doublegunshop.com - home Forums General Discussion DoubleGun BBS @ doublegunshop.com Wildly OT: interesting t-shirts?

'Tis the season for shorts and tees and all of mine are getting rather forlorn looking. In the interests of keeping things interesting here (& out in public), I like to replace a few with....shall we say more interesting versions. Conversation starters if nothing else, eh?

My initial searches online(Amazon) haven't bourne much fruit yet (other than "Old guys rule" and "I'm not old, I'm a classic"). I'm looking for tasteful, not vulgar and not overtly political.

Any suggestions from the cognoscenti here?

I'm a big fan of the "I'm not for everyone" T-shirts, they leave plenty to the imagination.

My daughter got me a tasteful classic at the Ball Arena Clapton concert a few years ago, nothing but the blues.

I just buy colorful t-shirts from places I visit.

I agreed to keep my aggregation to 70 or less.

They’re divided into four styles.

Short sleeve thin, short sleeve thick.

Long sleeve, thin, long sleeve thick.

And then a small number that I don’t actually wear that are more just a collection. KISS, BECHTEL, Maynard Ferguson, Chuck Mangione, Bob Seger, etc.

I just got one that's unusual. It's a tee emblazoned across the back with Lee Ho Fooks Chinese Restaurant, Soho London . Anyone else remember what made the place famous?

Try looking at vintagetees com.

A majority of mine are freebies and either show a golf scramble I’ve played in or are from the local blood center where I donate. I do have a couple from the local small college that I bought on close out when visiting the book store. Otherwise I tend to buy plain pocket tees off eBay in basic colors f I buy tees.

Werewolves of London…….. Warren Zevon😀

I have drawers full of skeet shoot t-shirts from the days when they were given to participants. I just can't talk myself into shredding them, too many memories.

Has to be something here that fits the bill…

https://shop.babylonbee.com/collections/t-shirts?page=5


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The grandkids just got me this one so Papa was ready to Party for the 250th.

(Each smoke trail has one of the grandkid's names in it but they were "erased" before heading out onto the internet.)

Lloyd,
Check out Iron Reel Co. T-shirts.

Best Chinese food ever,

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How about this?

https://magpul.com/magpul-burro-cvc-t-shirt.html?mp_global_color=17152

It's been my feeling for a while that adults shouldn't wear T-shirts with full-size images covering the front. When I wear them, I opt for a small logo over the breast pocket and an image on the back.

YMMV.

I find the most interesting T-shirts come from museums and other scientific institutions, check out Sheldon's T-shirts on the Big Bang theory....

Support your local Elvis impersonating, reggae, Led Zeppelin cover band:



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Ted

I might add boonie hats, cargo shorts and old, dirty sneakers.


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Huh! I’d like to meet his tailor.

If you are a Luddite, be a complete Luddite:



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Ted

Few Americans know of him:



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Ted

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Lonny, got any idea how to take down a Soviet MIG-21with small arms fire?

Blind Lizard motorcycle gang Father’s Day picnic:



This years shirt was sold out when I got there. But, I had my brat, potato salad and a Summit beer.

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Ted

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Two FJs at the event this year. Usually, just me.

Thanks folks!

I found some winners. My wife will be so pleased...

Good deal, “Pink”. I’m going with this one…

https://shop.babylonbee.com/products/facts-sowell-t-shirt-1

…and this one for my next trip to The Soo…

https://shop.babylonbee.com/products/canada-state-t-shirt


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Step 2: Lotsa lead*


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*to aim in front of (a moving object)

skb: thank you for posting this lovely image of your very happy doggie...

have you read "a rough shooting dog" by Charles Fergus?

it is is a wonderfully written collection of short stories, featuring the author's springer spaniel...

if you would like a copy, pm me your mailing address and I will send you a copy...

Here ya go, ClapperZapper…

https://shop.babylonbee.com/products/openly-gray-t-shirt


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I like that. It’s in keeping with my philosophy of going where I want when I want and doing what I want and nobody even paying attention that I was.

I end up with piles of T-shirts for the strangest of reasons. The biggest one would be, and the greatest source of the highest quality T-shirts, is that scientist’s by and large are smaller than I am.

So when they go to a conference, the swag package that the vendors buy contains a whole bunch of extra large T-shirts, that no scientist’s ever take.

My kid takes a picture of the front and the back determines what grade of T-shirt they are for me, and then snags me a few more from the various vendors. So I end up with T-shirts from neurobiology companies and testing machinery companies.

But they’re $20 T-shirts, and since that’s what I wear all year round, I wear out a handful every year.
The rest go to the homeless shelter

I agreed to keep the pile to 70.
The homeless are better off for it.

I've been in the middle of a home renovation for the last year or so and one of my main sources of materials is the yard called Rings End. They are conveniently located less than a quarter mile away and sometimes they see me two or three times a day.

Two or three times a year they have a blowout on their T-shirts, 100% cotton Hanes. Two dollars each. I buy 10 at a time.

https://www.ringsend.com/rings-end-iconic-contractor-t-shirt-m

Free is truly great and I do have a number of those as well but...I'm trying to be more deliberate here.

What message are you trying to promote?

I just like quality T-shirts that don’t have anything offensive on them. I had one on from Grunden’s yesterday, because it matched my shorts.

The family and I went to the VA250 celebration at Williamsburg. I commented to my wife about the insane # of custom (semi-custom?) t-shirts in the crowd. The internet and technology for such things did not exist in the world I grew up in. Remember going to the beach and seeing the stores that could make you a "custom" t-shirt right there on the spot? That was as big as It got and even that was 40-50 canned designs.... (nothing like Bart Simpson and Rosanne Barr jokes!)
There were hundreds of 250 or 1776, some 3,4,5 shirt collages being worn by groups or families... pretty wild really. That doesn't cover the people who went bigger than T-Shirts - flag or festive overalls, capes, dresses, period garb etc... a nice event. But anyway back to the t-shirts my favorite: "The British blew a 13 colony lead"

Here you go, CZ.

That’s a little too flashy for me.
No messages, simple artwork, subdued colors, and a soft hand are where I’m at on the t’s I wear.

Obviously grey is a preferred colour.
I’m in MN, so anything with a fish or a rainbow is innocuous enough to move around unnoticed.

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not much of a t shirt guy but i did have this one when i was in the army

i thought it was funny. my commanding officer didnt think so.

i only wore it under my BDUs when in the field

My idea of a tasteful t-shirt....



From a long-gone business in rural Pennsy.

The latest Hillis Farms tee design:

Click to enlarge.

Great shirt…


Best,
Ted

You need a little help keeping this lump running….



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Ted