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Won't you please help us find a home for these poor alien larvae. For just ten dollars you can make it possible for one of these poor extraterrestrials to enjoy a normal life.

Enjoy, and thanks for voting!

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Love it.

DavidShenoda wrote:Won't you please help us find a home for these poor alien larvae. For just ten dollars you can make it possible for one of these poor extraterrestrials to enjoy a normal life.

Enjoy, and thanks for voting!

Hmm, looks like great minds think somewhat alike ^_^ oh well.

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It does look great on the asphalt. Good work!

BootsBoots wrote:It does look great on the asphalt. Good work!

I know that asphalt has been used a lot, but honestly I just think the olive looked gross.

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Dang! Right after I make a "no asphalt" pledge to myself...

I still think it would look just as "bustin' " on other colors. But no matter what this is on, I'm getting it! Great, David.

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I was cracking up at the sketch last night and it's still freakin' funny. I Love this! GMV

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I love the little teacup! So twisted!

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Wow, is it a reflection of the woot community that so many people thought of aliens exploding out of people... but well executed all the same!

it is the pinky that totally makes this great. nice work, gmv.

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Spaceballs! F yeah!

I'm not sure this is "incidental" text. This is more like "central theme" text.

Anyway, I'm not one to tattle -- I don't think there should be ANY restrictions, EVER, as I have mentioned in the forums.

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Awsome sketchy style (as always ;-)

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ha ha this is a spaceballs reference, isnt it?
i love it!
i was thinking of doing an alien shirt as well, until i saw this draft in the bulletin...then i realized that the best had already been done!
great job!
GMV

elpepe wrote:I'm not sure this is "incidental" text. This is more like "central theme" text.

I'm also worried about whether this will get disqualified for too much text. Maybe resub it without the text bubble? I think it would still be funny. It's the pinky that puts it over the top.

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This seriously isn't in the fog yet? I need it sir, do you understand? Advertise this things whereabouts like never before!

jordie5000 wrote:This seriously isn't in the fog yet? I need it sir, do you understand? Advertise this things whereabouts like never before!

Well done! How do you advertise stuff?

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The text kind of ruins an otherwise well executed shirt. It's just not that funny and the shirt works well enough without it. Still a good job on the alien.

DavidShenoda wrote:Won't you please help us find a home for these poor alien larvae. For just ten dollars you can make it possible for one of these poor extraterrestrials to enjoy a normal life.

Enjoy, and thanks for voting!

Too bad that little larva will be an adult in about 10 minutes *giggles*!

jackie31337 wrote:I'm also worried about whether this will get disqualified for too much text. Maybe resub it without the text bubble? I think it would still be funny. It's the pinky that puts it over the top.

Nope.

It is blatantly obvious that the text in this design took 5 seconds to make versus the several hours I put into drawing/coloring/rendering the alien, which is the FOCAL POINT. The text only compliments the design. It is not the main idea. Tgentry would calls this "plussing". If you haven't read his help thread, you should. I recommend it to everyone as a starting point.

female wrote:The text kind of ruins an otherwise well executed shirt. It's just not that funny and the shirt works well enough without it. Still a good job on the alien.

My vision for this shirt was that the person wearing the shirt could use it as a "conversation starter" (<--- hehe) at a halloween party/celebration. The joke was supposed to be the fact that the alien is the life of the party - drink in hand, telling stories and what not.

I ROFLMAO when I thought of the caption, so there's no way I could sleep at night if I excluded it from the design. I'm sorry you don't like it. Maybe a "male" would enjoy the shirt more. ;)

I've just been waiting for an opportunity to show off my ridiculously long internet abbreviation skills. Check that one off my list.

Thanks to all who have supported me to this point and please spread the word. Maybe this will make it, and I can finally get rid of the "I can't get me first print blues".

DavidShenoda wrote:Tgentry would calls this "plussing". If you haven't read his help thread, you should. I recommend it to everyone as a starting point.

Link plz

Keelmy wrote:Link plz

Hopefully this is what David is referring to:

http://shirt.woot.com/Forums/ViewPost.aspx?PostID=2474008&PageIndex=1&ReplyCount=1

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I think its hilarious and everytime i read it i hear a british accent.

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aliens is my fav trilolgy...oops...there are four. LOVE!!!!!

murenrb wrote:Wow, is it a reflection of the woot community that so many people thought of aliens exploding out of people... but well executed all the same!

what's better than aliens exploding out of people? : ) !!!!!

female wrote:The text kind of ruins an otherwise well executed shirt. It's just not that funny and the shirt works well enough without it. Still a good job on the alien.

i think the text is AWESOME! and i usually don't care for text. HYSTERICAL!

bradyson wrote:Hopefully this is what David is referring to:

http://shirt.woot.com/Forums/ViewPost.aspx?PostID=2474008&PageIndex=1&ReplyCount=1

Thank you so much.

I love this. The only thing that could make it better (IMHO) is if the speech bubble also had a shadow. GMV

yugidean wrote:I love this. The only thing that could make it better (IMHO) is if the speech bubble also had a shadow. GMV

You know, I thought about that, but If you want to get technical, words are sounds, so sound shouldn't have a shadow, should it? I don't know. It's probably just one of those if-you-ever-find-out-the-answer-the-universe-explodes type things.

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I just have to have this shirt. I mean, it might look really awkward on me (and most other girls), but that's part of the fun.

("And then I was like, CLEAVAGED!!!')

...um.

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very funny. i want one.

I took a dump this morning that was asphalt colored. Not saying anything about the shirt... just that asphalt reminds me of turds now. Huge stinking turds. Turds the size of basketballs. Oversized grey basketballs....

JustJiggles wrote:I took a dump this morning that was asphalt colored. Not saying anything about the shirt... just that asphalt reminds me of turds now. Huge stinking turds. Turds the size of basketballs. Oversized grey basketballs....

dude, you spend too much time lookin' at your poo

yay! Fog! I really want this shirt.

I think id like it more without the text..

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His other hand totally needs a cigarette.

i don't get it.

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I've been seeing this since you first posted your sketch on Thursday, David, and I laugh every time I see it.
This is such a great shirt!

~gmv~

Jestik wrote:I've been seeing this since you first posted your sketch on Thursday, David, and I laugh every time I see it.
This is such a great shirt!

~gmv~

I love making people laugh, so this makes me happy. Thanks for your vote!

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shoultdnt the placement be lower?

shouln't the placement be lower?

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funny and well done. I like the hand written text. Good luck, gmv!

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I'm pleasantly surprised to find this in the fog! I thought this derby would not be that great, but now there are two in the fog that I feel like I can't live without. Nice Job! The text is hilarious. I also wish the alien had a cigarette in his other hand, but I'm sure he's probably a health nut.

iris420 wrote:I'm pleasantly surprised to find this in the fog! I thought this derby would not be that great, but now there are two in the fog that I feel like I can't live without. Nice Job! The text is hilarious. I also wish the alien had a cigarette in his other hand, but I'm sure he's probably a health nut.

That's a BIG no-no at my house. My wife is a nutritionist, so I should probably point out that he's drinking green tea and not coffee. Or maybe it's blood. It is red you know.

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This came out EXCELLENT, David. Bravo. Very good work. *thumbs up*

eharmon wrote:His other hand totally needs a cigarette.

no man he needs a crumpet!

ZackieV wrote:Spaceballs! F yeah!

sfabro wrote:ha ha this is a spaceballs reference, isnt it?
i love it!
i was thinking of doing an alien shirt as well, until i saw this draft in the bulletin...then i realized that the best had already been done!
great job!
GMV

Are you guys kidding me? That's like saying the Keyser Soze unveiling of Doofy in Scary Movie was an original concept.

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Nice job DS, and congrats on fogging. Every time I see that alien popping out casting a shadow on the shirt I think "Uh oh, four more weeks of winter!"

whateva wrote:I think its hilarious and everytime i read it i hear a british accent.

And every time I see this, I hear the alien voice over from "family guy"... too funny! GMV

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Ok.. so Im getting confused on the idea of "incidental" text

A speech bubble is hardly incidental..

just looking at the rejected items that say "not incidental text".. they are far less important to the shirts theme than this one..
take away the text and its a chestburster with a teacup, which makes no sense.. take away the teacup, and its just like two other shirts that were submitted.

Im not trying to knock the OPs effort.. Im just getting a bit put off by the application of woots rules each week.

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what a load of carp. this shirt was great.

I'm completely not interested in this derby now.

Jestik wrote:what a load of carp. this shirt was great.

I'm completely not interested in this derby now.

Ovaltina, my goat!!!!!!!!! why was this shirt rejected!!!!!!!!

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Quote from WOOT's own rules "Text is ok as long as it's part of a larger design"
Well W T F do you think the rest of the shirt is?!
Not to mention you wait till the 4th day of voting to reject it. It's not like it was down out the bottom somewhere. Seems pretty obvious to me!

Take it back woot, or at least let it be a daily. I swear I'm done with you if you won't.

DavidShenoda wrote:Quote from WOOT's own rules "Text is ok as long as it's part of a larger design"
Well W T F do you think the rest of the shirt is?!
Not to mention you wait till the 4th day of voting to reject it. It's not like it was down out the bottom somewhere. Seems pretty obvious to me!

Take it back woot, or at least let it be a daily. I swear I'm done with you if you won't.

Incidental text means the shirt would get the same point across without the text AND that it's not a major design element. It appears that woot didn't think you met these criteria.

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Why not resubmit without the text?

Also, this would be a great time to add the cigarette he NEEDS to the other hand.

eharmon wrote:Why not resubmit without the text?

Also, this would be a great time to add the cigarette he NEEDS to the other hand.

Thanks, but It would be pointless this late in the game. If woot had rejected it early enough for me to still have a shot, then I would, but apparently they like smashing people's dreams of winning t-shirt contests, as well as, screwing them over by not giving them a fair amount of time to resubmit.

There really should be a time limit for how long after submission a design can still be rejected.

DavidShenoda wrote:Thanks, but It would be pointless this late in the game. If woot had rejected it early enough for me to still have a shot, then I would, but apparently they like smashing people's dreams of winning t-shirt contests, as well as, screwing them over by not giving them a fair amount of time to resubmit.

There really should be a time limit for how long after submission a design can still be rejected.

Actually, before rejecting something from the fog, the rejectionator calls a meeting of the woot staff. Since your design fogged over the weekend, they couldn't hold a meeting until Monday.

ansharp wrote:Actually, before rejecting something from the fog, the rejectionator calls a meeting of the woot staff. Since your design fogged over the weekend, they couldn't hold a meeting until Monday.

Thank you ann, but pretty much irrelevant at this point.

DavidShenoda wrote:Thank you ann, but pretty much irrelevant at this point.

I don't think it's irrelevant at any point. I thought it was something you should know before you start accusing woot of "screwing you over". In fact, they have a judicious process in place to deal with fogged entries. At least they got to it on Monday. Other entries have been rejected from the fog as late as Tuesday afternoon and with much more controversial rejection reasons.

Also, it's not Ann.

DavidShenoda wrote:Quote from WOOT's own rules "Text is ok as long as it's part of a larger design"
Well W T F do you think the rest of the shirt is?!
Not to mention you wait till the 4th day of voting to reject it. It's not like it was down out the bottom somewhere. Seems pretty obvious to me!

Take it back woot, or at least let it be a daily. I swear I'm done with you if you won't.

Hey man im sorry your shirt got rejected, i was looking forward to buying it! But please dont leave woot just because they rejected it! You make great shirts and im sure you'd win next weeks derby if you try really hard!

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Well this stinks, this was one of the only shirts I really wanted from this derby.

ansharp wrote:Actually, before rejecting something from the fog, the rejectionator calls a meeting of the woot staff. Since your design fogged over the weekend, they couldn't hold a meeting until Monday.

I didn't know that. I think it's a good idea.

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Awww! This is the one shirt in the fog I would have bought for sure, which means it would have come in 4th anyway. Sorry David. I have only been voting in derbies for a short time, and I have been a fan of yours since tiger/dragon.

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Re you going to re-sub?

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So...... if woot rejects your design, does that mean that you are free to take that design and put it on Teefury or DBH or whatever? Sounds like plenty of people here would buy it there, including me.

Jestik wrote:So...... if woot rejects your design, does that mean that you are free to take that design and put it on Teefury or DBH or whatever? Sounds like plenty of people here would buy it there, including me.

after 60 days he can submit it wherever he wants.

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Oh, man. I'm so sorry, David.

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Please keep trying David. I've been a fan since your first entry. I do agree though, not thinking this is incidental text (looking at other designs). I've never seen woot reverse a rejection though.

Paradox55 wrote:Please keep trying David. I've been a fan since your first entry. I do agree though, not thinking this is incidental text (looking at other designs). I've never seen woot reverse a rejection though.

I'm sorry for your misfortune as well David. I've only been competing for a short time, and I feel burned about a few things as well. it happens, but we'll be better for it as artists if we can get through it. Please don't give up man.

DavidShenoda wrote:Quote from WOOT's own rules "Text is ok as long as it's part of a larger design"
Well W T F do you think the rest of the shirt is?!
Not to mention you wait till the 4th day of voting to reject it. It's not like it was down out the bottom somewhere. Seems pretty obvious to me!

Take it back woot, or at least let it be a daily. I swear I'm done with you if you won't.

David, I think you're a talented designer, and it's admirable that you want to win badly. But attempting to threaten Woot? I'm not sure what you're trying to accomplish there. I hope you can come back and realize it's not personal when you're rejected, be it due to non-incidental text or not quite enough votes.

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Originally I would have considered the text bubble NOT to be incidental text, but Woot let it go before. Just one more inconsistent wrench thrown into the derby rules, I guess.

David, you could have resubmitted it wthout the speech bubble and still had a shot. Monday entries have won plenty of times before, especially fixed resubs of rejected entries.

And yeah... I don't think Woot is out to get you. You're not the first to be rejected from the fog. Derek for one has had it happen to him plenty.

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Oh no..! What a sad surprise. It seems like your past this point, but I do want to encourage you to look past it and keep submitting, David. Keep your chin up.

eHalcyon wrote:Originally I would have considered the text bubble NOT to be incidental text, but Woot let it go before. Just one more inconsistent wrench thrown into the derby rules, I guess.

David, you could have resubmitted it wthout the speech bubble and still had a shot. Monday entries have won plenty of times before, especially fixed resubs of rejected entries.

And yeah... I don't think Woot is out to get you. You're not the first to be rejected from the fog. Derek for one has had it happen to him plenty.

This is so very intriguing, (& confusing), is "THIS SIDE UP" incidental text?

Just asking?

toe2254 wrote:after 60 days he can submit it wherever he wants.

what do you mean 60 days? there was a shirt on tee fury from the recent text derby. the rules around here can be very arbitrary; cho's penguins are the best example.

i'm bummed. i really wanted to wear this to school next week on halloween (jr. high teacher).

eHalcyon wrote:Originally I would have considered the text bubble NOT to be incidental text, but Woot let it go before. Just one more inconsistent wrench thrown into the derby rules, I guess.

David, you could have resubmitted it wthout the speech bubble and still had a shot. Monday entries have won plenty of times before, especially fixed resubs of rejected entries.

And yeah... I don't think Woot is out to get you. You're not the first to be rejected from the fog. Derek for one has had it happen to him plenty.

If you read the rules for the Derby you pointed to, they're slightly different than just "no incidental text" ...

incidental text is allowed as part of an illustration, but no slogan shirts

Sounds a little more forgiving to me. And what you're pointing to seems to be allowed as it's no slogan and is part of the illustration. Just my opinion though...

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Resub please!

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Ouch, sorry man Never feels good having this happen. Just keep going. Your next one might fog too, you never know.

Noooooo! I was so disappointed this morning when I went to see if this shirt was still in the fog. This shirt was awesome, and I would have bought it with or without the text.

Say it ain't so, woot!

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Dang IT!!!!

ack154 wrote:
If you read the rules for the Derby you pointed to, they're slightly different than just "no incidental text" ...

Sounds a little more forgiving to me. And what you're pointing to seems to be allowed as it's no slogan and is part of the illustration. Just my opinion though...

Eh? The rules this week allow incidental text as well.

Incidental text only. A nametag or logo is fine as one element of a larger design. "This Shirt Is My Pirate Costume" is not.

So again, no slogan shirts, but text as part of a larger design would be ok. The question is, are speech balloons acceptable? Before the Emergency derby I would have guessed no, but dsladek's LARPing shirt made it through. That's why I think it strange that this design was rejected. But it's woot's call. Meh.

eHalcyon wrote:So again, no slogan shirts, but text as part of a larger design would be ok. The question is, are speech balloons acceptable? Before the Emergency derby I would have guessed no, but dsladek's LARPing shirt made it through. That's why I think it strange that this design was rejected. But it's woot's call. Meh.

wait. are you saying you are confused as to woot not making sense and having no real rule system? silly silly boy you have been here long enough to know there are no rules in woot, just whims. their whim this round is not to say "hey this alien thing is WAY overdone" and leave it at that. no. they want to baffle the masses by saying the speech bubble is also an issue which is moot. cool huh!

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this is very fun :-P too bad it was rejected. very good design though.

DavidShenoda wrote:My vision for this shirt was that the person wearing the shirt could use it as a "conversation starter" (<--- hehe) at a halloween party/celebration. The joke was supposed to be the fact that the alien is the life of the party - drink in hand, telling stories and what not.

I ROFLMAO when I thought of the caption, so there's no way I could sleep at night if I excluded it from the design. I'm sorry you don't like it. Maybe a "male" would enjoy the shirt more. ;)

I've just been waiting for an opportunity to show off my ridiculously long internet abbreviation skills. Check that one off my list.

Thanks to all who have supported me to this point and please spread the word. Maybe this will make it, and I can finally get rid of the "I can't get me first print blues".

completely mazing i absolutly love it the text made me laugh so much, its a great shirt.

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This was the only one i wanted to buy. The rest suuuuuck sooooo bad it isnt even funny. Woots derbies have been a huge bust. and now, when a good, awesome shirt comes along... the reject it. Thanks woot for savin me 10 bucks!

DavidShenoda wrote:Won't you please help us find a home for these poor alien larvae. For just ten dollars you can make it possible for one of these poor extraterrestrials to enjoy a normal life.

Enjoy, and thanks for voting!

I'm very frugal (and just had a baby, so medical bills and diapers - yipes!) and therefore haven't found a woot shirt that I liked enough to even spend $10 yet (and there have been plenty of awesome ones) but this one I would've bought no questions asked.

Woot keeps disappointing me again and again.

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NO! That vacuums that this shirt got rejected; I want it!

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*shrug*

Hey, it's my $10. If woot doesn't want it, that's fine by me.

It just boggles the mind that they would reject something that's doing so well and would obviously sell out for such an arbitrary reason. I have no idea what their line of resoning was on this one.

Jestik wrote:So...... if woot rejects your design, does that mean that you are free to take that design and put it on Teefury or DBH or whatever? Sounds like plenty of people here would buy it there, including me.

In 60 days, he can do whatever he wants with it.

The only difference a rejection makes is it can be resubmitted to another derby (assuming it fits the theme) without being rejected as a resub.

superspryte wrote:In 60 days, he can do whatever he wants with it.

The only difference a rejection makes is it can be resubmitted to another derby (assuming it fits the theme) without being rejected as a resub.

hmmm......I'm not a designer, so I don't pretend to know about these things......but it would seem to me that if woot rejects the design, that they would also be rejecting the rights to that design.

I understand a contract is signed beforehand, so that's not reality. Just too bad for the artist.

superspryte wrote:In 60 days, he can do whatever he wants with it.

The only difference a rejection makes is it can be resubmitted to another derby (assuming it fits the theme) without being rejected as a resub.

They've even given HMs to rejected designs, I believe.

Josephus wrote:They've even given HMs to rejected designs, I believe.

Congrats on the HM! I will definitely be voting for this in the Do Over Derby.

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I think I would have liked this shirt better with out the commentary on the shirt and just the alien popping out

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Rejected?!?!

Seriously?!?!

This shirt is freakin awesome! It beats the carp out of that male Coffee and Cigarette one that apparently was "ok"

Sheshh!! It's a Halloween shirt!

/Sigh ..... I hope this gets made somewhere... I'd buy 2!

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i wanted this shirt so damn bad.