. I didn't like the uncertainty of my fish when it passed 3 stages of rejections then got dumped right at the end, that never ever feels good. And I'm not the only one where this happened. And if Joel is indeed waiting until the last minute (theoretically) that's not an effective way to prove a point, that would be down-right malicious.

sokowa wrote:Nothing is certain. And I like being surprised by their choice of derby themes, but not random rejections/no rejections thing. Who will want to put a lot of time in something that might be rejected for odd reasons. We come here to study and learn the rules so we can work within them. We are trying to work WITH woot. I didn't like the uncertainty of my fish when it passed 3 stages of rejections then got dumped right at the end, that never ever feels good. And I'm not the only one where this happened. And if Joel is indeed waiting until the last minute (theoretically) that's not an effective way to prove a point, that would be down-right malicious.

totally agreed sokowa.

designs have been rejected that have hinted at far less star wars than this design, so I am confused. I can understand (ish) not rejecting designs that aren't going to print, but this design has been rising in the ranks for a couple days.

I was very upset when your fish was rejected suddenly, and am having a hard time reconciling woot's rules and rejections with what really happens in the derbies. feh.

Very well drawn, rglee, just too close to the MGM tin man and C3PO for my vote. look forward to your design next week!

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This is really well done, but I think Woot might run into some copyright problems with Lucasfilm in using the image of C3P0 if they print this shirt...

tgentry wrote:I agree on both counts. A) This is an awesome shirt and B) we should know where the line is drawn with Star Wars shirts. I was under the impression they were completely off limits, parody or not. This definitely falls under parody, but many that have been rejected before did too. If I decide to do a Star Wars parody next week will it get rejected or no? Let's face it, a good Star Wars related shirt (and this is a rare good one) is going to be hard to beat. It would be nice to know if it's now fair game.

Though I am not him and I can't say for sure, I think that he was merely wondering if woot has changed their minds regarding how strict they would be in enforcing the no Star Wars rules, like many others here. If they choose to throw those rules out the window (which would allow for the printing of this shirt) I think that would make a lot of woot fans (like myself) happy and they would certainly want to buy the shirts. But I think the designers would want to know the shirts wouldn't be rejected for Star Wars references before putting time and effort into them. I don't think people are mad that this shirt, which is well done and clever, is doing well. I just think many people are just asking for a re-clarification more-so than complaining. Though some might be, I don't know.

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A threadless shirt


I think I figured out the star wars issue... You can use copyrighted SW characters, but only if they are shown with their backs to the viewer. Apparently Mr. G. Lucas and his army of litigators cannot recognize them from the wrong-way-round.

Also, you can avert being sued by Lucas by standing very, very still (his vision's based on movement I'm told.)

This is an awesome shirt rglee, I hope it wins.

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Congrats on the fog! 'Tis well deserved.

sokowa wrote:Nothing is certain. And I like being surprised by their choice of derby themes, but not random rejections/no rejections thing. Who will want to put a lot of time in something that might be rejected for odd reasons. We come here to study and learn the rules so we can work within them. We are trying to work WITH woot. I didn't like the uncertainty of my fish when it passed 3 stages of rejections then got dumped right at the end, that never ever feels good. And I'm not the only one where this happened. And if Joel is indeed waiting until the last minute (theoretically) that's not an effective way to prove a point, that would be down-right malicious.

Believe me, I've had a malicious rejection. Whoever did the rejection (Joel, I'm assuming) said my shirt promoted fascism, of all things. I think he must have been on crack or drunk at the time. But yeah, I've felt that sting, so I know what you're talking about.

Maybe I don't take it so seriously now since I stopped submitting designs. FWIW, I hope you never get another rejection like the fish one. That was not nice. And I usually vote for your designs, because you usually submit good stuff.

But don't read too much into what I said, please. I'll go over what I said again: If this one gets rejected at the last minute like yours did, there won't really be any question as to why, and if it does, it's anybody's guess why they would leave it until the last minute, but they could. Since they've done it before, who knows what they'll decide to do?

I was stating a supposition as to what might happen, not saying "This is what WILL happen", and I said I don't get all upset about Woot's shenanigans anymore. I think it's okay for me to say that, don't you? I'm not saying how other people should feel, just how I feel.

EDIT: My apologies to rglee - sorry about the discussion here.

Webfoot08 wrote:Believe me, I've had a malicious rejection. Whoever did the rejection (Joel, I'm assuming) said my shirt promoted fascism, of all things. I think he must have been on crack or drunk at the time. But yeah, I've felt that sting, so I know what you're talking about.

Maybe I don't take it so seriously now since I stopped submitting designs. FWIW, I hope you never get another rejection like the fish one. That was not nice. And I usually vote for your designs, because you usually submit good stuff.

But don't read too much into what I said, please. I'll go over what I said again: If this one gets rejected at the last minute like yours did, there won't really be any question as to why, and if it does, it's anybody's guess why they would leave it until the last minute, but they could. Since they've done it before, who knows what they'll decide to do?

I was stating a supposition as to what might happen, not saying "This is what WILL happen", and I said I don't get all upset about Woot's shenanigans anymore. I think it's okay for me to say that, don't you? I'm not saying how other people should feel, just how I feel.

EDIT: My apologies to rglee - sorry about the discussion here.

Oh Webfoot, everything you said was perfectly fine. I had no issues with your points and theoreticals. It was a well written post. I hope mine didn't come back as negative or irate. god bless you if you can put up with it. Most times I do. But it can be at least frustrating and confusing. I'm just hoping that this doesn't get rejected at this point. My REAL point is I wish woot was better at communicating with us. Just a two sentence answer on this and any other what ifs that were in the past saying "ya, we saw this and we have decided to let it stay". Or something similar.
And yes, sorry for derailing the thread here. I'll get it back on track . .

Rglee, this is very well done, I wish it luck and I wish all your designs in the future luck since you obviously spend time on your work.

sokowa wrote:Oh Webfoot, everything you said was perfectly fine. I had no issues with your points and theoreticals. It was a well written post. I hope mine didn't come back as negative or irate. god bless you if you can put up with it. Most times I do. But it can be at least frustrating and confusing. I'm just hoping that this doesn't get rejected at this point. My REAL point is I wish woot was better at communicating with us. Just a two sentence answer on this and any other what ifs that were in the past saying "ya, we saw this and we have decided to let it stay". Or something similar.
And yes, sorry for derailing the thread here. I'll get it back on track . .

Rglee, this is very well done, I wish it luck and I wish all your designs in the future luck since you obviously spend time on your work.

No problem Webfoot and Sokowa! And yes, I do spend a lot of time on my work. Clip art of this calibre is buried DEEP in Google images. I JOKE, I JOKE!

best shirt in the derby. i voted on it when it only had about 10 votes. so glad to see it in the fog. hopefully now it continues to kick as and come in first!

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hope this gets printed

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I would adore this shirt like none other. And probably wear it to pieces. I suppose that means I should get two?

C:

Better make it through, because this shirt will be mine!

Awesome design and the artwork is great!

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*giggles* yes this is excellent

thatrobert wrote:

So even if it gets the last minute reject you guys r willing to print it? Sounds like a great plan to me.

wcsae wrote:So even if it gets the last minute reject you guys r willing to print it? Sounds like a great plan to me.

BestLosers.com is not affiliated with Woot.com.
A BLA should not be construed as an offer, contract, or promise to print, distribute, or sell a shirt.
I don't want to sell anything, buy anything, or process anything as a career. I don't want to sell anything bought or processed, or buy anything sold or processed, or process anything sold, bought, or processed, or repair anything sold, bought, or processed.
Actual retail value of Best Loser Award = $0.00001.
Do not taunt happy fun ball.

thatrobert wrote:BestLosers.com is not affiliated with Woot.com.
A BLA should not be construed as an offer, contract, or promise to print, distribute, or sell a shirt.
I don't want to sell anything, buy anything, or process anything as a career. I don't want to sell anything bought or processed, or buy anything sold or processed, or process anything sold, bought, or processed, or repair anything sold, bought, or processed.
Actual retail value of Best Loser Award = $0.00001.
Do not taunt happy fun ball.

uhhuhhuhhuh wrote:

begging for adoration? llo

"I love you, Rob!! Will you have my babies?!?"





and by "will you have my babies?" I mean, "will you print my shirts?"

JadenKale wrote:
"I love you, Rob!! Will you have my babies?!?"
and by "will you have my babies?" I mean, "will you print my shirts?"

<legalrestrictions>yes!</legalrestrictions>

thatrobert wrote:<legalrestrictions>yes!</legalrestrictions>

HA HA! you rock.

JadenKale wrote:begging for adoration? llo

"I love you, Rob!! Will you have my babies?!?"





and by "will you have my babies?" I mean, "will you print my shirts?"

Ha! I'm always begging for adoration, but I thought what thatrobert wrote up there was a quote from "Say Anything"...no?

uhhuhhuhhuh wrote:Ha! I'm always begging for adoration, but I thought what thatrobert wrote up there was a quote from "Say Anything"...no?

I have a degree from Google U and I am positive you are correct!

thatrobert wrote:BestLosers.com is not affiliated with Woot.com.
A BLA should not be construed as an offer, contract, or promise to print, distribute, or sell a shirt.
I don't want to sell anything, buy anything, or process anything as a career. I don't want to sell anything bought or processed, or buy anything sold or processed, or process anything sold, bought, or processed, or repair anything sold, bought, or processed.
Actual retail value of Best Loser Award = $0.00001.
Do not taunt happy fun ball.

No no I get it. Didn't mean to start anything or get anyone in trouble. Just saying I will buy this shirt (maybe even two) no matter who prints it. It'd be a shame if they end up rejecting this one at the end because they'd lose out on some serious sales. I really want this shirt so I hope it wins.

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Good Job RG!

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Wait!!! is this before, or after he got a heart from oz?before heart I'd say he gets beat ,but after he stands a chance.

lglee138 wrote:Good Job RG!

are you two related, perhaps?

JadenKale wrote:are you two related, perhaps?

Yep- he's my father.

mlovesr wrote:I still like to think of it as a costume party gone punchy... and I laugh, and laugh, laugh -- 'cause honestly folks, the tin man punching anyone is pretty flippin' scary if you ask me.

Speaking as someone who has actually worn a full replica of the suit, it is mighty uncomfortable (especially that unpadded chin piece, ouch). But it was feel awesome as hell to punch someone in that thing. It's a shame the only other people around were other Oz characters and small children.


Oh and is it isn't obvious, GMV.

Kuiosikle wrote:But it was feel awesome as hell to punch someone in that thing. It's a shame the only other people around were other Oz characters and small children.

Lay the smack down on some munchkins? XP

Way to set a new standard, rg. My fingers are crossed for you against a super-late rejection, since I think this is definitely one of the best shirts in the derby. Good luck!

eHalcyon wrote:Lay the smack down on some munchkins? XP

llo
Wow I made some bad typos in that post.

superspryte wrote:I'm gonna guess this'll get rejected because woot doesn't wanna get stomped by Lucas' lawyer pack.

So why hasn't it?

IROCit wrote:So why hasn't it?

A very good question, and one I don't have the answer to yet.

rglee129 wrote:Yep- he's my father.

Are you Luke? (heh)

2thFairy wrote:Are you Luke? (heh)

Noooooooooooooo! That's not true!!!! That's impossible!!!!! Waaaaaah!

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Shirt looks safe from rejection. You've seriously got some luck at Woot. First Chubby horse now this gets by. Congrats.

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This is so amazing, rglee. I, for one, am glad that they didn't reject it. Also loving the large print size.

I would buy this. Immediately. Perhaps sooner.

(Would've bought it yesterday.)

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i would totaly buy this shirt!

I would rather be buying this shirt right now then posting this message. Make it happen!

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The good news, this made it into the fog. The bad news, I WAS going to go to bed at ten tonight. :-S

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I'm so excited about this shirt!! I can't wait to Buy, Buy, Buy!

isaacweintraub wrote:i would totaly buy this shirt!

OK so Tin Old Skool didn't win. How do I get one of these shirts?

ehudlow wrote:OK so Tin Old Skool didn't win. How do I get one of these shirts?

Best thing to do for any non-printed design is wait the 60 days, then check www.bestlosers.com. Look up this derby, and see if is for sale anywhere. Or, just PM the artist.

ehudlow wrote:OK so Tin Old Skool didn't win. How do I get one of these shirts?

wait until sunday

daddax wrote:wait until sunday

sorry should have said "wait until sunday when it goes on sale"

daddax wrote:sorry should have said "wait until sunday when it goes on sale"

Or it might go on sale tonight/ Saturday...?