Sweet.

Maybe the url could be on the front somewhere?

Btw, if you really want money you should get a cut of all the money these comment spammers are making off your PageRank.

Ehhh... I already have the name on the front; I don't know if I want "www.aceofspadeshq.com" directly beneath that. That would be sort of redundant.

So maybe on the back, or maybe not at all. This Fish doesn't seem to actually print her web address on the shirt, and that seems sort of a cool way to do it. Because, you know-- who's going to write down a web-address they saw on a t-shirt, anyhow.

The Twins may be available for modeling. Although if it's a guys shirt I'm not sure if that would improve sales. But then again Dusty seems to be a big fav. on your site :-)

Yes to shirt.
Yes to quote.

Sounds good to me.

I like the quote. It's the sort of thing that could provoke conversation.

I want a shirt

Ace: I was thinking ace.mu.nu -- nice & concise.

Count me in for 2 shirts. I want to look tough for my online poker playing. My vote is for the Menken quote. Is it too mercenary for you to have two prices, like: $15.00 for just the shirt, $20.00 if you want to support Ace's site with the $5 overage?

I'd like a shirt but I'm going to wimp out on the Mencken quote. How about 'Where's Joe?" on the back?

Yes on the quote, no on the URL, but I won't get a shirt anyway because of shipping reasons.

I'll take two as soon as I'm back in the US, I'm not paying $100 for a customs broker for t-shirts. Either that or the next time you're coming to Mexico let me know.

Yes to shirt.
Quote on back: "Slicin' like a F'n Hammer"

I'll take two.

Alternate quote: "More Cowbell"

heh

I say yes to shirts and yes to Mencken quote, and eh? to the URL.

But, one question, will they come in, er, larger sizes?

As long as the Ace card looked good I'd certainly buy a shirt or two. :)

With Gannon head, or without?

Seriously, sounds like it will be cool, but I don't think I'd get enough use out of one.

Coffee mug, maybe.

I don't buy dumb internet gift shirts. I think it's silly to advertise what websites you like, blah blah blah.

But goddammit, I would buy an Ace of Spades shirt. Really, I would. Just like I bought a "Nuke The Moon" shirt back before everybody was doing it.

So:

YES to shirt.
NO to quote. (Keep it understated. I don't want throat-slitting on my shirt. I like the idea of being able to "pass" among liberals whilst still wearing the icon of an egregious right-wing partisan.)

On the other hand, I WOULDN'T mind if "slice like a f'n hammer" was on the back. Or "The guys get shirts." Or "YOU'RE ALL ON FUCKING NOTICE." For some reason I could get past my reservations for those.

No URL by the way.

Great idea. Put me down for one. All for having the quote on there too.

Or, as an alternative:

Like a Viking.

Yes to shirt, yes to quote! I hope they'll come in teeny-tiny sizes for us petite girls...you know, so our nips can stand proudly at attention to salute the Ace!

I like the slice like a F-ing hammer quote. I think the quotes could be cute. I dont care for the throat slitting one though, sounds kinda grim.

I like the Menken quote. It would scare the crap out of my liberal friends and confuse the hell out of my conservative friends. Basically, it would irritate everyone I know.

Count me in.

I'd buy the shirt in a heartbeat, and I do like the idea of having the quote on it.

Death card blown up and centered on the back, and your logo on the front over the breast. No URL.

I'd be interested in a shirt. And I vote to have the quote

YES to shirt
YES to quote

Maybe an Anka-ism in smaller text under your logo, or f'n hammer.

Or is the entire shirt even up for debate? Your idea with an anka-ism or hammer quote would be cool too.

Yes on the shirt.

"Thats Just. The F'n. Way. It. Is." under the logo.

You can't exactly dust for vomit, now can you?
Yes to shirt, go with Ankaism on back.
I, for one, like to wear shirts with obscure sayings on them.

No to URL.
No to 'slitting throats' quote.
The other quotes are fun but they are so inside that they might end up seeming... geeky. The Ace shirt should never be geeky.

Heck, I am unafraid to wear pro wrestling T-shirts out in public, so I'd have no problem whatsoever with the quote. Definitely count me in for one when they come out.

Yes to shirt. Yes to slitting throats.

I want a shirt and I want the quote.

we all know this is just a way to prop up your pals in the thsirt industry with crazy blog money..and i approve

the death card is a good logo, pass on the URL, do a poll for various quotes....

yes ansd yes

Yes, with Mencken.
For folks who feel squeamish, wear the shirt in proper company. Poker night, anti-demonstrations, walks through major metropolitan areas, and the DNCBS convention.

Pro shirt, doubly pro the Mencken quote in general. Although "Like a Viking" has its merits as well.

The more I think about it, the more this shirt cries out for HOT STEAMING ANKA.

I like the suggestion of "That's Just. The F'n. Way. It Is."

I would love to wear a shirt that said that. That could even be on the front, in a small, classy font beneath the AoS logo.

Count me in for a few (3 probably). I'm 100% down for the Mencken quote anywhere on it - the back would be badass.

I kind of like T-shirts with pockets.

No to the Mencken quote.

Any other quote is just dandy.

Logos go over the left man-titty. Just like pockets. And I've been seeing a lot of corporate golf shirts with the URL on the back, just under the collar.

Yes to quote
Get long sleeve too, up to XXL. (not an athletic crowd you got here, Ace)
I'd buy a 4t for my son too...but thats just me...

Yes to 5 shirts.
Yes to logo, name of site and quote.
No to URL.

The order will be placed as soon as they're ready.
Hell, count me in for 10. No shit.

As the man said in the Capra classic, "You Can't Take It with You."

Just read the comments - almost any of the Anka quotes would go just as well, if not better, than the Mencken thing. IMNSHO. :)

"The Guys Get Shirts." Sexist, I admit, but it works for me as a T-shirt logo.

And call me paranoid, but how do we know that your editor choked on *his own* vomit?

Shirt + Quote = Happy Customer

Long sleeves, please?

Otherwise, I end up with a really embarassing burn-line.

utron,

yuckkkkk!

Slicing like a f'ing hammer would be incredible. You're all on fucking notice would work for me too.

I'd buy one. The only problem I have with the quote is that people might think it's in reference to the religion of beheadings...which isn't something I care to be associated with.

...oh, and so my vote would be with "You're all on fucking notice."

Obviously yes to the shirt. I bought a 72 Virgins Dating Service shirt, so I'll buy an AoS HQ t-shirt.(if it's less than 20 bucks)

I'd say yes to the quote on the back, but I also think Alan had a great (better) idea with the (nonGannon) Death Card on the back, BIG. That would be mach (as in macho)

A little AoS logo on the front (no url, that's a bit dorky)

how about boxers with the quote "Loose Shit" on the back?

ok i took that too far

Put me down for 3.
The meaner the quote, the better I'll like it.

Ace,

Sorry to be late on this, I've actually been working this week.

Yes to shirts.

Way yes.

Logo is in the center or left breast.

That's just the fuckin' way it is.

How about, multiple versions of the quote?

"The guys get shirts!"

"More Cowbell!"

"Where's Joe?"

"Like a Viking"

etc.

Also, Maybe Allah could do the graphics?

I've bought his shirts.

I'll buy yours.

Three Words.

Crazy.

Blog.

Money.

yes to shirt and quote

Hey Jim,

...oh, and so my vote would be with "You're all on fucking notice."

/sarcasm

Quit it with the holier than thou pedantics. ;)

Don't pull a shirt idea b/c it's not PC, or "geeky". Every single one of us is some sort of geek - we read (and comment on!) blogs. The phrase "I need more cowbell" makes us giggle uncontrollably, as does "Loose shit". We write haiku's about Paul Anka fer chrissake. Get over the "geek" stigma people. :) As for slitting throats - shit, I'd be more than happy to slit a few terrorist throats. Ef em.

It has nothing to do with being "holier than thou." It has to do with not wanting to look like some douchebag at a pro-palestinian rally...well from behind at least.

Yes to shirt with quote.
No to shirt without quote.

Without the quote, it's just a shirt - got a closet full.
With the quote it is a statement.

Yes. Yes.

fat kid,

there's a difference btw being geeky and being just plain aethetically crappy.

a url isn't going to do any good except advertise the shirt as impossible dorkitude.

Ace of Spades HQ logo in the front (centered or left breast) and HUGE fucking Death Card on the back.

THAT's my vote, and I'm sticking to it

Yes to shirt
No to quote
No to url

Keep it simple.

whoops, that was me

Yes to shirt.
Yes to quote(s).
No to URL.

Reason for "no": URLs can change.

Workaround for multiple quotes:
Do the "main" shirt through RockNClothing.
Do alternate quotes though Cafe Press.
(I think the "ash gray" shirt they offer is very nice, but that's me.)

Thanks for the input, everyone!

I am thinking about maybe just the card on the back or something, but shouldn't it really be on the front?

The Claw's suggestion about doing alternate shirts on Cafe Press is something I was just considering, but the trouble is, those shirts would be white or "ash gray," which looks nothing at all like the gray from the site.

But maybe I'll so some unofficial shirts like that on Cafe Press anyway, just in case someone wants a "Slice Like a Fuckin' Hammer" shirt (or slice like an f'n' hammer, or just slice like a hammer, for those who don't want profanity... I think Cafe Press allows a lot of variants).

Still, while that could be a cool thing, the shirts wouldn't really be that cool charcoal gray I was hoping for.

I think it would also be cool to put the cowbell guy on the sleeve or on the back. Who is that guy anyway, drummer from the Band?

thats Gene, now back off and let him explore the studio space

Kaos,

Scan down far in the sidebar to "Frequently Asked questions." Click on "What is the Deal with the Cowbell?" That explains everything.

Long story short, it's will ferrel from SNL in a classic sketch about Blue Oyster Cult.

Thanks for setting him straight, THE Bruce Dickinson.

Hey, in case the throat slitting gets shot down, I'd like to see "You're all on fucking notice." in it's place. On the back.

Don't care so much for the gigantic card graphic on the back idea. Belongs on the front, preferably over the left breast, IMHO.

See, that's what I think.

First, if it's on the back, it will be very large, and I think it would be doubly wrong: 1, because you don't really see it much, but 2, when you do see it, it would be obtrusively ginormous.

OTOH, if it's just on the breast, it's going to be pretty small.

really should it be a tshirt at all? i mean, does wearing a tshirt show integrity, and conscious? think about it

Ummm... well, actual "shirts" would be the blouse-like 1970's Vegas wear that Man of Substance described.

Do you like your blouses? Well do you?

just making sure you get full value on your money

(put me down for 1 no matter what, ive had a good laugh with these comments)

Ace,

I'm a big fan of the old Lollapalooza shirts from the Rollins Band that had teh HUGS "SEARCH & DESTROY" Sun logo on the back. I like a Big, evil image on the backs of my shirts.

But that's just b/c I'm evil.

HUGS=HUGE

oh, fuckl it. I can't type

Yes to shirt with little logo on front, no url. The gigundo death card on the back is a bit much.

And yes to some quote. I like the Menken quote, because I think it aptly describes your approach when you get serious about politics: stop pansying around and git it done. It's very "ace". But that would make it a "certain situations only" shirt, so that's a toss up.

Anka-isms work too, but leaving the back blank altogether is too generic. There's a gazillion great one-liners from this site, pick one or do a poll from your readers. The more "inside-baseball" it is, the better, this is Ace o Spades not Old Navy.

My $0.02.

You need one with a screenshot of Microsoft Word with the TANG Memo text on the back.

I like it, Ace. I don't believe a lot of people would have a problem with the reference to slitting throats. Having the logo over the breat is also a fine idea.
Regarding shirt color, I always kinda figured that if you were to do a shirt, it'd look somewhat like your site, white with red lettering and the Menken quote in black on the back. But overall, I like it and would certainly be interested in picking up a shirt ir two.

AkRonin

yes to shirt
yes to slittling throats quote.

I'll take a couple.

But you have to have the url under the skull or whatever. Marketing, dude. People who like it will see where to get one.

--card---
AceOfSpadesHQ.com

or

--Prolegomena To A Theory Of Everything--
AceOfSpadesHQ.com

Or whatever. I don't get why people don't want the URL. How else will they grok?

Ooh, that's a good one:

--Grok The Schlock--
AceOfSpadesHQ.com

YES to shirt (without profanity; I want to wear it at work)

YES to Mencken quote.

YES to URL (What the heck's the point of a website-related short WITHOUT the site's URL?)

YES to some other site-related quote on the opposite side, in huge letters:
"LIKE A VIKING"
"YOU'RE ALL ON NOTICE"
"SLICIN' LIKE A HAMMER"

The Mencken Quote is the site's motto... but the "other" quote is useful to draw in the curious-folk who read the shirt. Great conversation-starter with the uninitiated. It's all about blog-hits, baby...

(I do Adobe Illustrator work, dude. You need graphics drawn, I may be able to help.)

I'm in for at least 5.

Unless there's a word I can't let my daughters wear on it.

Where's Joe?

gimme 3.

and ace? don't get all politically correct NOW. you stuck to your principles at the cost of crazy blogad money. now stick to your principles and put the mencken quote on the shirt.

i'd buy a "slice like a fuckin' hammer" shirt too. talk about a conversation starter.

and put the url on there somewhere. tastefully.

YOU DA MAN!

"Slicin' like an f'n hammer" would work. And it's cryptic enough to draw attention, interest.

But my fave is "Where's Joe?" It's the zen factor.

NO to the Mencken quote. Too many nuts and ignorati. Heap no grok.