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Brilliantly done and a message that I stand behind. Kudos ramyb!

That's a lot of references! Is that the cat's hat, of in-the-hat fame?

I hope this isn't too inappropriate but I haven't seen a shirt I've liked enough to buy in weeks and what I wouldn't give for a random shirts right about now. Would seriously be in for 3 for me, 3 for a friend, and a friend asked me to notify him next time it's around.

I am NOT going to even try counting how many references went into this design!

People are gunna stop you and try to figure out all the references..you'll never get anything done!

I love this. And now I can actually own a shirt that will give guys a reason to read my chest. Eyes are up here, boys. Eyes are up here.

If a picture is worth a thousand words, the a word made of pictures must be worth, like a million words.

Is there a bowl of petunias to go with that sperm whale?

So many references with some nicely adventurous choices -- since John Carter, I've been in a mood: adventures for reading; at least there's another day of weekend to pull a few off the shelves and skim them.

My sister the English teacher is going to be getting one of these. She just doesn't know it yet.

I'm thinking of buying this for my dyslexic friend Drea.

Awesome design! Soooo many references hidden in there, like everyone is saying. I'll proudly wear this to work, plus it'll help with my daydream sessions, as I'll just have to look down for some inspiration.

Reading is knowledge.

Thirdbase9 wrote:If a picture is worth a thousand words, the a word made of pictures must be worth, like a million words.

But wouldn't the combination of pictures, each worth a thousand words, essentially multiply the total worth in words? More along the lines of ~890+ trillion words?

Great message for all the walking bill boards buying this tee.

Quasiskunk wrote:People are gunna stop you and try to figure out all the references..you'll never get anything done!

It's a perfect shirt for a tentative procrastinator. You don't even have to commit to procrastination, since it'll be forced on you! GENIUS!

Love it! Especially the giant whale. In for one, even though I can only figure out a third of the references.

I never enjoyed reading. I think I have read one or two books since grade 6. I think part of the reason why is that I have no imagination. This shirt is kind of inspirational, and makes me want to pick up a book.

Bought on the spot.

I'll figure out

what this shirt is about

later.

Reminds me of the Unilever logo.

For some reason, the pictures remind me of illustrations in the Young Folks Shelf of Books we used to have. Did anyone else read these as a kid? They were awesome, just like this shirt!

This is the first shirt that's really making me consider buying the freakishly shaped Anvil women's blanks.

I'll have to ponder some more.

Uh, really don't enjoy having people read my chest.

Is that the Discworld on the A? That alone would make me want this shirt!

Narfcake wrote:I am NOT going to even try counting how many references went into this design!

References? What references? All I see is a bunch of lttle itty bitty pictures.

What does it say? All I see is icons but i can't read... only write.
Nice job ramy I can only imagine all the thought/time put into this.

What does it say? I can't quite make out the message in this one.

I actually went into Word to see if "Pictoral Smorgasboard" was in the fonts. I'm disappointed to report otherwise.

Not in comic sans, huh?

Free shirt to someone who can list all the references, right, Woot!??

Go go!

Okay, just because I used to work at a library and I enjoy a good challenge (and am apparently a bit of a masochist) I decided to save most people the trouble and see if I could list all the references. Ramyb can come back later and fact check me if need be. Anyhoo, here's all the references I spotted:

• Harry Potter
  
• The Black Cauldron
  
• The Very Hungry Caterpillar
  
• The Lion, The Witch, and The Wardrobe
  
• The Cat and the Hat
  
• Arabian Nights/The Thousand and One Nights
  
• The Little Mermaid
  
• Charlotte's Web
  
• The Raven
  
• Moby D_ick (underscore included to pass Woot's filter)
  
• Alice in Wonderland
  
• Sleeping Beauty
  
• The Lord of the Rings
  
• The Wizard of Oz
  
• The Sword in the Stone
  
• Hamlet
  
• Harold and the Purple Crayon
  
• Snow White
  
• Black Beauty
  
• The Three Billy Goats Gruff
  
• Where the Red Fern Grows
  
• Winnie-the-Pooh
  
• Peter Pan
  
• The Tortoise and the Hare
  
• The Hunger Games
  
• Little Red Riding Hood
  
• Where the Wild Things Are
  
• Cinderella
  
• The Ugly Duckling
  
• The DaVinci Code
  
• The Iliad and The Odyssey
  
• Le Fantôme de l'Opéra (The Phantom of the Opera)
  
• 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea
  
• Animal Farm
  
• Atlas Shrugged
  
• Sherlock Holmes
  
• James and the Giant Peach
  
• Treasure Island
  

My favorite part is the Moby Peanut because it's epically big.

Great job ramy!

calebmitchell wrote:*whew!*

Great job! Now I'm really wondering if he outdid Shelf Life for the title of Most References in a single design.

Narfcake wrote:Great job! Now I'm really wondering if he outdid Shelf Life for the title of Most References in a single design.

Thanks! It kind of looks like he did to me, but then again, the references in "Read", for the most part, seem to be larger in size than those on "Shelf Life", and further spread apart, so who knows?

Awww if I had any money I'd definitely be in for one.

For those who haven't checked yet all sizes are on the new Anvil blanks; so make sure you size before you buy!

This reminds me a lot of an I Spy book, which ironically doesn't involve a whole lot of reading.

zekecatz wrote:Uh, really don't enjoy having people read my chest.

Yeah, I already have enough of a problem getting men to look at my eyes rather than my chest while speaking to me, too.

Oh, pray thee, Woot Gods......here is yet another design I WOULD LOVE TO BUY ON A TOTE. Especially apropos for this, as one could tote actual books in the "READ" tote.

(I getz so many marketing ideas fer y'all......)

I would appreciate if Ramyb posted up a letter by letter account of each reference, if he can remember them all.

Dang, that's a lotta references.