Three Keyboard Cat Moon - Now for sale!

http://www.threadless.com/product/1960/Three_Keyboard_Cat_Moon This will be the best selling tee Threadless will ever print. It's the first day of voting and 1,000++ people have voted and 170++ have commented. It's on boing-boing already and the google results of "Three Keyboard Cat Moon" are going bonkers. <a href="http://www.threadless.com/submission/222011/Three_Keyboard_Cat_Moon"> <img src="http://media.threadless.com/subs/big/222011.jpg" /></a> 2009-07-22T21:34:00-04:00

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Three Keyboard Cat Moon - Now for sale!

2009-11-21T13:59:20-05:00

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Brilliant! 53811

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2009-07-17T22:32:22-04:00

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yeah and the haters have already started blogging on threadless about. I think it's great for threadless and I'm happy for the designers, its the kind of buzz you can only dream about. 53811

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2009-07-17T22:33:37-04:00

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Haha totally - I even logged in and voted.. I think I've voted for like 5 designs before. I'd buy this! 53811

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2009-07-17T22:34:50-04:00

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http://emptees.com/posts/53721-this-needs-to-be-printed-now 53811

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2009-07-17T22:42:34-04:00

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goodness 53811

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2009-07-17T22:48:00-04:00

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haters? impossible. 53811

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2009-07-17T23:14:09-04:00

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i love that it is subbed on the basic template 53811

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2009-07-18T01:59:13-04:00

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AWESOME. First time I voted on threadless in something like the last century. A viral on a viral. It's like viral marketing sex. Aghhhhh. 53811

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2009-07-18T02:26:01-04:00

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Yeah this is a big viral hit all over the place. Gonna be the first to break the 4 on threadless I assume. 53811

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2009-07-18T06:03:32-04:00

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Man, lucky clever guy . I think he made a misstep by subbing it at threadless though, because I think this is going to be such a huge seller that he could've made way more money if he'd kept the rights to the design. I'd bet anything that they'll mention this on Attack of the Show. I wouldn't buy this myself but I got a good laugh from it. 53811

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2009-07-18T07:13:03-04:00

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<blockquote><cite>thestray said:</cite> Man, lucky clever guy . I think he made a misstep by subbing it at threadless though, because I think this is going to be such a huge seller that he could've made way more money if he'd kept the rights to the design. I'd bet anything that they'll mention this on Attack of the Show. I wouldn't buy this myself but I got a good laugh from it.</blockquote> That's a great point. He could've made tens of thousands of dollars with this. With TL, the max he could get this year is 2500 and 2500 for Bestee of the Month., And next year is 20K but he has to win Bestee of the year first. With the viral aspect of this now he could've easily sold a few thousand shirts a day. 53811

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2009-07-18T07:33:44-04:00

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Yeah quite possible that he could have cashed in on this big time. 53811

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2009-07-18T07:42:23-04:00

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<blockquote><cite>collisiontheory said:</cite> <blockquote><cite>thestray said:</cite> Man, lucky clever guy . I think he made a misstep by subbing it at threadless though, because I think this is going to be such a huge seller that he could've made way more money if he'd kept the rights to the design. I'd bet anything that they'll mention this on Attack of the Show. I wouldn't buy this myself but I got a good laugh from it.</blockquote> That's a great point. He could've made tens of thousands of dollars with this. With TL, the max he could get this year is 2500 and 2500 for Bestee of the Month., And next year is 20K but he has to win Bestee of the year first. With the viral aspect of this now he could've easily sold a few thousand shirts a day.</blockquote> Hahaha try and go into a bank and be like "I have a great business idea, I would like to take 2 viral web things and make one design. It will have 3 cats playing keyboards under the moon. get it?" I guess they could have done pre orders, but I think people are into the voting for it and leaving comments, if you can't leave a comment it ruins the "three wolfs" part of the fun. 53811

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2009-07-18T11:54:57-04:00

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Urban Outfitters is totally going to rip this off 53811

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2009-07-18T12:09:06-04:00

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i feel like im taking crazy pills. 53811

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<blockquote><cite>edword said:</cite> <blockquote><cite>collisiontheory said:</cite> <blockquote><cite>thestray said:</cite> Man, lucky clever guy . I think he made a misstep by subbing it at threadless though, because I think this is going to be such a huge seller that he could've made way more money if he'd kept the rights to the design. I'd bet anything that they'll mention this on Attack of the Show. I wouldn't buy this myself but I got a good laugh from it.</blockquote> That's a great point. He could've made tens of thousands of dollars with this. With TL, the max he could get this year is 2500 and 2500 for Bestee of the Month., And next year is 20K but he has to win Bestee of the year first. With the viral aspect of this now he could've easily sold a few thousand shirts a day.</blockquote> Hahaha try and go into a bank and be like "I have a great business idea, I would like to take 2 viral web things and make one design. It will have 3 cats playing keyboards under the moon. get it?" I guess they could have done pre orders, but I think people are into the voting for it and leaving comments, if you can't leave a comment it ruins the "three wolfs" part of the fun.</blockquote> Yeah that's possible too. It might just be for fun and jokes, commenting, spreading it around. But then again, the original wolf shirt got lots of silly comments on it and started selling like crazy, so who knows. 53811

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2009-07-18T12:33:11-04:00

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<blockquote><cite>Demented said:</cite> <blockquote><cite>edword said:</cite> <blockquote><cite>collisiontheory said:</cite> <blockquote><cite>thestray said:</cite> Man, lucky clever guy . I think he made a misstep by subbing it at threadless though, because I think this is going to be such a huge seller that he could've made way more money if he'd kept the rights to the design. I'd bet anything that they'll mention this on Attack of the Show. I wouldn't buy this myself but I got a good laugh from it.</blockquote> That's a great point. He could've made tens of thousands of dollars with this. With TL, the max he could get this year is 2500 and 2500 for Bestee of the Month., And next year is 20K but he has to win Bestee of the year first. With the viral aspect of this now he could've easily sold a few thousand shirts a day.</blockquote> Hahaha try and go into a bank and be like "I have a great business idea, I would like to take 2 viral web things and make one design. It will have 3 cats playing keyboards under the moon. get it?" I guess they could have done pre orders, but I think people are into the voting for it and leaving comments, if you can't leave a comment it ruins the "three wolfs" part of the fun.</blockquote> Yeah that's possible too. It might just be for fun and jokes, commenting, spreading it around. But then again, the original wolf shirt got lots of silly comments on it and started selling like crazy, so who knows.</blockquote> Don't get me wrong it will sell like crazy if they print it! 53811

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2009-07-18T12:36:27-04:00

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i am so impressed by this. 53811

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2009-07-18T14:12:01-04:00

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<blockquote><cite>skull with hair said:</cite> i am so impressed by this.</blockquote> same here :D Hopefully TeeFury digs my Three Bird Moon version <img src="http://www.grabup.com/uploads/6200181E07C920095309C6072E17.png" /> P.S. sent you those SodaHead buttons in the mail this morning :D 53811

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2009-07-18T14:15:39-04:00

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I'm reading some of the blogs at Threadless, and damn, people are insecure and jealous as fuck, haha. All the people bitching about the design coincidentally have been subbing for a long time and haven't gotten a print (or even a score much higher than 2). 53811

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2009-07-18T16:22:57-04:00

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<blockquote><cite>thestray said:</cite> I'm reading some of the blogs at Threadless, and damn, people are insecure and jealous as fuck, haha. All the people bitching about the design coincidentally have been subbing for a long time and haven't gotten a print (or even a score much higher than 2).</blockquote> well, some don't know how to take a joke. same happened here with USA GREAT. 53811

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2009-07-18T16:27:36-04:00

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<blockquote><cite>ShirtFight.com said:</cite> <blockquote><cite>skull with hair said:</cite> i am so impressed by this.</blockquote> same here :D Hopefully TeeFury digs my Three Bird Moon version <img src="http://www.grabup.com/uploads/6200181E07C920095309C6072E17.png" /> P.S. sent you those SodaHead buttons in the mail this morning :D</blockquote> haha! they should jump on this NOW! and thanks for the buttons! im gonna mail you back something stupid i have laying around, haven't figured out what yet. 53811

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2009-07-18T16:32:50-04:00

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i love memes 53811

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2009-07-18T16:33:13-04:00

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I think it's a great viral design. It'll print and do really well, but I never really thought about how much he could've made if he had hung onto the rights himself and printed and sold them. 53811

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Crazy 53811

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2009-07-19T22:30:32-04:00

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I'm guessing the score will be over a 4. Would that be the first in threadless history? 53811

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2009-07-19T22:42:31-04:00

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yes. and i eagerly look forward to it. i was talking to some random friends of friends in chicago and while they don't know much about threadless, they started talking about this shirt. this shirt is everywhere! 53811

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2009-07-20T16:56:52-04:00

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http://emptees.com/posts/53721-this-needs-to-be-printed-now 53811

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2009-07-20T17:25:27-04:00

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Finished early and now for sale. Wow! http://www.threadless.com/product/1960/Three_Keyboard_Cat_Moon 53811

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2009-07-21T11:00:14-04:00

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Wow. A 4.48. Ridiculous 53811

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2009-07-21T11:13:20-04:00

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Yikes 53811

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2009-07-21T11:26:44-04:00

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Threadless is now recession proof! 53811

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2009-07-21T11:37:23-04:00

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i still dont get whats going on.. 53811

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2009-07-21T11:54:09-04:00

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I don't like it. I'm starting to get sick of artists using the momentum, and leveraging the nostalgia, of existing characters, movies, and brands instead of creating their own. Is there no interest in originality? Or is the fault on the public? The only way one can get attention is to suck the teat of pop culture? 53811

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DO IT. 53811

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<blockquote><cite>Angray said:</cite> I don't like it. I'm starting to get sick of artists using the momentum, and leveraging the nostalgia, of existing characters, movies, and brands instead of creating their own. Is there no interest in originality? Or is the fault on the public? The only way one can get attention is to suck the teat of pop culture?</blockquote> he just wants to make a dime. he's not doing it because he's unoriginal, he's doing it because it's hilarious and a good way to come out with some cash. he seems to be pretty talented with digital painting and i'm sure he could probably muster up some original characters if he wanted. this was a brilliant idea on his part, and i don't think that it's right to dismiss him purely because the subject matter existed and was popular prior to him combining the two memes. 53811

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also, 4.48 out of 5, holy shit. 53811

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2009-07-21T12:04:29-04:00

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<blockquote><cite>jublin said:</cite> haters? impossible.</blockquote> 53811

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in case you missed this in the other thread <a href="http://cgi.ebay.com/3-Three-Keyboard-Cat-Moon-T-Shirt-threadless-wolf-digg_W0QQitemZ220454346731QQcategoryZ15687QQrdZ1QQssPageNameZWINQ3aPOST0Q3aRECOQ3aBINQQcmdZViewItem">ripped already</a> 53811

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<blockquote><cite>Sunday said:</cite> in case you missed this in the other thread <a href="http://cgi.ebay.com/3-Three-Keyboard-Cat-Moon-T-Shirt-threadless-wolf-digg_W0QQitemZ220454346731QQcategoryZ15687QQrdZ1QQssPageNameZWINQ3aPOST0Q3aRECOQ3aBINQQcmdZViewItem">ripped already</a></blockquote> ha! he already sold 34.. 53811

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2009-07-21T12:08:38-04:00

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"with a 3 keyboard cats moon shirt on, women just become pregnant by your rays of awesomeness" haha i read that on digg 53811

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2009-07-21T12:53:28-04:00

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Wow. I have facetiously suggested that this would be the first shirt TLess prints before its scoring actually ends. Turns out I was right. <blockquote><cite>Angray said:</cite> I don't like it. I'm starting to get sick of artists using the momentum, and leveraging the nostalgia, of existing characters, movies, and brands instead of creating their own. Is there no interest in originality? Or is the fault on the public? The only way one can get attention is to suck the teat of pop culture?</blockquote> I concur. I can *almost* let this one slide because it's a mashup nobody expected but apparently always wanted, and the digital painting is very well-done. But I've never been a huge fan of pop culture tees. It's pretty damn obnoxious when you work hard on a thoughtful and original concept/design only to be smoked in the voting by some dude who stuck a sombrero on R2D2 or something. I am *SO* not looking to the flood of internet 'culture' based tee designs that this shirt is going to prompt. Carameldansen Monorail Cat? Rick Astley on an invisible bike? The possibilities are ENDLESS! And also incredibly stupid. Also, has anyone gotten a word from the creator of keyboard cat? I have a very hard time construing this shirt as anything other than cheap IP theft (parody? Parody is supposed to comment on the original work(s), and I can't imagine what this shirt has to say other than "EPIC LULZ"). That dude is getting shafted out of thousands of dollars. 53811

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2009-07-21T13:26:14-04:00

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I love this tee. Sadly though yes, there is going to be, and its been building for a while now, a huge surge of these web-culture-star inspired t-shirts. Hopefully like all things it will die down only to rise again soon. like the circle of life....but, isnt that the nature of t-shirts- to proclaim solidarity to one another by showing that we know who 'keyboard cat' is or who 'deftones' are? and we dont have to buy it really do we. It will saturate itself anyway and all will be normal again. I want this tee though- c'mon- look at the cats face- and its got a moon on it! 53811

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2009-07-21T13:32:29-04:00

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the bottom cat is clearly the main songwriter the middle cat is the pete wentz of the bunch. he's just there for show. 53811

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2009-07-21T13:34:57-04:00

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<blockquote><cite>Joey said:</cite> the bottom cat is clearly the main songwriter</blockquote> you sir, are the acest. 53811

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2009-07-21T13:35:50-04:00

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why is this tshirt so cool apparently? am i missing some sort of reference to something? 53811

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2009-07-21T19:18:34-04:00

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i disagree, i feel that topcat is main creative force 53811

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2009-07-21T19:23:53-04:00

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<blockquote><cite>Sunday said:</cite> why is this tshirt so cool apparently? am i missing some sort of reference to something?</blockquote> you're missing the reference to not one, but two things. 53811

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2009-07-21T19:26:45-04:00

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They are all playing each other off. 53811

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Sorta like a Mexican standoff. 53811

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2009-07-21T19:56:25-04:00

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<blockquote><cite>Omnitarian said:</cite> Carameldansen Monorail Cat</blockquote> translated on a shirt = impossible 53811

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i like pop culture... but hey im just a follower of popular trends... I wear Axe 53811

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2009-07-21T20:13:35-04:00

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i wonder if this is going to be the snakes on a plane equivalent of a tee. something that has huge internet hype but then nobody actually buys it. i'd probably powerbomb someone if i saw them wearing it. 53811

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2009-07-21T20:14:32-04:00

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<blockquote><cite>dobi said:</cite> i'd probably powerbomb someone if i saw them wearing it.</blockquote> if that's the case.. I am buying it 53811

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2009-07-21T20:16:54-04:00

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"It’s pretty damn obnoxious when you work hard on a thoughtful and original concept/design only to be smoked in the voting by some dude who stuck a sombrero on R2D2 or something." Exactly. This thing is so infuriating that I want to quit producing tee designs altogether. 4.8? What a fucking farce. 53811

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2009-07-21T20:24:03-04:00

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ha i havent even gotten over a 2 yet... 53811

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2009-07-21T20:26:28-04:00

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perhaps the arrival of more non-designers to communities like threadless could have affected it? designers can be critical, where as the general public just see the fun of the idea. 53811

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2009-07-21T20:28:03-04:00

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The race to three unicorn moon is on, followed by three unicorns, dance fighting three wolves, Followed by thriller Vs. three moon zombie unicorn, asian chicks on wolves , but one of the wolves is really a teenager with shutter shades riding a hover board with a cobra commander symbol on the MOOOOOON!! Fever catch it!!. 53811

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2009-07-21T20:33:45-04:00

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wanna fill me in on the references then? 53811

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<a href="http://tinyurl.com/m9hx72"><img src="http://www.grabup.com/uploads/744996fa5fa44e4082e090e388360ce9.png" /></a> + http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J---aiyznGQ = This whole post. 53811

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<blockquote><cite>Sunday said:</cite> wanna fill me in on the references then?</blockquote> Are you sleeping when you are online? 53811

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2009-07-21T20:48:50-04:00

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<blockquote><cite>Benjamin Lande said:</cite> Urban Outfitters is totally going to rip this off</blockquote> KBC has been printed by a bunch of different companies, this just happens to be Threadless' version. But yeah, Urban is already on it. I don't care for it at all, though I did vote for them, gave em a 5ver but not a buy. Honestly, it's a travesty imo that this could out score so many brilliant past designs. Mob mentality maybe, I dunno. 53811

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<blockquote><cite>dobi said:</cite> <blockquote><cite>Sunday said:</cite> wanna fill me in on the references then?</blockquote> Are you sleeping when you are online?</blockquote> i just avoid youtube vids unless someone tells me something cool about them and i don't like or pay much attention to realistic designs although that 3 wolf reminds me of a plate or picture my dads girlfriend had when i was a kid, very "indian" painting style 53811

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<blockquote><cite>dobi said:</cite> <blockquote><cite>Sunday said:</cite> wanna fill me in on the references then?</blockquote> Are you sleeping when you are online?</blockquote> Lulz 53811

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16 hours awake, 8 hours asleep, all of them online 53811

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2009-07-21T21:22:25-04:00

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how do you guys feel about Three Batman Signal? <img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v178/burlymugg/3BatmanSignal.jpg" /> 53811

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2009-07-22T15:07:08-04:00

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<blockquote><cite>skull with hair said:</cite> how do you guys feel about Three Batman Signal? <img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v178/burlymugg/3BatmanSignal.jpg" /></blockquote> would wear™ 53811

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2009-07-22T15:10:16-04:00

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i already got that shirt of ebay. 53811

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<blockquote><cite>Joey said:</cite> <blockquote><cite>skull with hair said:</cite> how do you guys feel about Three Batman Signal? <img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v178/burlymugg/3BatmanSignal.jpg" /></blockquote> would wear™</blockquote> 53811

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<blockquote><cite>wes_allen said:</cite> <blockquote><cite>skull with hair said:</cite> how do you guys feel about Three Batman Signal? <img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v178/burlymugg/3BatmanSignal.jpg" /></blockquote> yes please</blockquote> make it happen!! -->FMT 53811

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2009-07-22T21:34:00-04:00

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