I hadn't intended to re-visit this guy so soon but I couldn't get the image of how inept he'd look in snow out of my head

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lol! My boyfriend wants this one, he has the original and it's his favorite woot shirt. He's gonna vote too.

Plus larger version here:
http://www.dooomcat.com/alison/unstealthy2.jpg

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haha, I love the one peeking out of the snow on the right.

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This shirt is like Godfather II.
The sequel might be better than the original!

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Insta-vote! And an insta-buy if it makes it too. The original is one of the few woot shirts in which I have four copies of and two in wear rotation.

I'm counting 10 against 1, BTW.

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I wear the original at least once a week!

brockart wrote:This shirt is like Godfather II.
The sequel might be better than the original!

I agree, I think I like this one even better!

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I love this sooo much!!

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Nice to see a sequel to a great shirt! Great job.
It's pretty exciting to see how fast this is rocketing fogward. I almost feel like congratulating you now.

ApeLad wrote:Nice to see a sequel to a great shirt! Great job.
It's pretty exciting to see how fast this is rocketing fogward. I almost feel like congratulating you now.

Thanks guys! It's been awhile since I've approached the fog I think, but he's got a way to go still and there's lots of cool shirts this round, like usual.

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This is awesome! I agree, best sequel this year =)

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Absolutely fantastic, i own the original and can't wait to hopefully get this one

dooomcat wrote:Thanks guys! It's been awhile since I've approached the fog I think, but he's got a way to go still and there's lots of cool shirts this round, like usual.

#199 was the last time ...

I better see some plugging on the upcoming page 300 of Bear Nuts too. I can't be the only one to prop it up via the comments, y'know!

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Own the original, would love the sequel!

amreli wrote:I agree, I think I like this one even better!

Me too. Better than the original!

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Great reprise! I have a weakness for snow ninjas too.

:^)

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Welcome to the fog.

Now let's see if a Saturday afternoon submission can buck the historic trend of "only Friday submissions win".

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IT'S IN THE FOG! IT'S IN THE FOG! I am praying to the shirt.woot gods that this prints.

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Ninjas ARE Pop Culture?

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I'm a sucker for shirt sequels/series (just ask walmazan/kevlar and their board game series) so if this prints I will have to buy it. And I think I'll end up wearing this one more.

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OCH! MISTLETOE FRENCHING? GROSS!. The original of this was the first woot shirt that I purchased, and I am desperate for the sequel! I wish that I could vote more than once!!!

Narfcake wrote:Welcome to the fog.

Now let's see if a Saturday afternoon submission can buck the historic trend of "only Friday submissions win".

Almost happened last derby with this shirt. Only 12 votes from printing...and it was submitted Sunday afternoon!

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I LOVE this guy. Insta-vote, and buy when it wins :-)

How do you vote?

dooomcat wrote:I hadn't intended to re-visit this guy so soon but I couldn't get the image of how inept he'd look in snow out of my head

I don't yet own the original. I'm waiting until it's in danger, in the hopes that I can help save it.

However, if this makes it into the 3 I'll buy it instantly. And hey, if it makes it to 3rd place in the derby, it will be the perfect christmas present to myself.

aramis525 wrote:Almost happened last derby with this shirt. Only 12 votes from printing...and it was submitted Sunday afternoon!

I think Doom has a better chance than the bunnies ^_^. Ninjas (and coffee) trump bunnies in popularity, according to recent university studies. :D Saturday subs have a fine chance at printing. It's Sunday and on when all glimmers of hope are dashed. Dashed!

Go ninjas!

amaliac wrote:OCH! MISTLETOE FRENCHING? GROSS!. The original of this was the first woot shirt that I purchased, and I am desperate for the sequel! I wish that I could vote more than once!!!

Me to (and i've only bought one shirt!)
I really really want this shirt, its awesome

abowden69 wrote:How do you vote?

You have to make a purchase from any of the Woot sites first and then you should see the option to click "I want one".

tcamaleon wrote:Ninjas ARE Pop Culture?

Ninjas are ninjas

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Bought the original, and now I want the sequel too. Voted!

bassanimation wrote:I think Doom has a better chance than the bunnies ^_^. Ninjas (and coffee) trump bunnies in popularity, according to recent university studies. :D Saturday subs have a fine chance at printing. It's Sunday and on when all glimmers of hope are dashed. Dashed!

Go ninjas!

Bass I think that's your next shirt: ninja drinking coffee while standing on a bunny

dooomcat wrote:Bass I think that's your next shirt: ninja drinking coffee while standing on a bunny

LOL, ok, but only if I can work in Star Wars somehow...and a cat. And maybe some pie. Not the number. REAL pie. Mmmmm.

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I nabbed this guy's first appearance when it was in the holiday guide.

Hope to seem him get another print.

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I want. I WANT!

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WANT THIS!!!

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OCH! MISTLETOE FRENCHING? GROSS!! SOOO have to have this! Bought my daughter the original. She is mad - It is practicing its ninja skills in a box somewhere under the Christmas tree.....

alecialene wrote:OCH! MISTLETOE FRENCHING? GROSS!! SOOO have to have this! Bought my daughter the original. She is mad - It is practicing its ninja skills in a box somewhere under the Christmas tree.....

Well less than a week to go! It's my little twins' first Christmas too

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I took back my votes for the penguins so that my ninja vote would carry more weight. That is how much I want this shirt! One for me and one for my husband!!

aramis525 wrote:Almost happened last derby with this shirt. Only 12 votes from printing...and it was submitted Sunday afternoon!

Yeah.

BTW, I wasn't inferring that such is impossible - heck, the Woot's #1 selling shirt was a Monday submission that got 1st place! - but that the odds do decrease the later it is, solely for the time aspect.

Narfcake wrote:
Yeah.

BTW, I wasn't inferring that such is impossible - heck, the Woot's #1 selling shirt was a Monday submission that got 1st place! - but that the odds do decrease the later it is, solely for the time aspect.

WOW!! I knew that tjost's original was rejected in that derby but I didn't realize The Binge was a Monday afternoon submission.

BTW, I believe that if THIS was submitted on Monday, it would still have made it to the fog! It is that awesome!!

dooomcat wrote:
Well less than a week to go! It's my little twins' first Christmas too

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Love the look on his face....

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I like this design, but it should be rejected for violating the rules. Ninjas are pop-culture. Quite evident by the sheer number of ninja-related submissions in this derby... not to mention every other derby.

captainassassin wrote:I like this design, but it should be rejected for violating the rules. Ninjas are pop-culture. Quite evident by the sheer number of ninja-related submissions in this derby... not to mention every other derby.

Ninjas are a generic characters. This isn't referencing any movie or anything.

It'll be like arguing because Frosty the Snowman exists, then every entry with a snowman should be rejected. Or that every entry with a penguin should be rejected because there were movies with penguins before.

Narfcake wrote:Ninjas are a generic characters. This isn't referencing any movie or anything.

It'll be like arguing because Frosty the Snowman exists, then every entry with a snowman should be rejected. Or that every entry with a penguin should be rejected because there were movies with penguins before.

Technically speaking, ninjas would be considered pop-culture. Practically speaking, pop-culture is here defined as someone else's popular intellectual property.

Movie references aren't the sole requirement for something to be considered pop culture [even though there are literally thousands of ninja movies]. And the only thing "generic" about ninjas is how overused they are. Overused, because they are a they have been "popularized" via movies, TV, comics, and primarily the Internet.

The same reason zombies are pop culture, no SPECIFIC zombie character from some movie, but ALL zombies. Overused. Overused by people who constantly jam the character into contexts they have no business being in.

j5 wrote:Practically speaking, pop-culture is here defined as someone else's popular intellectual property.

I prefer this definition...

"Popular culture (commonly known as pop culture) is the totality of ideas, perspectives, attitudes, memes, images and other phenomena that are deemed preferred per an informal consensus within the mainstream of a given culture, especially Western culture of the early to mid 20th century and the emerging global mainstream of the late 20th and early 21st century. Heavily influenced by mass media, this collection of ideas permeates the everyday lives of the society."

captainassassin wrote:... And the only thing "generic" about ninjas is how overused they are. ...

I take it that you've flagged ALL the entries that have bunnies, penguins, a snowman, snow, and trees too, then? They're all "overused" this week, y'know ...

As I see it, the pop culture aspect in context here is when it's based on someone else's intellectual property as a reference.

Staff is bound to show up sooner or later to say what's right and wrong, so no more arguing, 'k?

Narfcake wrote:I take it that you've flagged ALL the entries that have bunnies, penguins, a snowman, snow, and trees too, then? They're all "overused" this week, y'know ...

No, because (1) they are actually RELEVENT to the context of the derby, and (2) they aren't pop culture.

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He's fab! Got my vote!!

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I want this so much. Too bad it won't be in time for Christmas.

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Why are people crying that this is pop culture?!? Just let rejectionator do it's job. If it doesn't get rejected and actually gets printed, DON'T BUY IT!!! UnNinja is the best thing to happen to a t-shirt (I get more where-did-you-get-that-from's then any other t-shirt that I wear) and I can't wait to own the sequel!

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I don't think ninjas are pop culture at all. Referencing a video game, or a movie, or a book seems more pop culture-y. A ninja is a historical figure whose skills (or lack of in this case) are admired. It's like historical culture.

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Please don't take this as an attack on the design, which is cute enough, I suppose, if you're into that kind of thing.

I'm simply curious about the massive appeal of "sequel" shirts here at Woot. Personally, I just don't get it. Do people really build a whole wardrobe of t-shirts that look relatively similar (or almost identical, depending on the artist/concept)? Whatever happened to variety being the spice of life?

How on earth do I vote for this shirt?

endangeredomega wrote:Please don't take this as an attack on the design, which is cute enough, I suppose, if you're into that kind of thing.

I'm simply curious about the massive appeal of "sequel" shirts here at Woot. Personally, I just don't get it. Do people really build a whole wardrobe of t-shirts that look relatively similar (or almost identical, depending on the artist/concept)? Whatever happened to variety being the spice of life?

Why does Hollywood produce so many sequels/prequels? Why are so many shirts made that ref other people's IPs? Because familiarity breeds comfort and sequels generally have a built in audience. People also like to collect things, as evidenced by the sales trends of cute animal or food shirts.
I also really enjoy it when a sequel builds on the original. I just watched the new Sherlock Holmes movie and I loved it, way more fun than the first and I really enjoyed the first. The movie also gets to go right into the action as the characters were introduced and developed already so they don't have to waste time doing it again.

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I LOVE THIS SHIRT!!! When I saw this I was so excited to have the sequel. I own the original and was my first Shirt Woot purchase. I wear it on a regular basis and really hope this one makes the cut so I can add it to the collection.

VOTED!!!

lizhoz wrote:How on earth do I vote for this shirt?

You have to buy at least one thing on ANY woot site to vote on shirts in the derby.

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Sweeet! There are few times when a sequel brings it home, you've succeeded here. +1

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c'mon peps! this one has to win it all ;D

endangeredomega wrote:
I'm simply curious about the massive appeal of "sequel" shirts here at Woot. ...

I don't know about "massive" appeal ... it's still all about the design here - and that it still has to be good to win.

It wasn't until this last DT in which Fable's meat bunnies won; she didn't get the votes the other times. Ramy's turbunguins has fans, but (thankfully) he doesn't always win with them either.

dooomcat wrote:I hadn't intended to re-visit this guy so soon but I couldn't get the image of how inept he'd look in snow out of my head

MUST.
HAVE.

Seriously, it's my fave woot shirt, and I need another!

I need a series of them!
I NEE A WARDROBE FULLY OF UNSTEALTHY NINJAS!

dooomcat wrote:Why does Hollywood produce so many sequels/prequels? Why are so many shirts made that ref other people's IPs? Because familiarity breeds comfort and sequels generally have a built in audience. People also like to collect things, as evidenced by the sales trends of cute animal or food shirts.
I also really enjoy it when a sequel builds on the original. I just watched the new Sherlock Holmes movie and I loved it, way more fun than the first and I really enjoyed the first. The movie also gets to go right into the action as the characters were introduced and developed already so they don't have to waste time doing it again.

The idea is clever, but I personally find the characters and execution lacking. While I agree that ninjas aren't technically pop culture, I do find the submission of this sequel shirt to be in poor taste considering the original is still in the reckoning. It just seems like a cheap cash in which is capitalizing on something you already have done, and way too soon. My 2 cents, but best of luck regardless.

endangeredomega wrote:Do people really build a whole wardrobe of t-shirts that look relatively similar (or almost identical, depending on the artist/concept)? Whatever happened to variety being the spice of life?

I'm gonna be honest. I love the idea of sequel shirts / recurring characters. I'd be happy to see This little guy at least a few more times. He's cute, he's funny, the *concept* is funny (on both shirts)... If I like certain characters or the way a certain artist draws/designs, I will buy *those* shirts. But I can't see purchasing shirts I don't love in order to justify buying the ones that I DO love. No sense in buying a shirt I'll avoid wearing because I always want to wear my other ones.

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very expressive ninjas; I like

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Man I love the Unstealthiest Ninja, the original was my first woot shirt! Excellent part 2!

Ah shirt.woot. A place where artists can express their talent and love for placing thoughts into a picture that people can enjoy. People make the decisions here, which really is great because deserving designs people actually want get printed. And, people can submit their own designs if they'd like, or just think there aren't any shirts that are up to their standards. Users can comment on designs, vote for designs, and talk to others about designs.

You can even start troll wars if you'd like, as evidenced by, well, all these commentors above me who have contributed nothing useful for the other users of the site, who insist on trashing certain designs, and find joy in waiting to see the radical outcry of the other users for their own personal enjoyment.

This design wins. If it were just trying to cash in, there'd be more designs of it all the time and the artist would probably not be submitting it for voting, but instead have their own shirt line and website, with dozens of the same idea slightly altered for sale on there, not woot. If it were considered pop culture, it would have been rejected long ago. You don't work for woot, and only their oppinion matters on this subject. If the idea wasn't original and lacked any good qualities for a shirt design, there wouldn't be this much support for a print, the second time around, and the original would have been reckoned after a short few weeks.

Good luck, there's tough competition out there, don't worry about the critics and control what you can control. That being said, you've got my vote.

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Yay DoOomcat! I'm so glad to see this in the fog. I really hope this wins, you SERIOUSLY deserve more prints. Your characters have some of the best expressions and personalities I've ever seen on woot (or anywhere else for that matter).

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I love it. I got the original as well... Will definitely buy.

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I bought the first one for my 6 year old but it was a little snug so his younger brother took it. My oldest was NOT happy!!! So I've had to promise that if this shirt wins I will buy each of them one in a big enough size! And one for me, of course!

thebetabear wrote:Ah shirt.woot. A place where artists can express their talent and love for placing thoughts into a picture that people can enjoy. People make the decisions here, which really is great because deserving designs people actually want get printed. And, people can submit their own designs if they'd like, or just think there aren't any shirts that are up to their standards. Users can comment on designs, vote for designs, and talk to others about designs.

You can even start troll wars if you'd like, as evidenced by, well, all these commentors above me who have contributed nothing useful for the other users of the site, who insist on trashing certain designs, and find joy in waiting to see the radical outcry of the other users for their own personal enjoyment.

This design wins. If it were just trying to cash in, there'd be more designs of it all the time and the artist would probably not be submitting it for voting, but instead have their own shirt line and website, with dozens of the same idea slightly altered for sale on there, not woot. If it were considered pop culture, it would have been rejected long ago. You don't work for woot, and only their oppinion matters on this subject. If the idea wasn't original and lacked any good qualities for a shirt design, there wouldn't be this much support for a print, the second time around, and the original would have been reckoned after a short few weeks.

Good luck, there's tough competition out there, don't worry about the critics and control what you can control. That being said, you've got my vote.

bluesplot wrote:
I bought the first one for my 6 year old but it was a little snug so his younger brother took it. My oldest was NOT happy!!! So I've had to promise that if this shirt wins I will buy each of them one in a big enough size! And one for me, of course!

You can still buy the original here. It is by far my favorite woot shirt.

PS I think this might bump that one

thebetabear wrote:Ah shirt.woot. A place where artists can express their talent and love for placing thoughts into a picture that people can enjoy. People make the decisions here, which really is great because deserving designs people actually want get printed. And, people can submit their own designs if they'd like, or just think there aren't any shirts that are up to their standards. Users can comment on designs, vote for designs, and talk to others about designs.

You can even start troll wars if you'd like, as evidenced by, well, all these commentors above me who have contributed nothing useful for the other users of the site, who insist on trashing certain designs, and find joy in waiting to see the radical outcry of the other users for their own personal enjoyment.

This design wins. If it were just trying to cash in, there'd be more designs of it all the time and the artist would probably not be submitting it for voting, but instead have their own shirt line and website, with dozens of the same idea slightly altered for sale on there, not woot. If it were considered pop culture, it would have been rejected long ago. You don't work for woot, and only their oppinion matters on this subject. If the idea wasn't original and lacked any good qualities for a shirt design, there wouldn't be this much support for a print, the second time around, and the original would have been reckoned after a short few weeks.

Good luck, there's tough competition out there, don't worry about the critics and control what you can control. That being said, you've got my vote.

I like you, you're fun....just sayin'....

Anywho....This is a great shirt. I love the facial expressions. I will be buying this one as soon as it gets printed! GMV!

This'd be another instant triple-buy from me. I'm loving all the ninja shirts for me to wear to Bujinkan training recently.

Very impressive... I was on the fence about the first one. I think I may now need both.

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This derby will finish in a couple of ours and I just wanted to wish everyone good luck! It's been a very fun derby!

omarfeliciano wrote:This derby will finish in a couple of ours and I just wanted to wish everyone good luck! It's been a very fun derby!

Thanks omar! Same to you!

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I love the idea of this shirt and the way it was executed.

I also wanted to mention how ecstatic I am to remember visiting a DoOomcat booth and buying the first printed Bear Nuts comic and a zombies & ninja panoramic.

Arrett wrote:Own the original, would love the sequel!

And now I own the sequel! ^_^

dooomcat wrote:I hadn't intended to re-visit this guy so soon but I couldn't get the image of how inept he'd look in snow out of my head

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Hey been awhile using computers so not up to date on a lot but can't find a Vote button. So do I have to purchase first then vote, or click a vote button and get taken to a purchase screen. I realize you have to buy first just not clear on the whole process. Just want to support your art, really like the more adult aims while still accessible to kids. Best wishes.

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how funny. I've gotten I and II from the random shirt day!