I was thinking about having another run of t-shirts made, like the ones from some time ago. I still have my two from the old run. They held up pretty well through washing and wear, but I'll probably try to find a local shop to do the printing (rather than go through the gents down in GA who did the first batch).
The goal would be good quality shirts, like the Hanes Beefy-Ts, with good quality silk-screening.
Here is the question, what "Lessons Learned" should go on the shirts? The last set had only five. I think we can put at least seven, perhaps as many as nine or ten. I'd drop the bottom line on the back that reiterates the website to free up space for another lesson or two. The front would stay the same.
Old Front
(http://www.badmovies.org/common/tshirts/2002front1.jpg)
Old Front Closeup
(http://www.badmovies.org/common/tshirts/2002front2.jpg)
Old Back
(http://www.badmovies.org/common/tshirts/2002back1.jpg)
Old Back Closeup
(http://www.badmovies.org/common/tshirts/2002back2.jpg)
The next question is what lessons to use. I am pretty attached to a few of them, but with perhaps ten on the shirt, we could pick some more.
Dinosaur is Latin for "stuff glued on lizard."
If it looks like a man-eating plant then it probably is a man-eating plant.
Flare guns and fire extinguishers are the most powerful weapons known to man.
More possibles:
Those suffering from demonic possession should not drive or operate heavy machinery.
Sweat-soaked shirts burn easily and make excellent torches.
The problem with being human is that every other race in the universe either finds people flesh tasty or needs our brain fluid to survive.
Being struck lightly on the head with a styrofoam rock will kill you.
Scientific instruments explode when they don't work.
Laughing at telekinetic, bomb-worshipping zealots IS NOT a good idea.
People who own Lugers = bad.
A Jeep Cherokee can outrun an anti-tank rocket.
People who live in thatched huts should not throw torches.
Every ranch should keep emergency supplies, such as a medical kit and machinegun.
Being tied to someone who is being eaten by a monster is "not good."
Spacecraft developed by advanced aliens are unable to fly without wobbling.
Hmm. Mine has seven.
"If it looks like a man-eating plant it probably is a man-eating plant."
"Fruit bats are, strangely enough, carnivorous."
"Sweat-soaked shirts burn easily and make excellent torches."
"The problem with being human is that every other race in the universe either finds people flesh tasty or needs our brain fluid to survive."
"Slumber parties are a common social activity for thirty-year old women."
"Corrugated tin is bulletproof."
"Dinosaur is Latin for stuff glued on lizard."
There's also no reiterated website. It's a baseball jersey from Cafepress.
how about "Jesus has a mexican wrestler as a sidekick". That part was left out of the bible.
Oh, and "Batman does NOT look good with rubber nipples on his suit."
Quote from: Mofo Rising on June 25, 2007, 02:29:01 PM
Hmm. Mine has seven.
"If it looks like a man-eating plant it probably is a man-eating plant."
"Fruit bats are, strangely enough, carnivorous."
"Sweat-soaked shirts burn easily and make excellent torches."
"The problem with being human is that every other race in the universe either finds people flesh tasty or needs our brain fluid to survive."
"Slumber parties are a common social activity for thirty-year old women."
"Corrugated tin is bulletproof."
"Dinosaur is Latin for stuff glued on lizard."
There's also no reiterated website. It's a baseball jersey from Cafepress.
Those are the ones from Cafepress. I've always had a soft spot for the ones we had silk-screened. I just had to find a local shop, order about 100, and pay for them up front. I think that we can get the text on the back a little larger if we go with silk-screened shirts.
there are so many awesome images that would make great shirts too. like the guy from killer shrews peering through the barrel thing
I've always been fond of the original 5. I love my original Badmovies.org shirts (I bought two a while back) and they never fail to get comments. No matter where I go, people get a laugh out of the shirt.
I never picked up one of the cafepress shirts as their shirts aren't as high quality as the beefy tees. They're much thinner and have a tendency to shrink.
As for new quotes, I'm not sure. Whatever you pick will be fine with me, as I'll surely buy another shirt.
Here's a few others I think are amusing:
Scientific instruments explode when they don't work.
George Kennedy was never young, ever.
Being struck lightly on the head with a styrofoam rock will kill you.
I'd be interested in buying a badmovies.org body stocking with a cape and a mask so I could walk around like a superhero. But that's just me . . .
Ok, here is my list.
Nuclear testing grounds should be clearly marked.
Laughing at telekinetic, bomb-worshipping zealots IS NOT a good idea.
Sex isn't interesting enough to put down a book bound in human skin.
Turtles are naturally agile and experts on the parallel bars.
Shaolin is like a soup kitchen, but with kung fu.
You never can have enough elephants in a movie
Sometimes science is a guy shaking a box full of frightended bats.
Pollution is bad, but 60's music is much, much worse.
Y'know, i think it would be fun to have a game where you guess what film a lessons learned comes from.
-Ed
Quote from: The Burgomaster on June 25, 2007, 04:59:41 PM
I'd be interested in buying a badmovies.org body stocking with a cape and a mask so I could walk around like a superhero. But that's just me . . .
You're not actually shaped like Burgermeister Meisterburger, are you? Imagining him running around in a black body stocking is scary. Now, if you happen to be Anna Falchi and want to run around in a black Badmovies.org body stocking, just give me the mailing address and the best place for my video camera.
Quote from: Pilgermann on June 25, 2007, 04:23:01 PM
Here's a few others I think are amusing:
George Kennedy was never young, ever.
I had...."Yes, it
is Dick Miller!" pop into my head. :teddyr:
of course, any "...That guy!" might be just as appropriate.
Brains are spoon food.
Zombies can get knocked up.
Main characters do not get killed, ever, even though everybody else does.
When attacked by fruits or vegetables use a shotgun.
I like these also. .
Quote from: Pilgermann on June 25, 2007, 04:23:01 PM
Here's a few others I think are amusing:
Scientific instruments explode when they don't work.
George Kennedy was never young, ever.
Being struck lightly on the head with a styrofoam rock will kill you.
I like these. Andrew, if you add any, these should be some of them. Also, i dont get the "man eating plant" joke.
Also, maybe this would be good.
"There is a place in Japan called 'Science Headquarters'"
I'm all for getting really good quality shirts.
I've ordered expensive shirts online only to receive them and they're all itchy.
If its mouth and teeth are bigger than your head, you probably shouldn't pet it.
From the Sci-Fi channel Saturday night, only one I can remember and I'll bet I got the wording wrong, still think its funny.
Here's one more:
Girls must always investigate strange creepy noises in the dark wearing only a t-shirt or tank top and be armed with nothing more than a candle or coffee cup.
Andrew, sign Poogie and me up for about 3 shirts a piece. The company I work for is pretty casual about what we wear and I would love to explain the lessons to my coworkers and of course the owner, she'll get a kick out of them.
This one is great.
QuoteThose suffering from demonic possession should not drive or operate heavy machinery.
How about these lessons I learnt from Santa Clause (1959)
1) Why most of my old friends started getting kinda grouchy after having kids
2) Hell is really a ballet academy for kids with "special needs"
3) It's not the pipe, the eggnog, or the magic cookies, Santa's just "that way"
4) "Dante" is pronounced "Danny"
Say, could you get those kinda t-shirts that have the little pocket on the front?
I need someplace to put my cigarettes.
Count me in to buy a few shirts if you make 'em, Andrew.
Here are suggestions from Poogie's "Things I learned from the movies" thread:
A man will show no pain while taking the most ferocious beating but will wince when a woman tries to clean his wounds.
At night, women should investigate any strange noises in their most revealing underwear.
All bombs are fitted with electronic timing devices with large red digital readouts so you know exactly when they're going to go off.
Many cars and motorcycles have forty gears.
:buggedout:
Another one for you:
"Uwe Boll is a very underrated, master filmmaker"
I don't know what this will do to sales............... :buggedout:
Never ask Killer Tomatoes to pass the ketchup
If you would like some original artwork done for it,I would glady submit some designs.
Thanks all for the suggestions. One of the things I have to stick to is that the lessons are ones I created. Otherwise, I'm using someone else's copyrighted work and I don't want to get into that sort of territory, even though a number of those are quite good.
Right now, my goal is to reserve most of the printed area for the actual lessons, but thank you RCMerchant. Strangely, Todd (I talk about my friend Todd now and then) mentioned to me the other day that he had a design idea for a t-shirt. Don't know what he's doing with that.
I don't know about being able to vary the type of shirts, but I'll look into if it is feasible.
Once I get a chance, I'm going to go hunting through the reviews too. Right now, Garrett has us on an insane schedule. He wants to be up all night, feeding every 90 minutes, then sleep most of the day. That doesn't work too well when you have two children already.
How 'bout these:
Batman and Robin, Superman 4, Mortal Kombat: Annihilation
GREATEST MOVIES OF ALL TIME
Quote from: RCMerchant on June 26, 2007, 06:03:58 AM
If you would like some original artwork done for it,I would glady submit some designs.
Same here.
Quote from: RCMerchant on June 26, 2007, 06:03:58 AM
If you would like some original artwork done for it,I would glady submit some designs.
As would I.
Heres a couple.
"Oddly, you can hear explosions in a vaccume"
""If he tells jokes so bad you want rto rip his tongue out, then yes, he is the Komedy relief"
Even if they weren't going to be used, I would like to see some potential artwork for it anyways: I can just picture a rip off poster, that looks like Army of Darkness, but with Andrew instead of Ash, and a video tape instead of a chainsaw. Classic picture!
But anyways, I personally wouldn't mind seeing a design change, just because I'm a fan of mixing things up, but also put me down as considering a shirt [though that's assuming you ship OS of course] regardless of what it looks like, since I've had my eye on one for a while [but have always had way too many t-shirts as it is...]
You know what would be cool to have on the back of a Badmovies.org T-shirt?
A flying saucer like this one from Plan 9 directly above the text and shining its light down on it.
(http://img243.imageshack.us/img243/9749/plan9saucershadoweu7.jpg) (http://imageshack.us)
(http://www.badmovies.org/common/tshirts/2002back1.jpg)
Only the flying saucer would be horizontal on the back of the shirt...just above the text....and skinnier to fit the space allotted.
And its light would shine down onto the text in a cone shaped pattern.
You'd have to move the text down just a tad, but I think it would work.
Also, I think the slime drop on the front looks too much like a sagging green boob.
Maybe make it a skull instead?
^ The string on the UFO should be accentuated though.
Quote from: MeanStreaka4337 on June 27, 2007, 09:15:06 AM
^ The string on the UFO should be accentuated though.
Yea, maybe the string could be atatched to some of the letters?
With line art, you have to be a bit careful about limiting your design to something that looks good in two or three colors. A flying saucer would be possible, but maybe not quite like you imagine. Think something more along the lines of a comic strip.
One of the other reasons I'm worried about anyone creating a design is terms of use and that me paying for the setup means that only one design is likely. For right now, I'm going to ask to stick with the lessons. I still don't know what Todd is playing around with for a design. I'm assuming it is something along the lines of a graphic.
Hey, I like the slime drop, despite (or maybe on account of) it looking like a "boob" as you say.
Why not go with a different design every year?
Make it a design contest...
Best layout and T-shirt wins.
No prizes...just bragging rights.
It could get interesting.
And Andrew, I won't sue you if you select my design. :smile:
Sparklers can provide inter-galactic propulsion.
The human body contains over 15 gallons of blood.
The average 6 shooter holds 300 rounds.
The cute girl will be topless at some point.
Yes, that noise in the other room is a ax wielding mad man.
Bomb are not defused until there is 1 second left.
All aliens speak English.
I'll think of more, found this thread late ....
The lessons learned have to be from reviews I wrote, else I get into copyright issues.
I'll start updating the second post in this thread with likely lessons.
Quote from: Andrew on June 27, 2007, 05:25:20 PM
The lessons learned have to be from reviews I wrote, else I get into copyright issues.
I'll start updating the second post in this thread with likely lessons.
What we have to read your reviews ... :buggedout: :buggedout:
Don't make me call the ACLU!!!
It's a joke son!
Quote from: CheezeFlixz on June 27, 2007, 06:03:47 PM
What we have to read your reviews ... :buggedout: :buggedout:
Don't make me call the ACLU!!!
I was thinking you would probably notify the "Society for People With Good Taste in Film and Writing" and sic'em on me.
Is there anyway the shirts could be a different color than black? I don't want my neighbors to think I have turned into a 32 year old Goth child.
Quote from: Bmeansgood on June 27, 2007, 10:31:26 PM
Is there anyway the shirts could be a different color than black? I don't want my neighbors to think I have turned into a 32 year old Goth child.
I'll have to see on that. More than likely, that would require more than one template to be made for the silk screening since changing between light and dark backgrounds changes a few things.