Special Snowflakes, all of us! March 3, 2010 11:44 PM   Subscribe

I'm killdevil, and I'm a special snowflake. But I need a garment that can communicate my specialness to others. Any idea when the "Special Snowflake" and "Everyone Needs a Hug" t-shirts will be returning to the MeFi store? And/or new designs so exquisite that we'll be helpless not to tear off whatever we're wearing in order to wrap ourselves in 5 of them?
posted by killdevil to MetaFilter-Related at 11:44 PM (94 comments total) 1 user marked this as a favorite

After having a garage half filled with hundreds of shirts (I've still got probably 100 of the 600 or so shirts left) I'm kind of down on getting more right away. I might just have a fire sale, enjoy a clutter free garage for a few months before jumping back into it. Maybe this summer?
posted by mathowie (staff) at 11:55 PM on March 3, 2010 [1 favorite]


Get the blue one, the classic blue one.
posted by vrakatar at 11:58 PM on March 3, 2010


How about this, in order to help get rid of all the blue ones (and a few gray ones left) we'll mark everything down to $5/shirt tomorrow.
posted by mathowie (staff) at 12:04 AM on March 4, 2010 [7 favorites]


What do these amazing cheap shirts say? The MeFi logo and naught else? Or is there a range of choices?
posted by turgid dahlia at 1:34 AM on March 4, 2010


Or should that be "are there a range of choices"?
posted by turgid dahlia at 1:35 AM on March 4, 2010


what size?
posted by b33j at 2:21 AM on March 4, 2010


Dear Journal:

My insidious plan continues apace. Piece by piece I slowly compile the complete profile of mathowie, the man. Today I added this: his garage is twice as big as hundreds of custom tshirts.
posted by DU at 2:59 AM on March 4, 2010 [20 favorites]


I love my Metafilter t-shirts (both of them). I particularly like the second one I ordered because after I emailed mathowie that I had a change of address he replied that he was on his way to the post office but he would re-address it. Now that's customer service! On the other hand, hearing that he has a garage full of unsold t-shirts for an an indeterminate length of time sounds very inefficient and I would be willing to pay a higher price to alleviate this.
posted by tellurian at 3:22 AM on March 4, 2010


How about this, in order to help get rid of all the blue ones (and a few gray ones left) we'll mark everything down to $5/shirt tomorrow.

Ah, Matt, you shouldn't have divulged to MeFi your haggling tricks.

By which I mean: That's cool.
posted by ersatz at 4:19 AM on March 4, 2010 [1 favorite]


When you get around to the next batch, can you get some made up in all cotton? I was a little sad to find that my four new blue shirts were all cotton/poly mix. Vast men's sizes (at least 4XL) would be good too. Spending lots of time on mefi doesn't make for thin mefites.
posted by flabdablet at 4:48 AM on March 4, 2010 [4 favorites]


turgid dahlia: "What do these amazing cheap shirts say? The MeFi logo and naught else? Or is there a range of choices"

According to the shop, there's remaining stock in both "tl;dr" and "Please Hope Me!" on grey (each with the logo on the back) and the MeFi logo alone on blue.
posted by Plutor at 5:23 AM on March 4, 2010


I generally feel self-conscious about wearing t-shirts with ironic or clever slogans. (I used to have this xkcd shirt but committed the ultimate irony by never wearing it in public.) However I too have wished I could purchase a Special Snowflake shirt, and would wear it with pride. Or with snark. Or…whatever the appropriate attitude is, I assure you I'd have it.
posted by serathen at 5:24 AM on March 4, 2010 [1 favorite]


how bout girl shirts in teeny sizes with the professional white background? I do not wear colors or big.

I would feed it and pet it and muck out its stall.
posted by toodleydoodley at 5:44 AM on March 4, 2010


GRAR
GRAR

For Summer?
posted by cashman at 5:47 AM on March 4, 2010


Yes, girl-cut shirts would be wonderful. Big boobs + short neck + straight cut, crewneck t-shirt = very unflattering look. I still have my baby-doll style white t-shirt with the logo on it that I bought years ago but it was never good quality and it's getting past the point of being wearable.
posted by orange swan at 5:54 AM on March 4, 2010 [1 favorite]


GRAR
GRAR


*cough* *cough*

I've actually been tihnking about some Meta-inspired designs recently. Maybe when I get my life back sometime this summer.
posted by The Whelk at 6:00 AM on March 4, 2010


stop travelling and make shirts, Whelk
posted by desjardins at 6:09 AM on March 4, 2010


Maybe Matt should do preorders for a single-run next time. It might avoid some of the inventory issues that seem inevitable when selling t-shirts.
posted by smackfu at 6:19 AM on March 4, 2010 [4 favorites]


I would like plain (no logo or writing) Metafilter t-shirts in various earth tones. At $5/each, that would be a good deal.
posted by planet at 6:20 AM on March 4, 2010 [1 favorite]


...how would you know it was a Metafilter shirt?
posted by The Whelk at 6:28 AM on March 4, 2010


I would like shirts with swear words on them.
posted by theredpen at 6:43 AM on March 4, 2010


A water color WTF MATT? turn your crank?
posted by The Whelk at 6:44 AM on March 4, 2010


I would know...
posted by planet at 6:45 AM on March 4, 2010


So what was the verdict on this batch's size/fit? Is the Men's XL really a Men's XL, or is it just for the long-torsoed?
posted by Alvy Ampersand at 6:52 AM on March 4, 2010 [1 favorite]


If you aren't going to do shirts till summer, why not make this a project? Let everyone submit slogans, and we can vote. If you want to make it more fun, I'd happily pay a buck a vote, proceeds to go to charity (Haiti relief, Chili relief, Fiona's new pony). I really do want a special snowflake tee. all-cotton, cut for female people, pleeeaaase.
posted by theora55 at 7:20 AM on March 4, 2010 [9 favorites]


I'd be up for that.
posted by The Whelk at 7:22 AM on March 4, 2010


Get the blue one, the classic blue one.

You don't know how jealous I was that others had this shirt and I didn't! It was a weird quest for me. The gray ones are cool and all, but the blue seems so much metafilter to me from a branding perspective.

I wore it only a few times before I had to have a surgery. And that was the shirt I selected to wear to the hospital. They let me keep it on for about 10 minutes before putting me in one of those damn robes.

After the surgery I dressed fairly quickly in my regular clothes. My girlfriend took a picture of me with my iPhone and I love that you can so clearly see the shirt. That's what's in my profile. Photos of me without facial hair are uncommon, but it's still one of my favorites because it meant I lived!

One of the last things I did before going to the hospital was posting here. One of the first things I did, while still in the recovery room, was read people's responses. The shirt was so appropriate.

You're all wonderful.
posted by cjorgensen at 7:44 AM on March 4, 2010 [1 favorite]


If someone has a women's small or medium blue shirt and needs a men's size for some reason, memail me and we'll swap.
posted by desjardins at 7:55 AM on March 4, 2010


Have you considered going with one of those on demand printers, like Cafe Press or Zazzle? Or do they take too much of a cut?

That said, I've always wanted a blue MeFi shirt, but kept putting it off. At $5, I can't resist. Thanks Matt!
posted by mccarty.tim at 8:46 AM on March 4, 2010


If you're doing a new round, please make a green shirt that says "Should I eat it?"
posted by mccarty.tim at 8:51 AM on March 4, 2010 [4 favorites]


Perhaps I should make myself an orange shirt that says, "Just craft with it."
posted by orange swan at 9:17 AM on March 4, 2010


White t-shirt, black letters

"Professional"
posted by The Whelk at 9:19 AM on March 4, 2010


How about a hamburger teeshirt? hamburger
posted by Emanuel at 9:21 AM on March 4, 2010


I attempted to resist the $5 shirt, but I only held out for about 45 seconds.

It's all good. Back when I joined, signups were a narrow window but there wasn't a $5 donation. So it's high time I chipped in & paid my dues. ;)

tl;dr - thanks for the shirt sale, mathowie!
posted by dryad at 9:33 AM on March 4, 2010


Have you considered going with one of those on demand printers, like Cafe Press or Zazzle?

A group I party with nearly every year has been using Printfection to great satisfaction.
posted by hippybear at 9:36 AM on March 4, 2010


I'm stoked that the bike-team shirts are also on sale--maybe mathowie can take my five bucks and buy a carbon-fiber headset spacer.
posted by box at 9:53 AM on March 4, 2010 [1 favorite]


I want a green one that says "Taters" twice. One for each boob.
posted by frecklefaerie at 10:00 AM on March 4, 2010


That would be clever if taters were boobs.
posted by cjorgensen at 10:05 AM on March 4, 2010


They are. At least that's the first thing I thought when revisiting that thread. Taters-titties.
posted by cashman at 10:08 AM on March 4, 2010


I'd love Shmoopy shirts.

I like internet fraud detective squad, station number nine's white-out idea, only it should say,
"Metafilter: ____________________________ " so that the wearer can fill in the catchphrase of the day.

I absolutely love my "Everybody needs a hug" sleep shirt, though!
posted by misha at 10:16 AM on March 4, 2010


"METAFILTER INTERNET DETECTIVE SQUAD TRAINEE
posted by The Whelk at 10:23 AM on March 4, 2010


I keep getting a message saying: "The exchange rate for this transaction has recently changed. Please review the details of this payment below before continuing."

I click continue and get the same message. I think I might have just bought nine shirts...
posted by alby at 10:33 AM on March 4, 2010 [1 favorite]


Yay! My first real-world MeFi interaction other than the $5 disappearing into the ether!

Please hope me!
posted by Night_owl at 10:53 AM on March 4, 2010


Just bought myself a tl;dr shirt. Thanks, mathowie.

Also, I am very tempted to add HAMBURGER somewhere innocuous once the shirt gets here.
posted by mismatched at 10:58 AM on March 4, 2010


OK, ordered a tl;dr for me and a blue one for my husband. Although, considering his monster comments, he should have the tl;dr. I love you honey.
posted by desjardins at 11:03 AM on March 4, 2010


Desjardins, if he's the one who writes the monster comments, it would make perfect sense for you to wear the tl;dr t-shirt.;-)
posted by orange swan at 11:22 AM on March 4, 2010 [1 favorite]


I'm buying the "Ride More Drive Less" one but I'll be wearing it on my malaise-era, barely muffled, ozone spewing, leaded gas and 50 weight oil requiring motorcycle... so it's kind of a carbon offset?
posted by 1f2frfbf at 11:51 AM on March 4, 2010 [1 favorite]


"Ride" can have a lot of meanings.
posted by smackfu at 12:04 PM on March 4, 2010


I want a shirt that says "Greg Nog's Cat's Balls Appreciation Society"
posted by bondcliff at 12:04 PM on March 4, 2010 [3 favorites]


I sooo badly want to buy a shirt, but I'm a little weirded out about the garage thing. If I stored huge piles of t-shirts in my garage, they would quickly become covered with mouse poops and oil stains. Granted, it's a dirt-floor detached garage in a ruralish area, but still. Matt, you're not selling us tainted merchandise, are ya?
posted by amyms at 12:09 PM on March 4, 2010


I'm guessing DTMFA is de facto Savage's property?
posted by mccarty.tim at 12:13 PM on March 4, 2010


Amyms, discount t-shirts are like cast iron cookware. They build up a patina and grow soft with time, and they're tough as all hell. I assure you, anything Matt has done to these shirts will only make them better.

Or at least that's why I put off doing laundry. YMMV.
posted by mccarty.tim at 12:14 PM on March 4, 2010 [1 favorite]


How about keeping them up on CafePress while not being "actively sold". That way people could still order them at outrageous prices if they have to have them NOW!
posted by blue_beetle at 12:47 PM on March 4, 2010


This reminds me that I haven't seen my classic blue or special snowflake shirt in like a month. That does not make for a good laundry situation.
posted by dead cousin ted at 12:58 PM on March 4, 2010 [1 favorite]


We're in! I can't resist a bargain.
posted by ThePinkSuperhero at 1:02 PM on March 4, 2010


I just did a quick inventory of shirts and it looks like there are two Everyone Needs a Hug shirts as well as one last Special Snowflake shirt I didn't know was in the piles, and they're back in the store.
posted by mathowie (staff) at 1:14 PM on March 4, 2010


Crap! I want the women's small everyone needs a hug! But I ordered the please hope me shirt because everyone needs a hug wasn't available. Any way we can do a switch?
posted by Night_owl at 1:17 PM on March 4, 2010


That Special Snowflake is truly special AND I WANT IT. MeMail sent.
posted by ThePinkSuperhero at 1:19 PM on March 4, 2010


Sorry, no swaps, I've already packed up all shirts.
posted by mathowie (staff) at 1:43 PM on March 4, 2010


According to the shop

*blinks* There's a shop? I really have to start reading this website.
posted by turgid dahlia at 2:30 PM on March 4, 2010


Desjardins, if he's the one who writes the monster comments, it would make perfect sense for you to wear the tl;dr t-shirt.;-)

Now I'm totally going to point at the shirt during arguments.
posted by desjardins at 2:33 PM on March 4, 2010


Dammit, I totally missed the special snowflake shirt. Dammit dammit dammit.
posted by fairytale of los angeles at 3:09 PM on March 4, 2010


My insidious plan continues apace. Piece by piece I slowly compile the complete profile of mathowie, the man. Today I added this: his garage is twice as big as hundreds of custom tshirts. (from DU)

I sooo badly want to buy a shirt, but I'm a little weirded out about the garage thing. If I stored huge piles of t-shirts in my garage, they would quickly become covered with mouse poops and oil stains. Granted, it's a dirt-floor detached garage in a ruralish area, but still. Matt, you're not selling us tainted merchandise, are ya? (from amyms)


This will help out two of you and make someone else fearful of insidious plans afoot.
posted by RikiTikiTavi at 3:13 PM on March 4, 2010 [1 favorite]


Hey, thanks mathowie, the 5 buck deal is super generous of you. I actually feel kinda guilty for spending so little. I'm gonna have to get a couple of sock puppets and gift out some memberships.

Any ideas for good sock puppet names...anyone?

"Socratease" comes to mind, but I'm neither very sexy nor very philosophical.
posted by snsranch at 3:50 PM on March 4, 2010


I got nothin'.
posted by flabdablet's sock puppet at 4:09 PM on March 4, 2010


If you are wondering who the dork in the Special Snowflake shirt at the gym is, its probably me. I make a point of wearing it in the hopes of meeting another MeFi. Come say hi!
posted by shothotbot at 4:18 PM on March 4, 2010


"Socratease" comes to mind

Too late.
posted by desjardins at 4:19 PM on March 4, 2010


I got nothin'. Very nicely played, and yea, nixing the socratease, I would suck trying to live up to that anyway.

Maybe I'll do something classy like "Oliver Reed's Liver"...oh, that's probably taken too.

Whatever...GET YOUR TEE SHIRTS HERE!!!!!! 5 BUCKS!!!!!!
posted by snsranch at 4:59 PM on March 4, 2010


Hey, thanks for the sale. I got each of my daughters a "tl;dr" shirt - and I'm sad that you no longer have a "Metafilter" in my size.

Garages are over-rated anyway. Please go re-stock ASAP. kthxbai.
posted by AsYouKnow Bob at 6:22 PM on March 4, 2010


While we're asking for ponies, any chance of a mefi sticker? I'd love to adorn my bike and laptop with a charming blue ad.
posted by serazin at 7:10 PM on March 4, 2010 [2 favorites]


This "tl;dr" shirt will be my lucky charm for English lit exams.
posted by griphus at 7:13 PM on March 4, 2010


Please Hope Me! - Men's Medium
tl; dr - Men's Small


Great, now I'm going to have to start having sex with golfers' neglected spouses to justify my "Ride More Than You Drive" shirt, since that's all that's left in Men's XL. Thanks a lot, chubbos.
posted by Alvy Ampersand at 9:40 PM on March 4, 2010 [1 favorite]


cashman: "GRAR
GRAR
"

No no, it's "Increased GRAR levels harsh my general life buzz."
posted by IndigoRain at 9:59 PM on March 4, 2010


Sweet, just ordered a classic MeFi tshirt for only $15 including shipping to the UK. I'd be hard-pressed to walk into town and find a decent tshirt for that much (£10.24), let alone order one from the US.
posted by EndsOfInvention at 3:17 AM on March 5, 2010


I GOT ON METAFILTER
WHEN IT WAS FREE
BUT THIS SHIRT IS PRICELESS
$5 plus shipping

posted by steef at 4:20 AM on March 5, 2010


Any ideas for good sock puppet names...anyone?

I can't say what inspired this, but I recently thought Beating off to David Cross would make for a nice one. There's a pretty good chance it's not already taken.

Unlike the last men's Hug shirt, for which I say haha suckers! Mine!
posted by kittyprecious at 5:55 AM on March 5, 2010


Hey, we're not all chubbos! I just like to walk around in shirts that fit me like a circus tent!
posted by mccarty.tim at 6:51 AM on March 5, 2010


DAMMIT! In the amount of time it took me to find and read this thread, all the shirts in my size are GONE!

There will be more? Or there will be a Cafe Press / Zazzle / Printfection store opening soon with endless numbers of shirts in any size we choose?

PLEASE?!?!?!?!?!?
posted by hippybear at 10:00 AM on March 5, 2010 [1 favorite]


What hippybear said.
posted by Melismata at 10:38 AM on March 5, 2010


Anyway we can get the old baseball shirts again? I've really been wanting one for a while.
posted by white_devil at 12:14 PM on March 5, 2010


>While we're asking for ponies, any chance of a mefi sticker?

seconded!
posted by xbonesgt at 12:20 PM on March 5, 2010 [1 favorite]


I'm pretty sure the Cafe Press / Zazzle / Printfection stuff as been nixed due to quality and price.

Now that the classic one is sold out I'll put the ones I ordered up on eBay and retire rich!
posted by cjorgensen at 2:20 PM on March 5, 2010


Wow, our shirts arrived already! That's insane. Yay, USPS!
posted by ThePinkSuperhero at 9:06 AM on March 6, 2010


Just got my shirt. I live in NJ. Matt send it from Portland, OR. The insurance companies are right to be scared of a public option if this is par for the course.

Thanks, Matt!
posted by mccarty.tim at 9:09 AM on March 6, 2010


Just got mine too!!! Woo Hoo!

Thanks, Matt!
posted by snsranch at 4:21 PM on March 6, 2010


Wow, I'm in Florida and got my shirt Saturday, too! That's hella fast shipping.
posted by misha at 10:45 AM on March 7, 2010


I got mine yesterday. That gives me a classic back up!
posted by cjorgensen at 6:14 PM on March 7, 2010


Since everyone has their shirts, let's all wear them today and have an ad hoc meetup if we run into other people wearing them. It'll be like one of those 80's music videos where everyone is dancing in a subway station.
posted by mccarty.tim at 6:10 AM on March 8, 2010


Oh hey guys I cooked up some Shirt Ideas
posted by The Whelk at 1:09 PM on March 21, 2010


Nice! I like the "Never Log Out" and the "spouse muse crush sweetheart" shirt ideas the best.
posted by misha at 4:45 PM on March 22, 2010


More ideas! also, someone to do the printing for me if they want them cause I ...don't wanna do that.
posted by The Whelk at 6:24 PM on March 22, 2010


Do you mean, More ideas! as in give them to you? Or did you make more, but forget to link?

I want a "Bring on the Shmoopy" shirt, or something that references the Schmoopy, because the spirit of the schmoopy helps when you are going through a rough time.

Mefi folks come through when you really need them. I think we should celebrate that.
posted by misha at 7:51 PM on March 22, 2010


Other ideas:

I survived the cookie swap!

I signed up for Secret Quonsar and all I got was this lousy t-shirt.
posted by misha at 7:52 PM on March 22, 2010



I survived the cookie swap!


I like this.
posted by The Whelk at 8:05 PM on March 22, 2010


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